Alison Taylor

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Disclosure statement Alison Taylor received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Few cities serve up a skyline like London’s – a patchwork of steeples, bridges, domes and glass towers framed by a looping river. Dining with a view here isn’t just about height, but perspective: riverside tables watching boats drift by, leafy terraces gazing over parks, rooftops catching the sunset in glass and steel. In a city of constant motion, a meal with a view invites pause, a chance to look outward and inward at once.

It's tough out there in retail. In order to drag people off the sofa and away from their smartphones, and tempt them out into the real world, stores

Conversations of the Week: Friday, April 10, 2026

The UK has 1.3 million ‘sandwich carers’ balancing childcare with elderly relatives. This family’s project reveals the realities of intergenerational living

Corporate leaders have lost the room. How we got here is a more uncomfortable question.

A Conversation on Britain and the US with Stefan Stern

Conversations of the Week: April 17, 2026

When I tell people I live with my parents, there’s a look I can’t quite...