Tom Forth @tomforth.co.uk · Oct 24 Also includes a graph, for I am known for such things, on how Almere, the Netherlands' most successful new city has overtaken Lelystad, the Netherlands' most mocked new city in population since they were built on land reclaimed from the sea.
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Niche factoid is that Lelystad's political make-up in its first years still clearly reflected the background of the working class residents from Amsterdam moving in. Not just did Labour outperform its national results by a lot, the Communists did very well here in 1981-1982 as well