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Islington’s Housing Shortage (in 18 Homes)
If we can’t build here, where can we build?
Feb 19
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Michael Hill
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Anatomy of a Planning Committee
You don't need NIMBYs to block homes
Feb 16
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Michael Hill
25
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Labour’s 1.5 million homes target is almost certainly not going to be reached
A boom is possible, but it will be too little, too late for the target
Feb 13
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Michael Hill
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When £700m on fish isn’t enough
Hinkley Point C may be forced to spend even more on fish
Feb 12
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Sam Dumitriu
26
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Anatomy of a Planning Refusal
When 7,500 pages isn’t enough detail
Feb 4
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Michael Hill
112
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Is centralisation to blame for Britain's high construction costs?
A response to Alon Levy of Transit Costs Project
Feb 3
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Sam Dumitriu
68
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January 2026
In defence of the Fingleton Review
Nature NGOs warn it could turn ‘a nature crisis into a catastrophe’. They’re wrong.
Jan 26
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Sam Dumitriu
41
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Is offshore wind really 40% cheaper than gas?
We need a better energy debate
Jan 16
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Sam Dumitriu
55
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Britain’s latest renewables auction locks in higher prices.
Britain just bought 8.4GW of wind power. Expect bills to go up.
Jan 14
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Sam Dumitriu
46
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The Building Safety Levy is broken
Badly drafted regulations will make building on brownfield much harder
Jan 13
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Michael Hill
18
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Is China doing anything about Climate Change?
To China, the cause of, and the solution to, all of the climate’s Problems
Jan 12
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Michael Hill
21
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How worried should we be about our reliance on China for Net Zero?
The risky business of energy security
Jan 9
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Michael Hill
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