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Nadia Rahimi

Cities and transport editor. Writes about the unglamorous work that makes a place easy to live in: timetables, crossings, benches and the people who maintain them.

6 stories

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Callum Ferreira

Economy correspondent. Follows household budgets, high streets and the gap between a headline figure and a Tuesday afternoon.

6 stories

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Ines Moreau-Walsh

Culture critic. Reviews books, rooms and exhibitions, and interviews the people who design the places we gather in.

6 stories

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Sunniva Halloran

World and politics editor. Reports from places that rarely lead the bulletin, and from the committee rooms that decide what happens next.

5 stories

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Desmond Achterberg

Technology and infrastructure writer. Interested in who keeps public systems running after the launch party is over.

4 stories

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Priya Venkataraman

Columnist, The Long View. Writes about institutions, attention and the arguments that outlast the news cycle.

3 stories

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