Regeneration

The Convenience of the High Street

simon baldwin | Posted 20.05.2013 | UK
simon baldwin

Shoppers are brainwashed into thinking that the giant out-of-town retailers decision to sell all that they do is still giving us choice. The 'habit' has become an 'addiction' ... or has it?

Why the Future Can Still Be Bright for High Street Book Retailers

Susan Williams | Posted 19.05.2013 | UK
Susan Williams

UK high street book retailers have found an innovative new way to fight back against online sellers and ebooks, according to an article in the Independent this weekend.

The Tottenham Riots - One Year On

Bansi Kara | Posted 06.10.2012 | UK
Bansi Kara

We have had some developments, a renewed focus on the area that may not have materialised had the riots started elsewhere. But people still harbour resentment - and perhaps we are lucky that the nation is being held aloft by the tide of the Olympics.

This is Why We Need Select Committees

Julian Dobson | Posted 05.01.2012 | UK Politics
Julian Dobson

As someone who submitted evidence to the committee's inquiry, I'm glad they see both the need for a real strategy to tackle deprivation and the inadequacy of the government's response (in England, anyway: the Scots and Welsh are more enlightened).