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Cities

18 October 2018

Istanbul ups the war on plastic and we have a word with Labour peer Andrew Adonis.

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The Foreign Desk - Explainer 66: What’s next for Manchester?

25 May 2017

After Monday night’s terrorist attack at a concert in Manchester, Monocle’s Chris Lord looks to the past for hope for his home city’s future.

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The Menu - Food Neighbourhoods 146: Manchester, Ancoats

6 August 2019

Monocle’s Charlie Filmer-Court takes us to Ancoats in Manchester where the northern UK city’s food and drink selection has received a huge boost thanks to the area’s revitalisation.

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Cities, slicker

21 June 2012

Cities evolve constantly, sometimes seemingly without anyone planning or guiding the process. But new ideas about how they work and can be improved abound, for those interested in taking them on.

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The Briefing - Thursday 25 May

25 May 2017

Brazil’s crisis deepens as 35,000 protesters take to the streets in the capital and many more in other major cities. Plus: intelligence leaks rattle the investigation into the Manchester bomb attack and Barack Obama joins…

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The Globalist - Wednesday 24 May

24 May 2017

We assess the aftermath of Monday's terror attack in Manchester, which killed 22 people. Monocle's Chris Lord reports on how the city's business community is responding, while award-winning journalist Jon Silverman discu…

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Melting away

17 December 2015

Public art in the UK is “disappearing before our eyes” according to a new campaign launched by Historic England, the government-sponsored organisation that seeks to protect English landmarks. The new initiative has ident…

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The Late Edition - Tuesday 29 May

29 May 2018

Tim Marshall, Joy Lo Dico and Andrew Mueller discuss the top stories of the day including whether the meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un could really happen, the future of Italian politics, why the specifics of…

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The Entrepreneurs - Uncle

17 October 2018

Cities are becoming more desirable places to live but renting a flat is still a stressful experience. Ryan Prince, co-founder of Uncle, has set out to change all that. His property-management service (which he co-founded…

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Urbanism

18 August 2016

Why the UK leads the way in city security and the public baths in Denmark that are making a splash.

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Top of the world

20 June 2013

The elusive alchemy that makes a good city a great place to live is something we’ve been dedicated to understanding since Monocle began. With a sharper eye than ever, we present our top 25.

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Star of India

17 August 2008

In our series on emerging business hubs we reveal why you should invest in Pune, India’s booming IT and industrial design centre. But beware: success is already putting strains on the city’s transport system and energy…

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Creative hub

4 November 2006

Not just a city of skyscrapers, Hong Kong has plenty of galleries and industrial buildings that are being turned into cosy artists’ studios. We drop by a few for a visit and speak to the curator of the hotly anticipated new…

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Venues

24 November 2005

Asheville has an enduring music legacy that stretches far beyond its traditional mountain music and bluegrass roots. Today it is a city with one of the most vibrant music scenes in the US and is a place where bands flock…

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Fully functional

21 July 2016

Christopher Lord reporting from Brno: The Czech Republic’s second city was central to European design before falling into a troubled 20th-century sleep. Revival came thanks to research investment but its future may lie in…

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Brave new world

21 March 2024

From the future of city living to how smaller states can make themselves heard, three solutions-focused professionals tell us how they are rethinking the way we live.