It is not "particularly easy" to build housing in the UK. The governing party (Conservative Party) lost a seat it had held for decades (since it was created) i

It is not "particularly easy" to build housing in the UK. The governing party (Conservative Party) lost a seat it had held for decades (since it was created) in a by-election because Boris Johnson (then PM) wanted to change planning regulations to allow more housing to be built. The government then had to reverse those plans. This is also the case at the local council level. People will turn out to argue against new housing but people do not turn up to planning meetings to support it. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-57472032 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-5747203... https://www.cityam.com/planning-reforms-govt-u-turns-over-infrastructure-levy-after-chesham-and-amersham-defeat/ https://www.cityam.com/planning-reforms-govt-u-turns-over-in...