Alex Toal
@alextoal.bsky.social
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Broadly I agree! But most of the government’s planning reform also has relatively little to do to nature so spinning “builders vs blockers” into “housing vs nature” also feels disingenuous.
May 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Broadly I agree! But most of the government’s planning reform also has relatively little to do to nature so spinning “builders vs blockers” into “housing vs nature” also feels disingenuous.
@paulbrannenne.bsky.social wrote a brilliant piece for Red Brick on this last year, well worth a read!
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Can a Labour government build more homes without exacerbating climate breakdown? - Red Brick
Former Labour MEP Paul Brannen makes the case that the increase of the use of timber in construction is an urgent pressure, in order to meet Labour's housing targets without exacerbating climate break...
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February 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM
@paulbrannenne.bsky.social wrote a brilliant piece for Red Brick on this last year, well worth a read!
redbrickblog.co.uk/2024/05/labo...
redbrickblog.co.uk/2024/05/labo...
Thank you, was a pleasure speaking with you!
January 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Thank you, was a pleasure speaking with you!
Too many reports vary between “why don’t we just introduce rent controls” to “there’s no point mentioning PR because it’ll never happen” when the truth is that popularity matters but shouldn’t be a pre-requisite for discussing policy.
January 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Too many reports vary between “why don’t we just introduce rent controls” to “there’s no point mentioning PR because it’ll never happen” when the truth is that popularity matters but shouldn’t be a pre-requisite for discussing policy.