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This is a government committed to building 1.5m new homes by 2029 and anyone with any knowledge thinks it a challenging target – especially when it isn’t the government that is actually going to be building most of these homes. So on Tuesday, the last day before Parliament’s summer break, Angela Rayner emerged from seclusion… Continue reading 50% affordable on grey belt

The new government’s King’s Speech has the Planning and Infrastructure Bill as one of its flagship measures. It’s point two out in the ‘ten things to know from the King’s Speech’ put out by Number 10. A fight about reforming planning to build more homes is one the Labour government is very keen to have.… Continue reading Fight for planning reform!

Planning reform has become a byword for political timidity in the face of vested interests and a graveyard of economic ambition. Our antiquated planning system leaves too many important projects getting tied up in years and years of red tape before shovels ever get into the ground. We promised to put planning reform at the… Continue reading Rachel Reeves speaking on planning

British election campaigns can sometimes feel like supermarket price competitions, with the political parties trying to attract customers with eye-catching retail pledges that have no real downside.  There is one aspect which is different. Ever since Sir Robert Peel in 1830s Tamworth, parties are expected to publish a single document summing up their offer. Fortunately… Continue reading What a Labour government will do for developers 

While all attention is on the general election, three London Boroughs are very likely to get new leaders shortly after it – because the current leader is standing for a safe Labour seat. The effect of the general election will be even greater. All told, over 40 London Labour councillors are Parliamentary candidates, and while… Continue reading All change in London?

With local elections yesterday, and counts happening last night and today, localcouncils.co.uk from Thorncliffe is the only website that provides up to date local council composition and control information throughout the year. It is updated by our in-house psephologist David Boothroyd, who is acknowledged as a renowned expert in the field.  When he is not… Continue reading Our political risk reports are the best on the market.