As the railway lines have been upgraded over the years, the price differences between rural and London housing have shrunk and as that example shows, you can actually calculate the price difference to a fair degree of accuracy.

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But he has demonstrated that he can publish a "serious" tabloid too, having shrunk The Times of London into a tab three years ago.

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Observers of London's French community do not think the downturn has shrunk its numbers much.

ECONOMIST: The French community in London