All articles by Steven Norris
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InsightGatwick is only path out of airport impasse
As reported in Property Week and elsewhere, Sir Howard Davies has now issued his long-awaited interim report on options for runway capacity in the south-east.
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InsightCameron has been ‘crass and insensitive’ over eurozone revolt
Markets have woken up to the realisation that the deal was not the end, nor was it even the beginning of the end of the euro affair.
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InsightTough talk, but subdued mood among Conservatives in Manchester
Strong Leadership for a Better Future was the slogan for this year’s Conservative conference in Manchester
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InsightConferences will highlight coalition cracks
The autumn conference season used to be a chance for delegates to get their feet wet eating fish and chips on the prom
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InsightAnarchy in the UK must not be allowed to scare off overseas investors
As international development secretary Andrew Mitchell arrived last week in Mogadishu, the war-torn capital of Somalia, he was hustled into a waiting armoured car and escorted by armed outriders to the presidential palace
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InsightPrivate sector funding for planning fees may not be a success for all
At a recent Property Week supper, a leading developer argued for the option to pay supplementary fees for speedy processing of planning applications to local authorities whose planning departments were understaffed and overworked. Delays of this nature, he argued, cost him significantly more than he was prepared to pay to ...
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InsightOffice-to-resi conversions fit the bill for developers and the economy
George Osborne knows the uncomfortable truth about the British economy: we spend £700bn a year
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InsightBoris v Ken round two will be the closest fight yet, says Steven Norris
With less than a year to go the race for the capital’s biggest prize is hotting up. Will it be Boris or will it be Ken?
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InsightMy coalition verdict: must do better next year
This week marks the end of the first year of the first coalition government in the UK since World War II
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InsightMeasured Milton was the man who ran City Hall
The death of Sir Simon Milton this week at the age of only 49 has come as an enormous shock to his legion of friends and admirers
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InsightThe rotten egg of localism ruined Osborne’s Budget, says Steven Norris
He knew that whatever he gave away, he would have to take from somewhere else, so it was hardly surprising that George Osborne’s Budget was as much about presentation as policy
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InsightWest Ham’s Olympic stadium win could end in tears
The battle for the Olympic Stadium was great theatre
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InsightBe under no illusion — localism will damage UK property, says Steven Norris
Housebuilders and developers are not the only people worrying about the Localism Bill as it wends its way through parliament. Business secretary Vince Cable, no less, has his doubts
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InsightThe coalition will survive this year, but to Cameron and Clegg’s cost, says Steven Norris
Political predictions are a mug’s game at the best of times
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InsightThe politics of property: Steven Norris
Reforming social security spending will lead to real benefits
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InsightThe Politics of Property: Steven Norris
Double dip and voting reform will be big coalition tests
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The politics of property: Steven Norris
Localism will define Con-Lib Dem coalition for property
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The Politics of property: Steven Norris
Mixed messages will send voters into arms of devil they know
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The politics of property: Steven Norris
Unless we’re careful, Olympic legacy could be debt and drab architecture
