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The Unearned Increment
Episode 37
Consensus between economists is rare, but almost all agree that there is a moral argument for the taxation of land.
Planning reform, death and taxes …
5 years, 8 months ago
Can the British plan?
Episode 36
'Can the British plan? Sometimes it seems unlikely. Across the world we see grand designs and visionary projects: new airport terminals, nuclear powe…
5 years, 9 months ago
Reflections on 2020 - Part 2
Episode 35
Is it right that old times be forgotten, asks Robert Burns in the opening line of Auld Lang Syne. Instinctively one might want to say yes to that ins…
5 years, 9 months ago
Reflections on 2020 - Part 1
Episode 34
Little did Sam Stafford know when recording Episode 14 in Manchester at the end of February 2020 that every episode for the rest of the year, and who…
5 years, 10 months ago
Tall Stories
Episode 33
The nights have drawn in. It’s impossible as in previous years to nip out for a pint in order to escape Strictly or Celeb (at least it is in Tier 3).…
5 years, 10 months ago
Legal Eagles
Episode 32
Planning law is a serious business. If the lawyers need calling in then typically something going very well needs safeguarding or something going ver…
5 years, 11 months ago
Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Freeholder
Episode 31
‘We want to ensure that we have a system in place that enables the creation of beautiful places that will stand the test of time’ states the 'Plannin…
6 years ago
The High Street is dead, long live the High Street.
Episode 30
‘Vital and Viable’, the good practice guidance that accompanied the old PPG6 included a large survey of planning authorities. A fifth of town centres…
6 years ago
The Numbers Game
Episode 29
“At the moment, some local authorities can duck potentially difficult decisions, because they are free to come up with their own methodology for calc…
6 years, 1 month ago
Places and Spaces
Episode 28
A place, in the urban context at least, is its buildings, the spaces around them and the hustle and bustle of people making their way betwixt and bet…
6 years, 1 month ago