Loving the work ethic of the new government

I think I commented on the lack of any detail in their manifesto. There was very little and the fact that various cabinet members are going to speak to various people and organisations doesn’t imho constitute a plan beyond a plan to meet those people and organisations. What transpires from talks we shall see.

Whitewavemark2 I missed that, will have a look later (enforced resting, dodgy knee, exercise induced)

GrannyGravy13

I will give them time, at the moment we have lots of talk let’s see when the plans materialise…

Their first hurdle will be the loosening of planning regulations for building on green belt, which I and many others are against.

Brown field sites should be first on the planning agenda.

I think this will be one of the battles they will have to face but I will wait and see how they cope over the next months/years before passing judgement.
They have a rocky road ahead of them.

Yes WW my understanding is that they’ll look at grey field sites first.

They’ve said there will be a review of the green belt, which has been supported by the head of The Countryside Alliance, who said this is long overdue.

GrannyGravy13

I will give them time, at the moment we have lots of talk let’s see when the plans materialise…

Their first hurdle will be the loosening of planning regulations for building on green belt, which I and many others are against.

Brown field sites should be first on the planning agenda.

At present brownfield sites are the preferred location for building but so many are very heavily contaminated - so much so that the cost of decontamination produces a negative land value and landowners are unsurprisingly not willing to pay a developer to take their land. This is something a government could address but it would come at great cost.

LizzieDrip

Primrose we can all be very confident that, if anyone in KS’s government puts a foot wrong, they’ll be out immediately

Unlike Johnson, KS won’t try to manipulate/twist/change the rules to cover any MPs’ misdemeanours.

Can we? Bit of a daft thing to do, appointing her though.
You would think they could find someone to do the job with no dodgy history or baggage behind them.

Yes GSM which is why they intend to focus on grey field sites initially.

I can’t get my head around all the ‘promised’ building of houses to come, as for at least the last ten years and still ongoing the South East is awash with new housing estates.No town or village has escaped them.
That includes all kinds of housing, detached/semi/ terraced and flats.

To regenerate former industrial sites is very expensive, but depending on where they are situated it’s very important for the local community’s wellbeing that it happens. A good example is the former steel works in Ebbw Vale, which now houses a new community hospital and the further education college, as well as housing developments. Restoring a sense of pride and centring communities on the future is so important, rather than people having to look at the wasteland of their glorious past every day. It’s a price worth paying.

I agree Oreo. Masses of new houses of all types. And that includes affordable housing. I keep my eye on developments and a lot of new builds just aren’t selling. You see a new agent appointed and still they don’t sell. Then, rather than reduce prices developers start to advertise incentives. Money towards stamp duty, legal costs etc etc. And still they are not selling. I heard this morning that Labour will introduce compulsory house building targets. How on earth will that work?

The people who are in need of housing can’t afford to buy, and being a private landlord is becoming less popular (and is likely to become even less so), so who will be occupying all these new homes? Councils and housing associations have limited funds to acquire them.

GrannyGravy13

Whitewavemark2 I missed that, will have a look later (enforced resting, dodgy knee, exercise induced)

You’ve been unlucky lately what with your back etc. Wonder if your back threw your knee out of kilter?

As long as they do something to sort this country out is all that matters to me. I am just letting them get on with it and in 12 months time, we will see what improvements have been made, if any, and then I will make my decision.

I will never forget the help I received from Rachel Reeves when my dear husband was ill. She was our local Labour candidate and I, after trying to get Attendance Allowance for my ill husband who I had looked after for eight years. For the final three years of his life he needed 24/7 help, I did it all myself and applied for Attendance Allowance multiple times over that period but was refused on the grounds that he was not ill enough.

Our energy bills were £500 plus per month, as my husband was always cold. We had purchased all our own medical equipment as the hospital kept giving it to us and then asking for it back so we bought wheelchairs, nebulisers, stairlifts, urinals, back rests, etc. etc. and it was costing us a fortune.

I emailed Rachel Reeves and told her everything, sending copies of the paperwork the benefits office had refused and she replied telling me she would be in touch with the benefits offices. Three days later I received a call from the Attendance Allowance offices and they went through the paperwork again over the phone. Two days later I received a call telling me that we had been awarded the high rate of AA and it would be backdated to the date I had first applied for it.

Three months later my husband died.

Rachel Reeves was the only one who listened and I am glad she is now in a higher position in the government and I hope all goes well for her.

It was only a few days ago that the jibe that Tories made was that the Labour Party had “no plan” - patently wrong. Let’s face it, the last lot were so bad that even normal things being proposed - eg talking to the doctors - look good .

BigMamma

I hope there will be a big improvement in the prison service. Less prisoners, better rehabilitation, more prison officers with improved training. I am delighted by Mr Timpson becoming prisons minister.

Primrose53

Jacqui Smith Education Minister!! 🤣🤣

I hope someone in Labour reminds her not to fiddle her expenses again and definitely not include the purchase of pornographic films on her expense sheets.

Starmer can't be expected to get it right every time!

I thought we'd heard the last of Ms Smith.

Not something to laugh about really is it? Someone so dishonest in charge of our children's education.

Whitewavemark2

GrannyGravy13

Whitewavemark2 I missed that, will have a look later (enforced resting, dodgy knee, exercise induced)

You’ve been unlucky lately what with your back etc. Wonder if your back threw your knee out of kilter?

I have a weakness in my back on the left hand side (sacroiliac joint) it’s my left knee (old ski injury) and I have also broken my left foot twice and my left ankle 🤷‍♀️

My wings are clipped for a while, which I find frustrating, at least my car is an automatic so I can get out.

Blimey, no wonder you are right leaning😄😄.

Get well soon though, it is so frustrating when one is hobbled in some way.

Look after yourself GrannyGravy, I suspect you’re usually up about and doing. It’s so frustrating to lose mobility and have pain. I’m just coming out the other side after a tough 5 months

I hope for social housing, built on the many brown sights around our town.
A couple of our former cotton mills have been transformed into apartment blocks, providing good accommodation

We are north west so we have ‘affordable’ housing in many old terraces. What we lack is well paid work so people can afford to save deposits.

AGAA4

Not something to laugh about really is it? Someone so dishonest in charge of our children's education.

She won't be in charge of education. Bridget Phillipson is the Secretary of State.

The Labour Government's 'work ethic' is to get as many of their objectives in place before a credible opposition is formed to challenge them.

eazybee

The Labour Government's 'work ethic' is to get as many of their objectives in place before a credible opposition is formed to challenge them.

If you were the government, of whatever persuasion that would absolutely be your tactic, of course. It’s impressive to see how quickly they are moving.