A lot of people now have an opinion about the causes and the solutions to England’s housing crisis. This is welcome if the debate is informed. Sometimes it is not. More often commentary is about a point of detail. Which is premature and indeed at this stage of change usually pointless. Solving the housing crisis … Continue reading Why are you blind?

The government has published its Plans for change. They provide insight into the personal beliefs and convictions of the Prime Minister. So the fact that he has put his head on the block to build 1.5 million new homes by 2029 matters. And he is saying some very sensible things, which I dearly hope he … Continue reading PM has raised the bar. Shows courage!

BBC1 TV programme Sunday with Laura Kuenesburgh this morning was good. We heard promising remarks about future housing and infrastructure supply from the Deputy PM Angela Rayner, all said with integrity. Then some cautious but conciliatory remarks also said with integrity from the Conservative spokesman, Richard their shadow chief secretary to the Treasury. He wisely … Continue reading Facing facts; delivering the foundations

Good to hear some candid common sense from our Prime Minister from his speech at Pinewood Studios. From today’s generation of politicians honesty is a rarity. He is right to observe that if you walk around England and look at the infrastructure, it is plain we have freeloaded off the British genius of the past. … Continue reading Is 1.5 million homes target ‘too ambitious’ ?

On Monday, 2nd December 2024 The Times published a leading article setting out the paper’s view on planning reforms. It says the government must stick to its election promise to support infrastructure and housing development and reform Britain’s broken planning system. Now, I hesitate to say they miss the key point: there is no easy … Continue reading The Times view on planning reforms