Clandestine Magazine
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13th November 2025
Mind the Gap: Why Young Londoners Are Pedalling Away from the Tube – Clandestine Magazine
An unlikely group is gathered at the entrance of the Victoria underground station: three clean-shaven men in corporate outfits, a mother leaning on her baby’s stroller, and four teenage girls sipping on Blank Street matcha. The unconventional cluster anxiously checks their phones, letting out a collective, frustrated sigh.
What could they possibly have in common on an ordinary Monday morning? They were all reading the London Underground disruption notice board.
As temperatures begin to d...