The EU Referendum
[h5]On June, 23rd 2016 the electorate of the United Kingdom voted to end the state’s membership of the European Union: An analysis of what contributed to this outcome.[/h5] Read More
Spending Cuts: Art meets Science
[h5]Benjamin D. Hennig and Danny Dorling plot the distribution of funding for the arts and universities in England.[/h5] Read More
Education material
Alan Parkinson (King’s Ely School) and Dr Benjamin Hennig (University of Oxford) have received the Royal Geographical Society’s Innovative Geography Teaching Grant, which provides funding for geography teachers at secondary level for the development of imaginative and creative educational resources, with a university collaborator. Read More
England divided
New research shows: England is now more divided than 1980s
• 60% increase in number of poor households and 33% increase in wealthy households between 1980 and 2010
• Households in the middle are disappearing, with biggest changes in London
New analysis of Census data by the University of Oxford, funded by independent charity Trust for London, shows England has experienced significant changes in the composition of its households during the three decades running from 1980-2010. There has been an increase in the number of poor households, an increase in wealthy households and a squeeze on the middle. The most dramatic changes have been in London with a 43% decrease in the number of households in the middle. Read More
A changing housing market
The average price of sold houses in England and Wales has more than doubled since 1995. Read More
The Super-rich
[h4]London, the British Isles and the Super-rich[/h4]
by Benjamin Hennig and Danny Dorling Read More
Child Poverty in London
The Campaign to End Child Poverty has today published new figures showing that London contains 14 out of the top 20 local authorities with the highest rates of child poverty across the UK.
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The Cartography of Riots
The riots of August 2011 took the nation by surprise. Consternation followed as events appeared to spiral out of control, then condemnation. Later reflection, and the compilation of hundreds of statistics on the rioters who were convicted. Much was also written about those who were not caught but were interviewed, as well as on the severity of the sentences handed down to the minority of rioters who were caught, or identified and convicted. Prison sentences totalling more than 1,800 years were handed down with an average custodial sentence of nearly 17 months (more than four times the average term handed down by magistrates courts for similar offences). Read More
The London Bubble
In an article for the “In Focus” section of Political Insight (April 2014, Volume 5, Issue 1) Benjamin Hennig and Danny Dorling looked at the overheating of the housing market in London. Read More
London Borough Elections 2014
The London borough elections were held on 22 May with 1851 council seats being contested in 32 boroughs*. As of May, 28th, all results apart from five seats in Tower Hamlets have been declared. Read More