Columnists
How the Building Safety Regulator has become the slow death of Labour’s housing agenda
The BSR isn’t protecting people, it is paralysing housing starts in the places that need them most.
Chris Worrall
Sadiq Khan has intervened in Wandsworth’s local plan, now the council needs to change course
The South London council's local plan review will slow down development, reduce affordable housing and exacerbate London's housing crisis, Worrall argues
London’s Housing Crisis: The Boroughs That Are Building – and Those That Are Failing Us
London is in the grip of a housing emergency
Securonomics: Why Labour’s New Economic Model is Exactly What Britain Needs
If Britain is to regain its position as a world leader in innovation, industry, and growth, then it needs bold, intelligent economic thinking—not the tired slogans of economic nationalism.
Mick Jagger Can’t Always Get What He Wants—But London Needs What He Opposes
Mick Jagger once told the world, “You can’t always get what you want.” He was right. The wealthy and connected shouldn’t get to block homes for the most vulnerable. It’s time for London to get what it desperately needs: housing, hope, and progress.
Clamping down on benefit fraudsters preserves the principle of a welfare state
We have a moral imperative to preserve the welfare system, ensure it is sufficiently funded and its distribution works more effectively.