"Cities unlimited" report editor speaks

Oliver Marc Hartwich, editor of the report on urban regeneration which caused such a storm, has written an explanatory piece on Conservative Home's platform. I do have great sympathy for Tim Leunig. He has been receiving abusive emails after his address was published in the local press in Liverpool. I hope he is able to get back to normal life soon. The report is an earnest and academically valid one, and it is ridiculous that it received such an unjustified furore (much to do with the timing - silly season/Cameron visit to the north). I apologise for being part of the "jumping to conclusions" mob myself. The full report is here.