‘The moment has come’: pro-building Labour yimbys are set to raise the roof
by Jessica Elgot and Pamela Duncan from World news | The Guardian on (#6QR9Z)
Proponents of more homes, turbines and infrastructure - even on the green belt - prepare for rally at party conference
On the Sunday night of Labour conference, one rally is expected to attract the biggest crowd of the season. Its theme is a subject which was once deemed one of the most difficult in politics - yimbyism.
Yimby stands for yes in my back yard" - a play on the traditional nimbys, who have been a dominant force in British politics where planning has been one of the thorniest battlefields. It is a campaign for more housebuilding, more turbines, more infrastructure, even on once-sacred spaces such as the green belt.
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