The 2022 battle of the London MayorsLyndon B Johnson once said: “When the burdens of the presidency seem unusually heavy, I always remind myself it could be worse. I could be…Dec 18, 2021Dec 18, 2021
The Battle of the BuildingsThe London Plan is making its final weary way through the desks of the Mayor of London and the Secretary of State. In the end, there has…Jan 27, 2021Jan 27, 2021
The beautiful and damnedThe local and national government fight to build more homesSep 22, 2020Sep 22, 2020
Islands in the stream“Beware of Gods, Communists and beautiful women,” said the ChancellorJul 12, 2020Jul 12, 2020
Hunt the Cummings: In Love and War, bid a Farewell to ArmsIt was 10 p.m. The tumbler of whisky glimmered in the stark light of the desk lamp as smoke rose curlingly from the cigarette dangling…Jun 11, 2020Jun 11, 2020
Kyklos – The rise and fall of local democracy in a time of pandemicIt was Plato, in his book The Republic, who first proffered the notion of “Kyklos”, or the cycle.Mar 29, 2020Mar 29, 2020
Is it time to scrap the London Plan?In today’s politics, it is rare to hear plain-speaking. However, smothered beneath the all-encompassing story of Coronavirus, there has…Mar 21, 2020Mar 21, 2020
Estate Regeneration — Time to ActKingston has no choice if it wants to be proud of its housingFeb 9, 2020Feb 9, 2020
