New Town Utopia review – how Basildon was delivered to the future - The Guardian

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New Town Utopia review – how Basildon was delivered to the future The Guardian Smith tracks Basildon's postwar history as a Labour stronghold with lots of manufacturing jobs (“Moscow-on-the-Thames”) until the loss of these and Mrs Thatcher's right-to-buy council house policy turned Essex blue. The film talks about Basildon's ... and more »