“A multimillion-pound luxury penthouse flat named after the revolutionary socialist thinker Friedrich Engels is the latest example of Manchester repurposing … Continue reading “Classics revisited: “The Housing Question” by Friedrich Engels (1872)”

Twenty years have passed since the publication of the Barker Review of Housing Supply, the final report of an expert … Continue reading “The revolt of the YIMBYs”

A while ago, a colleague had an idea for a multi-authored IEA book (which has been delayed, but will still … Continue reading “Home Win: a window into a possible YIMBY Britain”

…continued from Part 2   Quite often when a new subject comes along, people quickly pick sides, and sort themselves … Continue reading “YIMBYism: A Primer (Part 3)”

…continued from Part 1   I finished university before the “Great Awokening”, at a time when “Cancel Culture” and “No-Platforming” … Continue reading “YIMBYism: A Primer (Part 2)”

The other day, a BBC interviewer asked the Leader of the Opposition, Sir Keir Starmer, whether he was a “YIMBY” … Continue reading “YIMBYism: A Primer (Part 1)”

What if we brought back the 1351 Statute of Labourers, and required a permit for people to live in a … Continue reading “Our terrible planning system causes untold damage to labour mobility and productivity”

…continued from Part 1   What’s Behind NIMBYism? A lot of it is, as I’ve suggested, a natural resistance to … Continue reading “Housing: the case for YIMBY (Yes, In My Back Yard!) (Part 2)”