Tag: London

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Charles Dickens dreams of his characters and his place in the literary canon. Credit: Photo by Mondadori Portfolio via Getty
06/09/2020 - 1:00am

Dickens lives on in the streets of London The author's presence still haunts the city, 150 years after his death

Helen Thompson

Monday, June 1

01.06

Could coronavirus topple skyscrapers? High-rise architecture was built for a globalised world without infectious disease

Peter Franklin

Tuesday, May 19

19.05

Up the workers: how Covid reset society’s values After decades of disdain for working people, their worth has risen rapidly. Will we back up our words with action?

Jenny McCartney

Wednesday, May 6

06.05

Will we ever take the Tube again? The pandemic has devastated public transport. Here's how cities could get moving

Michael Liebreich

Wednesday, November 13

13.11

Let’s turn off the Northern Powerhouse The North needs to stop trying to be just another London — and play to its innate strengths

Simon Cooke

Friday, October 11

11.10

The empty lives of Extinction Rebellion fanatics Bored, white elites flock to XR in search of meaning and purpose — and something to complain about

Douglas Murray

Tuesday, July 30

30.07

Who wants to be ‘boosted’ by Boris?

Freddie Sayers

Monday, June 17

17.06

How the poor are kept in their place Location and status are still woefully intertwined in today’s Britain

James Kirkup

Wednesday, June 5

05.06

Just how English is London?

Eric Kaufmann

Tuesday, May 28

28.05

Why we need a more British capital

Peter Hitchens

Friday, December 28

28.12

The truth about ‘liberal’ London

Paul Embery

Wednesday, December 19

19.12

Books that unveil the beauty in life’s bleakness

Jenny McCartney