• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Thorncliffe | Your Shout

Planning committee approval | Community consultation

020 7587 3040

hello@thorncliffe.com

  • Home
  • Book a demo
  • WhatsApp & Email

Who will be our new leaders?

With the general election results announced tomorrow, we’d thought we’d look at the runners and riders for the next Ministers at the DCLG.

A Conservative Victory

Most pollsters and psephologists are still predicting a Conservative victory – around 60 to 80 seems to be a consistent view, although Iain Dale last night reiterated his belief, through ‘logic and research’, that they are on for a majority of 122.

Much less than 60, and Theresa May might have questions to answer from an embittered party – and have less leeway to make the changes she wants.  Above 60, and the PM becomes her own master.

Whatever happens, the PM looks set to make changes to her team.  Philip Hammond has been rumoured to be reshuffled off to green pastures, and his absence during the campaign has been noted.  Former DCLG Secretary Greg Clark is a contender for the job, as is the ever visible Amber Rudd and even possibly the ‘dependable’ Michael Fallon.

For May to move Boris out of Foreign Secretary is now unlikely – particularly after she used him as her warm up act to her campaign speech on Tuesday night.  Boris adds that ‘mudwhumping’ panache to her government, and also brings the Brexiteers along with him.

If Greg Clark becomes Chancellor, what happens to Business Secretary? Jeremy Hunt has been looking to get out of the NHS job for over a year now, although someone like Greg Hands would also be a good choice here.

Will she move Chris Grayling from his Transport job?  He’s definitely enjoying it and for her Tory Party leadership campaign manager to be demoted would be seen as poor show.

And what about Communities Secretary?  As a Muslim, Javid spoke out on Tuesday to urge other British Muslims to do more than simply condemn the terror attacks and that they had a ‘unique burden’ to tackle extremism.  But if May thinks someone else should take the Housing White Paper forward, who should it be?  Two Housing Ministers (one former and one current) have been tipped by Conservative Home – Brandon Lewis and Gavin Barwell would both be ideal candidates.  Their other tip is Ben Gummer, who is now in the now less visible position heading up the Cabinet Office.  But his promotion would keep the interest in the family – he is the son of the former highly regarded Environment Secretary John Gummer (now Lord Deben).  Gummer and Barwell have marginal seats (Ipswich and Croydon Central respectively), so they’d have to win their seats first.

A Labour win

And what if Labour won?  A Corbyn victory would vindicate the Labour naysayers in the parliamentary party who have failed to back him.  Corbyn would continue to rely on his staunch parliamentary backers like Diane Abbott, John McDonnell, Emily Thornberry, as well as colleagues like Tom Watson and Kier Starmer.

John Healey is the main candidate for Secretary of State for Housing – currently holding the shadow post and previously holding the junior ministerial positions (for housing, planning and local government) under Gordon Brown.

Whatever happens, Thorncliffe will be able assist you to understand the politics of planning over the coming weeks.  For more information, email Managing Director Richard Patient or call 020 7587 3047.

 

Reader Interactions

Primary Sidebar

What people say about us…

Smooth operation

Many thanks for last night: a very smooth operation!

Message was very welcome

Was a great result – especially to receive unanimous approval! Many thanks also for you and your team’s work in the run up to the committee. Getting those messages across really helped and was evident by the feedback given by members on both sides of the political spectrum … notably on the successfully engagement with residents and how the scheme responded accordingly. Message was very welcome!

On point

Harry was on point and has been the whole way through. We are all very chuffed. We are already preparing for another rather testing application on another site and you can be certain that we will engage you

Appreciated

Thanks Richard, your help has been much appreciated. Will let you know when the next job comes up!

Big guns!

Thanks for your and the team’s help. It was good to know we had the proverbial big guns in our armoury!

You kept calm

Many thanks for that: your team did very well, and kept a lot calmer than me! Matt was a sensible wise head, as was Alex, but he also made me think succinctly for the questions and how to answer, which is a great skill to try and acquire. Especially for someone as verbose as me!

A unanimous approval

Councillors praised both officers and the developer on their work and engagement.

A unanimous approval 5-0

With your help

Really pleased to hear the news this evening

With your help, we got it through !!!!

Best Regards!

Truly excellent example

Great news that we approved 60 houses on green belt last night.

It was tremendous that the Chair said that this was a “truly excellent example of good consultation…”

Gave me more confidence

Thank you – we were both somewhat surprised given the level of objections but in fact the committee hardly discussed the scheme at all before consenting it.

Thanks to your team for preparing me well for the committee which certainly gave me more confidence.

A big relief

Thank you. A big relief. As I am sure you can appreciate, we are delighted!

Your team did a great job, especially Matt who was integral.

I look forward to catching up soon.

Unanimous

196 flats approved unanimously, thanks to all involved.

Professional and effective

I wanted to thank you and all at Thorncliffe for managing the consultation process so professionally and effectively. This, without doubt, played a crucial role in gaining the approval.

Once again, all our thanks.

Was a good result

Cant remember the last time I got anything through unanimously!

Was a good result, it’s the right scheme for the site and of course we had a great team including yourselves working on it,

First class troops

Richard. Your troops did a first class job as always. Many thanks

Praise for communityUK

Well done for the way you presented tonight’s online consultation. I thought it was an excellent format.

Great result last night

I just wanted to say thank you again for all your help with the great result last night.

You have been tremendous and it is much appreciated.

whatsapp button

020 7587 3040

hello@thorncliffe.com

  • Our office location
  • Recruitment
  • Externally-enforced code
  • Our social values
  • How we work
  • The story so far

localcouncils.co.uk

communityUK

© 1999–2021 Thorncliffe Communications Ltd, 312 China Works, Black Prince Road, Albert Embankment, SE1 7SJ | 020 7587 3040