Targets for affordable housing on greenbelt weakened in English planning reform

Lower-grade land will be classed as ‘grey belt’ and open for redevelopment

England house prices ‘affordable’ only for richest 10% in 2022-23

Office for National Statistics data highlights property market pressures
Financial Times - 3d
Planning reforms will end development chaos, says Rayner

Officials will be able to rubberstamp development plans without local authority permission under the changes.
BBC News - 4d
Pope creates 21 cardinals to carry out his reform plans

Pope Francis has installed 21 new cardinals, many of whom are key figures in his reform agenda
ABC News - 5d
Lee Child and Malorie Blackman urge English literature syllabus reform

More than 180 authors and publishers warn that writers of colours are under-represented in school curriculum
Financial Times - Dec. 5
Radical planning reform needed to hit 1.5m housebuilding target in England, Labour warned

Thinktank urges government to be ‘much more ambitious’ as actions so far are not enough to fulfil manifesto pledge. Labour will miss its manifesto target of building 1.5m homes in England before ...
The Guardian - Dec. 3

England house prices ‘affordable’ only for richest 10% in 2022-23