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ISSUE 1: THE GEOGRAPHY EDITON
"Location, Location, Location"

10 Reasons to Change Your
Town's Name by Anthony Carr

1. Your town has joined the Witness Protection Programme
2. No-one can properly pronounce the name of your town
3. Your town has a name so long it cannot afford to have signs big enough
4. People in your town think a different name would sound posher
5. The name of your town must change to accommodate new EU rules
6. Your town shares it’s name with a town in Australia and people prefer the Australian version
7. People of your town shorten its name through laziness
8. The name of your town offends those of Russian descent
9. Your town shares a twin with a better name
10. People get so used to saying actually after your town’s name that it sticks