The Thames Barrier must never fail. Here’s why it doesn’t.
20 Dec 2021 Leave a comment
in economics of natural disasters, transport economics, urban economics Tags: London
Smelly Facts About London’s The Great Stink of 1858
11 Jul 2020 Leave a comment
in economic history, health economics, public economics Tags: British history, London, The Great Escape
What Happened After The Great Fire Of London In 1666
02 May 2020 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of natural disasters Tags: London
How the world’s first subway system was built
14 May 2018 Leave a comment
in economic history, transport economics Tags: London
The Great Smog Attack of London
29 Jan 2018 1 Comment
in economic history, environmental economics Tags: air pollution, British history, London
Early Film Footage of London
08 Dec 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, urban economics Tags: London
An interactive map of Shakesphere’s London
10 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture Tags: London, Shakespeare
An interactive map of Shakesphere's London via @CityLab mapoflondon.uvic.ca/dev/agas.htm | http://t.co/4eJncdCj7L—
Charts and Maps (@ChartsandMaps) April 12, 2015
Who do the London newspapers vote for?
17 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, Public Choice Tags: British politics, expressive voting, London, London newspaper market, media bias, rational ignorance, rational rationality
1st #Churchill speech following the start of the #Blitz
16 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in war and peace Tags: British history, London, The Blitz, Winston Churchill, World War II
Creative destruction in London newspapers
12 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of information, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, Public Choice Tags: British economy, British politics, creative destruction, London, media bias
Truth is that editorialising has v little influence – less now than ever. Here's why: specc.ie/1c58mAr http://t.co/m8UM22W0zj—
Fraser Nelson (@FraserNelson) May 07, 2015
London is different
11 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in urban economics Tags: agglomeration, British economy, London
London is (very) different – Europe edition. Chart from today's UK productivity plan. #summerbudget http://t.co/PbZqAdVvFe—
RBS Economics (@RBS_Economics) July 10, 2015
1st 999 number introduced today 1937
30 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of crime, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, law and economics Tags: British economy, crime and punishment, London
999 – World's first emergency telephone number – was introduced in London #OnThisDay 30 June 1937 #emergencyservices http://t.co/I4gbrwJ2Vp—
BT Archives (@BTArchives) June 30, 2014
London Smog 1959
23 Mar 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, environmental economics, environmentalism Tags: London, London smog
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