Safe as Houses? Bruce Wilson

Safe as Houses? Bruce WilsonThere can be few everyday financial issues more important than the price of houses. Whether we own one and worry about its value or aspire to own one and are frustrated by their high prices, nobody can avoid the issue. In the UK, while prices have fluctuated during our lifetimes, overall they have risen steadily and sometimes spectacularly. The accepted wisdom is that houses are a safe and excellent investment for the long term. But are they really as

and it hosts 'First Friday' events that transform the neighbourhood into a crowded hub of artistic

the succession of the first kings of Adab

and his place in the history of British cinema

and contradictions between Brecht's theatrical practices and his everyday life

2014 BBC Radio 4’s Thinking Allowed inaugural award for ethnography

plus a few pieces from a Museum expedition to Memphis

and Australian studies

with a particular emphasis on the meaning of grazing management and sustainable intensification

and waste is also minimized

they made extensive use of resources from the less hospitable areas

yields are constrained by factors such as pests and diseases as well as vulnerability to poor soils

Set in fin de siècle Madrid