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Louise Brooke-Smith: The harsh reality is in tents | The Planner theplanner.co.uk/opinion/lou…

How utterly stupid. When we have all shown we can successfully embrace digital wizardry, this is backward step for our communities. Come on HMGov, get your act. We want to continue with effective & expeditious local decision making using great IT, not a return to the dark ages!
28 Apr 2021
BREAKING: Virtual meeting challenge dismissed by High Court bit.ly/3eC5ixV @ADSO_UK @LLGLegal @hertscc @LGANews
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Do feel free to read my latest piece for @ThePlanner_RTPI on air quality theplanner.co.uk/opinion/lou…? @WCRAQ @RTPI @RICSnews
Very pleased to be a Board Member and supporting @stockportMDC - seeing partnership in action and making a real difference to people and places.
Collaborative working makes all the difference, the @stockportMDC is a fantastic partnership.
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Collaborative working makes all the difference, the @stockportMDC is a fantastic partnership.
Fantastic conference this aft covering @StockportMDC activity - updates and discussion from @EliseWilsonStk Lord Kerslake, @MrTimHeatley and our own @HomesDanielle_G - lots happening, much more to come, exciting times ahead to realise the vision. @HomesEngland in at the start
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Excellent news for #WolverhamptonUni and £17.5m National Brownfield Institute | TheBusinessDesk.com thebusinessdesk.com/westmidl… via @businessdeskwm

Totally agree - a couple of days grace so people can obtain masks OK, but 11 days??
Why are we waiting 11 days to make masks mandatory in shops???
Agreed. We have the best opp to re-balance governance of our respective #BuiltEnvironments. Shouldn’t mean competition between areas – we should implement a ‘grown up’ approach to getting UK into good place, avoiding regional dog fights #JoinedUpDevolution housingtoday.co.uk/news/kers…
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24 Jun 2020
This is going to be fanstastic!
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23 Jun 2020
Reall aspires and advocates for land and housing to be legally owned by women across #Africa & #Asia. On @UN #InternationalWidowsDay, learn more about our projects and how they empower women via our interactive Data Dashboard bit.ly/2YFyFYa #affordablehousing #freedata
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Fully understand - same when people say ‘life’s not fair’. Time we did something about it and not simply accept it!
Had a challenging conversation this weekend with someone close to me who said "inequalities will always exist" - I know they didn't mean that we should just give up addressing them - but can't get it out of mind, really depressing - how can I help? #BlackLivesMatter
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Experts to lead Advanced Manufacture in Construction group to help ramp up West Midlands housing supply wmca.org.uk/news/experts-to-…

Excellent news & an opportunity to share best practice, address innovation and accelerate the house building sector. #QualityHomesForC21st @RICSnews @RTPIPlanners @thelandtrust @talklandscape
We've commissioned our own #MMC research study to drive innovation in the construction industry, using our own sites to monitor the construction of 1,500 homes across the country and test the performance of different MMC technologies: bit.ly/2z7Eo0q #MakingHomesHappen
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Important step forward here - @TopHatIO and @BoklokUK two best in class UK & overseas #MMC businesses are working together to accelerate disruption of the UK homebuilding market #ModerniseorDie
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This is a great review of how Covid19 could/should change how we plan and build. #LearnFromHistory #AdaptForTheFuture ⁦@RTPIPlanners⁩ ⁦@RICSnews⁩ ⁦@talklandscape#ModularBuild www-latimes-com.cdn.ampproje…

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Great overview from @Castconsultancy and @MFarmer_Resi. Sensible comment that undoubtedly aligns with many thoughts from the sector #EmbraceTheNewNormal #CrisisOrOpportunity
If you want a practitioner led view of the commercial and practical implications of the Covid-19 crisis on construction then read this. No one knows for sure what lies ahead but this sets out the key variables and likely drivers for change @Castconsultancy cast-consultancy.com/news-ca…
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Agreed @trevorivory and reflects a revived & strong #CanDo approach from #PlanningDept @BirminghamCityCouncil - hope it continues beyond #Covid19
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24 Apr 2020
We’ve united with 60 orgs to call for immediate action from UK Gov to protect women & girls during #CoronavirusLockdownUK. Existing inequalities mean women will be disproportionately impacted. Pls read our asks and RT: bit.ly/3bEbq6o #MakeWomenVisible @fawcettsociety
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