Suburbia has been sitting out the dance of late, the nice girl overlooked in favour of the wild charms of the countryside and the wantonness of the inner city. Urban and rural regeneration have flourished as policymakers ignore areas we have come to regard as indelibly naff. This week, however, the think-tank Demos will launch a 'save the suburbs' campaign, seeking to revitalise pleasantville by re-embracing the traditional pastimes of the 'burbs: car-washing, Tupperware parties, communal gardens and the Women's Institute.
London - Save our boring 'burbs' - Europaconcorsi
