Opinion

I watched the announcement roll across my feed and felt that familiar, sinking mix of anger and resignation. A major factory in Scotland — one that employed thousands directly and supported supply chains across the UK — is closing. The immediate human cost is obvious: lost wages, disrupted families, and communities facing a future they didn't choose. But the wider consequences, the ones that should make policymakers sit up and pay attention...

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I keep reading the headlines that celebrate a supposed silver bullet: convert underused office blocks into homes and London’s housing crisis will be solved. I wish it were that simple. As someone who watches the intersection of policy, markets and everyday life, I can see why conversions are attractive — they use existing land, they’re quicker than greenfield builds and they appeal to politicians who want visible action. But the reality on...

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