Archive of A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain

Owen Hatherley reflects on the generational divides that have emerged over the course of the last two UK general elections by charting the musical evolution of The Smiths. Comparing Morrissey’s political trajectory to those of many voters throughout the North of England, Hatherley investigates the roots of the North’s departure from anti-Thatcherite collectivism to nationalist reaction.

In every major city in the world there is a housing crisis. How did this happen and what can we do about it? 

Key reading on our cities and the geography of inequality, politics, and identity.

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