Change is a generation away. Out of date attitudes will delay the changes needed. Local councils do not wish to face the future. There is an unresolved conflict. Changing entrenched mind-sets is not easy. Sincerely held, deeply rooted beliefs can be at the core of an individual’s convictions. Change, even when the evidence is overwhelming … Continue reading SE council leaders = myopia or maturity?
Month: August 2024
Councillors! Wise leaders, shrewd landowners or timid cowards?
Need for local support is paramount. Whose priorities must prevail? We need a debate. We also need more than 5 years. So an alliance is also needed. This will be a communications challenge. Resisting change is not an option. Are some Tory leaders a lobby for no change? The government assumes, with a lot of … Continue reading Councillors! Wise leaders, shrewd landowners or timid cowards?
Massive mistake: fast reversal
Plans to buy building land at a discount are a mistake. Saying so gives Labour’s opponents a powerful weapon. Instead Labour must reach out to the other parties. Lead story in today’s front cover of the The Times, is a piece by their Policy Editor, Oliver Wright. He reports that councils are to be given … Continue reading Massive mistake: fast reversal
Fear of change(2): local support
History of growing local opposition. Tories abolish the future. New government must find ways to reverse the 1970/1980’s silent, undemocratic revolution. Why is there very little local support for change? Why is there so little foresight? Why are local leaders so often myopic as a group despite the obvious detrimental consequences? Why do local residents … Continue reading Fear of change(2): local support
Frustration, failure and fear (1)
A one party housing solution will not work. A 5 year, one parliament housing solution will not work. Landowners must become allies, not opponents. Councils must act like investors, looking generations ahead. They are custodians of the future. Unlike many online housing commentators, buoyed up by Angela Rayner’s, Deputy PM announcements published on Tuesday (30 … Continue reading Frustration, failure and fear (1)