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12/09/11--10:32: Comment on Never mind Wonga, use a credit union by Friday’s London Links (chan 1278347)

[...] Why not try out London’s credit unions? Tom Chance. [...]


12/10/11--05:10: Comment on Problems and possibilities with ward boundaries by Saturday’s London Links (chan 1278347)

[...] Tom Chance looks at ward boundaries and helpful apps. [...]


12/10/11--11:32: Comment on Problems and possibilities with ward boundaries by Saturday’s London Links (chan 1278347)

[...] Tom Chance looks at ward boundaries and helpful apps. [...]


12/20/11--09:18: Comment on God bless you, lucky home owners by Lakesha (chan 1278347)

Great inghsit. Relieved I'm on the same side as you.


12/23/11--11:49: Comment on Problems and possibilities with ward boundaries by Brian Prangle (chan 1278347)

Couldn't agree more - I've started to enter ward boundaries for Birmingham and rather than have the mess you describe here I've not named the boundaries which is sub-optimal and is mapping for the renderer, but I'd prefer this until something is sorted out


02/09/12--15:27: Comment on Green doesn’t need to mean gentrification by Jim (chan 1278347)

Tom, thank you for a very thoughtful response. I agree with much of what you say, including that supply is not the only policy worth pursuing - though I do think it is an extremely important one, and all too often ignored. I do want to see more social housing built, and perhaps CLTs too, but if they come at the expense of new market housing they will not help, and may exacerbate, the affordability problem in the market. I understand that above-average earners (the only ones currently able to buy, as you say) are in no sense a needy group but it would not actually help the poor if we stopped building for the market on that basis, as they would just get squeezed out of the existing stock (indeed, this is already happening). I also agree there is a lot of scope to improve housing/land taxation and would see this as a very important part of the ideal policy mix, but it wouldn't be enough by itself to ensure long term affordability in a city where both population and incomes are growing. There are also substantial environmental benefits of building in already urbanised areas close to jobs and services, but that's a whole other discussion ...


02/14/12--04:12: Comment on Making open data maps the almost-easy way by Markus Feldt (chan 1278347)

And, er, did you?


02/14/12--04:37: Comment on Making open data maps the almost-easy way by Tom Chance (chan 1278347)

Oh yes, I completely forgot! I've added a link at the bottom of the post.


02/14/12--04:59: Comment on Trip Stylist review: stroll around the City by Kevin Crinklecut (chan 1278347)

Nice jumper


02/15/12--04:20: Comment on Making open data maps the almost-easy way by Markus Feldt (chan 1278347)

Great, thx!