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The Long Goodbye
Time, at last, to write about Agnes.
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Jonn Elledge
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Guaranteed To Barely Mention Rachel Reeves’ Spending Review!
This week: why I am not living in fear of the robots; some army etymology; and a map of London’s busiest bus stops.
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The Weight of the World
This week: has social media made the news too much for the human brain? Also: you’re not imagining it, the Tube really is getting louder; and some teeny…
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May 2025

The Price of Shame
The Thames Water affair is a reminder that big bonuses beat public pressure. Also: why lifts rarely fall, but sometimes rocket; and a guide to Thomas…
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Rhiannon Garth Jones on lessons from Rome – and why they’re bad
A guest post from the author of "All Roads Lead to Rome: Why we think of the Roman Empire daily’.
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The Empty Homes Delusion
This week: no, there aren’t enough empty homes to solve the housing crisis; and a live map of the London Underground. But first: the sad, man-made…
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Jonn Elledge, writer
I would like a more radical Labour prospectus, but you do have to win an election.
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Things Can’t Only Get Better
This week: I have bloody well had it with the sodding Labour party. Also: an early modern way of having too many browser tabs open; and some maps…
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Crossing the Rubicon
This week: the less obvious reason the Reform surge is so horrifying. Also, some nicknames for English monarchs; and some maps of London’s changing…
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April 2025

Elections, Elections Everywhere
This week, it’s a politics special. Ottawa! Canberra! Runcorn!
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Book Club: On The Inevitability of the Rope Swing, and How Space Becomes Place
An extract from Wild Service: Why Nature Needs You, from the Right to Roam campaign.
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Meanwhile, in Ottawa
This week: I refuse to let a bout of food poisoning prevent me from bringing you the Canada 2025 election special.
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