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jonn elledge
The leader of a Tory county council just said we should review the green belt
“That bloke,” someone who I assumed I couldn’t hear them once said of me, “is obsessed with the green belt.”…
The Sheffield City Region gets a devolution deal – and no, its voters didn't already reject a mayor
Oh for heaven’s sake, here we go again. The Sheffield City Region, like Manchester before it, has just signed a…
Simon Jenkins is wrong about everything: some angry notes on the housing crisis
There’s an informal rule in place around these parts: we don’t publish blogs about blogs. Any article that requires someone…
This 1960s British Rail map shows all London's mainline services – but misses out the tube
When I was a child, because I was really cool, it used to bother me that there was no diagrammatic…
Which cities grew most during Britain's 15 year boom – and which didn't grow at all?
The latest instalment of our weekly series, in which we use the Centre for Cities’ data tools to crunch some…
Where are Britain's cheapest houses?
The latest instalment of our weekly series, in which we use the Centre for Cities’ data tools to crunch some…
Where are Britain's most expensive houses?
The latest instalment of our weekly series, in which we use the Centre for Cities’ data tools to crunch some…
London mayoral race: Why won't Labour's candidates get serious about housing?
You know, as the summer’s gone on, the Labour party has begun to depress me a bit. It isn’t just…
No. 4: Ross-shire and Cromartyshire, two Scottish counties for the price of one
The Association of British Counties is a society dedicated to “promoting awareness of the continuing importance of the 92 history…
Those British cities which shrank in the 1980s probably haven't recovered since
This is the latest instalment of our new weekly series, in which we use the Centre for Cities’ data tools…