Andy Street: “Our devolution deal is the end of the begging bowl”
The Mayor of the West Midlands on how the “landmark” shift of powers from Whitehall to his authority will transform…
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How Help to Buy broke the housing market
Rishi Sunak is reportedly planning to bring back a policy which critics say contributed to the housing crisis.
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HS2 and the moral problem of Nimbyism
We need to start calling out Nimbyism for what it is: a miserly system of privileging one group over another.
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The end of the housing delusion
Britain is finally realising that its obsession with home ownership is built on a false promise. Is it time to…
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Why the IMF sees Britain as the sick man of the global economy
The UK’s growth is forecast to fall behind every other major economy, including Russia.
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Where did America’s recession go?
Six months ago US business executives were warning of an approaching economic “hurricane”, but it has failed to materialise –…
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The Tories are planning to leave the housing crash for the next government
Changes to stamp duty will stimulate demand just before the next election – and cause the market to fall after…
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Housebuilding is far below the Conservatives’ manifesto target
The Tories pledged to build 300,000 homes every year but just 204,530 were built in the most recent period.
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