Richard Brown
@richardbrown.bsky.social
Cities, urban economics, housing, puns, poetry and pop music. Views are mine.
Me too, but there is some difference between an apology for misleading editing, and the abject grovelling and retraction that his lawyers seem to be demanding.
November 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Me too, but there is some difference between an apology for misleading editing, and the abject grovelling and retraction that his lawyers seem to be demanding.
I had that trying to book a room for a wake. Could only get through to a centralised booking line; no local number at all. That lost them £££ in thirsty mourner spend.
November 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I had that trying to book a room for a wake. Could only get through to a centralised booking line; no local number at all. That lost them £££ in thirsty mourner spend.
I thought and wrote some more about this, and about how 1980s nuclear dread pervaded pop culture. richardfjbrown.co.uk/2025/11/11/g...
Glad it’s all over
A recent piece by the FT’s Gideon Rachman, on the re-awakening of the nuclear ams race, sent me back to the early 1980s, when the threat of nuclear war stalked the pop charts, even as unseen …
richardfjbrown.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I thought and wrote some more about this, and about how 1980s nuclear dread pervaded pop culture. richardfjbrown.co.uk/2025/11/11/g...
It's a great song. One of my nuclear terror top ten.
November 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
It's a great song. One of my nuclear terror top ten.
I think traditionally, to show commitment to saving (when sums were smaller). Also, to reduce lender risk of having to sell a property at a loss if the buyer defaults. Help to buy equity loans (which were much criticised for inflating prices) shared that risk with the government.
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I think traditionally, to show commitment to saving (when sums were smaller). Also, to reduce lender risk of having to sell a property at a loss if the buyer defaults. Help to buy equity loans (which were much criticised for inflating prices) shared that risk with the government.
I think that's the problem. Average deposits around £50k are a big barrier unless you have family wealth behind you.
November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I think that's the problem. Average deposits around £50k are a big barrier unless you have family wealth behind you.
This is v good. Can see the Jon Hopkins history...
November 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This is v good. Can see the Jon Hopkins history...
And Mountain Goats! Much harvest.
November 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
And Mountain Goats! Much harvest.
Original report here: www.london.ac.uk/news-events/... 2/2
AI transformation of professional services careers places a premium on 'skills for life’ for graduates
Universities must adopt a lifelong approach to skills development as artificial intelligence drives major changes across professional services and the knowledge economy.
www.london.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Original report here: www.london.ac.uk/news-events/... 2/2
Grim. Better hang on to my old iPod to FM radio transmitter...
November 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Grim. Better hang on to my old iPod to FM radio transmitter...
More in my piece for OnLondon.
TLDR? Poverty in London is serious, pervasive and largely driven by housing costs. That's not to belittle the problems faced elsewhere, but doesn't mean London should be defunded either. 5/5 www.onlondon.co.uk/richard-brow...
TLDR? Poverty in London is serious, pervasive and largely driven by housing costs. That's not to belittle the problems faced elsewhere, but doesn't mean London should be defunded either. 5/5 www.onlondon.co.uk/richard-brow...
Richard Brown: London's distinctive patterns of deprivation
The government's new Index of Multiple Deprivation has revealed concealed hardships in the capital, despite some distortions and daft debates
www.onlondon.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
More in my piece for OnLondon.
TLDR? Poverty in London is serious, pervasive and largely driven by housing costs. That's not to belittle the problems faced elsewhere, but doesn't mean London should be defunded either. 5/5 www.onlondon.co.uk/richard-brow...
TLDR? Poverty in London is serious, pervasive and largely driven by housing costs. That's not to belittle the problems faced elsewhere, but doesn't mean London should be defunded either. 5/5 www.onlondon.co.uk/richard-brow...
Other indices are head-scratchers. The Living Environment Index defines deprivation in terms of lacking a garden, noise pollution, energy performance, and traffic. Belgravia, Knisghtbridge and Primrose Hill score badly, as would most other hugh density urban areas. 4/5
November 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Other indices are head-scratchers. The Living Environment Index defines deprivation in terms of lacking a garden, noise pollution, energy performance, and traffic. Belgravia, Knisghtbridge and Primrose Hill score badly, as would most other hugh density urban areas. 4/5