Where next for housing reform?
Related Content Nimbys get a bad press. They live in attractive houses in expensive areas but want to deny that chance to others. They are a powerful lobby motivated by selfishness who often behave badly – check out the recent viral video of a local woman hurling...
Chesham and Amersham shows which parts of the Government’s planning reforms will work best
Related Content The Conservative Party have lost the Chesham and Amersham by-election: their majority of 16,223 at the 2019 election turned into a Lib Dem majority of 8,028. A cursory glance over the Liberal Democrats’ election literature suggests that they won by...
Is Net Zero a “dangerous trap”?
Related Content Voices in the environment sector have long fired criticisms at Net Zero, the Government’s target for eradicating emissions by the middle of this century. Last year, Greta Thunberg argued that the world should ‘forget’ Net Zero, and an article...
Fight over grants for EVs shows that climate policies need an endgame.
Related Content Arguments over cuts to the Plug-in Car Grant are a symptom of an old-fashioned climate policy, argues Ed Birkett. Last month the Government announced a surprise cut to the grants available for buyers of new electric vehicles (EVs) and restricted...
