A £260m plan to build a massive film and tv studio has been blocked by the Government. The cause of Britain's persistently low levels of investment isn't pension funds (as some Ministers claim), it's the Government repeatedly blocking major investment.

It's quite bananas that British politicians actively celebrate stopping new investment in their localities. Film studios are possibly the nicest industry to have near you, but this was like a red flag to a bull for local "residents" and their parliamentary representative.

Ludicrous that investors have decided there’s a big enough need for studio space, that they’re actively trying to spend hundreds of million pounds on it, yet the government has just turned around and said, oh no, that need isn’t real. We’re going to block your private investment.

Chris Hinchliff gallops in on his recycled paper horse, screaming that homes are “murder.” A cosplay Captain Planet with a landlord’s agenda. Amendment 69 “saves hedgehogs” while real kids sleep on floors. If you think this is smart policy, explain how sofa-surfing helps

We've had a major leak to LFG - looks like govt is giving in to some mad demands after intense lobbying. The vegetable lobby is making sure nothing gets built in Britain. The Bill was already medoicre, these changes will make it pointless. No more decline. This must end!

Asylum seeker 'who recruited child soldiers' wins appeal to stay in Britain despite being refused refugee status in France because he's an alleged war criminal trib.al/EIUjXvW

It is utterly sick that Greta Thunberg is cosplaying at being “kidnapped” while real kidnap victims are terrorised and trapped by Hamas terrorists just miles from her yacht. You were not kidnapped, Greta. You were arrested for illegally entering a country’s waters and deported.

New episode of THE ABUNDANCE AGENDA podcast! This week: 🤬 The NIMBYs are striking back 📰 The Guardian's weird assault on the Planning Bill 🌳 And former Tory cabinet minister Sir Simon Clarke tells us why he fears his party is "pointless" And more! abundancepod.com/p/the-nimbys-s…

If you're a pension-age couple with a combined income of just under £70,000 a year, the government will give you taxpayers' money to pay your energy bills with. If you're a family earning a fraction of that amount and struggling to keep your children warm this winter, no help

Revealed: Half of Britain’s 2,500 remaining SME housebuilders are at risk of insolvency by the next general election because of the soaring cost of industry regulation, a report out this week from WPI Strategy and ChamberlainWalker will warn. news.sky.com/story/half-of-…

Rents are up a whopping 30% over the last 4 years. £300 PER MONTH on young workers' cost of living. What help will they be getting? Naff all.

Really fascinating looking at voting intention by life satisfaction: Both the Green Party and Reform do much better with people with lower life satisfaction, Labour is only convincingly ahead with people who rate their life satisfaction at 10/10

Jesus wept

Legalizing small lot starter homes is a proven strategy for making homeownership affordable to middle class families.

Jesus wept

Economists focus on planning restrictions because evidence shows they create enormous harm while providing little benefit. (see cis.org.au/wp-content/upl…) Non-economists fret about policies that are less important. Economists want evidence-based policy.

"In Windsor and Maidenhead, for example, individuals planting trees must pay between £500 and £1,000 in administrative fees and secure £10 million in public liability insurance." Aphra Brandreth MP (daughter of Gyles) on how bad planning rules make it hard to plant trees.

There is a common view that the only way London can meet its housing target is through massive subsidies. This is nuts. In parts of London, the value of new homes can be 4-5 times the cost of construction. The problem is simple: planning.

Most Britons back the construction of new nuclear power stations in the UK, ahead of the chancellor announcing £14bn investment in the nuclear industry tomorrow, including the building of the Sizewell C nuclear power plant Support: 55% Oppose: 23%