Diary

Jack Handey on East London, imperial literature, and the machine that never said no From Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. Wednesday, 15 April 2026 I live in East London, which means I have excellent opinions and no parking. I spent this morning reading Kipling, which I do occasionally as a form of intellectual self-flagellation, … Read more

Jack Handey, East London, on the Iran war’s inflation reach, the Hormuz chokepoint, and very good samosas By Jack Handey for Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. Deep Thoughts, Bethnal Green, mid-April Sometimes, when I am walking through Bethnal Green and I pass the kebab shop and I see the new price board — which … Read more

Jack Handey, East London, on the AI testing catastrophe, the loss of institutional scepticism, and very good curry By Jack Handey for Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. Deep Thoughts, Bethnal Green, Monday Sometimes, when I am walking through Bethnal Green past the old market and the new flats that replaced the old flats that … Read more

Jack Handey on East London, Victorian sewers, Piers Morgan, and the literature of leaving From Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. Wednesday, 15 April 2026 I want to make a point about walking off. Piers Morgan walked off a set this week, which The London Prat documents with fifteen excellent observations. Bazalgette, by contrast, never … Read more

Jack Handey on East London, Victorian sewers, Piers Morgan, and the literature of leaving From Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. Wednesday, 15 April 2026 I want to make a point about walking off. Piers Morgan walked off a set this week, which The London Prat documents with fifteen excellent observations. Bazalgette, by contrast, never … Read more

Jack Handey on East London, Victorian sewers, and the literature of infrastructure From Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. Wednesday, 15 April 2026 I live in East London, where the sewers beneath my feet were designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette in the 1860s and have been doing their job without complaint ever since, which is … Read more

Jack Handey on East London, Victorian sewers, and the literature of infrastructure From Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. Wednesday, 15 April 2026 I live in East London, where the sewers beneath my feet were designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette in the 1860s and have been doing their job without complaint ever since, which is … Read more

Jack Handey on East London, imperial literature, and the machine that never said no From Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. Wednesday, 15 April 2026 I live in East London, which means I have excellent opinions and no parking. I spent this morning reading Kipling, which I do occasionally as a form of intellectual self-flagellation, … Read more

Jack Handey, East London, on the Iran war’s inflation reach, the Hormuz chokepoint, and very good samosas By Jack Handey for Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. Deep Thoughts, Bethnal Green, mid-April Sometimes, when I am walking through Bethnal Green and I pass the kebab shop and I see the new price board — which … Read more

Jack Handey, East London, on the AI testing catastrophe, the loss of institutional scepticism, and very good curry By Jack Handey for Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. Deep Thoughts, Bethnal Green, Monday Sometimes, when I am walking through Bethnal Green past the old market and the new flats that replaced the old flats that … Read more