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Big Capital: Who Is London For? Paperback – 1 Jun. 2017
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Print length192 pages
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LanguageEnglish
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PublisherPenguin
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Publication date1 Jun. 2017
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Dimensions19.8 x 1.1 x 12.9 cm
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ISBN-100141984996
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Essential reading .... As attempts to address the crisis are still inadequate - indeed, some government policies are making it worse - and as it shows little sign of improving in the near future, the facts of this human catastrophe can't be stated too much or too strongly. The first achievement of Anna Minton's book Big Capital is to do just that -- Rowan Moore ― Observer
Timely and relevant ... I can't recommend it enough -- Josie Long
Anna Minton goes digging into the housing crisis in London and beyond. She gives us an account that indicates the crisis was made through decisions and wilful distortions ... reads like a sort of murder mystery, fully exposed -- Saskia Sassen ― author of Expulsions
Diligent and determined ... Eye-opening ... Minton builds a powerful case ... A call to imagine what is politically possible -- Richard Godwin ― Evening Standard
Fierce, incisive, important. Anyone who lives or works in a building should read this book -- Will Self
A studied, sustained attack on a market that has been mishandled by successive governments for 40 years, not because politicians have been unable to remedy it but because it has been expedient not to. It makes for painful - yet compelling - reading -- Nathan Brooker ― Financial Times
Powerfully written ... It's hard not to come away with a fresh sense of outrage -- Matthew Partridge ― Moneyweek
Cutting through the jargon and spin [Minton] argues that housing is a human right, not purely a financial asset, and offers clear-sighted solutions -- Antonia Charlesworth ― Big Issue
Big Capital adds to what must be a commitment to change. It lays out clearly that the struggle for space will be at the top of the agenda within large cities -- Lisa Mckenzie, Research Fellow in the Department of Sociology, London School of Economics
Timely and relevant ... I can't recommend it enough -- Josie Long
Anna Minton goes digging into the housing crisis in London and beyond. She gives us an account that indicates the crisis was made through decisions and wilful distortions ... reads like a sort of murder mystery, fully exposed -- Saskia Sassen ― author of Expulsions
Diligent and determined ... Eye-opening ... Minton builds a powerful case ... A call to imagine what is politically possible -- Richard Godwin ― Evening Standard
Fierce, incisive, important. Anyone who lives or works in a building should read this book -- Will Self
A studied, sustained attack on a market that has been mishandled by successive governments for 40 years, not because politicians have been unable to remedy it but because it has been expedient not to. It makes for painful - yet compelling - reading -- Nathan Brooker ― Financial Times
Powerfully written ... It's hard not to come away with a fresh sense of outrage -- Matthew Partridge ― Moneyweek
Cutting through the jargon and spin [Minton] argues that housing is a human right, not purely a financial asset, and offers clear-sighted solutions -- Antonia Charlesworth ― Big Issue
Big Capital adds to what must be a commitment to change. It lays out clearly that the struggle for space will be at the top of the agenda within large cities -- Lisa Mckenzie, Research Fellow in the Department of Sociology, London School of Economics
About the Author
Anna Minton is a writer, journalist and Reader in Architecture at the University of East London. Her first book, Ground Control, was published in 2009 to widespread acclaim. The Royal Commission's Fellow in the Built Environment between 2011 and 2014, she is a regular contributor to the Guardian and a frequent broadcaster and commentator.
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- Publisher : Penguin; 1st edition (1 Jun. 2017)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 192 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0141984996
- ISBN-13 : 978-0141984995
- Dimensions : 19.8 x 1.1 x 12.9 cm
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 July 2017
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This (which arrived well within the promised date and was just as advertised) is a real eye-opener. Setting aside the tragedy of Grenfell Tower and the scandal of flammable insulation and cladding used in tower blocks across the country, few know the extent of luxury tower blocks standing empty, owned by Arab or Russian (or other) oligarchs who rarely if ever bother even to visit their own penthouse flats. I'd recommend this to anyone.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 August 2017
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Everyone should read this before voting once again.
It predicted Grenfell.
It predicts the building on every square millimetre of London's green belt.
If we do not take heed of this book and act, the 21st century will be one of greed and wealth against poverty, homelessness and the 1940s ideals of universal health care, universal secondary education and preserving the countryside.
With Brexit looming we are going to have even less food security. This is not the time to ruin agricultural land for the benefit of the international super wealthy.
It predicted Grenfell.
It predicts the building on every square millimetre of London's green belt.
If we do not take heed of this book and act, the 21st century will be one of greed and wealth against poverty, homelessness and the 1940s ideals of universal health care, universal secondary education and preserving the countryside.
With Brexit looming we are going to have even less food security. This is not the time to ruin agricultural land for the benefit of the international super wealthy.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 November 2017
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Brilliant. Needs greater publicity. Makes very clear what t he underlying problem is with housing crisis but no clear answer how to solve it. My solution, Government to pass housing budge to councils and instruct them to start building council houses. No developers should be involved in squirming outt of affordable housing because it hurts their bottom line. What a pity. To many people are living in squalor with rogue landlords because they can't afford entry level housing. Solution is to enact strict legislation re standards, quality and rent levels.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 November 2017
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Ann Minton’s study of housing policies and practice is a very worthwhile read. Not surprisingly, she identifies so much that is wrong with a UK political system in which money always speaks so much louder than individual needs. Parties of all political persuasions have been/are guilty of developing/supporting complex structures essentially favouring a skewed approach to any notion of ‘affordable housing’. The rich get richer ........ What changes?
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 August 2019
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Lots of information. Feels more like a collection of newspaper articles than a book.
Good on the qualitative side. Lacks depth on the quantitative side.
Generally, the book introduces a lot of information. However, it lacks more in-depth analysis and generally does not address the 'Why' questions.
Good on the qualitative side. Lacks depth on the quantitative side.
Generally, the book introduces a lot of information. However, it lacks more in-depth analysis and generally does not address the 'Why' questions.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 July 2017
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One word: Grenfell.
This book explains and unpacks the factors behind why things are the way they are structurally and architecturally. Although written with a British eye, its fundamental points are universal.
This book explains and unpacks the factors behind why things are the way they are structurally and architecturally. Although written with a British eye, its fundamental points are universal.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 July 2017
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Bought the book after the recommendation in the FT which stated that all politicians should read it. The book captures clearly the broken housing system in our society and its causes - profits before people. A timely publication just before the Grenfell Tower fire
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 August 2017
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This book must be read. The account of governmental attitude to housing in London that Anna Minton provides makes me very ashamed to be British. For a broader explanation of how such things have come to pass also read Nancy Maclean's "Democracy in Chains".
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