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London is fine

@londonisfine.co.uk

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Have you noticed how people who don’t live in London say things like ‘God I’ve heard it’s really dangerous’? Weird, right? Research project hoping to do something about it. 🔗 www.londonisfine.co.uk

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Emma Jacobs @emmavj.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Interesting www.kcl.ac.uk/news/london-...

London misperceptions: public often wrong on capital's crime, quality of life, contribution to public finances and Muslim population | King's College London

A third believe there are "no-go" areas ruled by Sharia law

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 09/10/2026

If you’re looking to involve chance and serendipity in your weekend plans, you might like to know that at LiF you can get randomised suggestions for things to do in the city, inspired by entries on our map of happiness. (Or just reload the page till you find one you like) londonisfine.co.uk

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London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 04/10/2026

Plenty of time to get out and do something random in London today - you can get a suggestion here londonisfine.co.uk

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London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 03/10/2026

Maybe you are thinking hmm if the weather holds it will be a perfect ambling-in-London day tomorrow but whatever shall I do? LiF can help:

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 03/10/2026

Hey hey hey! Autumn’s here, and so is the London is Fine randomiser! Want to get out and about but can’t decide where to go? Why not try our randomised suggestions of places that we know have made at least one person happy in the past? londonisfine.co.uk

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Paul @bitoclass.uk · 20/09/2026

#OpenHouseLondon peaked for us today, thanks to @wiilassie.bsky.social managing to snap up a pair of BT Tower tickets last month. You can watch this timelapse on a loop to experience it for yourself, albeit at 30 times the speed we did

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 20/09/2026

Just going through the answers I’ve got so far now for a tutorial tomorrow and I suspect it’s not just me that’ll be touched by the map of places people have been happy and their reasons. I recommend it to you if you’re feeling a bit Sunday-evening-ish: londonisfine.co.uk/map

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 11/09/2026

Little reminder that I’m still on the hunt for your (or your friends’ and followers’) answers about London at londonisfine.co.uk with the hope that somehow together we can make this sort of weirdness less likely. Reposts very much appreciated, ta x www.lbc.co.uk/article/dona...

Third of people share Donald Trump’s belief that London has no-go areas | LBC

A survey of more than 2,000 UK adults found that 34 per cent of the public believe there are areas in London where Sharia law dominates and non-Muslims cannot enter

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 08/09/2026

Further Basque London research: bonus points for identifying the stadium?

Picture of the huge Hotel Londres in San Sebastián, tamarack trees in the foreground

Black and white photo taken of a 1950s game of professional football in a London stadium (much changed since)

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 03/09/2026

Basque London research: hello Nathan Bowen, didn’t expect to see you here

Graffiti in a boarded up doorway in a street in Biarritz: a zigzaggy figure next to a surfboard, text on which reads Le Surfeur Biarritz by Nathan Bowen

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 02/09/2026

I hear that you shouldn’t close yourself to the counter-intuitive and unexpected in research. So I’m going to be conducting my research on London from the Basque Country for a few days. Will let you know how I get on. Look after London while I’m gone!

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Tube Mapper- Luke Agbaimoni @tubemapper.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Favourite Stations - Northfields Meet Emily Medhurst, a policy researcher & Mastermind contestant with a passion for London Underground moquette and design. Emily’s favourite station is Northfields, which has been part of her life since childhood We also talked about her favourite Moquette design

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 30/08/2026

A mystery. Two markers in the same spot in SE London extolling lime and basil ice cream. Maybe the ice cream was more memorable than placing the marker & it’s the same person? Maybe it is (v optimistic) guerrilla marketing? Nah, surely just really nice ice cream that makes people happy.

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 29/08/2026

Personally I am on tenterhooks to see whether Carnival weekend will have any effect on the void over West London. Hope everyone going has an excellent time, selfishly hope someone tells my map about it

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 29/08/2026

Oh this is why I’m never gonna get a #socmed job I forgot to give the link #london #happy #map londonisfine.co.uk/map

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London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 29/08/2026

[minor update: map re-greyed & I’m telling you in case you were put off checking in on London happiness by the model railway colours of the temporary fix. Quite a few new locations in the last week, some touching, some cheering, some funny]

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 27/08/2026

I’ve just switched ‘pin clustering’ on the map off (maybe temporarily) to see if it allows us a better sense of happiness deserts and oases. Take a look if you have a minute, and maybe nudge a proud West Londoner if there’s one near you? londonisfine.co.uk/map/

