SarahBell Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 He said he could not specify what affordable meant, only that they would be “within reach of young people who want to live and work in Manchester”. Manchester council was keen to create “stepping stones” on to the housing ladder, he said. http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2015/jul/24/manchesters-new-factory-aims-high-but-fails-to-build-in-social-housing Does he not realise that stepping stones go across not up (And has he not seen Takeshi's castle to know what quite often happens?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saving For a Space Ship Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Let them eat ‘pocket parks for impromptu happenings and ping pong’ Very hipster , but up north ...the virus spreads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattW Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 I wish them luck with 'Sean Ryder' Tower & 'Mark E Smith' heights. 50 stories though? I thought that the 15 storey council block my late uncle lived in was tall enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19 year mortgage 8itch Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 More trying to be London. They should concentrate on being Manchester and helping the local youth population with more than opening more starbucks/nandos/betfreds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCountOfNowhere Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 This implies, new homes else where will be unaffordable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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