General Election July 2024
Discussion
blueg33 said:
He dealt with that too. It was all sensible stuff, you know like using land near transport hubs. There is way more land than people think, much greenbelt is aesthetically and agriculturally poor, underused land in urban areas owned by the state could be released if they got their act together, planning need total reform etc
The purpose of the greenbelt is not to be beautiful, it is to prevent towns from growing into each other to produce an LA-style urban sprawl across parts of the UK.Ed is keeping it entertaining, for want of a better word.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp6871w1lzko
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp6871w1lzko
119 said:
Ed is keeping it entertaining, for want of a better word.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp6871w1lzko
He's getting on the news which is his job.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp6871w1lzko
dbdb said:
I suspect you are right and that he would struggle to be covered by the media if he did not do them.
Definitely. More than one in three LibDem voters don't know who he is.(YouGov).YouGov said:
Looking at the responses of those who intend to vote Liberal Democrat at the next election, the majority (59%) are able to identify Davey, and a further 5% are able to identify him as ‘the Lib Dem leader’. Nevertheless, this leaves 35% who are planning on backing the party without knowing who he is at all.
Farage pipped Starmer.ETA link https://yougov.co.uk/poliics/articles/49836-one-in...
Edited by turbobloke on Tuesday 2nd July 11:27
dbdb said:
blueg33 said:
He dealt with that too. It was all sensible stuff, you know like using land near transport hubs. There is way more land than people think, much greenbelt is aesthetically and agriculturally poor, underused land in urban areas owned by the state could be released if they got their act together, planning need total reform etc
The purpose of the greenbelt is not to be beautiful, it is to prevent towns from growing into each other to produce an LA-style urban sprawl across parts of the UK.Who is going to build those houses?
The policies suggested by labour will have an affect on property values, which will surely suppress house building?
Similarly the policies with regards to the private rental sector will affect this, as well as causing the recent large sell off of rental properties (and the the subsequent damage to the private rental sector).
Im not sure that their policies are cohesive.
There's too much ideological crap in there.
The policies suggested by labour will have an affect on property values, which will surely suppress house building?
Similarly the policies with regards to the private rental sector will affect this, as well as causing the recent large sell off of rental properties (and the the subsequent damage to the private rental sector).
Im not sure that their policies are cohesive.
There's too much ideological crap in there.
Countdown said:
A minor point - "the large sell-off by Landlords" won't reduce the supply of housing. In fact, it might help to improve affordability for 1st time buyers.
Yup. Of course increased home ownership helps the Torys. Thatcher encouraged home ownership and created Tory voters by the million. Labour won't want to effectively gerrymander against themselves.Edited by BikeBikeBIke on Tuesday 2nd July 11:49
Countdown said:
A minor point - "the large sell-off by Landlords" won't reduce the supply of housing. In fact, it might help to improve affordability for 1st time buyers.
All this loops back to the boomers. Old boys rattling around in easlly managed, paid off houses & generous pensions can't countenance more building they think will despoil the country & simultaneously can't work out why great swathes of the country, trapped in ever spiralling rents with practically no chance of ever cobbling together a deposit for their own place don't feel particularly well disposed towards a government who have at the very least exacerbated the situation.Drawbridge pullers everywhere.
President Merkin said:
All this loops back to the boomers. Old boys rattling around in easlly managed, paid off houses & generous pensions can't countenance more building they think will despoil the country & simultaneously can't work out why great swathes of the country, trapped in ever spiralling rents with practically no chance of ever cobbling together a deposit for their own place don't feel particularly well disposed towards a government who have at the very least exacerbated the situation.
Drawbridge pullers everywhere.
If boomers are the problem, nature is rapidly solving it, as we speak, without any action from the government.Drawbridge pullers everywhere.
President Merkin said:
All this loops back to the boomers. Old boys rattling around in easlly managed, paid off houses & generous pensions can't countenance more building they think will despoil the country & simultaneously can't work out why great swathes of the country, trapped in ever spiralling rents with practically no chance of ever cobbling together a deposit for their own place don't feel particularly well disposed towards a government who have at the very least exacerbated the situation.
Drawbridge pullers everywhere.
That is some proper word salad.Drawbridge pullers everywhere.
Anyway, I don’t think it matters if people are renting or purchasing. The amount of housing available stays the same and I would think that currently monthly payments are high either way.
BikeBikeBIke said:
Puzzles said:
How’s hs2 going?
Well, there is way more land than people think, so I imagine it's finished by now.A typical government project, only bettered by the NHS IT department
loafer123 said:
Not sure that is completely true. For example, the green belt of London extends as far as Tunbridge Wells, limiting development there, despite it being miles and miles from London.
The width of the London greenbelt is to try and minimise hop, where you end up with satellite development beyond the greenbelt.It's debatable how successful that policy is, given the presence of substantial commuter towns like Reading.
Solocle said:
The width of the London greenbelt is to try and minimise hop, where you end up with satellite development beyond the greenbelt.
It's debatable how successful that policy is, given the presence of substantial commuter towns like Reading.
That gaping hellmouth that is Reading It's debatable how successful that policy is, given the presence of substantial commuter towns like Reading.
The problem is Reading is struggling to expand to with new houses being miles from the station and still stupidly overpriced.
You need to get further out for affordable housing. Just don't go too far south or you'll get the proximity to the coast driving up prices too.
captain_cynic said:
That gaping hellmouth that is Reading
The problem is Reading is struggling to expand to with new houses being miles from the station and still stupidly overpriced.
You need to get further out for affordable housing. Just don't go too far south or you'll get the proximity to the coast driving up prices too.
Obviously they've done a bit of work on the rail system there recently The problem is Reading is struggling to expand to with new houses being miles from the station and still stupidly overpriced.
You need to get further out for affordable housing. Just don't go too far south or you'll get the proximity to the coast driving up prices too.
philv said:
Who is going to build those houses?
The policies suggested by labour will have an affect on property values, which will surely suppress house building?
Similarly the policies with regards to the private rental sector will affect this, as well as causing the recent large sell off of rental properties (and the the subsequent damage to the private rental sector).
Im not sure that their policies are cohesive.
There's too much ideological crap in there.
Ill build them. The policies suggested by labour will have an affect on property values, which will surely suppress house building?
Similarly the policies with regards to the private rental sector will affect this, as well as causing the recent large sell off of rental properties (and the the subsequent damage to the private rental sector).
Im not sure that their policies are cohesive.
There's too much ideological crap in there.
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