The Value of Nothing

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Why does Britain feel so poor?
Plus chaos chasers, ghost motorways, the secret symbols hiding in your street, and a rationalist death cult.
Apr 1 • 
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Why does Britain feel so poor?
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Britain’s car market is a complete disaster
In which the nation's most average driver tries to buy a new car and realises we’re all poor now.
Jan 7 • 
M. F. Robbins
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Britain’s car market is a complete disaster
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2.5% is a ludicrous target for defence spending
It's time to grow up and get serious.
Feb 18 • 
M. F. Robbins
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2.5% is a ludicrous target for defence spending
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HS2 and the slow decay of Britain
“I have tried to ascertain where design decisions get made... I have struggled to get to a definite answer.”
Jun 23 • 
M. F. Robbins
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HS2 and the slow decay of Britain
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Denial of Service
How Trump - and Robert Peston - broke the news, and why it's probably time to rethink your information diet.
Feb 4 • 
M. F. Robbins
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Denial of Service
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I visited Britain's most expensive farm track
A dispute over a farm track in Buckinghamshire could cost taxpayers 'tens of millions' in delays to HS2 after local NIMBYs blocked a minor upgrade. I…
Apr 28 • 
M. F. Robbins
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I visited Britain's most expensive farm track
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The unfixable road that was vanished
A main road through a small town is in desperate need of repair. There's just one small problem: for all intents and purposes, it doesn't exist.
Jun 30 • 
M. F. Robbins
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The unfixable road that was vanished
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The end of the playground
In which one playground shuts and another is sealed off from the public before it even opens, in a chilling warning for the future of local government.
Jan 21 • 
M. F. Robbins
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The end of the playground
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Stop gaslighting people about crime
Yes, crime statistics show long-term decline, but the numbers don't tell the whole story.
Jun 5 • 
M. F. Robbins
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Stop gaslighting people about crime
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The weird world of Robin Ince
What, exactly, is the value of a diagnosis? A review of Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal: My Adventures in Neurodiversity, by Robin Ince.
May 9 • 
M. F. Robbins
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The weird world of Robin Ince
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Britain's car parking is a complete disaster
Somehow we've turned key national infrastructure into the wild west.
Mar 18 • 
M. F. Robbins
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Britain's car parking is a complete disaster
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Trouble at the tip
A half-arsed stand-off between central government and local councils is making it harder for people to do the right thing. Westminster should be…
May 20 • 
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Trouble at the tip
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