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New Lib Dem MP Rejects 'Binary' NIMBY VS YIMBY Debate
New Lib Dem MP Rejects "Binary" NIMBY VS YIMBY Debate
Environment
The new Liberal Democrat MP for South Cambridgeshire, Pippa Heylings, has said she rejects the concept of a “binary” fight between ‘YIMBYs’ and ‘NIMBYs'.
Angela Rayner Will Pledge To End 'Dragon's Den Style' Bidding For Local Authority Funding
Communities
Angela Rayner Will Pledge To End "Dragon's Den Style" Bidding For Local Authority Funding
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is 'Massive Waste' In How Local Councils Are Funded
Communities
New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is "Massive Waste" In How Local Councils Are Funded
Voters In New Build England Say Conservative Promises Have Been Broken
Communities
Voters In New Build England Say Conservative Promises Have Been Broken
Labour Rejects 'Misinformation' Amid Backlash Over Keir Starmer's Bangladesh Comments
Communities
Labour Rejects "Misinformation" Amid Backlash Over Keir Starmer's Bangladesh Comments
Tory Candidate Claims Labour Risks 'Taking The North For Granted'
Communities
Tory Candidate Claims Labour Risks "Taking The North For Granted"
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Urgent need to prioritise people living with obesity Partner content
Health
By Slimming World
Urgent need to prioritise people living with obesity
Building societies ready to work with the Government to support first-time buyers, savers and economic growth Partner content
Communities
By Building Societies Association
Building societies ready to work with the Government to support first-time buyers, savers and economic growth
Time to listen to construction industry experts if we’re to truly “get Britain building” Partner content
Communities
By Chartered Institute of Building
Time to listen to construction industry experts if we’re to truly “get Britain building”
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Lisa Nandy: 'There is a wealth of talent out there we’re just not drawing on'
Lisa Nandy: 'There is a wealth of talent out there we’re just not drawing on'
By Sienna Rodgers
Culture
Tories 'Deserved' To Lose General Election, Says Former Conservative MP
Tories 'Deserved' To Lose General Election, Says Former Conservative MP
Political parties
Investing in Green Energy Ports Partner content
Investing in Green Energy Ports
By Forth Ports
Environment
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Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.
Closing time: what next for London's pubs?
Communities
By Jimmy McIntosh
Closing time: what next for London's pubs?
Few sectors of industry have taken more of a beating in the last few years than that of the British pub. Jimmy McIntosh has been documenting those in London that have died, and asks what it means for the communities they serve
Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them 'Better MPs'
Health
Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them "Better MPs"
MPs have said running makes them better at their jobs, as a record 20 MPs and peers from different parties will be taking part in the London Marathon today.
Communities news
Ideal Queen's Speech: Time for a 5 yearly safety check on electrical appliances in the private rented sector Partner content
Communities
By Electrical Safety First
Ideal Queen's Speech: Time for a 5 yearly safety check on electrical appliances in the private rented sector
Why should such a Bill be introduced in the Queen’s Speech? Electrical Safety First believes the figures speak for themselves.
Ideal Queen’s Speech: the Federation of Master Builders sets out its agenda Partner content
Communities
By Federation of Master Builders
Ideal Queen’s Speech: the Federation of Master Builders sets out its agenda
The Federation of Master Builders assesses how next week’s Queen’s Speech will affect the construction industry.
Partner content
Communities
By Building Societies Association
BSA elects a new Deputy Chairman
Dick Jenkins, Chief Executive of Bath Building Society, has been elected Deputy Chairman of the Building Societies Association.
Partner content
Communities
By Building Societies Association
Independent review of building society governance published
Management and governance at building societies must be every bit as rigorous as that at shareholder-owned banks.
Partner content
Communities
By Building Societies Association
Housing crisis needs long-term Government strategy and multi-agency action
Opening the BSA Conference in Harrogate today (20 May), Chief Executive, Robin Fieth called on the new Government to deliver a long term strategy to counter the housing crisis.
Partner content
Communities
By Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald appointed on G-Cloud framework, UK
Mott MacDonald has been appointed on Lots 3 and 4 of the G-Cloud 6 framework.
Partner content
Communities
By National Federation of Builders
The National Federation of Builders’ child safety campaign kicks off
Stay Safe, Stay Away is a multi-award winning and increasingly popular campaign that the National Federation of Builders (NFB) promotes annually.
Partner content
Communities
By National Federation of Builders
The Cities Devolution Bill: what does it mean for existing local structures?