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London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 27/08/2026

More than a hundred map locations! I promised I’d say where the 100th is so that someone can feel the inner glow of luck. So… the 100th happiness was just off the Strand! Or maybe in Dulwich. Sorry. I think you should both glow to be safe. (Strand = 100 locations, Dulwich = 100 locations in London)

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 26/08/2026

If you wanted to leave a record of where you’ve been happy in London today but were put off because there were weird watermarks all over the map - sorry! Watermarks now gone. (Have also fixed the weird thing with the shadows from the markers if that was bothering you)

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 26/08/2026

2 updates: currently at 99 locations! Who will be the lucky 100th? Tbf I won’t know who (but I’ll know where & will report back) And an updated word cloud for you, in case you were curious about how thanking London is getting on: www.londonisfine.co.uk/word-cloud

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London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 25/08/2026

Meanwhile there are about half the number of thanks responses - maybe you’ve thought of something you’re grateful to London for since you last visited the site? Or perhaps you’d just like to be cheered up by seeing others’ pins on the map: londonisfine.co.uk

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London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 25/08/2026

Thank you, thank you and thank you again if you have answered one or both of the questions at LiF. We are approaching 100 locations of happiness on the map, and I’d really love to hit 3 figures. If you’d like to help us to get there I’d be really grateful for reposts of my pinned post?

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London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 08/08/2026

Hi! Do you live in London? Or have you spent time there? Would you like to help with some research on how we can counter the daft lies that circulate about our city online? I’d be really interested in your answers to two questions at www.londonisfine.co.uk

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London is fine – …meaning just okay or sunny or refined or FINE

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 08/08/2026

Hi! Do you live in London? Or have you spent time there? Would you like to help with some research on how we can counter the daft lies that circulate about our city online? I’d be really interested in your answers to two questions at www.londonisfine.co.uk

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London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 24/08/2026

Two answers not related to my research topic so not official word of LiF! 1) oh I think they will probably recognise that prioritisation is their problem more than ours 2) Not really my field but the Covid inquiry published its results on procurement in July www.gov.uk/government/p...

UK Covid-19 Inquiry: Procurement (Module 5) Report

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry’s fifth report considers the procurement and distribution of key healthcare-related equipment and supplies across the UK.

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 24/08/2026

Hope something in there helps. I think there's probably other ways I haven't thought of available to you to do something productive about your concerns than leaving a comment that only I will see under a false name on the site for a research project for a MA in Applied Imagination. Cheers, Nikki x

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 24/08/2026

That report shows that HMRC say that they are changing their approach in response to the issues highlighted by LC. Even more good news, you can yourself report tax avoidance online if you think it's an issue. 4/5 www.gov.uk/report-tax-f...

Report tax fraud or avoidance to HMRC

Report tax fraud by a person or business to HMRC - tax evasion, VAT fraud, false, Child Benefit or tax credit fraud.

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 24/08/2026

But, sure, London does have a problem with some businesses deliberately avoiding tax and business rates - @londoncentric.media has done some great reporting on this that you might be interested in, and has also written in the FT 3/5 : www.ft.com/content/936c...

How Burnham can curb Britain’s tax-dodging shops

The prime minister is missing a simple trick in his campaign to revive high streets: enforcing the basic laws of doing business

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 24/08/2026

I worry that you might be catastrophising: it's not likely to be 'every' high street that has 'multiple' fraudulent businesses. If you do have evidence that shows that shops are using their proceeds to fund organised crime I think you should go to the police or HMRC 2/5

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 24/08/2026

Hi Sheamus! you seem to have accidentally given me 'anon@gmail.com' as your mail address so I can't reply directly but perhaps you'll see this here. 1/5

message via LiF's contact form gives contact email as anon@gmail.com and reads 'Hi! London isn't fine. Every High Street contains multiple shops and businesses set-up for the purpose of laundering the proceeds of drug dealing and prostitution'

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 21/08/2026

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London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 21/08/2026

Interesting… do take a look at the LiF map if you haven’t for a few days because you’d think we were all talking about a different city londonisfine.co.uk/map

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London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 19/08/2026

How blessèd do I feel, you ask? Only medium blessèd if I’m honest as someone right outside my window is digging up the street with a very loud drill. Still! Your news would probably make up for all that.

