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Big City development thwarted by men with tiny paintbrushes

“The UK economy is dealing with sclerosis of old age, and unable to politically chart the trade-offs.” Those were the thoughts this week of top economist Simon French.

Nowhere is this sclerosis better typified than in the Square Mile, in a recent planning decision by the City of London Corporation. 

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