Two-thirds of workers in England can’t afford private rent. If that’s not a crisis, what is?

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Phineas Harper

Why do I wear a white poppy? Because Remembrance Day’s staged fervour does little to honour my grandad

Remembrance Day looms large in my family. Two generations of my mum’s family were conscripted: my great-grandfather in the first world war; my...

08.11.2024 70

Phineas Harper

Yimbys hear this – simply building more homes won’t solve our housing crisis

At the Labour party conference, one buoyant new faction stood out: the yimbys. After hosting a packed reception at Liverpool’s Hilton hotel last...

29.09.2024 80

Phineas Harper

Planning changed Britain for the better in the postwar years – and it can do the same now

New rules could allow local authorities across England to purchase land for house building at affordable prices, even when landowners don’t want to...

14.08.2024 30

Phineas Harper

Trigger-happy councils mowing down our spring flowers? There’s a better way to do things

This time last year, residents of the council estate where I live in Greenwich were left in tears after local authority contractors mowed down scores...

22.05.2024 70

Phineas Harper

First Dog on the Moon A cup of tea and a biscuit for the end of the world

29.04.2024 100

Phineas Harper

The EU’s ‘right to repair’ rule is truly radical – British builders should copy it wholesale

My first phone was a Nokia 3210, a cute grey brick with just enough computing power to run Snake. Compared with today’s sleek 5G touchscreen devices...

29.04.2024 90

Phineas Harper

Councils now sell off more houses than they build. Thatcher’s legacy, right to buy, is a failure

Of all the policies imposed on Britain by Conservative governments, few have reshaped the country’s fortunes as enduringly as right to buy. For a...

26.03.2024 100

Phineas Harper

It’s the rise of the Phoenix – and it shows British new-builds don’t have to be shoddy and antisocial

The largest ever housing estate to be built in a UK national park has won planning permission – and it is fantastic. In a breakthrough for British...

02.03.2024 10

Phineas Harper

So you’d never wear a skirt in public? Men, you don’t know what you’re missing

My sister has three questions she asks men who say they’re feminists. It only takes one “yes” to pass her test, and yet few do. The questions...

03.01.2024 10

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Two-thirds of workers in England can’t afford private rent. If that’s not a crisis, what is?

Phineas Harper

Why do I wear a white poppy? Because Remembrance Day’s staged fervour does little to honour my grandad

Phineas Harper

Yimbys hear this – simply building more homes won’t solve our housing crisis

Phineas Harper

Planning changed Britain for the better in the postwar years – and it can do the same now

Phineas Harper

Trigger-happy councils mowing down our spring flowers? There’s a better way to do things

Phineas Harper

First Dog on the Moon A cup of tea and a biscuit for the end of the world

Phineas Harper

The EU’s ‘right to repair’ rule is truly radical – British builders should copy it wholesale

Phineas Harper

Councils now sell off more houses than they build. Thatcher’s legacy, right to buy, is a failure

Phineas Harper

It’s the rise of the Phoenix – and it shows British new-builds don’t have to be shoddy and antisocial

Phineas Harper

So you’d never wear a skirt in public? Men, you don’t know what you’re missing

Phineas Harper