Agreed, but again those sorts of sensible arguments are how we get to complex planning regulations. Effective planning IS complex. If we are determined to simplify it speedily and clunkily to get mor… (View Post)

Couldn't agree more. It reminds me of @DavidL's rather plaintive 'who the hell do I vote for' question yesterday. It is even possible to feel that the current government are really quite crap but sti… (View Post)

Also, it feels as though Reform are very much 'angrier than thou'. And that seems to be what (some) voters want at the moment. (View Post)

Isn't that just a very logical consequence of reducing planning bureaucracy? The overly bureaucratic system has been built for a reason. Removing barriers to housebuilding will lead to housebuilding … (View Post)

You're being too defeatist. We just need a response that matches the scale of the challenge, that isn't populist guff with no substance, and that doesn't demonise the 'other' because we're too frit t… (View Post)