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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.
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Concerns raised over Tories right to buy extension Partner content
Communities
By National Federation of Builders
Concerns raised over Tories right to buy extension
Rico Wojtulewicz, HBA policy advisor, on the housing announcements contained in the Conservative manifesto said:
Cameron’s extension of Right to Buy is ‘fantasy’
Communities
By Frank Field
Cameron’s extension of Right to Buy is ‘fantasy’
Labour’s Frank Field explains why the proposed extension of the Right to Buy scheme in today’s Conservative manifesto is ‘unworkable’.
No long-term economic plan, just short-term politics behind Tory right-to-buy plans
Communities
By John Healey MP
No long-term economic plan, just short-term politics behind Tory right-to-buy plans
Labour former housing minister John Healey describes the Conservative plan to extend Right to Buy as a "cheap Thatcher tribute act" and warns it will exacerbate the housing problems in the UK.
Homes at the heart of the election debate Partner content
Communities
By National House Building Council
Homes at the heart of the election debate
The National House Building Council's Director of Corporate and External Affairs, Lewis Sidnick, expresses cautious optimism over the future of the UK housing market, despite the unpredictability of the general election.
Partner content
Communities
By Federation of Master Builders
Labour's new homes goal will not be met without reversing the decline in SME house building sector
Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), said:
Partner content
Communities
By Federation of Master Builders
Starter Homes idea is a model which can work - FMB
Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), said:
Greens pledge to cut VAT on housing repairs Partner content
Communities
By Federation of Master Builders
Greens pledge to cut VAT on housing repairs
The Green Party has today pledged to cut VAT on housing repairs and renovations.
Partner content
Communities
By Federation of Master Builders
Small sites exemption will boost housing numbers, says FMB
The Governments decision to exempt small sites from off-site carbon mitigation requirements will help small scale house builders build more homes, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Partner content
Communities
By Mineral Products Association
Additional Funding Barely Keeping Pace with Repairs
The 20th Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey, published today, highlights a massive 33 per cent increase in the number of potholes filled over the last year but no reduction in the amount needed to bring the network up to scratch.
The grass isn’t always greener Partner content
Environment
By Campaign to Protect Rural England
The grass isn’t always greener
The Chief Executive of the Campaign to Protect Rural England Shaun Spiers makes the case for keeping the countryside beautiful 
Partner content
Communities
By Community Development Foundation
Supporting small community groups is not a ‘luxury’ but an investment
Lord Phillipsis right to highlight the challenge for communities and individuals within communities in creating and maintaining the local connections that are so valuable to people and place, says the Community Development Foundation.
Partner content
Environment
By Association of British Insurers
Funding a plan to reduce UK's flood risk must be a Gov't priority
Responding to the Public Accounts Commitee report on flood risk management,Louise Hanson, Director of Advocacy, Association of British Insurers, said:
Lord Phillips: Love thy neighbour – Britain’s community life crisis
Communities
By Lord Phillips of Sudbury
Lord Phillips: Love thy neighbour – Britain’s community life crisis
Ahead of today’s debate, Lord Phillips of Sudbury calls for a Royal Commission to examine the fragmentation of British society.  
Partner content
Environment
By Glass and Glazing Federation
Budget 2015: 'Uninspiring and empty' says GGF
This week Chancellor George Osborne announced his final Budget before this years General Election in May, the GGF has reacted by describing it as uninspiring and empty.
Partner content
Communities
By Mineral Products Association
Tidal Lagoon Power an Opportunity for UK Mineral Products
Recent proposals to develop a network of tidal energy lagoons should represent an opportunity for the UK mineral products sector and the wider construction supply chain it supports, suggests Nigel Jackson, Chief Executive of the Mineral Products Association (MPA).
Partner content
Communities
By National Federation of Builders
Help to Buy: ISA helps first-time buyers and the economy
The chancellor threw a lifeline to first-time buyers with the announcement of the Help to Buy: ISA during the last Budget before the general election.
EY responds to Osborne's budget Partner content
Environment
By EY
EY responds to Osborne's budget
In response to GeorgeOsbonesfinal budget of this parliament,EYexamines the Chancellors announcements and the impacts they might have.
Budget 2015: George Osborne urged to 'boost glass and glazing industry' Partner content
Communities
By Glass and Glazing Federation
Budget 2015: George Osborne urged to 'boost glass and glazing industry'
Ahead of Wednesday’s Budget, the Glass and Glazing Federation has written to George Osborne to outline GGF Members’ concerns on several issues that are affecting the Glass and Glazing industry. 
Home is where the heart is: the Building Societies Association launches a manifesto for change Partner content
Communities
By Building Societies Association
Home is where the heart is: the Building Societies Association launches a manifesto for change
The Building Societies Association has set out its priorities for government ahead of May’s general election. 
Partner content
Communities
By Building Societies Association
BSA launches Housing at the Heart of Government: a Manifesto for change
In a bid to stimulate the debate that is necessary to tackle the failures in the UK housing market, the Building Societies Association (BSA) has today published Housing at the heart of Government: a manifesto for change.
Partner content
Communities
By Federation of Master Builders
Construction apprenticeships have plummeted
Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the Federation of Master Builders, said:
Partner content
Communities
By Federation of Master Builders
Increase in public demand for new homes needs to be addressed, says FMB
Public support for new house building is increasing and needs to be addressed if we are to tackle Britains growing housing crisis, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to new findings from the British Social Attitudes Survey.
Partner content
Environment
By Campaign to Protect Rural England
Brownfield regeneration must be backed by better policy
CPRE paper illustrates we can do much more to ensure the highest quality housing development on brownfield land
Gov't must stop ‘short-sighted’ selling off of public land Partner content
Communities
By Cathedral Group Ltd
Gov't must stop ‘short-sighted’ selling off of public land
Martyn Evans, Creative Director of the Cathedral Group Ltd, warns that £2.3bn worth of local authority assets could be undersold over the next five years, costing nearly £230 million over the lifetime of the next Parliament. 
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