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Oct
Day 6 - The Conversion of Place — Data, Value and the Truman Brewery Data Centre

Day 6 - The Conversion of Place — Data, Value and the Truman Brewery Data Centre

By excluding questions of ownership, profit, and displacement, the inquiry preserves its image of neutrality. In truth, neutrality is the mechanism of capture.
12 min read
22
Oct
Day 5 — The Heritage That Matters: Cross-Examining Historic England’s Legacy

Day 5 — The Heritage That Matters: Cross-Examining Historic England’s Legacy

Who now decides what 'heritage that matters' means?
4 min read
20
Oct
Part III — London for Sale: An Open Objection to Towards a New London Plan (2025)

Part III — London for Sale: An Open Objection to Towards a New London Plan (2025)

London’s greatness was not built by speculation but by solidarity—by communities that repaired, reused and renewed their environment through time.
7 min read
20
Oct
Part II — The Financialisation of London

Part II — The Financialisation of London

When housing, heritage and open space are treated as investment classes, moral boundaries are replaced by yield curves.
7 min read
20
Oct
Part I — The Empire of Finance: How Property Became London’s Primary Market

Part I — The Empire of Finance: How Property Became London’s Primary Market

Financialisation does not merely alter prices or tenure; it remakes governance itself.
8 min read
19
Oct
Truman Brewery Redevelopment: Independent Analysis Finds Scheme in Breach of London Planning Law

Truman Brewery Redevelopment: Independent Analysis Finds Scheme in Breach of London Planning Law

Our research brief finds the Truman Brewery redevelopment in breach of London’s planning law — and unfit for approval in whole or part.
2 min read
18
Oct
The Truman Brewery Inquiry: When the London Plan Meets the Market Plan

The Truman Brewery Inquiry: When the London Plan Meets the Market Plan

This is not a story about appearances; it is a story about rules — who writes them, who abides by them, and who believes they are optional.
10 min read
17
Oct
Day 4 Morning – The Architecture of Justification

Day 4 Morning – The Architecture of Justification

This was not evidence but reiteration: the legal language of compliance performed as fact.
4 min read
16
Oct
Brick Lane Inquiry — Day Three (Afternoon): The Aesthetics of Adequacy

Brick Lane Inquiry — Day Three (Afternoon): The Aesthetics of Adequacy

“Once the means of decision become routine, the imagination collapses.”
4 min read
16
Oct
Brick Lane Inquiry — Day Three (Morning): Landmarks and Blind Spots

Brick Lane Inquiry — Day Three (Morning): Landmarks and Blind Spots

Forshaw’s testimony turned planning jargon back into moral language. “The battle,” he said, “isn’t over style — it’s over stewardship.”
6 min read