Ben Hopkinson

Ben Hopkinson is Head of Reasearch at Britian Remade.

The Lower Thames Crossing and the failure of the British state

The idea of a ‘Lower Thames Crossing’ was first mentioned in Parliament 36 years ago. Fourteen years ago, the government made building it a ‘national priority’. Yet the Lower Thames Crossing only received planning permission today. The time it has had to take to get to this point reveals a lot about how Britain’s planning