director, Future Cities Project; author of 'China's Urban Revolution' and 'New Chinese Architecture.' Critic on architecture, environmentalism, and China.
London
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In 1978, China's urban population was 18%; today it is 65%.
In 1978 there were 193 Chinese cities; today there are around 650.
Thanks @spectator #Chinesewhispers @CindyXiaodanYu for a thoroughly enjoyable chat about cities, development & progress in China.
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“A bitter and painful book” (Peter Hitchens) yet “elegant and insightful” (Nina Power).
Hear Theodore Dalrymple on "An Englishman’s Home Is His Car Park"
Bookshop Barnie
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If you haven’t got a driveway, at least park yourself in front of your computer for this online discussion with Theodore Dalrymple on "An Englishman’s Home Is His Car Park"
@DalrympleFans @theodalrymple
4 Nov, 7pm
FREE & ONLINE
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A must read @BHL
#France "seems to be on the front line of a phenomenon now spreading across Europe, and perhaps throughout the entire West: an explosion of nihilism... a social movement that seeks not to bring about one kind of society or another but, instead, no society at all.”
The violent protests are “not directed against this or that injustice, but against the very idea of justice—a revolt not against this or that government, but against the very idea of an organized society.”
@OurFightUk @danielbenami
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"‘Globalize the intifada’ has become a password for a new generation of so-called progressives, the Palestinian flag is becoming a shibboleth for the most brainless of our rioters. This is where we are, in a sad remake of the international commitments of the past and, in fact, the explosion of a genuine left-wing antisemitism... a new phenomenon—in its scale, its nature, and its nihilistic and desperate character. And the fact is, no politician seems ready to confront it.”
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How did Britain become a nation addicted to indifference?
Theodore Dalrymple explores this in "An Englishman’s Home Is His Car Park"
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Wednesday 4 November, 7pm.
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Join the latest Bookshop Barnie:
Theodore Dalrymple discusses An Englishman’s Home Is His Car Park
Wednesday 4 November at 7pm (to 8:30pm).
Online. Free.
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From paved-over front gardens to municipal apathy: Theodore Dalrymple’s "An Englishman’s Home Is His Car Park".
Is slovenliness a way of life?
Wednesday 4 November, 7pm.
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Austin Williams retweeted
Watching the penny very slowly drop at The Economist is always a pleasure.
A hard look at Britain’s data suggests so. But it is hardly an epidemic economist.com/britain/2026/1…
.@guardian "look-how-weird-the-Chinese-are" article.
But 50 years ago, 1.5million pet rocks were sold in the West.
boingboing.net/2024/09/19/re…
theguardian.com/world/2026/o…
How architects think [#2]:
"from 'a psychoanalytic perspective,' her neighbour parking the 'phallic symbol' of his white Nissan Navara pick-up truck across her driveway represented gender violence."
thetimes.com/article/20c410f…
Previous reviews:
A “surgical demolition” The Guardian
“Excellent” Daily Telegraph
“Eh?” The Star
Join Theodore Dalrymple discussing "An Englishman’s Home Is His Car Park"
4 November
7–8:30pm
ONLINE
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“thought-provoking” (Robert Tombs)
“fun and challenging” (Paul Embery)
"both exhilarating and a little horrifying" (Evan Davis)
Now it’s Theodore Dalrymple turn at the Bookshop Barnie, discussing "An Englishman’s Home Is His Car Park"
4 Nov, 7pm. ONLINE
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“the spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right.”
A brilliant and necessary defence of freedom.
@AdGo @glukianoff
@TheFIREorg open.substack.com/pub/greglu…
Austin Williams retweeted
Lucy Connelly @LucyTCWife signing her book about being jailed for a tweet at @oldspeak_books at the #BattleFest.
Cry harder
Austin Williams retweeted
One of the great things about #battlefest is that there are so many debates to choose from. The downside is you can't see everything! Thankfully, many of our speakers have now published their speeches or articles discussing their sessions. Click below for a round-up 👇
Austin Williams retweeted
Our era has produced so many insane headlines that will baffle future historians.
Here’s another…
Austin Williams retweeted
"The final legacy of Starmer is to (force feed us the BBC version of events via social media).
"I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but my God!"
@Fox_Claire
On the day that everyone turns on their heating, puts on a jumper, storms rage & the government refuses to license domestic oil production - the Greens bang on about global warming.
Who knew that as well as on gender and Zionism, Greens were tone deaf on environmental issues too?
