NEW @britishprogress.org and @labourtogether.bsky.social report! Project Hawking: how the Government can go big on Britain’s strengths and triple the economy of the Oxford–Cambridge Corridor.

NEW: Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has just announced the BIGGEST EVER reforms to national policy to deliver more homes! Here are the five biggest: 🧵

As a Christmas present to renters, we’ve build a new public zoomable map of rents per square metres in England and Wales! Have fun browsing and please share: yimbyalliance.org/2025/12/18/h...

🚨New report with @homesfornorth calls on the government to adopt a novel approach to affordable housing investment: Giving Homes England a ‘National Affordable Housing Bank’ role to invest alongside the private sector in funds set up to deliver discounted rent homes. A 🧵on why this is needed:

The Sunday Times is right—Milton Keynes is one of the most exciting and innovative places in the Oxford-Cambridge Arc. A city built for growth, with the infrastructure, ambition, and economic strength to lead the UK’s next phase of development. www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

🏘️ Important new report on how people perceive economic growth. Key finding: Growth only matters if people can feel it in their daily lives. Housing is a perfect example...

🚨NEW: the Government has just announced a Growth Commission for Oxford, one of Britain's most unaffordable cities. Our new @ukdayone.bsky.social paper today explains how a growing Oxford as part of the Ox-Cam corridor could be an engine of national economic growth...

🧵The next generation of new towns will transform the UK, but we mustn’t repeat the mistakes of the past.

A major new report from @centreforcities.bsky.social calls for the Government to take much bolder action on reform to be sure to achieve its goal of 1.5 million new homes this Parliament! (thread)

Ten weeks ago, I was told by the government that fixing the years-long driving test backlog was a “top priority”. Since then, no policy changes have been announced. A contender for Britain’s most infuriating public policy failure. Small, but so so tractable… www.economist.com/britain/2024...

The consultation period to create the new town of Milton Keynes took just 6 weeks.