Vol. XII · No. 142 · Friday, 21 June 2026 · London & New York · £4.50

Daniel Osei

Cities Correspondent

Daniel writes about how cities move, house and fail the people in them — transit, planning and the quiet politics of the everyday commute.

Bylines

Two hours a day, multiplied by a million lives — the hidden ledger of the urban journey, and who pays it.

Thirty years of towers promised light and air for everyone, and delivered permanent dusk to the parks below.