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Smithfields closure, unrealistic housing targets and Brighton's white elephant

Smithfields closure, unrealistic housing targets and Brighton's white elephant

Open City · Open City

December 5, 202445m 48s

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Show Notes

This week Merlin Fulcher is joined by the author, columnist and SAVE founding trustee Simon Jenkins to discuss: 


Smithfields meat market closes for good after 850 years // Councils raise concerns over unrealistic government housing targets // Brighton’s i360 enters administration // And cycling in London booms more than 25 per cent in the past five years


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