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Newsnight... The shortage in housing
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grizzly1911 wrote: »Mr Boles, like many other politicians live in a world detached from reality, an insular existence devoid of the harsh pressures of life.
Actually his recognition of the gravity of the problem means he is acutely in touch with one of the biggest issues facing the UK today.
You quoting some nimby does nothing to further your argument.0 -
Actually his recognition of the gravity of the problem means he is acutely in touch with one of the biggest issues facing the UK today.
You quoting some nimby does nothing to further your argument.
Not difficult to understand the problem or it's magnitude.
IME conservatives tend to be the most vocal in resisting planning, unless they have a vested interest in the outcome.
The actual comment had little to do with nimbyism but is true of many politicians."If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....
"big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham0 -
GeorgeHowell wrote: »That was all donkeys years ago. What did Labour do in their subsequent thirteen years to rectify the situation and prevent the housing shortage that we are experiencing now :-
(a) Diddly Squat
(b) Make it worse by mass immigration & subsidies for procreation
(c) Don't know / in denial.
the plans are here...and the reasons for upgrading the stock..
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2004/sep/23/conferences
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2004/mar/21/property.housingpolicy0 -
How will this effect house prices0
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moneyinmypocket wrote: »How will this effect house prices
Very little while demand still outstrips supply unless somebody builds in your line of sight?"If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....
"big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham0 -
homelessskilledworker wrote: »Worth a watch, at last a housing minister who has a little passion and understanding of the crisis with housing in the UK.
Just be polite to him on Twitter, okay?
We don't want a repeat of the infamous Foxy/Shapps Twitter Debacle.0 -
The figure quoted on other thread is 1500 sq miles about 42 Milton Keynes as most of these houses will need to be in South East where do people suggest they should be built.
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the plans are here...and the reasons for upgrading the stock..
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2004/sep/23/conferences
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2004/mar/21/property.housingpolicy
I won't read those because I consider that the Guardian has about as much credibility as an objective source as Pravda did under Brezhnev.No-one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions. He had money as well.
The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money.
Margaret Thatcher0 -
grizzly1911 wrote: »Not difficult to understand the problem or it's magnitude.
IME conservatives tend to be the most vocal in resisting planning, unless they have a vested interest in the outcome.
The actual comment had little to do with nimbyism but is true of many politicians.
So what's your point/ problem?
You understand the problem but you don't like the cure?0 -
The figure quoted on other thread is 1500 sq miles about 42 Milton Keynes as most of these houses will need to be in South East where do people suggest they should be built.
I think people are concentrating a little too much on the idea that a land mass will be picked and dense housing laid down.
In reality, 20 additional houses to each town would probably have the same effect (I haven't done the math...just an example).
And when you look at it that way, it's slightly less of a massive issue.0
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