Underneath the Arches: Celebrating Borough Market
London’s oldest extant market is celebrating its millennium.
Stephen Halliday
The Hanseatic League: Europe’s First Common Market?
In the 13th century a remarkable trading block was formed in northern Europe. The Hanseatic League prospered for 300 years before the rise of the nation-state led to its dissolution.
London’s Olympics, 1908
In 1908 the Olympic movement visited Britain for the first time. Stephen Halliday describes how the British Olympic Association prepared for the Games with barely two years notice.
Down The Tube
Stephen Halliday investigates the murky world of financing the London Underground.