The independent commentary on British political affairs.
The independent commentary on British political affairs.
May 2008
Vol. 11, No. 11
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Alan Evans on why 240,000 new houses a year won't make them more affordable
If house prices had matched inflation, that would be the cost of an average house,not £197,500 says Tim Leunig
Paul Cheshire sets out why Impact Fees would be fair and rewarding on selling land for development
Despite hard-fought for improvements, it is far from perfect, argues Andy Bell
Christopher Hood and Martin Lodge on the flaws in the idea of a code between ministers and mandarins
Enlargement has not changed the way Europe works, says Helen Wallace. After three years with 25 members, it is still business as usual.
50 years after Macmillan famously asked this question, Martin Weale asks it again for Brown's Britain
Alexander Howard on the changes that would flow if Microsoft played ball on a level playing field
Malcolm Webb of Oil & Gas UK on the changes needed to make the best of what is still there
With yet another energy review, Gordon MacKerron on what needs to be done now
Andrew Blick on Blair's legislative inheritance, and the 2,600 laws Brown inherits from the past ten years
Mark Tewdwr-Jones on what planning really means in today's world