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Podcast: In the Loop
“Let’s do an extra podcast when I’m in the States,” she said. “It’ll be easy,” she said. Reader, it was…
In the City of London, Russia Row leads directly to Trump Street
I was walking across the City of London this morning, as I often do when I’m in one part of…
Podcast: The Iron Road to Europe
This week on the podcast we are talking about trains. You might think that we talked about trains a mere…
Who is running to be mayor of Greater Manchester?
On 4 May, some of Britain’s biggest conurbations will elect their first metro mayors. These dynamic new figures will be…
The new green belt atlas shows quite how much space England has left for housing
One of the reasons it’s so difficult to solve the housing crisis is that Britain is, literally, full. Honestly: completely,…
So why was the housing white paper such a damp squib?
The housing white paper, communities secretary Sajid Javid said in his speech to the Commons, is a “bold, radical vision”…
TfL just unveiled its proposals to bring Bakerloo line stations to the Old Kent Road
The thing about building new underground railways these days is that it does tend to take a while. The Jubilee…
Depressing housing chart of the week: Help To Buy meant help the rich
It’s housing white paper day, on which we finally learn all about Theresa May’s government’s big plans to solve the…
Want to buy the average London home? Save more than the average salary every month
Good morning, Londoners! Isn’t it a lovely day? The sun is out, the air is crisp, Donald Trump hasn’t tweeted…
How many continents are there?
Once upon a time, “How many continents are there” was one of those questions with straightforward answers, like “How many…