Policies
Let's actually invest in local businesses, not just talk about it.
I was chatting with Sarah last week, you know, the owner of the little bookshop down by the canal? She’s brilliant, really knows her stuff, but she was telling me how hard it is to keep going with all the rising costs and big online retaile
Stop letting developers price out locals with luxury flats nobody can afford
Why are we building endless blocks of flats that are snapped up by overseas investors or left empty as 'investments' while local families are crammed into tiny rentals or waiting years for social housing? It’s madness, and frankly, it’s hea
Enough with the beige boxes – let's make our towns feel like *places* again
I was walking through the town centre the other day, past that new block of flats they’ve built. Honestly, it’s just a big, bland rectangle. No character, no soul. It reminded me of all the conversation about "placemaking" that seems to go