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Places and property.
The Gists about where we live and how we get about: rent, housing, cities, transport and travel. Each one asks who owns the place and who pays for it.
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Oxford StreetWhich people get the street back?
Millennium DomeWe sold for a promise.
Millennium DomeThe tent was the show home.
RentThe shortage is the investment.
London busesThe only way to know the price.
The National GridWe built the wind and forgot the wires.
Air Traffic ControlNo margin for a bad afternoon.
Railway TimeWho sets the clock decides when you're late.
Data centresThe weight of the cloud.
National TrustBritain's shared ownership of itself.
BritainThe brand is stability.
British AirwaysThe flag stopped mattering.
AldiThe last thing to sell.
London FlatsLocked in, not out.
Virgin AtlanticA vibe funded by losses.
Thames WaterPass the parcel.
NCPThe tide goes out.
LondonWho is it actually for?
ZipcarThe sharing myth.
Gail'sA sign, not a cause.
Airport loungesLuxury as permission.
Center ParcsPremium has a ceiling.
CruisesThey sell certainty.
UniversalOrlando comes to Bedford.
WizzEmpty seats, sold early.
WeWorkThe vibe scaled, the finances didn't.
RyanairHated, and winning.
High streetShops become flats.
RentThe landlords have to negotiate.
OfficesLondon has too many and nobody wants them.
VegasIt priced itself into a corner.
AirbnbThe disruptor became the establishment.
London FlatsThe safe bet looks riskier.
Electric CarsThe boom is real but fragile.
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