Part 1 (18-09-23). If you did not watch the first part of this after the England game last night it is very much worth your time. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001rkn5/britains-housing-crisis-what-went-wrong The development industry was probably wary of a hatchet job, but my sense was that it was the short-term nature of political decision-making that came out as the villain of the piece. It certainly highlighted to me that anybody harbouring anger, resentment and bitterness towards the development industry because the government chooses to subsidise the private rental market and first time buyers rather than subside homes for social rent, which I'm sure some people do, would be better served directing that anger, resentment and bitterness elsewhere. Politics, as was said, is choices... Landbanking got a mention, of course, but responses to that are pretty well rehearsed now and, whisper it quietly, I think starting to become more widely appreciated and un...
Hello. My name is Sam, I am a Town Planner and I sometimes write about town planning-related things (in my own time and as an expression of my own opinions). I used to podcast, there is a link to that on this page somewhere, and I circulate a newsletter from time to time. There is a link to that somewhere as well. Should you be so inclined, I am on Bluesky (@samuelstafford.bsky.social) and Instagram (@samuel__stafford).