The MRP map is starting to look like the premier tour of French elections. Maybe what we need is a 2 round election. (France is basically a cross between nationwide AV and the Tory leadership contest… (View Post)

Anyway, I’m getting those Europe-is-great vibes as I stroll through the streets between the Amsterdam Hilton and Vondelpark in the warm summer gloaming past clusters of cheerful outdoor diners, chirr… (View Post)

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So, a concentric doughnut pattern. Hyper-central London tattier and suffering from reduced footfall since Covid. The inner city ring, particularly in previously deprived areas of the East and South, … (View Post)

House prices haven’t changed much in the last 10 years though. The real hikes were in the preceding 20. It’s become less socially mixed, thanks to the housing benefit cap. In our area that has tended… (View Post)