UK Government and Broadcasting selling out to global property market bonanza
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| Top finds by Google search of keyword:"Boris Johnson" MIPIM |
Reflecting on my recent blog post Vermin-infested 'social housing' in the constituency of an MP who is a private landlord (1) I thought about attempting to write Hereford Times on the matter (word limit for readers letters generally 250 words), and got to thinking of now Prime Minister Boris Johnson's record as London Mayor in relation to the property developers' bonanza called MIPIM.
"What might that indicate for a post-Brexit UK in terms of dodgy trade deals and sell off of UK land while cuts in government spending on social housing are diverted toward 'Help to Buy' subsidies for property developers?" I wondered.
So I looked up
"Boris Johnson" MIPIM
by way of a Google search.(2)
The second find down on that search results page
led me toPrime Minister Boris Johnson has endorsed this year's MIPIM UK Summit in a foreword in which he emphasises the importance of the built environment sector to ...
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| Top of page view athttps://www.mipimuk.co.uk/en-gb.html |
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| Housing Minister Esther McVey and Investment Dept for International Trade Minister Graham Stuart booked as keynote speakers |
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| Prime Minister of UK on the MIPIM UK Summit View letter link https://www.mipimuk.co.uk/content/dam/sitebuilder/rm/mipim-uk/pdf/PM_Message-MIPIM_UK_Summit.pdf |
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| BBC Question Time Chairperson Fiona Bruce to chair 're-energised MIPIM UK Summit View full speaker list link https://www.mipimuk.co.uk/en-gb/conferences-content.html |
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| Confirmed sponsors include Homes England and other UK housing-related public bodies Discover MIPIM UK Summit participating companies https://online-database.mipimuk.co.uk/en/online-database/companies/ |
http://taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk/news/it-is-abuse-of-power-for-property-developer-lendlease-tottenham-hotspur-foo
POWER CORRUPTS - PEOPLE SUFFER Lendlease, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and Haringey Council to team up to force the small private companies of the Peacock Estate off the land
.Reference Notes
- https://newsforwardsfromalanwheatley.blogspot.com/2019/10/vermin-infested-social-housing-in-the-constituency-of-a-landlord-mp.html
- https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=%22boris+johnson%22+mipim
PS: Publishable feedback received by e-mail
From Wembley Matters blogger Martin Francis, by e-mail:Thanks Alan. You may be interested in another couple of links. Green Party demonstrating against MIPIM when it was held in London. London Green Party officially badged the video (though got my local party wrong) - when the Green Party actually campaign don issue other than elections - and an article by me on how the MIPIM culture was affecting regeneration decisions.
Title: Housing for People NOT Profit: Greens at MIPIM Protest Today
[Martin is the second speaker on the video at that page, that I feel worth re-presenting here]
Martin
Prompted by my inclusion of Martin Francis' e-mailed publishable content, I note that the latest blog post at Wembley Matters is Celebrating 100 years of Council housing in Brent.
ReplyDelete(London Borough of Brent incorporates Wembley.)