Houthi nannies
Jan13

Houthi nannies

Most environmental activists can’t really be equated with vicious terrorists, but even so, we should be prepared for the next phase of naïve eco-protest.

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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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Twenty’s Plenty… For You
Sep26

Twenty’s Plenty… For You

20mph. Just because it merited a sentence in an election manifesto, doesn’t mean that it’s not draconian.

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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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Developing a complex issue
Jun29

Developing a complex issue

While the Chinese state promotes self-sufficiency, there is a potential for the people to take it too literally.

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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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