Episode 24

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18th Feb 2025

Local Politics of New Homes - Hounslow

How do councils balance the need for investment and growth - not least in new homes - with local people’s resistance to change - their fear, as London Borough of Hounslow leader, councillor Shantanu Rajawat puts it, of “what will be available for me, in my time of need, if there is so much pressure on the system”?

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1.5m New Homes
Asking what works and what doesn’t in getting new homes built
Each month at 1.5M New Homes, journalist and consultant Toby Fox will be visiting a different council in England to ask what works and what doesn’t in getting new homes built. He'll also be asking what it takes to build a career in public sector housing delivery.

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Drew Toynbee

Drew is a freelance content creator from the UK, creating audio and video content for audiobooks, podcasts, social media and documentaries for sectors from Weddings to the Space Industry.

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