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Could banning cars turn London’s Oxford Street from ‘hell’ into paradise?
London

Could banning cars turn London’s Oxford Street from ‘hell’ into paradise?

London’s Oxford Street vehicle ban aims to transform it into a bustling hub

Housing estate residents fear their family homes being bulldozed to make way for ‘gentrification’
Housing

Housing estate residents fear their family homes being bulldozed to make way for ‘gentrification’

Residents from the Uplands estate in Runcorn are up in arms over plans to regenerate their estate, which they fear would mean fewer houses than currently exist. The Big Issue went to meet them

Labour must urgently tackle land banking to have any hope of solving UK’s housing crisis
Housing

Labour must urgently tackle land banking to have any hope of solving UK’s housing crisis

If Keir Starmer wants to be a builder not a blocker, he could start by stopping building companies from buying up huge swathes of land

Housing developments are worsening the healthcare crisis. Here’s how
Housing

Housing developments are worsening the healthcare crisis. Here’s how

European cafe culture and green, public spaces: A look at the not-too-distant future of UK cities
Town planning

European cafe culture and green, public spaces: A look at the not-too-distant future of UK cities

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John Bird: Any cry to slow London’s pace of change has fallen on deaf ears
Opinion

John Bird: Any cry to slow London’s pace of change has fallen on deaf ears