Towards the end of the 1997-2010 New Labour government, a Conservative opposition group headed by John Redwood published a manifesto for abolishing "red tape".
In his major conference speech this week, Sir Keir Starmer said he planned to rip through planning red tape to build homes and modern infrastructure. Promising to “bulldoze” his way to a new Britain, he would get “tough” with Labour MPs who stand in the way of his plans.Not for the first time, a Labour leader has shown himself to be less liberal than a Tory "right-winger". I do not recall a Conservative leader threatening to discipline a member of his or her party and countermanding a clear signal from their constituents over a housing development.
Planning powers have been devolved to Wales but one wonders whether a Starmer administration will attempt to claw back legislation in order to impose planning permissions for projects favoured by Westminster.
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