PinnedJohn P. Houghton·Jul 14“Nothing can be lost”: celebrating heritage in regeneration“We shed as we pick up, like travellers who must carry everything in their arms, and what we let fall will be picked up by those behind…
John P. Houghton·May 26So, what difference does he make? Andy Burnham and regenerationSix ways in which Prime Minister Andy could change our towns and cities
John P. Houghton·Jul 13, 2025How to Build a Borough: Lewisham — Part ThreeThe borough has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to do some big thinking about its future.
John P. Houghton·May 23, 2025The return of neighbourhood renewal?How we can use new tools and insights to deliver lasting change.
John P. Houghton·May 9, 2025Currencies of place — part 2We need to a new wave of neighbourhood renewal to show that democracy can deliver. We know how to do it; do we have the will?
John P. Houghton·Apr 25, 2025Building the futureA lesson in ambition from a “trail blazer” community in Oxfordshire.
John P. Houghton·Apr 11, 2025Currencies of place — part 1The great battle of our age is being fought between democracy and autocracy. We need to show that democracy can renew our towns and cities.
John P. Houghton·Feb 2, 2025How to Build a Borough: Lewisham — Part 2From Thatcher’s vision of turbo-capitalism in Deptford to low-income tenants building an ‘Anarchist Housing Estate’ in Honor Oak.
John P. Houghton·Dec 7, 2024Yorkshire ForwardReinventing our high streets is a test of democracy’s ability to deliver. Visit Hillsborough to see how it is done.
John P. Houghton·Oct 19, 2024How to Build a Borough: Lewisham — Part 1The London Borough of Lewisham has been the battleground for every major confrontation over the future of London.
