Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 7hLook, let's just say I don't think hints on Instagram are the 'connection' any of us are after. 0160
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 8hGuys I think they might just finish the task with between 35 and 15 seconds left on the clock. #celebritytraitors 5512
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 8hJust incredibly silly television, stupidly proper lineup, with an edit this good imagine how great footage much was cut. #celebritytraitors 21086
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 9hBroadcast TV! I’d forgotten what it’s like to watch broadcast TV! 3590
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 11hAhhhh a lovely balmy evening cycling around London in a T-shirt in…. October. 101215
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 19hAs the famous Al Capone saying goes, "you eventually get the mafia by focussing on their failure to make the monthly NICs payments to HMRC Cumbernauld". 512520
Reposted by Jim WatersonStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Good piece this on the runners and riders to be the Mayor of London in 2028.londoncentric.mediaWho wants to be mayor of London?When will Sadiq Khan make his decision? • Who wants the job? • Why is a candidate promising cheap gym membership? 1253
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 30/09/2026On the one hand, Michael Gove and Nicola Sturgeon managing to give Russia an excuse to threaten nuclear war over a TV programme. On the other, big triumph for Sky's PR team. www.ft.com/content/1bb7... 2233
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 30/09/2026This is an outrageous use of taxpayers money, they should be subscribing to niche paywalled local newsletters instead. 1430214
Reposted by Jim WatersonJames Chalmers @jameschalmers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Very funny how Wes Streeting’s statement that the local farmer only had a “partial picture” read like “the intelligence services were all over this plot already” and could now be anything from that to “oh wow you’ll never guess what they found in the vans and I really wish I could tell you”. 79311
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 28/09/2026Releasing the five people arrested by the airbase on bail after 24 hours is so weird, would be fantastic if it turns out they were just up to no good on an unrelated minor jape and accidentally created an international security story. 8966574
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 28/09/2026Carly responded to a Bluesky post two years ago when I was in a panic and needed someone to do some really basic photoshop. Instead she came up with illustrations that shaped how the publication looked. Do send her more work if you need actual talented human illustration. 120751
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 28/09/2026Alex Challoner, who runs a PR firm, is standing for the Tory London mayor job. His policies: *Make it easier for developers to build *VAT cut for gyms to support men's mental health *Uniformed police at tube stations to stop fare dodging *VAT rebate on microbreweries to bring down the cost of a pint 27397
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 28/09/2026My favourite bit of Liverpool city centre is the 1980s suburban bungalow housing estate in the middle of it. 11732
Reposted by Jim WatersonSam Jeffers @worklesshard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026So, massively speculating, but it sounds as if they were waiting and watching, but a farmer coming home from a party called in the local plod, who jumped into something they weren't meant to be aware of. Quite Slow Horsey. 107311
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 28/09/2026How many Lime bikes are there in London? www.londoncentric.media/p/london-arm... 5242
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 27/09/2026Does anyone know any Kurdish freelance journalists based in the UK? 31628
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 25/09/2026I don't know enough about sports journalism and who's sourced with who to know who is briefing this to Ornstein and why. But oooofph. www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...nytimes.comManchester City found guilty on almost all Premier League charges relating to financial breaches (Gift Article)City were charged by the Premier League in February 2023. 153810
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 23/09/2026A thing I would write about if I wrote about media: The rise of the semi-pro Facebook news creator. Last year's algo changes deprioritised things you follow/friends. Now my feed is just turbocharged with random activists/angry people/auditors who create grabby content and earn a few £100 a month. 7619
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 23/09/2026Dale Vince failed to buy the Observer so he's taken a stake in the Camden New Journal instead. news.sky.com/story/labour...news.sky.comLabour donor Vince rescues London newspapers two years after Observer bidThe multimillionaire entrepreneur Dale Vince is injecting funding into titles including the Camden New Journal as he seeks to build a significant presence in the British media industry, Sky News learn... 4389
Reposted by Jim WatersonPolly Smythe @pollysmythe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Great to see the FT picking up @londoncentric.media's story on the curious sale of Nick Candy's mansion to Suneil Setiya www.ft.com/content/1ca6...ft.comLabour MPs call for end to loophole that trimmed billionaire’s tax bill by £18mnQuadrature Capital’s Suneil Setiya would have been liable for higher rate of stamp duty had he not bought five flats together with London mansion 1267
Reposted by Jim WatersonChris Cook @chriscook.news · 21/09/2026A big new story from us: a big new leak means that we can put numbers on the scale of A7 -- the Kremlin's huge money-laundering machine. $6.9bn laundered through the international banking system via SWIFT, with $1.1bn sent to StanChart alone. www.ft.com/content/3848...ft.comKremlin-backed forgery scheme moved $6.9bn through global banksFT finds thousands of Russian payments handled by Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international groups in vast leak from inside fintech A7 5276166
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 22/09/2026London’s most expensive house, the Reform UK Treasurer, Holly Valance, one of Labour’s biggest donors, a £265m sale, and a curious loophole we’ve uncovered that could slash the taxes earned from elite London properties. London Centric x Dan Neidle collab. www.londoncentric.media/p/londons-mo...londoncentric.mediaLondon’s most expensive house, Reform UK’s treasurer, and a massively reduced tax billA £265m mansion in the heart of the Chelsea • Sold by billionaire Nick Candy and his ex-wife Holly Valance • Bought by a Labour-donating hedge fund boss • Why was the tax bill so small? 516272
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 19/09/2026Just fantastic party distribution, how did the Conservatives achieve that, a real big effort to do that. 49514
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 18/09/2026I spend my week crossing london on a bike and increasingly that means cycling alongside Wayve/Waymo robotaxis. it’s uncomfortable. they give you so much space, don’t do a close pass while accelerating as lights go red. So unnerving if you cycle on assumption everyone’s mental and wants to kill you. 1526941
