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🇬🇧 Britain Remade is a campaign to promote economic growth. We put forward practical solutions to the problems holding Britain back. Join the Campaign ⤵️

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Britain Remade@BritainRemade·
£102.7bn on HS2. The most expensive railway per mile in the world. And we're building the most expensive nuclear power station in the world. This is no coincidence. It will keep happening until we change the way we build infrastructure, @sjarichards tells @TomSwarbrick1.
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Britain Remade@BritainRemade·
USA vs. UK Watch until the end for the really big difference...
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Sam Dumitriu
Sam Dumitriu@Sam_Dumitriu·
This is exciting. British tram projects take longer and cost four times as much as they do in Germany. So Labour have announced a 'mass transit taskforce' (Fingleton for Trams). The taskforce includes David Milner (who co-wrote the @BritainRemade/@createstreets paper that revealed the huge cost gap.) And it looks like the Govt will devolve the Transport Works Act Order process so West Yorkshire can grant itself planning permission to build a tram in Leeds (without asking central govt). This is a key ask of @BritainRemade. (Credit to @Ben_A_Hopkinson, @JP_Spencer_, and @dc_lawrence for pushing for this.) gov.uk/government/new…
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1000 Miles@socialgreenmh·
@BritainRemade Every time I see planning uncertainty add a £125m bat tunnel to project costs, I wonder how we expect to decarbonise transport affordably. Consistent rules attract supply chain investment.
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Britain Remade@BritainRemade·
If your builder spends 50K on custom doorknobs, it's a bad sign for the total cost of your new kitchen. A £125m bat tunnel is a fraction of HS2's >£100bn, but a sign that planning is broken. Planning uncertainty & risk prevent supply chain investment, part of why costs soar.
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Michael Hill@Michael_J_Hil·
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Sam Richards
Sam Richards@sjarichards·
No one is saying the £125m bat tunnel alone is the reason HS2 costs north of £100bn. But, along with HS2 specific big issues (route, speed), it is a perfect example of a system wide problem. Gold plating, process over outcomes, legal risk and delay increase costs at each stage
Sam Dumitriu@Sam_Dumitriu

HS2 is so expensive that a lot must be going wrong (beyond regulation), but regulation is still a big driver of cost. HS2's £125m Bat Shed is a colossal waste of money, but it only represents a small fraction of HS2's massive costs. It's important to look not just at the direct costs (£125m on a bat tunnel), but the indirect costs too. I wrote this about why bad regulations made British nuclear more expensive, but much of it applies to HS2 as well. samdumitriu.com/p/how-bad-regu…

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Britain Remade@BritainRemade·
Building "luxury flats" actually makes housing more affordable for everyone. It's an effect shown in studies around the world. The chains created by people moving into high end properties free up homes all the way down the ladder.
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Sam Dumitriu
Sam Dumitriu@Sam_Dumitriu·
HS2 is so expensive that a lot must be going wrong (beyond regulation), but regulation is still a big driver of cost. HS2's £125m Bat Shed is a colossal waste of money, but it only represents a small fraction of HS2's massive costs. It's important to look not just at the direct costs (£125m on a bat tunnel), but the indirect costs too. I wrote this about why bad regulations made British nuclear more expensive, but much of it applies to HS2 as well. samdumitriu.com/p/how-bad-regu…
Chłoddy@OfSymbols

They say stuff like “our infrastructure is the most expensive in the world” but then they name things like environmental regulations, which even if we got rid of, would still leave our infrastructure by far the most expensive in the world. It doesn’t really make any sense to me

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Peter Tulip@peter_tulip·
“These new apartments are expensive; so they won’t improve housing affordability”. This is perhaps the most frequent objection to new housing. @Sam_Dumitriu explains why it is wrong. It ignores the effect of new supply on the price of other dwellings.
Sam Dumitriu@Sam_Dumitriu

Southwark’s Planning Chair opposed a 860+ home development because locals couldn’t afford the new homes. It’s a common misconception. So I’ve decided to explain the evidence showing how luxury flats can make housing more affordable on the Old Kent Road.

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Britain Remade@BritainRemade·
"I lived in Peckham. My son was born there and for much of that time, I ran one of the busiest Scout sections in the borough... I loved Peckham, was an active part of its community, and wanted to stay. "But, like many people, I eventually found I could not afford to."
Jeremy Driver@J_D_89

As someone that used to live in Peckham, but moved away in part due to affordability, I've written for @CityAM on why I think the decision to reject the Aylesham development was the wrong one: cityam.com/rejecting-affo…

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Britain Remade@BritainRemade·
£102.7bn on HS2. The most expensive railway per mile in the world. And we're building the most expensive nuclear power station in the world. This is no coincidence. It will keep happening until we change the way we build infrastructure, @sjarichards tells @TomSwarbrick1.
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Jeremy Driver
Jeremy Driver@J_D_89·
As someone that used to live in Peckham, but moved away in part due to affordability, I've written for @CityAM on why I think the decision to reject the Aylesham development was the wrong one: cityam.com/rejecting-affo…
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Mikhail Johaadien@pandamodiums·
@BritainRemade I hope this is also on tiktok and insta - it's great to see decent rcon analysis in short format
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