On The Abundance Agenda this week:

* Martin digs into the NIMBY assault on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which is back in Parliament this week.

* We get mad at the Guardian and Natural England (again).

* We explore the big Abundance question at the heart of the Spending Review.

* And in a surprisingly candid interview, former Conservative cabinet minister Sir Simon Clarke makes the case for why his party needs to embrace building – or face irrelevance.

You can find the slightly spartan Conservative YIMBY website here, and Sir Simon’s think-tank Onward here.

The Centre for British Progress’s new paper, “The Case for Abundance: Why Demand Suppression Won’t Fix the Cost of Living” is here.

You can find James’s piece slagging off Matt Goodwin here.

And Martin’s controversial piece on crime is here.

The Abundance Agenda is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and hopefully wherever you get your podcasts!

You can find James on Bluesky here, and Martin here.

00:34 NIMBYism and Environmental Concerns

04:48 Natural England's Role and Challenges

10:33 Planning Reforms and Housing Crisis

14:02 Spending Review and Political Trade-offs

20:32 Balancing Short-term and Long-term Investments

24:14 Housekeeping and Substack Newsletters

24:51 Discussing Crime and Controversies

25:43 Introducing the Guest: Sir Simon Clark

26:40 The YIMBY Campaign and Housing Crisis

27:54 Planning Infrastructure Bill: Eight Quick Fixes

28:41 Political Challenges and Housing Policies

41:30 Devolution and Local Government

43:50 Treasury Brain and Economic Growth

48:16 Concluding Thoughts and Personal Projects

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