Is this the age of inequality?

There has always been a gulf between the haves and have nots, yet rarely has it been such a political issue. What’s going on? Take wealth inequality. Across great swathes of history, from medieval France to the mills of industrial Britain, the wealth and living conditions of the aristocracy and the religious and financial elite […]

Cleaning not fishing: what a north east coastal village says about work today

With new figures showing that unemployment has dropped again, it’s worth reminding ourselves that increases in employment come in the context of a changing labour market. And if you want to remind yourself about how it’s changing you can do worse than visiting Seahouses. Seahouses is a large seaside village in north east England. A […]

Name me a village where a Nobel prize was won

“Some cynic said to me, name me a village where a Nobel prize was won.” I heard Professor Ricky Burdett of the LSE’s Cities Institute say this on an excellent piece of radio on London’s development the other day and it got me thinking about the city and the countryside. The city – as a […]