My last post was 8 March, in which I said I will post my solution soon. This is taking time. Please be patient. So here is a version of the key concern, being a recent comment by me attached to an FT article. It captures the political dilemma.
You must stop believing what the political spokesperson tells you, Camilla. Both parties say they will build more houses. Heard that before? They will both fail. Labour because they will make the market for housing land freeze. Land owners will wait for a change in control. Tories cannot build in rural areas because of Theresa Villiers MP 50+ rebels or build in urban areas as building up/densification is equally unpopular.
The reality is both must win local support for the building of new homes near voters. Both parties must work together locally to agree long term spatial policies, sell the vision to the existing residents, and cooperate on delivery. Neither party has said they will try and find this common ground. It took 50 years to break the system. It will take the same again to mend it.
Ian Campbell
25 March 2023
