Why can’t London build housing? October 20, 2025 London has the UK’s least affordable housing and it’s building the least, Sadiq Khan’s affordable housing targets and the Building Safety Regulator are largely to blame, says Ben Hopkinson Housing in London has been in crisis for decades. Unaffordable rents have kept professionals in their 20s living with their parents, made it harder for families [...]
Inflation has doubled under Reeves and she has no plan to bring it down October 20, 2025 Inflation is the unseen robber that diminishes our savings and makes a mockery of our plans for the future. Reeves must explain what she plans to do about it before it gets out of control, says Eliot Wilson When Lord Gove hinted in The Spectator last month at parallels between contemporary Britain and Weimar Germany, [...]
Cutting affordable housing quotas is a slap in the face for Labour voters October 20, 2025 If Labour is no longer in favour of building affordable housing, what exactly is the party for, asks James Ford.
Build, baby, build? Not without serious property tax reform October 20, 2025 YIMBYs are right about planning reform, but we must also urgently tackle our broken property tax system to beat the housing crisis.
Lord Mayor: Armed Forces should mine London’s fintechs for reserves October 20, 2025 A strong defence and a thriving economy are two sides of the same coin. The Armed Forces should utilise the City's talent.
‘Capital is at risk’: The phrase that spooked too many Brits out of investing October 17, 2025 Yes, capital is at risk – but so is opportunity if UK capital remains idle, unproductive and disconnected from national growth.
Nobel prize winners’ findings are a wake-up call for UK economy October 17, 2025 This year's Nobel Laureates in economics' warning that growth cannot be taken for granted must urge the UK to act, writes Ben Ramanauskas.
Protectionism is economic cowardice. Britain must not fall into Trump’s trap October 17, 2025 Brexit is our new reality, but we must harness it to expand global trade, not retreat inwards like Trump, says Geoffrey de Mowbray.
On this day in 1814: The London Beer Flood October 17, 2025 On this day in 1814, the perils of drink would show themselves in an unexpected but deadly way in the London Beer Flood, writes Eliot Wilson.
London is still home to the best tech founders in the world October 17, 2025 London may be criticised for “losing its edge” to Paris or Stockholm, but the reality we see every day is the opposite. London still attracts the best founder talent in Europe, says Adam French If you only read the headlines, you might think building a start-up in the UK right now is an act of [...]