Passionate about solving the housing crisis (and other problems). š¼ @icclimited. Former Deputy Leader of Lambeth Council. @matthew__bennett__ on š§µ
London, via Essex
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We need to reclaim the idea of a 15-minute cities from the distortions and opportunism of conspiracy theorists... every neighbourhood, wealthy or not, well-connected or not, should be somewhere that people feel proud to call home - I wrote for @IndyVoices independent.co.uk/voices/15-ā¦
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Earlier today, I joined @ShamaTatler, @KiMcGuinness, and Evie John of @ICClimited to discuss inclusive growth
We had a great discussion on the need for devolution, greater fiscal responsibility at a local level and the need for place based solutions to our challenges
#Lab24 ā at Liverpool, England
The bathos of a prime minister standing in the pouring rain trying to make his case to the country while his words are drowned out by things can only get better.
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This isn't a bailout of councils. It's a fire sale.
theguardian.com/society/2024ā¦
Almost certainly, the sale list has been drawn up on what's easiest to sell and what gets the quickest return, rather than based on what has the least long-term value to these councils and their communities.
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"Real wages ended 2023 at roughly the same level as in early 2008."
The big picture is that the last 15 years have been a living standards disaster. newstatesman.com/comment/202ā¦
Housebuilding has been seen as the third rail in British politics for far too long. Really pleased to see the detail coming forward from the ābuilders not blockersā slogan.
thetimes.co.uk/article/well-ā¦
A proper plan for strategic use of land, backed by infrastructure, connected to transport, and with services and shops within walking distance is a million miles away from the handful of homes in green fields approach that so antagonises communities across the country.
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Strong sense of dĆ©jĆ vu here. I feel like weāve heard that Brownfield land in cities is the pain free solution to the housing crisis for some time. š§µ
amp.theguardian.com/society/ā¦
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āBrownfield onlyā means running out of capacity pretty damn quick - or to starts to ask towns and cities to start cannibalising their commercial, industrial and retail spaces - which are exactly the spaces that make urban areas economically vibrant and successful
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