Z2K Housing Review First Edition : "Looking Down the Wrong End of the Telescope"
"So, as we can see, this housing
issue is not as big as Z2K thinks!"
Looking Down the Wrong End of the Telescope.
April 2009 Issue One a Z2K production
Contents
1.
"What is wrong with housing today and what steps can be taken to improve the situation?"
Discussion. The journal will host a round table
discussion with a panel of experts for each edition. In this first discussion the topic in hand, which sets the theme for the first edition, is
2.
"As bad a piece of government writing
as it is possible to imagine."
Professor Ambrose interviews Stephen Hill about housing policy, planning and the problems we face today.
3.
"Building production methods haven't really changed for over 200 years."
Professor Ambrose interviews Adrian Cooper to disciver just what are the obstacles for innovative building companies. Adrian is the non executive chair of Team Homes.
4.
"Lost in the labyrinth of mortgage mayhem."
Alex Tuck, a consumer who spent a considerable amount of time trying to distinguish the best mortgage product for himself, is interviewed by professor Peter Ambrose. Tuck's opinions are wide ranging and highly critical of banking institutions and the mortgage system in general.
5.
Father John, a parish priest in battersea, London, talks about the problems bad housing causes his parishoners. This is genuine testimony from a man who works every day with the consequences of bad housing in 2009.
6.
Professor Peter Ambrose interviews John Jackson. The Jackson family had lived in Chelsea for nearly 200 years but by the time John grows into adulthood all of the old community has been replaced by wealthy homes and businesses. This is a fascinating insight into how demographic changes driven by personal wealth break down communities.
7.
An interview with Mr Nakamura of Misawa Homes in Tokyo. This interview is in Japanese. An English narrative translation will be forthcoming in due course.
8.
"Paul Nicolson talks about Z2K"
The Reverend Paul Nicolson talks about the beginning of Z2K and how it has developed.
Supplementary Paper by Alan MacMurdie:
A Welfare State for Landlords: Who Benefits?
Supplementary Story 5 May 2009:
New study warns of widening gap between housing 'haves' and 'have nots'
The Z2K Housing Review is an innovatory on line
video journal dedicated to the issues of housing policy in the United Kingdom. The purpose of the journal is to provide a locus of informed debate, discussion and expert testimony for the purpose of informing housing policy makers.
Journal President: The Rev. Paul Nicolson
Academic Editor: Professor Peter Ambrose
Journal Compiler: Jack Adams
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