How Angela Rayner’s department killed a major new brownfield housing development in Cambridge – and how her replacement Steve Reed might be able to undo this terrible mistake. Plus Martin discovers that Reform in Lincolnshire is building its own bat tunnel.
And we speak to Dr Alicia Greated, executive director of the Campaign for Science and Engineering about industrial policy and how even Reform voters might support immigration for R&D jobs.
Check out CaSE’s immigration and industrial strategy papers.
James’s piece on the Cambridge sewage works and how Steve Reed could reverse Angela Rayner’s worst decision is here.
Martin’s piece on the Lincolnshire bat tunnel will be here.
James’s piece on why a ‘Fare Free London’ is basically unworkable is here.
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