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Moving Jobs, Not Homes, Could Ease Housing Crisis
Original: If, as many here have argued, its no so much we have a shortage of homes but that they are often in the wrong place, the
A UK housing debate is circulating online arguing the crisis stems less from a shortage of homes than from homes being in the wrong places. The proposal: follow Andy Burnham's model of regionalism and relocate jobs to areas with spare housing, easing pressure on overheated cities. Commenters are weighing regional rebalancing against the political difficulty of shifting employment centres.
Why now: The UK housing crisis remains a live political debate and the argument offers an unusual solution, sparking discussion.
Andy BurnhamUnited KingdomGreater Manchester
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- If, as many here have argued, its no so much we have a shortage of homes but that they are often in the wrong place, then one way of alleviating our housing crisis would be to use Andy Burnham's regionalism, to start to relocate jobs (work) to areas that *do* have spare housing… · ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk · 18
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