Local bank holidays can help restore a national consensus
How did you celebrate Yorkshire Day? On the first day of August, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) did so by announcing that the county is the top exporter of manufacturing goods outside London. The MHCLG’s press release lauded...
Policy win for Policy Exchange but Government’s insistence for good design should also be extended to style
This week’s long awaited update to government’s National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) announced, in the words of Secretary of State for Housing James Brokenshire, that quantity must not compromise quality when it comes to the building of new homes. The NPPF now...
Spaceports will transform the UK into a spacefaring nation
The Government has formally green-lighted Britain’s first spaceport. This means that a vertical launch site will be established in Sutherland, Scotland. The project will be supported by a UK Space Agency grant of some £30m in Industrial Strategy funds from the £50m UK...
Policy win for Policy Exchange as the tide ebbs out on the Lagoon
The Government finally ended 19 months of uncertainty – with Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Secretary of State Greg Clark announcing the decision to reject the Swansea Tidal Lagoon because the “proposed programme of lagoons do not meet the...
