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Ebenezer Howard Versus Garden Communities
For a long time now, I have had an uneasy relationship with the late Sir Ebenezer Howard.
He was, without doubt, a remarkable man, whose ideas have spread around the world. He disproves Shakespeare-apos-s belief about the evil that men do living after them, while the good is oft interred with their ...
Posted by Jon Reeds on 15 January 2020
Augean Stables
I suppose if I had just returned from a long and lonesome space voyage to Mars, I would be delighted to discover the Government is planning to spend around a hundred billion pounds or so on rail investment in England.
But, as we all know, although that cash could pay for many high priorities like li...
Posted by Jon Reeds on 14 January 2020
A Happy And Smart New Year To You All
The Queen was perfectly accurate in her assessment that it may have felt quite bumpy at times this year. It certainly did.
It was, after all, a year which saw the Brexit debate come to a head and an extremely divisive general election. It saw conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere take even ugli...
Posted by Jon Reeds on 31 December 2019
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