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Land commission Liverpool

The new enclosure: how land commissions can lead the fight against urban land-grabs 

By Guest Writer | 13 May 2022Friends of The Meteor

In 2020, Liverpool became the first city in England to set up a land commission.  Researchers Jonathan Silver & Tom Gillespie track the widespread enclosure and privatisation of public land in preceding decades and highlight the power of democratic decision-making to force developments to serve the communities they are built in. When Boris Johnson sold […]

Can a GM Land Commission create a more equitable and sustainable development agenda?

By Conrad Bower | 12 February 2022Features

Andy Burnham promised a Greater Manchester Land Commission in his manifesto. We talk to Neil McInroy, chair of the Liverpool Land Commission, to see what the process can offer GM, and report the latest developments on Burnham’s promise.

manchester city centre skyline with cranes, in article about council planning and property deals.

Planning decisions in Manchester are feeding the fires of inequality and ignoring the housing crisis

By The Meteor Team | 7 July 2021Editorial

The passing of two controversial building proposals in Manchester raises the question – who does the city’s development model serve? A land commission for Greater Manchester could provide answers to that question and point the way to a more equitable use of land in the future.

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We have a collective right to Manchester — let’s proclaim it

By Sean Benstead | 3 June 2021Friends of The Meteor

Our report on public land privatisation published two weeks ago has sparked a political debate across our city on how we might better manage our public assets. Here we publish reflections from an organiser at Greater Manchester Labour for a Green New Deal.

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Democratic approach to managing public land called for in open letter to Burnham

By Conrad Bower | 15 May 2021News

Campaigners call for Andy Burnham to uphold his election manifesto promise and introduce a Land Commission in Greater Manchester, following the example set by the Liverpool city region.

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