David Lawrence @davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social · 03/07/20262. We failed to prioritise homes where they are most needed. Hot take: not all of the UK faces a housing crisis. In fact, in most parts of Britain, a lack of connectivity is a far more binding constraint on productivity. 1150
David Lawrence @davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Economically, the biggest benefits derive from densifying urban areas, and connecting these to other towns with good transport infrastructure, rather than building more satellite towns. 282
Alan Bradbury @alanbradbury.bsky.social · 03/07/2026But do people want to live in those dense urban areas? 000
David Lawrence @davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social · 03/07/20263. YIMBYs got into bed with big property developers. Developers prefer the kind of urban sprawl that economists, environmentalists and voters all hate: large, cookie-cutter newbuild developments, connected by roads, on greenfield sites. 2160
