The Tories' planning overhaul is a ferocious attack on democracy | Laurie Macfarlane

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If these proposals become law, power will be taken from local elected representatives to unbridled, cash-driven developers, says openDemocracy editor Laurie Macfarlane

Just over a month ago Boris Johnson promised to deliver the most radical reforms to England’s planning system “since the second world war”. This week we found out what that means in practice, and it’s clear the prime minister wasn’t joking.

 

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make your mind up, do you want all these illegals coming here or not. they ahve to be housed somewhetre

. This is turning into a campaign. It isn’t just reporting anymore, it accumulates and the target are the Tories. This isn’t just about encouraging a debate on building permission laws. There was already an article on building legislation yesterday. .

Sorry mate guardian said anyone but corbyn, you got what you wanted

Selling it under the green banner just another Cummings lie.

“gentle densification”, I tell you, “gentle densification”.

Nobody voted for our local planning restrictions.

Rubbish. It means we can build loads of houses for people. And we can make builders rich again. What’s anti democratic about that?

We were told at the start of the pandemic to cough into our elbow. Since then, most of the PR pictures of Boris are him faux handshaking by tapping elbows with people.

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