Why is it that everything I like gets discontinued? Usually it’s cosmetics or grocery products but now even my evening commuter read of choice has been cruelly edited from my life. It’s all getting a bit much.

Like many others, when I read about the demise of thelondonpaper I was sad for them but mainly annoyed that out of the two evening freebies it was MY preference that was going. Sorry London Lite fans, no offence, but why couldn’t your paper have folded instead?!

I always manage to back the loser. The first to go – and this is probably the one I mourn the most – was Sky magazine. Do you remember Sky magazine? It was about the only truly gender neutral youth magazine (ok, until Heat came along… don’t go trying to deny you read it too boys) and it was BRILLIANT. The voice of my youth and student years. And a page that will always stay with me was at the back, where they featured irreverent photo games – ‘Gay or German’ being my all-time favourite.

There have been others – Garden Life for example (yes, yes, I like gardening magazines, what of it?) – and of course we all know why these publications go bust, but that market awareness doesn’t stop you missing them when they’re gone.

So long thelondonpaper. You are missed.