You can’t hide from the words “credit” “crunch” and the dreaded r word “recession”. These terms seem to get sucked into every news story. The art world is described as “disgustingly decadent” as Damien Hirst’s pickled sharks sell for millions, when surely this is arts version of Malcolm McLaren’s and The Sex Pistols’ Great Rock [...]
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The Credit Crunch… A silver lining?
Posted in 2008, Economy, Undesirable Housing on March 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Wayne mouths off about homes for the old | 2007
Posted in 2007, Affordable Housing, Undesirable Housing on March 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I have always been into” pensioner chic”, I love my brown slacks, sensible shoes and, my woolly cardi. If I wasn’t so modern as to buy all my food shopping online (a pre silversurfer?) I would leave Tesco pulling one of those bags on wheels with my leeks and cabbage sticking out the top. I’m [...]
Buy to leave empty
Posted in 2007, Affordable Housing, Economy, Undesirable Housing on March 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
So the government and the wider planning community have realised that our town and cities have become awash with apartments. With the FTSE 100 performing better than its done for 5 years, investors who have been piling their cash into apartments are returning to stocks and shares, and the “buy to leave empty” brigade have [...]
A New Apartment? I’d rather live in HM Prison Strangeways | 2005
Posted in 2005, Affordable Housing, Community, Design, Green Space, Undesirable Housing, Urban Design on March 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A few weekends ago I had a bad day. As a Blackburn Rovers loving family we had driven down to Cardiff to watch them lose the FA Cup semi final against Arsenal. I don’t like driving at the best of time unless there are fantastic views and something good on the radio. This particular morose [...]
