Detail-lite Burnham speech unnerves jittery bond market Markets Andy Burnham risks sparking a bond market rout unless he sets out how he will fund the ambitious measures announced in his first set piece speech since Keir Starmer’s resignation, a group of bond investors have said. Fixed income specialists told City PM that while the former Manchester mayor’s vow to stick with his predecessor’s [...]
Think tank calls for policy changes to avoid ‘eyesore’ council houses Property A think tank has called for the overhaul of the way local authorities approach council houses to encourage building and avoid ‘eyesore’ houses. Policy Exchange’s report, which is backed by former Labour Housing Secretary Ruth Kelly and ex-Housing Minister Kevin Hollinrake, called for a new national design code for council houses as well as a [...]
