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jonn elledge
Which British cities have most social housing?
Spend any time mired in the depths of Britain’s housing debate, as I do, and you’ll notice certain solutions popping…
Here’s what the public think of “metro mayors”
London just had its mayoral election (we may have mentioned this). And next May, a slew of other English city…
Loads of people are using London’s new cycle lanes and the black cab industry is in denial
So yesterday, down in Tooting, this happened: N/B A24 Tooting High St at Tooting Grove the road is restricted. Expect…
Bonus podcast: Yes we Khan
Last Thursday, as you’ll probably know, if you haven’t been living under a rock on the outskirts of Syria Planum,…
Who is Sadiq Khan – and what are his priorities now he's mayor of London?
Sadiq Khan, the Labour MP for Tooting, has just been elected as the third mayor of London. We’re still waiting…
In which British cities is renting the norm?
The latest instalment of our weekly series, in which we use the Centre for Cities’ data tools to crunch some of…
Here's everything we learned from an analysis of the colours on every metro map in the world
Pop quiz, hotshot. Where have you seen those colours before? Too easy? Well try this on for size. …
Where are Britain's largest cities? (Slight return)
The latest instalment of our weekly series, in which we use the Centre for Cities’ data tools to crunch some of…
"If Goldsmith wins, it won't be the last of these divisive tactics": the case for London mayor Sadiq Khan
Next Thursday, one of two men will be elected mayor of London. I mean, I don’t want to sound like…
Podcast: Transports of delight
This week, we’re talking about how, in a very real, no-honest-this-is-true sense, a city is the product of its transport…