George Osborne has announced that the government will include a Cities Devolution Bill in the Queens Speech on 27 May.
Partner content
Communities
By Community Development Foundation
Devolution of powers - step in the right direction, but access to finance is critical
The need to re-balance the UK economy away from the hot house of London is a much talked about policy goal.
Election aftermath: what a Tory majority government means for housing Partner content
Communities
By Moat
Election aftermath: what a Tory majority government means for housing
In the aftermath of the general election leading industry experts have been analysing the future prospects for UK housing under a Conservative majority government.
Partner content
Communities
By Independent Age
Independent Age welcomes the appointment of Greg Clark as Communities and Local Government Secretary
In response to the appointment of Greg Clark as Communities and Local Government Secretary, Simon Bottery, Director of Policy and External Relations at Independent Age, said:
Under construction: the building industry sets out its priorities for the next government Partner content
Communities
By Chartered Institute of Building
Under construction: the building industry sets out its priorities for the next government
Following one of the most unpredictable and surprising general elections in recent years, building industry representatives give their reaction and set out their priorities for the next government. 
Partner content
Communities
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB comments on General Election
Following one of the most unpredictable general elections in recent years, in which the Conservative Party is projected to form a majority government the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) stresses the importance of the construction industry to the UK economy, infrastructure and employment.
Partner content
Communities
By KPMG LLP
KPMG: Affordable housing further out of reach
Research from KPMG shows that the divergence between house prices and wages has grown so wide, that a first time buyer in London would need an annual wage of 76,971 to get onto the property ladder, with the actual average annual wage in the capital at just 27,999.
Partner content
Communities
By Glass and Glazing Federation
Beyond the ballot box
GGF unveils post-election plans and new political campaigns micro-site for GGF members.
Partner content
Communities
By Mineral Products Association
Positive Mineral Products Sales Volumes Suggest Construction Activity Remains Buoyant
MPA sales volumes of aggregates, ready-mixed concrete and asphalt improved again in the first quarter of 2015. Seasonally adjusted results, which provide a consistent quarter by quarter comparison, indicated that crushed rock and sand and gravel sales volumes rose by 2.2% and 3.6% respectively compared to Q4 2014 and ready-mixed concrete and asphalt sales were 1.3% and 1.2% up. Annual sales of cement grew by 7.8% in 2014.
Shocking negligence: why renters are at risk from faulty electrics Partner content
Communities
By Electrical Safety First
Shocking negligence: why renters are at risk from faulty electrics
Electrical Safety First Public Affairs Manager, Robert Jervis-Gibbons, explains why the law must be strengthened to protect tenants and other vulnerable groups from the dangers of faulty electrics in the home
Give communities more power over betting shops and FOBTs
Communities
By David Lammy MP
Give communities more power over betting shops and FOBTs
Labour London Mayoral contender and Tottenham candidate David Lammy writes about the proliferation of betting shops in his borough and across the UK
Partner content
Communities
By Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald appointed to National Procurement Service public sector framework, Wales
Mott MacDonald has been appointed to the new public sector framework agreement for construction consultancy services by the National Procurement Service for Wales.
Partner content
Communities
By Federation of Master Builders
Brick and brickie shortages threaten housing targets, warns FMB
The increasing shortages of bricks and bricklayers will threaten future house building plans, warns the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
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Communities
By Federation of Master Builders
SNP manifesto: Fair payment law could help construction SMEs, says FMB Scotland
The proposal for a new law to tackle fair payment contained in the Scottish National Partys (SNP) manifesto has been welcomed by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Construction industry welcomes focus on building, but sceptical of Right to Buy extension Partner content
Communities
By Chartered Institute of Building
Construction industry welcomes focus on building, but sceptical of Right to Buy extension
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) responds to manifesto commitments which will affect the construction sector, welcoming the drive for more homes but expressing concerns over the Conservatives’ proposed extension of the Right to Buy.
Mixed signals for SMEs, but positive intentions: the HBA’s take on the Lib Dems’ manifesto Partner content
Communities
By National Federation of Builders
Mixed signals for SMEs, but positive intentions: the HBA’s take on the Lib Dems’ manifesto
Rico Wojtulewicz (HBA Policy Advisor) commented on the housing commitments within the Liberal Democrat manifesto, saying:
Partner content
Communities
By Federation of Master Builders
Lib Dem manifesto: Productive investment for housing is welcome, says FMB
The Liberal Democrat pledge to borrow only for productive investment in housing strikes the right balance between paying down the deficit, boosting economic growth and addressing the housing crisis, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
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