The story of 1980s Liverpool shows what happens when a city tries to rebel
In June 1984, Patrick Jenkin, the minister responsible for housing in Margaret Thatcher’s government, went to Liverpool. His trip…
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Julia Rampen
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Why Britain’s trains are the last bastion of the class system
One night after work, I sat down at my laptop, and opened the London North Eastern Railway, the latest…
ByThe under-regulated private rental sector enables racist landlords
Fergus Wilson, a landlord in Kent, made headlines this week after The Sun published his email to a letting agent which included the…
ByFor cyclists, the way Chris Grayling opens car doors is a matter of life and death
I’m a London cyclist. I stop at traffic lights, I wear a helmet, and I even have an embarrassingly…
ByBeneath the festivals and castles, Edinburgh is just as divided as the rest of the UK
Joyce Forsyth’s knitwear shop is nestled in a knobbly stone building in Edinburgh’s Old Town. Colourful jumpers hang in…
ByBritain faces an epidemic of homelessness. It should fix private renting
The Hudson family lived in the same house on the outskirts of London for 13 years, which they rented…
ByLondon was the world's leading financial centre – until Brexit
If last week’s the referendum told us one thing, it’s that London and Scotland feel very different about the…
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