Are Tories Actually Nimbys?
While the chattering lessons who would by no means vote Tory criticise Rishi for belatedly tilting his marketing campaign to the fitting as he realises he has to win over Tory members reasonably than swing voters, Guido is much less nervous about his unlikely plan to refer flag-hating extremists to the Stop programme for vilifying Britain, than about his blanket rejection of constructing properties the place folks need to stay. The NIMBYism that robs the following era of ever proudly owning a house of their very own.
The LibDems are utilizing the difficulty to scaremonger voters within the South East the place they’re difficult Tory incumbents. It appears to work for them, and Rishi has cowardly aligned himself with that protectionist Inexperienced Belt NIMBYism as he panders for votes. This ballot from YouGov says he could have misjudged Tory members, who by 51% to 21% most popular Liz’s extra permissive housing coverage in precept. Do they nonetheless achieve this when a improvement is proposed in their very own space? Guido senses that it’s depending on the dimensions and high quality of the proposed developments. If their kids and grandchildren are to personal their very own properties, Tories know of their hearts that they will have to permit developments. This ballot suggests there may be some hope.
