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jonn elledge
Housing secretary James Brokenshire doesn’t understand housing OR pensions
There’s a running joke in the Westminster bubble at the moment, if, by “running joke”, you mean something that you…
Could the London Borough of Havering really create a “Romford Tramlink”?
There’s a thread of CityMetric content called “fantasy metro maps“, in which people, basically, draw mini-tube maps for their cities…
The Fire Brigades Union’s statement on Theresa May’s resignation is completely damning
Just after 10 this morning, Theresa May announced that she would resign as Britain’s prime minister on 7 June. A…
Podcast: Global Britain and local Liverpool
This week, two disparate segments linked by the idea of trading with the world. Well, vaguely. It’s there, but you…
These maps show how ridiculously unequal Britain’s economy is
Britain is a rich country: this relaxed assumption about our place in the economic pecking order has helped fuel everything…
Podcast: Beyond the wall, with John Lanchester
This week it’s another live episode, of sorts. In early April I was lucky enough to chair an event at…
Could London get a new tube line from Canary Wharf to Euston?
Well, here’s a faintly crazy story I managed to miss. From New Civil Engineer: A new underground rail line connecting…
Podcast: A place of worship
Last year, Burhan Wazir wrote a lovely piece for the New Statesman under the headline, “The changing shape of Britain’s…
Slough is the most productive urban area in Britain. What’s that about, then?
The latest instalment of our series, in which we use the Centre for Cities’ data tools to crunch some of the numbers on…
Look! A new version of the London Tube & Rail map! This story isn’t about Brexit!
It’s bad, the world, isn’t it? I mean, I don’t want to overstate this, but on this specific day, at…