An essay analyzing Britain’s economic decline through the lens of infrastructure failure. The authors argue that the 1947 Town and Country Planning Act created artificial scarcity in housing, degraded transport networks through high construction costs, and left Britain unable to compete on industrial electricity pricing. The piece uses comparative data with European and American peers to show how policy decisions cascade: restrictive planning prevents housing development, which constrains labor mobility, limiting business expansion and innovation capacity. Essential reading for infrastructure designers, urban planners, engineers, and policymakers interested in systemic economic reform.