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Honest media criticism from a complete arsehole.

All the news that's fit to print, and quite a lot that isn't. Holder of several awards, and winner of a selection box of Shippams' fish paste from the Daily Express, but it's the Legion d'Honneur I'm aiming for with Un Podcast de Martin Kelner.

You want it quirky, witty and mature in a good wine way? Kelner's for you...

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Colin’s Substack

By Colin Randall

A collection of my writings on politics, France, crime and security, current events, music, food, football and whatever else catches my interest

Interesting stuff from an interesting viewpoint, when the North East of England combines with La Belle France...

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British Beer Breaks

We join the dots between beer and travel

Beer!

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Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Invaluable depth.

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Off The Fence

By The Fence Magazine

A weekly newsletter comprising features, deep-dives, tips, investigations and gossip from the The Fence Magazine.

Off The Fence, and off much else, in a delightful way.

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Londonist: Time Machine

A geeky, cheeky, thrice-weekly digest of London's history.

When a man is tired of The Londonist...

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Culture Café

By Christina Patterson

Making sense of our big, bad, beautiful world. Society, politics, life, books, art, crisps.

Literarily admirable...

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Michael’s Substack

By Michael Patrick O’Leary

Silence, Exile and Cunning Stunts.

Writing from London

By Nick Cohen

Politics and culture from the UK and beyond by Nick Cohen

Required intelligence, arresting insight and fine phrase-making in a world that so needs it.

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All Old Strange Things

By Francis Young

Reflections on my life as a historian and insights into my research on some of the stranger byways of Europe's religious history and folklore...

Nothing quite like it.

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Somerset Confidential

Somerset Confidential gives you news, investigations and good old fashioned journalism from God's county including Somerset, North Somerset and Bath & North East Somerset.

Cannes Doodle

Imagine a beguiling mixture of Jeffrey Bernard and Charles Pooter's smarter brother, then add huge amounts of food, travel and mishap. Unmissable!

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Joe Fattorini's Substack

Home of the wine marketing masterclass - MBA-level insights for wine professionals and students every Wednesday. Chapters from "On Claret" a lavatory book on red Bordeaux every Friday. And wine, society, and culture posts in between.

Pâté de TAM

By Tony Allen-Mills

Bulletins from a French butcher's shop

Fine stuff from a distinguished foreign correspondent and former colleague now relaxing into entertaining us...

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Simon Schama

Writer, professor, broadcaster

It's Schama!

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Notes from the Underground with David Aaronovitch

The best Substack in the Anglosphere by top British journalist, David Aaronovitch

A different view, pithily put, learnedly made.

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Sceptred Dial

By Simon O’Hagan

Simon O'Hagan on radio - news, reviews, interviews, issues.

Tune in for acute commentary on wireless matters from Simon 'Radio' O'Hagan...

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Julie Bindel's writing and podcasts

Misogyny: what is it and why won't it die?

Reading on Trains

By Andrew Martin

Reading on Trains is a substack loosely about trains, transport and travel. The emphasis is on the social, historical or artistic aspects of those subjects, rather than the technological ones.

Who knew station escalators could be so gripping? Get on board!

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