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Jackmay

This map shows how much the world has shrunk in the last century

Globalisation has become the simmering political issue of this generation. The heaving, tumultuous forces of anti-globalistion diatribe con artists such as…

What challenges will the West of England's new mayor have to tackle?

The latest instalment of our weekly series, in which we use the Centre for Cities’ data tools to crunch some of the numbers…

This map of London lets you indulge in your own tiny bit of environmentally friendly anti-Trump resistance

In the week that Donald Trump pulled the world’s largest economy out of the world’s largest ever effort to tackle…

Paris's mayor wants to go down under to give the city a new lease of life

Paris’s history has always been as much underground as above ground.  The city’s catacombs, an underground labyrinth stacked floor to…

This map gives you all the tube knowledge you never knew you wanted

You love the tube map, but sometimes it frustrates you, right? Sure, it’s a useful navigator. But it doesn’t tell you…

What problems will Andy Burnham face as Greater Manchester mayor?

The latest instalment of our weekly series, in which we use the Centre for Cities’ data tools to crunch some of the numbers…

China’s cities are trying to buy their way to cultural prestige, and it’s really weird

The turn of the last century was a pretty good time to be a big-shot architect with an eye on…

For London’s new concert hall to succeed, it must learn lessons from Hamburg

With the proud announcement of ‘Fertig’ – ‘finished’ – beaming out in white lights over the chic new neighbourhood of the…

Britain’s urban employment statistics suggest that George Osborne totally failed at austerity

The latest instalment of our weekly series, in which we use the Centre for Cities’ data tools to crunch some of the numbers…

Which city is the UK’s start-up capital?

The latest instalment of our weekly series, in which we use the Centre for Cities’ data tools to crunch some of the numbers…