Housing
What the Tories got wrong on housing
Sir Keir Starmer may be our first atheist prime minister, but his manner in parliament resembles that of what, in…
How Elon Musk could solve the housing crisis
People sometimes ask me why I don’t go into politics. Why on earth would I do that? No, if you…
Unless the Treasury is tamed, there’s no solution to Britain’s problems
Two left-wing political analysts seek to bury the whole economic approach taken by the Conservatives since 2010 – or perhaps even 1979
Live the high life… in a mid rise
How radically left-wing is Labour’s proposed ‘renationalisation’ of the railways? Though militant Mick Lynch of the RMT union ‘strongly welcomed…
Louis XIV would envy your life
Some things in life acquire an outsize popularity which defies all common sense. The outlandish appeal of such things cannot…
Who uses Grindr?
Meet market Who uses the gay dating app Grindr? – The site claims 27m users worldwide, 80.5% of whom identify…
I’m not convinced Thomas Heatherwick is the best person to be discussing boring buildings
Architects are often snobby about – and no doubt jealous of – the designer Thomas Heatherwick, who isn’t an actual…
Flat broke: my Help to Buy disaster
Help to Buy has been a disaster for me
It’s time for some home truths, Rishi
I wonder how many people in the country are bitterly disappointed that Liz Truss pulled out of her exciting one-to-one…
Britain is a vetocracy
England is in the grip of its most widespread drought in 20 years. Water companies are implementing hosepipe bans. Half…
The Tories will pay a price for Boris's housing strategy
One of the themes of Conservative conference was that the government has dropped plans for a radical reform of the…
Letters: The lure of lorry driving
Driving force Sir: As a long-distance UK lorry driver I am very aware of the issues raised by Rodney Pittam…
Letters: Let the housing market collapse
Treading the boards Sir: As a teacher, I was sorry Lloyd Evans did not include school productions in his excellent…
Letters: We can’t build our way out of the housing crisis
Excess demand Sir: Liam Halligan (‘The house mafia’, 26 June) treats us to an exposé of the shoddy products of…
The political baggage of moving house
We are currently house-hunting — please let me know if you have one going spare. We are looking for a…
How much longer can the Treasury rig the housing market?
The past 15 months have produced a bizarre economic paradox. In 2020, the economy shrank at the fastest rate recorded…
Why is modern architecture so ugly?
Why is modern architecture so ugly?
Why private equity sharks are shopping at Morrisons
The late Sir Ken Morrison — founder of the eponymous supermarket chain that’s the latest UK target for US private…
A second home in Cornwall is nothing to be proud of
A second home in Cornwall is nothing to be proud of
The insanity of Britain's housing market
On the day the Office for National Statistics announced a sharp rise in consumer price inflation, albeit to a still…
Why the Tories mustn't give in to the Nimbys
A 15-point YouGov poll lead and last week’s election performance suggests that things look good for the Tories in England.…
Bricks and pieces: the blight of London’s fake facades
The problem with London’s fake facades
Letters: The veiled elitism of social mobility
Levelling up Sir: In making the case for social mobility, Lee Cain unwittingly endorses the classism he hopes to fight…
The fury and frustration of living in a listed building
The perils of living in a listed building
