Roughly 14% of English-born players hail from the 10 square miles that make up South London. This short film takes a glimpse inside The Cage, an environment that has shaped stars such as Jadon Sancho, Joe Gomez & Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Watch 'The Cage' here: rabonamag.com/latest/thecage

14% of English-born football players hail from the 10-square-mile stretch that encompasses south London. Sancho, Zaha, Abraham, Gomez, Pinnock, Hudson-Odoi, Wan-Bissaka to name just a few. We're loving this film of cage ball in the Concrete Catalonia. vimeo.com/427638108

Tomorrow night at the pub is going to be epic 😃

A thing I often think is missing from the uni discourse is that young people who aren't from a pretty wealthy (/academic/high cultural capital) background actually have no idea what jobs there are except the quite obvious ones

Mo Stewart theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles…

You wanna hear why the UK is racist 😄 We’ve just been hit with a £8k bill for NHS care for my grandad (who’s been living in the UK for 60 years). The man passed away away last August & apparently we are liable for his NHS costs. Despite him being a UK citizen (cont)

The World Is Your Oyster: why free travel for under 18s in London is essential theface.com/video/the-worl… #DontZaptheZip London MYPs Joshua Brown-Smith Education’s Agony Uncle London Assembly Labour 🌹 Caroline Pidgeon London Liberal Democrats London Labour @GreenLondonAMs

“I think symbols are a very good indicator of where value lies in a society, and I feel like with the zip oyster, it was one of those little symbols that says ‘oh we care about you young people’” #DontZapTheZip The World is Your Oyster by Alex Donaldson youtu.be/X7ijIjtF2jA

Thanks to Alleycat Films for sharing this powerful short film about the suspension of free travel for under 18's in London. We will continue to seek a better deal for TfL and for young people from the Government Alex Donaldson youtube.com/watch?v=X7ijIj…

Made a little something with Alleycat Films (Alex Donaldson) and the help of the Southall community. Dropping tomorrow...

Driving now compared to a generation ago is more smooth and automatic, the grip of the road responsive. But for many enthusiasts, too much electronic gadgetry distracts from the fundamentals. bit.ly/ZimmersOfSouth…

I wrote about Zimmers of Southall: a new short documentary by Hark1karan - ਹਰਕਰਨ exploring classic BMWs and dub reggae in West London's Punjabi community gq-magazine.co.uk/lifestyle/arti…

Mini documentary: Zimmers of Southall by myself and Alex Donaldson (Alleycat Films) YouTube link youtu.be/z8onolDc-sI GQ Article & photos - Words by Ciaran Thapar gq-magazine.co.uk/lifestyle/arti…

Thanks to noelle faulkner for featuring Zimmers in evo magazine Australia! Worldwide!

Zimmers of Southall is showing at the Barbican on 13th July along with some other short docs. Tickets are limited (£12) Book your tickets here tickets.barbican.org.uk/choose-seats/8…

🎥 Crossover, a new short documentary directed by Alex Donaldson, follows a familiar story of two young aspiring British hoopers...watch now 🍿👇

NEW! Watch a short film exploring county lines drug trafficking in the UK through three young Londoners who found themselves in its grip⁠ buff.ly/3PQPXOa

A new short film called Out There tells the story of three young characters caught up in county lines through their own powerful firsthand testimonies. I spoke to its director Alex Donaldson for this week's All City newsletter. Read more and watch here: ciaranthapar.substack.com/p/out-there-by…

Zimmers of Southall 2 documentary is out now - introduced by me in British GQ Congrats to Hark1karan - ਹਰਕਰਨ, Alex Donaldson and the rest of the team gq-magazine.co.uk/article/zimmer…