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Summer of discontent
This week: after 12 years in power, do the Tories really think they can blame strikes on Labour? Why does “parkway” mean “station” in Britain, but…
Jonn Elledge
Jun 22
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Faraway places
This week: what do you do with a dead resort town; everything my dog has barked hysterically at; and Great Britain’s building density, mapped.
Jonn Elledge
Jun 15
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The 2022 Holiday Special
How many metro lines does the UK outside London have?
Jonn Elledge
Jun 8
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Imperial Systems
This week: oh good god imperial measurements are back; a map showing exactly why the US is weird; and how history shows that remaining queen for 70…
Jonn Elledge
Jun 1
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Crossing the line
This week: the Gray report drops, at last. Also, how the scramble broke Africa; and how many lines does London have, exactly?
Jonn Elledge
May 25
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Diamonds and Rust
This week: which department should we abolish first? What comes after Platinum? And why did I spend all that time making Eurovision results maps?
Jonn Elledge
May 18
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Failure to launch
This week: some English counties that never happened, some maps of where the animals live, and if we’re honest with ourselves the British media isn’t…
Jonn Elledge
May 11
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Enemies and allies, tactics and strategy
This week: Oliver Dowden quakes with terror at the return of tactical voting; I attempt to become the fourth person ever to understand the…
Jonn Elledge
May 4
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Interference
This week: Your Crossrail questions answered, why do people really hate LTNs, and how freaked out should we be by France?
Jonn Elledge
Apr 27
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Anything can be a fandom if you're online enough
On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for every online community drops to zero.
Jonn Elledge
Apr 26
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A Dream of Spring
This week: some cheery polling, a brief history of the date of Easter, and an interactive map involving circles.
Jonn Elledge
Apr 20
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The Pathetic Fallacy
This week: Rishi Sunak is dead, he just doesn’t know it yet; and a brief tour of the Byzantine Empire.
Jonn Elledge
Apr 13
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