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“Some don’t work. It’s very important to find out at an early stage which ones they are.” This was particularly the case where “someone overpaid for the land & think(s) they can get that money back from the council”
Let’s see what this means:
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Let’s see what this means:
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The #BuildToRent policy introduced by @MurphyEoghan & the SHD policy introduced by @simoncoveney didn’t “encourage developers to build more homes” they set up a framework where 1. more bad units could fit in any site & 2. 100+ unit schemes could skip normal planning processes.
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This became a feeding frenzy. Developers and investment funds purchased large land banks in prime urban locations as the potential of fitting a lot of tiny rental units close to well served locations (big rents) meant land values went up up up.
It’s not rocket science.
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It’s not rocket science.
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🧵Thread on new #publicprocurement rules that are being advanced by UK Government
New rules encompass every town & city, national bodies and NHS. Combined value of contracts is £300bn per annum!
Massive opportunity for taxpayer spend to finally embed tax justice 1/n #DirtyMoney
New rules encompass every town & city, national bodies and NHS. Combined value of contracts is £300bn per annum!
Massive opportunity for taxpayer spend to finally embed tax justice 1/n #DirtyMoney
Research shows that c.17.5% of UK public contracts are won by companies linked to tax havens: likely the highest rate in Europe
But UK polling finds that two thirds of people believe public procurement should consider a business' tax conduct before such contracts are agreed 2/n
But UK polling finds that two thirds of people believe public procurement should consider a business' tax conduct before such contracts are agreed 2/n
Moreover, there is a growing movement of towns & cities across the UK that want to use their buying power to encourage responsible tax conduct
Our #FairTaxCouncil network is expanding rapidly, and includes municipal powerhouses such as Birmingham, Newcastle & Edinburgh 3/n
Our #FairTaxCouncil network is expanding rapidly, and includes municipal powerhouses such as Birmingham, Newcastle & Edinburgh 3/n
A couple of weeks ago we launched the #Govtech Leaders Alliance with 13 national and city governments from all over the world
Here are the principles that will guide our work:
1. Support high level political commitments at the int'l level for govtech initiatives
Here are the principles that will guide our work:
1. Support high level political commitments at the int'l level for govtech initiatives
2. Implement #govtech strategies and policies through a whole-of-government approach
3. Foster an adequate environment for the creation and maturity of #startup ecosystems
4. Promote the participation of venture and impact investment funds
3. Foster an adequate environment for the creation and maturity of #startup ecosystems
4. Promote the participation of venture and impact investment funds
5. Work for the implementation of new approaches for #publicprocurement of #digital products and services
6. Promote #agile, #flexible and #innovative approaches for the testing of #regulation and piloting of #newtechnologies
6. Promote #agile, #flexible and #innovative approaches for the testing of #regulation and piloting of #newtechnologies
Gearing up for the hearing on the Constitutionality of #HudumaNamba this morning.
So many issues raised in this case. #Dataprotection #RighttoDignity #Publicparticipation #Publicprocurement #Seperationofpowers #AccesstoInformation
So many issues raised in this case. #Dataprotection #RighttoDignity #Publicparticipation #Publicprocurement #Seperationofpowers #AccesstoInformation
@Bomu sworn in as the first expert witness in the #HudumaNamba case.
@Bomu @Bomu: there is no information in the public domain on NIIMS. All we know is what is in the amendment to the Registration of Persons Act.
#HudumaNamba case.
#HudumaNamba case.
