Opinion: Britain’s Future Depends on Its Smaller Cities
Aaron Bastani
Britain is one of the most urbanised countries on earth, but this isn’t down to London. From Hull to Manchester, we must invest in our smaller cities, writes Aaron Bastani.
Tag: cities
Red Flags: How Do I Make Friends in the ‘Cold Heart of the Capitalist Machine’?
Sophie K Rosa
It's tough to make meaningful connections in a big city, laments a lonely reader in this instalment of advice column Red Flags. Sophie K Rosa says the answer could lie in reimagining what friendship means.
Novara FM: New Cities, Old Scams
Will NEOM ever be built? Historian Quinn Slobodian explores the hi-tech metropolises of the future with Richard Hames.
ACFM: #ACFM Microdose: Spatial Equality With Pooja Agrawal
Nadia Idle explores the future of public space with architect and planner Pooja Agrawal.
Please Keep to the Right: the Politics of Rushing
Annie Lord
As cases of "pedestrian road rage" are reported with increasing frequency, Annie Lord explores the rise of the aggressive commuter.
3 Ways Hamburg is Innovating in Response to the Migrant ‘Crisis’
Caitlin Vito
While political responses to immigration tend towards building walls and border controls, the city of Hamburg is leading the way in providing innovative and pragmatic responses to the influx of refugees and asylum seekers to European countries.
5 Reasons We Are Occupying Empty Buildings
Manchester Activist Network
As winter begins to bite, the thought of Christmas around the corner will be of little consolation to victims of the housing crisis. In Manchester, housing activists and homeless people are taking the initiative to provide safety and services, raising criticisms of the council's shortcomings in the process.
3 Reasons the Campaign to #SaveFabric is Political
Joel White
Having had its licence revoked, the iconic nightclub Fabric has started crowdfunding its legal challenge. Many have been hasty to point to council cuts or gentrification to explain the closure, but there's a wider political context at play.
Long Read: Rebel City: Dublin 1916-2016
Tomas Lynch
Sunday Long Read: Remembering the Easter Rising should be done with the social context in mind, particularly if we want to draw inspiration to create positive change in cities today.
Long Read: What is POPS and Why is it Bad for the City?
Owen Vince
Sunday Long Read: Increasingly, land we assume to be public is being turned over to private hands. Privately owned public space (or POPS) is transforming cities across the country, blurring boundaries between the common, the private and the state.
The Ineptitude of Chuka Umunna: 5 Signs Labour are Scraping the Barrel
Dan Whittall
"Cities are on the march," declares shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna. That's easy for Blue Labour's anti-squatter pin-up to say, but here's why he's failed on the basics of urban political economy and why his ineptitude means Labour are scraping the ideas barrel.