Enough about Net-Zero: What about near-zero?

Hands up all those who think COP26 feels like years ago, rather than just four months ago? Whilst the conference can be described at best as a ‘qualified success’, a striking element of its outcome was the sheer number of 30 to 40 year targets for decarbonisation, with little focus on the immediate work needed to limit climate change.

The levelling up white paper

Huge thanks to the tour de force that is Simon Ricketts for inviting Iain Thomson onto his Clubhouse podcast with Catriona Riddell and Victoria Hutton to talk through the Government’s recently published (and eagerly awaited) Levelling Up White Paper.

The Green Green Belts of Home

Building enough new homes in the right places is an evergreen economic and social priority for the UK. A cursory glance at recent national and local headlines reveal a holy smorgasbord of invective in doing this however…..

Abandoning HS2 Phase 2b: A disaster that most don’t realise

What does the Government mantra of ‘levelling up’ actually mean? A quick google search suggests I’m not the only one who’s curious as to what the definition is, which areas it applies to, or what success looks like.