Hugo Owen

Talk of the town

Talk of New Towns suggests finally long-term thinking about infrastructure in the UK. The political cycle is not kind…

Where have all the philanthrophic housebuilders gone?

The Victorians were a peculiar bunch. Frequently unable to communicate their emotions on a personal level, they found alternative…

Crossrail 2: Use it or lose it

With the Mayoral Election less than a week away, it’s remarkable how the topic of infrastructure has barely been…

HS2 and the art of infrastructure

The week’s new cycle has been peppered with government prevarication on HS2.  Will they, won’t they.  Which bits are…

Britain’s inflationary story won’t finish until we fix housing

At long last it seems as if the inflationary wave might be receding. Back-to-back drops over the past…