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Ben Rogers

The capital is the best place for friendship

HOW lonely are we Londoners? Cities have long been associated with alienation. And it is certainly true that a high percentage of Londoners - more than one in three - live alone, a figure which is growing.

23 February 2012 11:28 AM

Make lorries deliver at night to cut congestion

As economists like to point out, congestion is a sign of success. The roads of Zimbabwe are ominously jam-free.

17 January 2012 10:34 AM

Give Londoners the power to fight crime ourselves

I have never made a citizens' arrest and am wary of people who make a habit of doing so. Former Home Secretary Jack Straw has reportedly made three, including rugby-tackling a man and then tying him up.

05 January 2012 11:35 AM

Moving the poor out of town doesn't solve poverty

One of the things that has always marked London out is the way poor and rich households live side by side. Foreign visitors in the 18th century marvelled at the easy mixing of classes. Today, even the wealthiest boroughs have their share of council estates.

24 June 2011 10:53 AM