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Podcast: The Middle Bit
You know, on this podcast, I’ve talked a lot about the American Midwest considering it’s a place I’ve been twice,…
The real losers of this election were landlords, apparently
I’m trying to get out of the habit of being publicly mean about terrible press releases. It’s cheap, it’s self-indulgent,…
Podcast: Election Special
This week, with apologies to international listeners, there is only one story in town. Mere weeks after we stopped banging…
The world is depressing, so let’s all look at this tube map-style road map of the Roman Empire instead
There have been many theories as to why the Western Roman Empire fell during the 5th century. Perhaps it was…
Where are London’s real no go areas?
Over the weekend, in the wake of the horrific attack on London Bridge, this happened: Which is odd, because I’ve…
Podcast: Francophonie
Stephanie’s been to Paris, and I’ve been to Montreal, so this week we’re chatting French-speaking cities. Where does the Parisian…
Election 2017: What are the parties promising on transport?
Transport is important. I am assuming, dear reader, from the fact you are on this website at all that you…
Election 2017: What are the parties promising on housing?
Remember the housing crisis? You remember: greedy landlords, eye-watering rents, people charging half a million quid for a shed in…
Podcast: SPQR
It’s just me this week, which is a problem, because there’s no one to stop me from indulging his sillier…
What does the data tell us about the work ahead of Liverpool’s Steve Rotheram?
The latest instalment of our weekly series, in which we use the Centre for Cities’ data tools to crunch some of the numbers…