Ben Monteith

Jun 26, 2024 | secnewgate.co.uk | Ben Monteith

One of the surprising things about this election campaign is that it has been, relatively, devoid of culture war nastiness. Yes, there have been moments. But, broadly speaking, the culture wars – and in particular on trans rights – have not been in the headlines as much as we might have expected them to be in what had the potential to be one of the most unpleasant elections in recent history. This is more of a reprieve than anything else.

May 7, 2024 | secnewgate.co.uk | Ben Monteith |Chris White

In 1930 or so, economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that in the not-too-distant future, we’d be working 15-hour weeks. The idea was that, as national wealth grew and efficiencies in how we worked developed, we would choose leisurely pursuits to while away the hours. The ‘not-too-distant future’ is, of course, all relative. But it’s fair to say that, at time of writing and on the balance of probability, you – dear reader – and I are not working 15-hour weeks.

Feb 20, 2024 | secnewgate.co.uk | Ben Monteith |Allie Renison Even

First published in Property Week Angela Rayner, Labour’s deputy leader and likely incoming Secretary State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, recently argued our housing crisis is “a real problem of supply.” She continued: “[People] are living in homes they know are not good for their health… they also know if they raise these concerns and the property is condemned, they’ll end up homeless… or because we’ve not been tackling supply, some people have been taken 20, 30, even 200 miles...

Nov 7, 2023 | secnewgate.co.uk | Ben Monteith

The climate crisis is one of the biggest challenges in the planet’s history – and while everyone has a responsibility to tackle it, few professions have quite the same burden as communicators. The pressures on professional communicators are both internal and external.

Oct 19, 2023 | secnewgate.co.uk | Ben Monteith

One month ago today, having flown over to New York City for a climate and real estate innovation conference, three revelations struck me. One, New York is expensive. Two, people on LinkedIn love a post containing photos of skyscrapers. And three, we need to rethink what we consider ‘innovation’. CREtech New York – the flagship conference from the global community for innovators in real estate and climate technology – was responsible for the third.