A cautionary tale from Croydon, N.H., where one man tried to foist a change so drastic it jolted a community out of political indifference. A Croydon town meeting in March that began as fairly ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Three years into a protracted battle with bankruptcy, Croydon is looking the worse for wear. Beneath a ...