Archive - Notes on Growth

Net Zero vs Zero Building

Why blocking building is bad for the environment.

Jul 18 •

12 Thoughts On Solar Farms

Approving three major solar projects is a good start, here's what should come next

Jul 16 •

Oven-Ready Planning Reforms

Some ideas Britain's new government can steal from its last

Jul 8 •

How to get data centres built quickly

Here's what needs to change

Jul 2 •

June 2024

Can Labour build 1.5 million homes?

Grading Labour's housebuilding plans.

Jun 27 •

The real reason investment in Britain is low

And why the success of the knowledge economy requires us to build things

Jun 11 •

May 2024

Will Labour actually get Britain building again?

What Labour’s planning reforms need

May 28 •

Could South Korea build nuclear cheaply in Britain?

I have a new article in the Spectator looking at the exciting prospect of South Korea building a new nuclear power station in Anglesey in Wales.

May 20 •

Visiting the world's most expensive nuclear station

What we can do to make nuclear cheaper

May 2 •

April 2024

Renew London's estates

How an estate renewal revolution can build half a million homes and cut London’s emissions

Apr 29 •

and

Does London really need to protect industrial land?

Let's build homes near Europe's largest and best-connected rail hub

Apr 26 •

and

The case for building on some of London's 95 golf courses

Apr 16 •

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