Katie Strick

Katie Strick It was October 2025 when the last of Brett Slater's three adult children – his youngest son Marcus, 26 – followed his two older siblings and moved from London to Perth in Western Australia.

While living in Sydney, Katie Strick was bombarded with social media clips claiming that London had ‘fallen’, and that her homeland was broken… but it couldn’t be further from the truth

Read this exciting story from The Independent May 25, 2026 issue. It was the clip of angry students shouting “Farage for PM!” that really struck me.

I cried when I finally saw M&S again at Gatwick airport arrivals

The comments were to be expected when I told friends and family I was off to try my local swim group in south-west London. “The Thames?

The water looks clear and swimmers are diving in — but watch out for duck poo…

When Ollie Bond, 32, and Eliza Talbot-Williams, 30, decided to leave Sydney and move back to the UK earlier this year, one thing was certain: they would not be returning to London.

Read this exciting story from The London Standard June 04, 2026 issue. Why is affluent SW4 such a regular location for ‘link-ups’ — unruly gatherings of teens mobilised online? Katie Strick investigates

Mia* still takes her netball kit to work every Tuesday, despite knowing there's an increasing chance her team won't get to play.

Why is affluent SW4 such a regular location for ‘link-ups’ — unruly gatherings of teens mobilised online? Katie Strick investigates