Alongside CapX’s new weekly podcast The Capitalist, we’ll also be publishing a series of episodes, titled Despatch, which offer an audio version of some of our favourite pieces from the site.
This week, it’s Reem Ibrahim’s analysis of the well-meaning but ‘pernicious’ Renters’ Rights Bill, which, she argues, is likely to make things worse for the very groups it is designed to help.
This week, Nimby Watch is golfing in Sevenoaks, a leafy town firmly within London’s commuter belt. Hang on, we’re golfing now? Since when did either of us play golf? Hey, I’ll have you know I placed third in a golfing competition just last month. I take my time at the tee deeply seriously. That was […]
Under Westminster City Council’s planning policies you couldn’t build Parliament today. In the eyes of modern planners, the gothic revival Palace of Westminster would be considered ‘pastiche’ – and Westminster City Council writes on pastiche that: …pastiche designs, which are pale imitations of historic buildings, [are not] appropriate or desirable. There are lines like this […]
This is a highlight from the event programme of the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) – CapX’s parent organisation – at this year’s Conservative Party Conference. You can watch all the panels and interviews on the CPS YouTube channel. The housing market has ground to a halt in London – in large part because of political decisions […]