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 18/09/2026If you go down to 100 Wardour Street in Soho today, you can look through the windows at what is possibly a work of art, or possibly a rare chance for the public to come face to face with landlord tax reduction strategy. www.londoncentric.media/i/216000620/... 810217
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 15/09/2026The problem with complaining about the radicalisation effect of the Facebook algorithm and how it's now based on serving up content out of nowhere is... god damn, sometimes it really DOES know exactly what content you want to consume. 5632
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 14/09/2026I'd misclassified Rupert Lowe as a Twitter thing. But he's now *really* gaming Facebook's new algorithm with a mixture of 'remigration' and 'who remembers' memes. Crazy levels of engagement and he's all over the feed of every boomer I know regardless of their politics. www.facebook.com/rupertlowemep 78377119
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 14/09/2026What will be the long term effect of the transition to electric vehicles on guerilla conflict. 1110014
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 12/09/2026Christopher Harborne explains why he’s just become the second £36m Reform donor (although I think his is £1m/month?): the need to adapt to climate change, the risk of AI taking over, and the threat of nuclear war. www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/edb741d... 15223
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 12/09/2026Both Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne were born in Sheffield. I think that's the REAL question people should be asking. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comReform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaireBen Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by Trump 9399
Reposted by Jim WatersonJames Barr @jamesbarr.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Reading this has made my week. 1322
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 12/09/2026I’ve been OBSESSED with the Shard apartments for at least a decade. Priced at up to £50m. Visible across London. Empty since 2012. Unsellable. No pictures online. Now London Centric has found out what’s happened to them - and the first pic of the interior. www.londoncentric.media/p/the-shard-...londoncentric.media‘Airbnb for sheikhs’: The first look inside the Shard’s £50m apartments that won’t sellTen “cursed” apartments have sat empty since 2012 • The Qatari state can’t find buyers • The local council has approved plans to turn them into short-term lets at up to £18,000 per week 25478140
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 11/09/2026Has Andy Burnham made a public statement on the mackerel swap-out scandal yet? 2516
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 11/09/2026If economists spent any time on the only leading economic indicator that matters (posts on r/UKPersonalFinance) they’d have seen months ago just how many British IT workers and academics are getting insane AI-related pay rises. 5465
Reposted by Jim WatersonBron Maher @bronmaher.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Scoop: Marina Hyde is leaving The Guardian.amediaoperator.comTop Guardian Columnist Marina Hyde to Leave Paper After 26 YearsOne of The Guardian’s most popular columnists, Marina Hyde, is leaving after 26 years at the paper. 265612
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 09/09/2026Thought this was a really roundabout headline way of saying she’s now on TalkTV, which seems a bit low budget even for her. But she’s actually moving to … Mike Graham’s post-cancellation YouTube channel? 44610
Reposted by Jim WatersonCallum May @callummay.co.uk · 09/09/2026This is probably the Pakistan U19 side who are currently playing down the road at Arundel Castle. www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/politic...portsmouth.co.ukProtestors confuse Pakistan cricket team for migrants after gathering at hotelMisinformation caused groups of people to gather at The Marriott Hotel 175525
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 09/09/2026The race for London's scammiest address is on! We found one building is responsible for a quarter of all trading standards complaints in Islington. Another in Camden is close behind — but weirdly is where Andy Burnham registered his new company. Read: www.londoncentric.media/i/214696641/... 89125
Reposted by Jim WatersonAlex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 08/09/2026It's finally happened: the improved quality of machine transcription and the greater ability to extract value from unlabelled data means "your tech is eavesdropping on you for marketing purposes" has crossed from "false conspiracy theory" to "true and concerning" www.theverge.com/tech/991190/...theverge.comLG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standbyGamers Nexus comes for LG again. 14540451758
Reposted by Jim WatersonPeter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I’m now told that the six Camden councillors who nominated Hamza Chowdhury actually support Polanski and only did so to generate debate/a contest. They’re seemingly not pleased at being billed as backing him, or about his statement calling Polanski a carpetbagger. 1510320
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 07/09/2026Reposting for the Monday lunchtime crowd and for the decent discussion in the comments of the piece! 6131
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 07/09/2026Obviously politics blah blah but much more fun to learn about the rival Boney Ms on tour, I love a classic band where there's about 16 different rival versions playing regional theatres each claiming authenticity thanks to the blessing of the original drummer. 105410
Reposted by Jim WatersonAmrk @amrk.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Well if nothing else an introductory pitch where he says Sadiq did an adequate job, refuses to say Brexit was good and tries to take credit for ULEZ suggests this is not going to be a Badenochist mayoral run 6495
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 06/09/2026James Cleverly makes his introductory pitch to London Centric readers on why he should be mayor... whether Brexit was good for London... whether the capital really is a crime-ridden hellhole... and whether he wrote his message to Londoners using ChatGPT... www.londoncentric.media/p/james-clev...londoncentric.mediaCan James Cleverly convince you to elect him as mayor?The would-be Tory mayoral candidate makes his opening pitch to London Centric readers. 14506
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 06/09/2026It’s really weird reading weird supposedly pro small business stories when you run a small business. This paperwork is not what bothers you! It’s a minor annoyance! It’s the taxes on hiring young staff, the cliff edges, and the sense your fellow small companies aren’t paying any tax at all. 1627131
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 04/09/2026I’ve posted some absolute rubbish this morning due to basic reading comprehension failures. Apologies! 4350