Ben Hopkinson
Ben Hopkinson is Head of Housing and Infrastructure at the Centre for Policy Studies. He tweets at @ben_a_hopkinson
London needs more homes, and it needs them soon
Regulations and inertia are making London impossible to build in
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Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
In defence of lunchtime drinks
Hannah Spencer is being a tedious puritan
Remembering 2020
It is important to remember what an irrational and hostile time it was
The trains have to run
Populists have had success in persuading people that they can govern — but can they actually govern?
Pick up sticks
Christopher Pincher saunters around
town with a stylish walking cane
Spectres of folk
Can the gallery embrace unofficial culture?
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
Amazing Grace? Meh, it was OK
If there is a reason to see this play, it is Ralph Fiennes
Wrestling with realignment
Labour will use the Irish Sea border as an excuse to realign with the EU’s rules
Conservatives should learn from Labour
We might disagree with the ideas of Labour politicians, but we can learn from their methods
