Suburban Desert: London’s Loss of Local Football Clubs

BY NIALL McCRAE The more people, the fewer amenities. This phenomenon may seem counter-intuitive: surely a booming population in our cities would generate a greater market for goods and services? But that depends on the commodity. Yes, there will be more consumption, but local community life is not necessarily improved by ever-expanding housing development, particularly if the influx is mostly from foreign countries and cultures. … Continue reading Suburban Desert: London’s Loss of Local Football Clubs

The English and Their Clubs

BY SEAN WALSH If you are one of those people who still puzzle over the identity of Jack the Ripper*, then the Whitechapel Society might be right up your narrow, cobbled, and pitch-black street. Founded some thirty years ago, its membership includes former and serving police officers, academics, tour guides, psychologists, psychics, lawyers and miscellaneous representatives of all trades and none. It meets every other … Continue reading The English and Their Clubs