Susan J. Smith
@sjs1869.bsky.social
President,The British Academy.
Writes about housing and economic inequality.
Life Fellow at Girton College, Emerita Honorary Professor in the Dept of Geography, Cambridge University, UK.
(Views my own).
Writes about housing and economic inequality.
Life Fellow at Girton College, Emerita Honorary Professor in the Dept of Geography, Cambridge University, UK.
(Views my own).
Yes, and the assumption that if young people can’t afford the move to high-rent cities they can bear the costs of a long commute is even more unrealistic as these ‘cold spots’ in provision deepen www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/policy-and-r...
Cold spots: Mapping inequality in SHAPE provision in UK higher education
This British Academy report reveals that many parts of the UK are becoming subject cold spots – areas with no provision in a subject within a commutable distance. These are often in rural, coastal or ...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
January 11, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Yes, and the assumption that if young people can’t afford the move to high-rent cities they can bear the costs of a long commute is even more unrealistic as these ‘cold spots’ in provision deepen www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/policy-and-r...
The case for a different approach… www.economicsobservatory.com/what-future-...
What future for residential property taxation in Britain? - Economics Observatory
Council tax is unpopular, unfair and overdue for reform. An alternative would be to fund statutory services through central government, introduce a modest local service charge, and absorb stamp duty a...
www.economicsobservatory.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The case for a different approach… www.economicsobservatory.com/what-future-...