Alex Craven

@shivmalik @genxradiouk @nickclarkesuff @NJ_Timothy Love it

The interview for @genxradiouk where I debate former Cambridgeshire County council leader @nickclarkesuff (and now Suffolk CC member) and tell him that if he has a problem with me making money from Forest City, I’ll give away every penny if he and local MP @NJ_Timothy support it.

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@Markos_mom @MT_Kilpatrick @shivmalik Maybe you’re a Russian funded agitator seeking to undermine the UK’s desire to solve its housing crisis.. who knows? Shiv’s a totally reasonable person, trying to make a positive difference and would happily discuss this but deserves the basic respect of know who he’s talking to

@MT_Kilpatrick @shivmalik Then the questions should be fairly easy, and transparent to respond to... Surely? I get to remain anonymous, because I'm not asking the taxpayer to open their wallet for my personal gain.

Hey Shiv. I posted my thoughts in detail. Here are straightforward questions. Clear answers would help everyone evaluate this proposal. I assume you'd be happy to give answers publicly to each of these. 1. What is your estimated total cost for delivering 400,000 homes plus all proposed infrastructure (hospitals, schools, trams, rail, utilities, SMRs)? 2. You're raising £200m for Phase 1. What is your funding plan for the remaining £100bn+? Please name specific committed or indicative funding sources. 3. What annual return do you expect investors to require on capital of this scale? 4. Where does that return come from if housing resale prices are permanently capped? 5. What evidence is there of demand for 400,000 homes with no opportunity to appreciate in value? How will you prevent homeowner's being locked into their homes? 6. If an institutional investor asked you today: "How do I get my money back, and what's my IRR?" what is your answer? 7. You're proposing 400,000 homes using the CLT model. What specific mechanisms allow you to scale the model 235x beyond anything ever achieved? 8. CLTs typically involve democratic resident governance. You've stated trustees would be "appointed" because "democratic choice often runs counter to long-term interests." How is this consistent with CLT principles? 9. What percentage of the 400,000 homes will be under CLT resale restrictions? What percentage will be sold at market rates? 10. You claim to need "permission, not subsidy." You've also said "the SEZ squares the circle." Please quantify the estimated value of tax exemptions, business rates relief, and regulatory privileges you're requesting over the project lifetime. 11. If government provides infrastructure funding, compulsory purchase powers, and SEZ status, how is this "no subsidy"? 12. Who pays for the hospitals, schools, and rail connections upfront? If government, how is this not subsidy? 13. You've stated ACDC would receive 80 acres of city centre land as "reward." What is your estimated value of this land once the city is built and operating? 14. Will this 80 acres be under CLT restrictions, or developed at market rates? 15. What is the ownership structure of ACDC? What percentage equity do you and Mr Reeve hold? 16. Will you publish the full shareholder register and any carried interest or management fee arrangements? 17. You propose SMRs for power. No SMR has been deployed commercially in the UK. What is your contingency if this technology isn't available? 18. Milton Keynes took 50+ years with full government backing. You propose breaking ground by end of Parliament. What makes this timeline credible? 19. What land do you currently control? What options or agreements are in place with landowners? 20. Have you had formal discussions with government about Development Corporation powers? What was the response? 21. Who are ACDC's investors to date? Will you publish a full list? 22. If this project fails after £200m is raised for planning, what happens to that money? What are the clawback provisions? 23. Will you commit to full financial transparency, publishing all funding sources, fee arrangements, and personal financial interests? 24. You've called critics "shady" for publishing your private statements. If your model is sound, why not answer these questions publicly rather than requesting DMs? 25. Will either yourself or your co-founder be pitching services as consultants to either government or the private sector for real, genuine new town development?

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@TheDataCity does indeed already map this sector and the government as an existing customer has access to that data!

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TLDR: one of the hardest things we do at @TheDataCity is find the websites of companies. Sounds easy. Isn't. Took us seven years to get our UK data as good as it is. Two weeks ago we decided to see if we could do the same for France in just seven weeks. Two weeks in,... we can.

@stauroulhs @shivmalik @ValDobson @Frances_Coppola But the real detail is in this report by energy Uk that represents the whole energy sector (not just renewables).. essentially saying if we don’t replace current situation with renewables then energy bills are going to dramatically increase energy-uk.org.uk/publications/m…

@AlexCraven @shivmalik @ValDobson @Frances_Coppola Have you looked into it? Do you understand how electricity works? Do you think you just plug a turbine into the grid? 100 trillion dollar is the conservative cost worldwide.

Pensioners: don’t you dare get rid of my winter fuel payment. Energy is just too expensive Also pensioners: how dare you build solar /wind farms, pylons near me, to bring down electricity prices.

@stauroulhs @shivmalik @ValDobson @Frances_Coppola Energy roughly 40% cheaper in Spain movehappy.es/we-compare-the….

@stauroulhs @shivmalik @ValDobson @Frances_Coppola Sorry for delayed reply.. firstly thought this might help.. x.com/maxcroser/stat…

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We’re uncovering the world’s frontier economy..

@tomriordan Congratulations Tom! 👏

Thanks for absolutely everything Leeds and local government. Looking forward to this new challenge. Wish me luck! news.leeds.gov.uk/news/leeds-cit…

@stauroulhs @shivmalik @ValDobson @Frances_Coppola Yes I have.. do a lot of work in the sector.. more you build the cheaper it gets.. currently in a pub but happy to dig out the facts at a less pub oriented time..