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Legacy Conservation

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The coronation showed how britain still leads the world in the heritage game. indeed, pride in our ‘conservation areas’ has saved many beautiful buildings. john wood reminds us that we need to conserve the things that really matter. he says it is time to switch from ‘heritage conservation’ to ‘legacy conservation’.

Photo by Nik Shuliahin

Reporting on Poverty

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Journalist Rachel Broady is passionate about challenging the stereotypes of people experiencing poverty, and decided the best place to begin was within her own industry. 

photo by Jay Cee

Shower Conscious

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Upgrading your shower experience whilst saving water is just one of the positives of Vitaclean filters. Founders, Sara Douglas and Kristina Velkova explain how their sustainable showerheads conserve 25% more water whilst also stimulating healthier hair and skin.

Photo by Tom Parsons

Beyond Conservation

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In a climate emergency, should planners focus more on Futures – ‘renewal’ and ‘regeneration’ – than on Histories – ‘conservation’ and ‘heritage’?

Do the Right Thing

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In 1983 Katharine Hamnett launched her first protest t-shirts. They caught the spirit of a generation, worn by the likes of Wham!, Queen and Naomi Campbell, as well as countless…

Time to Switch

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In a gentle way, the title of Naomi Klein’s book ‘This Changes Everything’ reminds us that everything must change. But changing course is hard in a strong headwind. To make the change less painful it is best to wait until wind drops.

Waste Wonderland

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I’m chatting to the friendly concierge at my hotel in Seoul. “I’d like to go here Ashely”, as I point at the paper map – Google Maps isn’t permitted in…

Green Berlin

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I meet Elodie, a French lady who has married and settled in Germany, outside Wildeküche, a large, welcoming vegan café in Kreuzeberg, and so my private green tour of Berlin…