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jonn elledge
Podcast: Now we are one
This week marks our birthday: Skylines is a whole year old. I’ve done thirty episodes of this stuff now. Aaaaanyway:…
The maps of UK Trump petitioners highlight the divide between metropolitan & provincial Britain
I’ve written a lot recently about the gap between metropolitan and provincial, and the role it plays in explaining Donald Trump, Brexit and other such…
Why is Yorkshire so bad at exporting?
One of the recurring themes in England’s ever thrilling devolution debate is that things work differently across the Pennines. To…
Britain's city economies are “critically dependent” on the EU market for their exports
Last June, in case you’ve been in a coma for seven months, Britain voted to leave the European Union. The…
Could New York City get its own CrossRail?
As well as having the world’s largest metro system by number of stations, New York City also has a pretty…
The Washington DC metro system is trolling Donald Trump – with data!
Presented without comment, because, like the social media team at the Washington DC Metro, I am 12: Metro Ridership: As…
Podcast: The permanent way
This week, we’re not mucking about: we’re going full-transport nerd. First up I tell Stephanie about my abortive adventures inter-railing…
This is why metropolitan vs provincial is the new dividing line in politics
There was no tension over which candidate would carry New York in November’s presidential election. Both Hillary Clinton and Donald…
Most of Britain is poorer than the European average, and other things we learned from this map
So there’s a map of Europe doing the rounds on the Twitters this morning, one which never ceases to fascinate…
“Black cabs are not public transport”: on the most baffling press release we’ve seen in some time
You know, I sometimes think that trade unions get a raw deal in this country. Reports of industrial action almost…