22-02-2016 08:07 via feeds.theguardian.com

The local people kicking up a storm against billion-pound developments

They are often kept in the dark and run their campaigns on a shoestring, but these activists are determined to hold big developers to accountIn March, the property world will gather in France to discuss billion-pound development deals at the the annual Mipim conference.The UK government’s focus has been on infrastructure spending and policies that favour development – the housing and planning bill now going through parliament includes several measures aimed to ease development.Contin
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