Our Blogs

19 March 2025 | Ben Hopkinson

How centralisation makes infrastructure more expensive

In the run up to the 1995 regional elections in Madrid, the centre-right People’s Party promised to build 30 miles of new metro by the end of their four year term. In the end they actually delivered 35 miles within the four years.

12 March 2025 | Sam Dumitriu

Have we solved the bat tunnel problem?

Sir Keir Starmer’s Government was elected on a mandate to ‘back the builders, not the blockers.’ Recent events drive home that there can be no room for complacency for this agenda.

06 March 2025 | Sam Dumitriu

Why regulators need a ‘red team’

25 February 2025 | Sam Dumitriu

The Climate Change Act is flawed

17 February 2025 | Sam Dumitriu

Reform’s very expensive pylon plan

Nigel Farage’s Reform are neck and neck with Labour in the polls. Some pollsters (YouGov and FindOutNow) even have Reform top.

22 January 2025 | Sam Dumitriu & Sam Bowman

Growth is a policy choice

Britain’s borrowing costs have surged in recent months. Although much of this is driven by global factors, the UK’s performance has been particularly bad.

Our Blogs

How centralisation makes infrastructure more expensive

Have we solved the bat tunnel problem?

Why regulators need a ‘red team’

The Climate Change Act is flawed

Reform’s very expensive pylon plan

Growth is a policy choice

How to solve the £100m bat tunnel problem

Our 12 new town proposals

Where should we build new towns

The cost of burying our grid

There are still trade-offs in energy policy

Don't switch off clean power

How long does it take to build a mile of tramway?

How red tape holds back nuclear power in Britain

5 railway projects that shouldn't get the chop

Why we need a Brownfield passport

Why do trams cost more to build in Britain?

What's wrong with the case against local power pricing?

Infrastructure Costs: Trams

Where should we build 1.5m homes?

Where the wind blows

How to get Habitats Regulations right

How to fund the Lower Thames Crossing

What do the British Public think about "green protectionism"?

Britain’s Problem with Planners

A train to nowhere

Getting Britain building

Net Zero vs Zero Building

12 thoughts on solar farms

Giving farmers choice

Oven-Ready Planning Reforms

How to get data centres built quickly

Can Labour build 1.5 million homes?

The real reason investment in Britain is low

Will Labour actually get Britain building again?

Could South Korea build nuclear cheaply in Britain?

Visiting the world's most expensive nuclear station

Renew London's estates

Does London really need to protect industrial land?

Homes or Golf?

The half-life of local support for nuclear power

Where should we build London's homes

£33bn: the economic benefits of building the homes Britain needs

Britain's second cities are stuck: let's get them moving again

"Hell on wheels": the Edinburgh trams story