Doctor Syn

Embodied Insanity

British construction policy is shifting from domestic bricks to imported wood, all on spurious grounds of reducing embodied carbon

Aug 2 • Rian Chad Whitton

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July 2026

The Singapore Test

Reindustrialisation needs a measurable objective to be credible

Jul 14 • Rian Chad Whitton

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June 2026

Reactive industrial policy

Britain is right to protect steel, but wrong to discover the need for protection only after domestic industry has already been hollowed out.

Jun 11 • Rian Chad Whitton

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Carmageddon

Britain’s car industry faces a potential collapse

Jun 9 • Rian Chad Whitton

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May 2026

Musn’t Grumble: The good news about British manufacturing

Seven positives to accompany the scorching weather

May 28 • Rian Chad Whitton

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Burnham’s hollow reindustrialisation

Manchesterism runs on Britain’s old political economy. Reindustrialisation means making hard choices.

May 20 • Rian Chad Whitton

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Reform and Reindustrialisation

The party is a more natural fit than others for embarking on an ambitious manufacturing programme

May 18 • Rian Chad Whitton

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Why the next government should do "some" industrial policy

Reindustrialisation requires more than just supply-side reform

May 14 • Rian Chad Whitton

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Is it too late to reindustrialise?

Britain faces painful tradeoffs

May 11 • Rian Chad Whitton

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Taking Stock: The explosion of the energy capital stock in Britain

The British grid is like SpaceX’s Raptor engine development in reverse: more wires for less power.

May 8 • Rian Chad Whitton

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Machine Tools for Britain

Reindustrialise with this one weird trick.

May 4 • Rian Chad Whitton

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April 2026

Quick April Update

Travelling and links to some recent work

Apr 15 • Rian Chad Whitton

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