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Who Should Own the Value of Land?
Can land value capture really deliver Labour’s housing ambitions? A new report suggests the limits are political, not technical.
Jun 5
What Hospital Beds Really Tell Us About the Health System
Why beds act as system barometers
Jun 4
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The Invisible Forces Shaping How Sand Moves
What wind-blown streaks reveal about the hidden architecture of the atmosphere
Jun 3
Why American Power Is Harder To Escape Than You Think
Global capitalism is not ending - it is tightening its grip
Jun 2
What the Satellite Cannot See
In southwest Ethiopia, one landscape change means very different things depending on who you are.
Jun 1
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The Dark Side of Second-Hand: How Our Old Clothes Are Choking the Global South
Oct 8, 2025
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Is This the End of Aid as We Know It?
Feb 6
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Future-Proofing the UK
Mar 16
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Bangladesh Must Move Beyond “Free Education” to End Child Marriage
Apr 2
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Sexuality Fluidity in Thailand Is About Futures, Not Confusion
How Thai LGBTQ+ people navigate change, recognition and family expectations
May 29
Europe After Hedging
Why the EU can no longer balance between Washington and Beijing
May 28
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The Middle Powers Mirage: Why a Third Way Is So Hard to Build
A new internationalist coalition sounds appealing – but history suggests a new alliance won’t happen
May 27
Brazil’s Youth Still Turning to the Military – But Now We Know It Is Growing
New data shows that what once looked like a response to crisis is becoming a longer-term trend
May 26
You Can’t Decolonise Assessment Without Touching AI
How formative GenAI work reveals the power hiding inside the concepts we teach
May 22
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How to get disability statistics you can trust
My last post described the 'disability statistics disaster' - now I explain how to fix it
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May 21
How Feelings Shape Everyday Clinical Life
A closer look at the emotions that move through hospitals and clinics
May 20
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Trump Leaves Beijing Empty-Handed
Why “nothing happened” might be the most important outcome
May 19
Care Workers Know How to Fix Care
Why older workers are being overlooked in the fight to stabilise the sector
May 18
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