Andrew Walker
The planning system is undermining local democracy
Looking ahead to the imminent housing white paper, Andrew Walker argues the planning system is weighted too heavily in favour of developers and undermines local democracy.
Future of devolution difficult to predict
Andrew Walker, policy researcher for the Local Government Information Unit think-tank, looks at the past 18 months of devolution and the future.
Councils lack skills and confidence on housing
Councils could be the key to unlocking the house building potential in local areas but we are not there yet, says policy researcher at LGiU, Andrew Walker.
We need local solutions to the UK housing crisis
Only local authorities can co-ordinate building of places people want to live in, argues LGiU's Andrew Walker.