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This is absolutely key. The lobbies are very rich (because they own lots of land) and therefore very influential.
by graemep 2y ago
This is absolutely key. The lobbies are very rich (because they own lots of land) and therefore very influential.
- lucidguppy 2y agoThe Normans strike again!
- nickdothutton 2y agoAbout 70% of the land in the UK will never be built on for various reasons. This leaves 30%. That 30% contains all the towns, cities, suburbs, and various industrial estates, ports, airports and so on. The actual amount of land vaguely available for projects of any sort is rather small, and those projects face heavy headwinds in terms of planning permissions, NIMBYs, and other interests expressed often by people living nowhere near the land in question.
- robertlagrant 2y agoYou don't even need lobbies. Anyone who owns a house isn't bothered by this, unless they are particularly fair-minded. It only affects people who don't own their own home, which is a much smaller voting group.
- throwawayffffas 2y agoNot only are they not bothered. If they are even slightly aware of the situation they know it's in their financial interest. And if they are not aware of the economics most still have a bias against new construction especially high density in their area, because of the "nuisance" that construction will cause.
- lenerdenator 2y agoSounds like it's time to make them bothered. It's the same problem as here in the US: a bunch of people who have gotten fat off of not providing an equal or better future for the next generation.