Martin Prince-Parrott, the author of recently published Urban Healthonomics, is a man on a mission. He’s also a walking contradiction....

Last October, before the government’s autumn budget, I wrote a blog making a case that the UK is at an inflection point in housing and...

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has”  ...

Does objecting to a new housing development in your local community, on the basis that no provision is made for new or expanded GP...

There’s an area in the northeast of England where planners, health providers, arts organisations and local government are collaborating...

On Tuesday this week, World Toilet Day was celebrated across the world – laugh if you want, but it’s a long-established event   led by...

Earlier this month the British Medical Journal published results of a survey by the Royal College of GPs on time spent on non-clinical...

As preventative health features prominently in the government’s agenda and in particular as a focus for improving the NHS , I’m...

In the wake of Lord Darzi’s report on the NHS , the IPPR report on the nation’s health , and the government’s renewed focus on...

As the new government tries to reconcile how to grow the economy by accelerating investment in new housing with a commitment to public...

Our new government has pledged to limit tax rises while at the same time promising to invest in our NHS, education and energy...

There’s an ad going round social media this week by the city of Oslo, presented with irony by a droll Norwegian who asks if Oslo is “even...

Over the last year I’ve seen more and more reports of the tensions in local communities created by new housing development and the...

Earlier this month, Asda unveiled plans for a “transformational Mixed-Use Redevelopment of its ten-acre Park Royal site in North West...

“Vulnerability” comes from the Latin word for wound – vulnis. It’s the state of being open to injury, or appearing as if you are. Feeling...

Along with wet weather, April came in with a blast of Nimby v Yimby hot air. So far this month, we’ve learned that Keir Starmer has...

I spent last week in Singapore which, along with many other accolades, has been designated the world’s sixth Blue Zone, and the world’s...

2024 is starting off with a bang for London’s public toilet campaigners. As conversations came to a head (!) toward the end of last year...

I first met Michael Edwards in 2021 through Just Space, a network of London-based community organisations which he and others set up in...

Happy new year – and what a year 2024 has started out to be, as global, national and local events unfold and impact us all in different...