Ross Clark (born 12 September 1966) is a British journalist and author whose work has appeared in The Spectator, Daily Telegraph, The Times and other publications.[1] He is the author of several books, including How to Label a Goat: the silly Rules and Regulations that are strangling Britain and The Great Before, a novel which satirised the pessimism of the Green movement.[2] He is a frequent critic of British government policy, especially on its interventions in the housing market[3] and net zero emissions strategy.[4]
In 2010, shortly before the general election, he co-wrote, with Neil O'Brien, The Renewal of Government, the manifesto of Policy Exchange, a think tank strongly associated with David Cameron.[10] However, he later showed hostility towards some Coalition policies; in a piece in The Times in March 2013, he accused the Chancellor, George Osborne, by means of a plan to underwrite £130 billion of mortgage debt, of forcing the taxpayer to take the same speculative risks which had caused the banking crisis.[11]
In 2012, Clark's musical Shot at Dawn was performed as a workshop at the Etcetera Theatre in Camden. The musical was a success and was later restaged as a full-scale professional production in 2014 at Upstairs at The Gatehouse in Highgate, north London and the Mumford Theatre, Cambridge.[12] He also wrote, with Martin Coslett, The Perfect City, which was performed at the Etcetera Theatre in March 2013.[13] In 2015, the musical Shot at Dawn was renamed The White Feather and performed at the Union Theatre in Southwark.[14]
Clark, Ross (2023) Not Zero: How an Irrational Target Will Impoverish You, Help China (and Won't Even Save the Planet) Forum Press ISBN 978 1800752429 https://swiftpress.com/book/not-zero/