If you watched Peaky Blinders on Netflix, you might remember the charming Victorian village where Aunt Polly’s house was set. Those scenes were filmed in Port Sunlight, an iconic community near Liverpool inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement. Built by Lever Brothers, the precursor to Unilever, it offered vernacular-style housing to soap factory workers. […]
All of a sudden, the benefits of living in a big, dense, vibrant city are being questioned. After decades of cheering for public transport, having a private car now looks a distinct advantage. With swathes of central London still closed, those paying exorbitant rents for a shoebox in Zone 1 are gazing enviously at those […]
Strange things are happening in Russia. What would usually have been routine municipal elections have triggered some of the biggest protests in years – led by, of all political forces, libertarians – but scratch beneath the surface and it makes a lot more sense. Back in 2012, Russians took to the streets protesting against rigged […]
