Monday, December 31, 2012

United Kingdom: Green belt housing gamble – a bet too far?

Guardian: Watching two of the better-known rightwing thinktanks prime their intellectual cannons and bombard the same target is an impressive, if stomach-churning, sight. In the past week the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and Policy Exchange, both of which have the ear of No 10 and No 11 Downing Street, have taken aim at the UK's planning laws. The IEA opted for a straightforward bombardment of the green belt. It argued that property developers should be allowed to give incentives to local communities...

URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/dec/30/green-belt-housing-gamble
Enclosure: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/12/30/1356879811839/Green-belt-008.jpg

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