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‘Lawless London’ is suffering an unusual crimewave – one that never actually happened
Wherever you look, from social-media snippets to politicians’ soundbites, the story is the same: London is done for. On its arse economically, socially divided and battered by a crimewave of unendurable brutality, the UK…
Monocle’s Quality of Life survey 2023: The world’s most liveable cities
This year’s survey of the best places to enjoy all that life offers finds a world grappling with new urban challenges.
The Opener
Tyler Brûlé ponders the absence of North American cities in this year’s Quality of Life Survey.
Ready for the reawakening
Once a paradigm of urban turnaround, New York appears to be backsliding into crime and decay. We meet the residents determined to get their city back on track and unpack the numbers.
Killer in Manila
Under President Duterte, thousands of drug users and dealers have been gunned down. The response from the people of the Philippines? Carry on, please.
Snow houses
Since 2007, the Colombian government has made over €50m from selling property confiscated from drug barons. Around 1,200 buildings are currently waiting to be sold, plus a large collection of shoes.
Born to run
Hugo Chávez faces a new challenge from a charismatic opposition politician, Leopoldo López, who hopes to become mayor of Caracas. Can he bring peace to a city where 52 people are murdered every day?
