Letchworth Articles

In his 1934 work, English Journey, the writer JB Priestley spoke of three Englands. The first, the so-called ‘real, enduring England’ was the traditional bucolic vision – ‘the country of the cathedrals and ministers and manor houses and inns’. Then came the England of...

As the former mayor of Letchworth Garden City I found it refreshing to read David Cameron’s recent praise of our town and Garden Cities in general. But while Cameron was praising the virtues of Letchworth, the Conservative-run North Herts District Council was...

This summer’s riots have brought into sharp focus once again the issues surrounding citizenship and social inclusion. The idea of a ‘big society’ exists in natural progressive territory. Yet the Tories approach it from the right and we approach it from the left. Their...