All that fuss about the National Planning Policy Framework and the need for more housing and then we find out that house prices are falli...

Some of the details may be different, but my overall reaction to the NPPF is essentially unchanged. From my reaction to the draft in July l...

For those interested in the revised National Planning Framework (due to be published today): SERC policy paper ' What we know (and don...

Posted by Dr Felix Weinhardt, SERC and LSE On Sunday Britain turned the clocks forward an hour - and summer time officially began. Mor...

I'd highlight three urban policy issues arising from budget 2012. First, planning. The National Policy Planning Framework (and plenty o...

The weekend papers full of coverage on the move to regional pay. Some thoughts: 1. Public servants in poorer regions to get lower pay we ar...

Interesting paper from the Journal of Urban Economics (May 2012) suggests that climate change plans tend to be introduced by 'greener...