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 19/08/2026

Good morning London. Please know that I sincerely want you to be happy and to feel blessèd today. (So that you can tell me about it at londonisfine.co.uk)

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 18/08/2026

The Tower Ravens get sad and dream of escape when no one adds a new reason to thank London or location of happiness to London is Fine for a while. You could cheer them up by having your say here: www.londonisfine.co.uk

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London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 18/08/2026

I hope Sir Sadiq @london.gov.uk will like the picture of the fox and appreciate that I went to the effort of getting a thematically appropriate (almost, sorta) stamp for my lobbying efforts

London is fine postcard/flyer depicting a fox looking at a bin. Reverse with Monopoly-themed stamp showing the Scottie dog counter on Pentonville Road on the board, and in the tiniest handwriting I can do, the following text:

‘Dear Sir Sadiq, I hope you’re well. I’m a postgrad student at Central Saint Martins researching whether and how the authentic voice of Londoners can be used to counter the disinformation that spreads about our city. Thank you for all you’ve done to bring this issue to light.

I have two simple anonymous survey questions at the londonisfine.co.uk site: What would you thank London for? and Where were you happy in London? I’d love to know your answers to these questions.

You could give anonymous answers at the site. If you’re able, though, I’d be really grateful for answers I could attribute to you, either publicly or in my academic work. I can be reached at nikki@londonisfine.co.uk. Yours faithfully

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London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 17/08/2026

As things currently stand in our survey of London happiness the results show: North of the river: 49% South of the river: 49% (Bridge: 2%) This can’t stand! Everyone knows your side of the river is happier! Prove it by adding the place you were happy here: londonisfine.co.uk/map

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London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 17/08/2026

As things currently stand in our survey of London happiness the results show: North of the river: 49% South of the river: 49% (Bridge: 2%) This can’t stand! Everyone knows your side of the river is happier! Prove it by adding the place you were happy here: londonisfine.co.uk/map

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London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 17/08/2026

Well of course I couldn’t possibly say, this account is a cloud of benevolence that floats over all 32 boroughs. On my other account I’d probably agree with you though 😉

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 17/08/2026

Lastly, an exclusive look behind the scenes for Bluesky only (ooh! Bet you feel like you’re behind a velvet rope now). Here is a map of all the places I’ve left a handful of my fox flyers. The outlier in SE London is dear to my heart so was prioritised! 3/3 umap.openstreetmap.de/en/map/flyer...

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London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 17/08/2026

And, you know what, while you’re clicking around on stuff, why not take a look at where the map has got to? I find it cheering, perhaps you’ll be affected the same way: londonisfine.co.uk/map/ 2/3

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London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 17/08/2026

Dispatches from LiF HQ, Monday lunch time: if word clouds are your thing, and you’d like to get a sense of what people have already thanked London for, have I ever got news for you! You’re gonna be thrilled! Even if not, why not take a look: londonisfine.co.uk/word-cloud/ 1/3

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London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 14/08/2026

Some nice new records of joy to be found at my map of happiness. See what you think & add your own if inspiration strikes: londonisfine.co.uk/map/

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London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 12/08/2026

I would go so far as to say that I was happy in London today, a thing I could mark on the map at www.londonisfine.co.uk

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 12/08/2026

Was out in Whitechapel for peak eclipse and wasn’t prepared for what a lovely few minutes it would be: people hanging out in a thin sliver of sunlight passing their eclipse glasses round, and calling strangers over to have a go, a man showing off the crescents that his colander made

A corner that got the sun in Whitechapel and a group of people discussing eclipse strategies

Eclipse viewing strategies being deployed by a bunch of people in Whitechapel

A man, his colander and the crescents it made

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 11/08/2026

How’s it going, Londoners? Been happy today? Grateful for something the city can take credit for? Just two minutes of your time to record your thoughts would really help LiF’s research www.londonisfine.co.uk

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London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 10/08/2026

Well, you can read into it what you like but I am taking this inexplicable meteorological phenomenon as a blessing from the skies on the LiF project

Two towers of the Barbican. What looks like an upside down rainbow curves away from the top right corner of the tower in the foreground

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 10/08/2026

Monday report: happy to have found shade while walking round the City and would thank London for the Jock McFadyen exhibition (with Jem Finer soundtrack) at the Guildhall Art Gallery

London is fine @londonisfine.co.uk · 10/08/2026

Thought I’d give it a go.