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jonn elledge
Here’s everything we learned from this map of British Rail’s InterCity services, c1981
Between 1948 and 1997, Britain’s railways were an arm of the British state, for much of that time trading – a…
Which historic English county has the highest population?
Last week, apropos of nothing in particular, I found myself pondering a question: which historic English county has the highest…
Podcast: The Arsonist and the Water Pistol
You know, it’s easy to forget, after the coughing and the comedian with the P45 and the bit where the…
The problem of Herefordshire: on the difficulty of fairly representing small places
One of the odder things that I witnessed this past political conference season: an event on the Labour fringe being…
On housing, Theresa May promised a revolution, then delivered a damp squib. Again
As I write these words, Prime Minister Theresa May is still giving her speech to the Tory conference. The section…
The fall in home ownership is not just a southern problem
The latest instalment of our series, in which we use the Centre for Cities’ data tools to crunch some of the…
Podcast: The Eye of the Storm
There’s been something of a spate of natural disasters recently, from hurricanes to wildfires to floods. So this week, the…
“But there would be consequences.” Some thoughts on Jeremy Corbyn’s promises on housing
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn – the absolute boy, who inspired a generation, won the 2017 election and is even now…
Podcast: Uber & out
Oh, capitalism. You had a good run. But then Transport for London decided to ask Uber to take some responsibility…
TfL just told Uber it wasn’t a fit and proper company to provide cabs in London. Here’s why that’s a good thing
I’ve never been an enthusiast for the ride-sharing-company/disruptive tech giant/let’s-be-honest-it’s-just-a-minicab-firm-with-an-app Uber. I’d love to pretend there was a highly principled…