Brick Lane After the Rejection: What Must Happen Now to Prevent Cultural Erasure
Responding to the Council’s refusal of the Truman Brewery scheme—and the uncertain road ahead
Behind the Façade: Who Really Profits from the Brick Lane Redevelopment?
The story of Brick Lane is a test of our collective urban ethics. Will we allow developers to rewrite it as a marketing slogan—or will we defend it as a living, layered history worth protecting?
The Battle for Brick Lane
Where heritage meets resistance, and London's soul risks eviction.
Cliftonville: The Last Grand Seaside Quarter
Cliftonville offers a model for heritage-led regeneration that does not displace but includes. It is not a museum piece, but a living district—one where restoration must consider memory as much as mortar.
Built Heritage, Common Ground: Why Protecting Buildings Must Mean Protecting Communities
To preserve built heritage without preserving the common culture it anchors is to sever a structure from its meaning.
Repairing the Past, Investing in the Future: A Call for VAT Relief on Historic Building Restoration
"Demolition is tax efficient. Conservation is not." This is a systemic failure.
