Thoughts on cities, urban economics, housing, plus puns, poetry and pop music. Views are mine.
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May 22
Introduce yourself with 10 bands you have seen live:
Pet Shop Boys
Green on Red
Belle and Sebastian
Deafheaven
Lucinda Williams
Sonic Youth
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The Dream Syndicate
Tricky
May 21
Introduce yourself with 10 bands you have seen live
Prince
David Bowie
Elastica
Placebo
Rage Against the Machine
Duran Duran
Branford Marsalis Quartet
Sleeper
The Strokes
Madonna
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This will be a terrific @londonsoc event next Monday evening, with the excellent Richard Brown (@MinorPlaces) and @ben_rog among the stars. londonsociety.org.uk/event/t…. #london
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Apr 10
Looking forward to this event on 11 May, organised by @londonsoc and hosted by @UoLondon. I'll be talking about London universities' history of innovation and its impact on the city, and a star panel will discuss what this means today. Sign up! londonsociety.org.uk/event/t…
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Mar 3
Is AI-generated content really going to be worse than this sort of carbon copy of a surprise hit?
From the filmmakers of “Fisherman’s Friends” - Mother's Pride Exclusively in Cinemas from March 6th
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Mar 2
Good deranged Daily Mail content
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I wholeheartedly support this important campaign to boycott hotels that do not have doors to the bathrooms. bringbackdoors.com/
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New from @CharlesWright57 on a @CentreforCities study of #london suburban high streets. All told, they are holding up quite well: onlondon.co.uk/londons-subur… #truelondon
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27 Nov 2025
An estimated 2/3 homes subject to the mansion tax are in London, generating 75% of the revenue. Not everyone in those homes will think they are wealthy, but some will have lawyers and tax advisors on speed dial, ready for a fight. @OnLondon piece on a a clunky half measure below.
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27 Nov 2025
Loved this discussion that @DaveHill and I had with Prof. Greg Clark about what the rest of the world thinks about London. @TheCenturyofCities @TheDNAofCities . London once had 3-4 competitors, now it has 50-60. @londonsoc
open.spotify.com/episode/6PV…
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27 Nov 2025
Me on Mansion Tax and the need for comprehensive property tax reform, for @OnLondon. Link below.
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Continuing the website's #budget coverage, here's Richard Brown on the "mansion tax". He is both fair and unimpressed: onlondon.co.uk/richard-brown…. Featuring @nealhudson @PJTheEconomist. @tweetingantonia @pollytoynbee @TheIFS @mtpennycook @LondonAssembly @lse_london @jackwbrown
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14 Nov 2025
Looking forward to presenting @LondonHigher research on employers' attitudes to the value offered by international graduates at their 'London as a global magnet for talent' conference next Wednesday.
londonhigher.ac.uk/event/int…
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5 Nov 2025
I wrote about the new Index of Multiple Deprivation for @OnLondon: about why London has generally good scores on education, health, crime and employment (albeit with pockets of disadvantage), but still has eight boroughs among the most deprived 20% districts in England.
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