Paul Cheshire's essay on Labour's housing proposals (and the challenges they'll face) in this new report by the SMF is excellent and well worth a read - CPO powers, planning reform, new towns and more.
It also has some interesting further ideas for housing policies....

Join INE and CURDS Newcastle for a panel discussion on devolution and regional development policies for England in the context of the forthcoming General Election featuring a fantastic panel.

Registration:
🙋‍♀️ In-person: eventbrite.co.uk/e/886299414407…
💻Online: forms.office.com/e/k5KbMvTjU3

📚NEW ESSAY COLLECTION📚

With Labour Party vowing to achieve the fastest growth in the G7, the SMF has brought together leading economist to run the rule over Labour's economic policies – and the gaps it still needs to fill.

Read the essays: smf.co.uk/publications/l…

❗️New from Social Market Foundation: 'Labour Economics: Thinking through Labour’s economic agenda'

Featuring contributions from LSE Geography & Environment and Centre for Economic Performance scholars including Neil Lee, Margarida Morais, Henry G Overman and Paul Cheshire

Pleased to be part of a group asked by the SMF and LSE to appraise Labour's economic plans, edited by Neil Lee and Aveek Bhattacharya. My bit's on trade, and I suggest some *unilateral* policies to offset barriers with the EU 1/2 smf.co.uk/publications/l…

Delighted to contribute to this SMF essay collection on Labour's emerging economic agenda, curated by Aveek Bhattacharya and Neil Lee.

I share findings on infrastructure from recent work with Anna Stansbury and Ed Balls: it's a barrier to thriving economies well beyond London and the SE

This was one of the most interesting projects I’ve ever worked on

In 1997, there was a clear vision of how growth might be achieved - driven by theory

Now, the challenge is greater and while there is a lot of sensible policy, it is largely micro, not grand theory

Very pleased to have contributed to this excellent & wide-ranging Social Market Foundation publication on Labour's economic agenda, edited by Aveek Bhattacharya & Neil Lee.

My contribution is immmigration (see next tweet).

Others cover labour markets, trade, net zero, etc

smf.co.uk/publications/l…

We have Zoë Billingham Neil Lee Luke Raikes and Joyce Liddle speaking at this #devolution event with Insights North East.

It’s hybrid and couldn’t be more timely. 2 weeks after local and mayoral elections, and 🤔 weeks before GE.

Not to be missed!

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New one from me in Science Magazine, on why we mustn't see the risks of AI in apocalyptic terms