Sadiq Khan smashes the green belt

Plus why inflation is breaking wind

On this week’s Abundance Agenda, we discuss Sadiq Khan’s dramatic YIMBY U-turn, announcing this week that London needs to build on its green belt – and why the real villains are London’s golf courses.

Then we dig into the failure to build a massive new North Sea wind farm – and wonder what the changing economics of wind mean for the government’s 2030 Net Zero grid pledge.

And finally, we speak to Sam Richards, CEO of Britain Remade, about his new report making the case for several new ideas to improve the planning system – and how these ideas could benefit not just the pointy-headed wonks, but British workers too.

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

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

You can find James’s piece on why Tony Blair is right about climate here.

And Martin’s piece on the nature of diagnosis here.