Steve Bloomfield
✕5 Essays
Our wise contributors unravel the riddles at the heart of our cities: what makes them tick, how they can work better and what nocturnal joys lie within.
Grand plans
Running a city is a daunting task, whether hosting the Olympics or overhauling transport. So who would take it on? We meet seven mayors bearing the weight of a city on their shoulders.
Top 25 cities, 2016
The ups and downs of our annual global ranking covering the world's most liveable cities – who's in and who's out?
How to make a nation
From diplomacy to government, business to media, how do we create a vibrant nation? To coincide with the publication of “How to Make a Nation: A Monocle Guide”, Steve Bloomfield posed this question to…
São Tomé: blinded by the sun
Monocle's Steve Bloomfield and photographer Zed Nelson travel to São Tomé to report on the corruption and misguided ambition that have been a blight on the fortunes of this tropical African island.
Blinded by the sun
Africa’s island of São Tomé isn’t a paradise lost but an opportunity squandered. Monocle reports on why corruption and misguided ambition blight an otherwise unspoilt landscape, as new development dreams emerge.
Q&A: Estonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves
The Estonian president talks (and talks) to us about his fixes for Europe.
Small packages: Villages report
We take a tour of the most innovative and enticing compact communities around the world.
Defence
Saudi Arabia steps up its stocks of smart munitions and both the UK and Ukraine add to their air forces.
Be our guest
A warm welcome shows the world what you’re made of. With the help of Monocle readers, we’ve compiled our new Hospitality Survey, from national image-making to the best in business.
