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Build, baby, build – Is Labour losing the Regeneration Game?
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Labour has staked its future on building hundreds of thousand of homes and fixing up crumbling communities. But does “regeneration” actually work? Housing expert and author of Big Capital: Who Is London For? Anna Minton joins OGWN regular and development wonk Hannah Fearn to look at the nightmare of trying to build houses in a system designed to inhibit it. Includes regeneration horror stories from Baltimore to Canary Wharf to Liverpool’s Albert Dock.
ESCAPE ROUTES
• Anna recommends The Hostage with Suranne Jones on Netflix.
• Hannah has been reading The Vast Extent by Lavinia Greenlaw.
• Andrew was blindsided by the 2019 movie A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood with Tom Hanks.
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Written and presented by Andrew Harrison with Hannah Fearn. Audio/Video production by Chris Jones. Theme music by Cornershop. Art direction: James Parrett. Produced by Chris Jones. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.
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678 episodes
Manage episode 509194777 series 2997625
Labour has staked its future on building hundreds of thousand of homes and fixing up crumbling communities. But does “regeneration” actually work? Housing expert and author of Big Capital: Who Is London For? Anna Minton joins OGWN regular and development wonk Hannah Fearn to look at the nightmare of trying to build houses in a system designed to inhibit it. Includes regeneration horror stories from Baltimore to Canary Wharf to Liverpool’s Albert Dock.
ESCAPE ROUTES
• Anna recommends The Hostage with Suranne Jones on Netflix.
• Hannah has been reading The Vast Extent by Lavinia Greenlaw.
• Andrew was blindsided by the 2019 movie A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood with Tom Hanks.
Buy any book through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund OGWN by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too.
• Claim the Naked Wines offer here: nakedwines.co.uk/ohgodwhatnow
• Advertisers! Want to reach smart, engaged, influential people with money to spend? (Yes, they do exist). Some 3.5 MILLION people download and watch our podcasts every month – and they love our shows. Why not get YOUR brand in front of our influential listeners with podcast advertising? Contact [email protected] to find out more
• Back us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow for ad-free listening, bonus materials and more.
Written and presented by Andrew Harrison with Hannah Fearn. Audio/Video production by Chris Jones. Theme music by Cornershop. Art direction: James Parrett. Produced by Chris Jones. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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