Even in a time with limited alternatives, polluted waterways were not simply accepted without complaint.
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Newcomers have in fact proven much more successful at running as independents than big name politicians.
Researchers took samples of the River Thames for two years to track levels of microplastics.
Lockdown wasn’t good news for London’s peregrine falcons.
Britain wanted to showcase its imperial power to the world, through official business in ancient palaces and socialising in the dazzling West End.
My research suggests City firms’ efforts to deliver more equal representation at the top have not worked because they were never meant to.
Although Paris’s capitalisation overtook London’s in late 2022, the City of London is still Europe’s leading financial centre. Understanding why will require that we look beyond stock indices.
In the Charitable Corporation Scandal, a group of politically connected directors leveraged the company’s altruistic image to attract investors – before raiding the funds to prop up other ventures.
As states and nations struggle to regulate growing AI use, municipal authorities are often leading the way. An emerging paradigm known as AI Localism can help us better define the way forward.
An award-winning photographer reflects on iconic images of the late monarch and pictures a nation in mourning
These maps have gone viral – here’s what they owe to 19th century cholera campaigns.
The move follows recent detections of poliovirus in London’s wastewater.
This brainy feminist romp of a novel, loved by Rachel Cusk and Maria Semple, is often compared to Brideshead Revisited. But Carol Lefevre says it’s more like a sexy, sweary version of Nancy Mitford in 1960s London.
The party has long dominated but the scale of the lead raises questions about why the Conservatives are experiencing such unprecedented unpopularity.
Cleaning and reoxygenating the river Thames has helped its biodiversity surge, but there’s still more to be done to make it healthy.
The deadline for formal bids to buy Chelsea FC is March 18. Expect some very rich US businessmen to be in the running.
Canadians need to rethink their relationship to the pandemic by learning to live in a state of continual disaster for the foreseeable future.
Elite employers have created an atmosphere where workers constantly seek to be as busy as possible. Families are often the first casualty of this culture.
London was rated 2021’s most congested city.
Several groups are going to be disproportionately affected when the £70 billion scheme comes to an end.
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Researcher in Transport Policy and Governance, UCL
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Reader in Human Geography, Royal Holloway University of London
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Associate Tutor, University of Surrey
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Senior Lecturer in the Dept of History & the American and Canadian Studies Research Centre, University of Birmingham
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Professor and Research Chair in Inclusive Societies, University of Sheffield
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Professor In Criminology, Staffordshire University
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Professor of Global Urban Politics and Director, Melbourne Centre for Cities, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Sociology, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Professor of Ideology and Discourse Analysis, University of Essex
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Professor in Public Policy, De Montfort University
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Professor of Urban Economics and Social Statistics and Co-Director of the CDT in Data Analytics & Society, University of Sheffield
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Lecturer in Public Policy, Queen Mary University of London
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Principal and Vice Chancellor, University of Glasgow
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Associate Professor in Security and Crime Science, UCL
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