German Right and Left United in Attacking Israel
Feb19

German Right and Left United in Attacking Israel

It’s not the far-right, but the anti-Israel left that has been agitating against Israel in universities and other institutions.

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What’s in a name?
Feb14

What’s in a name?

What designers do, and how they describe themselves, is important. By the 1990s, the graphic designer and the craft of design was being written out of the script.

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Hausat? Germany’s housing shortage
Dec08

Hausat? Germany’s housing shortage

More skilled workers emigrate from Germany than immigrate. Of all OECD countries, Germany has the third highest emigration rate.”

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China’s Middle Eastern Meddling
Oct15

China’s Middle Eastern Meddling

China’s isolation from the real world for much of the 20th century’s post-war period has meant that, in reality, it is rather unworldly.

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Drakeford: exitus sinistram
Aug14

Drakeford: exitus sinistram

It was his management of the various Covid-19 lockdowns that earned him the sobriquet, Kim Jong-Drakeford

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The Dangers of Safety
Jun27

The Dangers of Safety

The official response to Grenfell ensures that risk-aversion will forever more play a central role in the construction industry.

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The Decay of Democracy
May19

The Decay of Democracy

The Houses of Parliament needs fixing, but first you need to be clear about its foundations.

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Milano. Environment yes.
May09

Milano. Environment yes.

It’s a remarkable sleight of hand that portrays design magazines, editors and contributors, who are fully embedded on the inside, as radical outsiders.

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The Public? Remember them?
May07

The Public? Remember them?

Architects have lost all contact with the very people – the public – that they fantasise about representing.

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Activists in the classroom
Apr07

Activists in the classroom

Third Party advisors are putting students and tutors in an invidious position, compelling both to recite the ‘acceptable’ narrative, rather than explore education openly.

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