Angela from Housing

[billysboy]

Ainu to think Angela Rayners has been set up to fail on her 1.5m homes target ?
you can barely get planning permission through for a small extension in under 10 weeks let alone 1.5 m new homes
Every month that goes by the shortage compounds
I wonder if Kier has set her up to fail

Absolutely, I totally agree. It’s hard to believe that a law like this doesn’t already exist, or wasn’t introduced following Awaab Ishak’s death in 2020.

It will be interesting to see how much of the new housing will be built in the traditional Tory constituencies. Particularly the ones that turned red at the election with slim majorities.

Another interesting development (sorry, nothing to do with housing or accounts, but current government, it seems to be the only political thread running now)

US and UK refuse to sign summit declaration on AI

Signed by countries including China, India and Germany, the summit declaration calls for “ensuring AI is open, inclusive, transparent, ethical, safe, secure and trustworthy, taking into account international frameworks for all”.

UK didn't sign it, the same as US. China did. Mr Starmer is happy to give tons of money to Red Ed on climate change but wouldn't sign a doc trying to give just a tiny bit safety to something which is most likely to transform the world and our lives in the most profound way.

@nearlylovemyusername

So Starmer has bent the knee to Musk/Trump? Or is there more to it that I can't see?

Is Angela from housing any worse than what she said "Tory scum" or is it not ok just because she's Labour.
I think Angie from housing is better though

@yellowspanner so you are comfortable with misogyny and classism?

bring back spitting image god they’d be having a field day

Bent the knee is a very civilised way of summarising this 😉

Yes! Can you imagine what they could do with this government!

2 sacked labour MPs and 11 suspended councillors are certainly OK with it!

Another interesting development (sorry, nothing to do with housing or accounts, but current government, it seems to be the only political thread running now

I keep thinking we need a general running thread to moan about the government and the economy.

@TheNuthatch yes a great idea it wd move on so fast it wd be lightening. Nothing to do with Rayner or housing let’s have a conversation about WEF Davos and is Starmer in thrall to them at the expense of the UK ?

The targets are certainly higher in Tory areas. Whether these will be met is another matter.

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/tory-seats-bear-the-brunt-of-new-housebuilding-targets-jfcm328rb

Ooh love a bit of Davos!
Sounds like you've already got a good thread title there!

I feel like Labour are doing that SM campaign linked below on pushing deportation headlines. It's not really working mind you

Interesting to see them panic on Reform's polling

Wonder what they'll do in summer as numbers go up

@TheNuthatch I don’t understand it 🤣it might be a good Title I might get to understand more x

😂 Go for it! Every days a school day! There are some awesome economic brains on these threads, unfortunately I'm not one of them!

Ok I’ve done it let’s see what comes up please reply once as I don’t want to be a lone sadfo
posyer 🤣🤣🤣🤣❤️

Yes!!! Where it is? Chat, AIBU etc?

@nuthatch AIBU obviously I don’t think I am

@Parsley1234 mn is so bad atm here I can't see it, I'll probably see it by tomorrow ;

Found it!
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5272851-wef-davos-is-starmer-in-thrall-to-them-at-the-expense-of-the-uk?utm_campaign=thread&utm_medium=share

Affordable is 10% below market value. We need social housing not £250k houses for sale at £225k.

Probably choosing the battles they’re inevitably going to have with the Trump regime. I think Starmer is ignoring all the furore and outrage Trump is deliberately causing and will take a more thoughtful pragmatic view of how to handle it

Wow, only 10% 😳
We absolutely do require more social housing but many workers are not entitled to it and are told to rent privately.
How on earth will they be able to afford an ‘affordable’ house when rents are at ridiculously high levels.