Let’s go to the wall to stop graffiti August 13, 2026 They say what gets measured gets managed, but no one is documenting the volume of graffiti blighting our streets and degrading civilised society.. until now, writes Neil O’Brien I hate graffiti. I hate the way it makes places ugly and unsafe. I hate the middle class morons who think it is “creative” – but know [...]
Banning vape shops won’t fix scuzzy high streets August 13, 2026 Andy Burnham’s plans to revamp high streets by cutting down on vape shops aren’t ambitious enough, says Joseph Dinnage Andy Burnham is taking his hand to cleaning up Britain’s high streets. Commenting on the degradation of our urban centres, Burnham said that many areas have been “hollowed out”, and that the high streets we grew [...]
Corgi Cafe: My day at London’s 24/7 hub for tech bros August 13, 2026 San Francisco startup Corgi is offering hustling Londoners a place to grind 24/7. Anna Moloney dares to go inside.
Beware the AI holiday let August 12, 2026 AI is increasingly being used to manipulate adverts for holiday lets. It’s not just horrible for holidaymakers, it could get landlords in trouble with the law, says Alex Poplawska With the summer holidays upon us, many will be heading out on staycations and weekend getaways, but some landlords are taking ‘dream holiday’ too far by [...]
Bring football home: let London host the Super Bowl August 12, 2026 The NFL has been playing matches in London since 1986. If any city outside the USA is ever going to host the Super Bowl, it should be London, says Alex Challoner Last week, new Prime Minister Andy Burnham said it was insane that the UK has not hosted a world cup since 1966. While it [...]
It’s not just Jason Arday, most of sociology is a scam August 12, 2026 Jason Arday is not the only second rate academic working in sociology. His Cambridge colleagues have also published papers that are impossible to read and contain no evidence, says Paul Ormerod The Jason Arday story has been covered intensively from many different angles. But relatively little has been written on the academic discipline in which [...]
The Burnham bounce won’t last unless Brits get better off August 12, 2026 Andy Burnham’s approval ratings are soaring but Labour’s overall vote has only moved moderately. The real test will be the Budget, says Matthew Lesh Andy Burnham has undoubtedly had a significantly stronger start to his premiership than Keir Starmer. Just two years ago, the government got off to a rotten beginning by signalling tax rises [...]
The City is awash with talk of an early general election August 12, 2026 Every month since January 2025 we’ve run a nationwide survey of UK voters, with our polling partners Freshwater Strategy. The latest set of results, our 20th survey of voters’ attitudes, landed on Monday and I’ve been going through the data. Here’s an interesting development: For 19 consecutive months we’ve asked voters whether they felt the [...]
Retail investors are returning to UK markets August 12, 2026 For decades, British retail investors have snubbed their home market. But in 2026 things are changing, writes Rupert Hargreaves.
The Debate: Is Count Binface funny? August 12, 2026 You won't catch our comment editor cracking a smile at the intergalactic space warrior, but is Count Binface entirely unfunny?