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Robert Colvile
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Are we doing enough to solve the housing crisis? @EstherMcVey1 and fellow panellists are up next at the @CPSThinkTank space...
@EstherMcVey1 @CPSThinkTank Standing room only again for this, but some space at the back - @EstherMcVey1, @iainmartin1 & @LiamHalligan all raring to go...
‘@CPSThinkTank has come up with some brilliant ideas’ for promoting home ownership, says @EstherMcVey1. Amen to that...
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Robert Colvile
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New election-winning policy:

- All call centres to inform you of how long queue is, to nearest 5/10 mins, at regular intervals
- New duty on companies to publish average waiting time by department
- If that time is over 20 mins, senior managers face capital punishment
In all seriousness for many people today time > money, and so many companies are happy for us to burn through our time so they can save money. Better information helps consumers.
And yes I have just spent half an hour on hold after being promised that they would be with me quickly how can you tell.
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Robert Colvile
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.⁦@grantshapps⁩ conjuring the memory of the Victorians in an energetic and uplifting paean to the importance of Britain’s infrastructure ⁦@CPSThinkTank⁩ #CPC19
Speaks of the frustration of trying to ‘cut through the blancmange’ and get even relatively simple decisions made - key to getting infrastructure built
Says that 3/4 of Thomas Cook clients now back, 95% on scheduled day. (I agree: has faded from news coverage precisely because govt has actually done a v g job of mopping up, even if precious little thanks for it...)
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Robert Colvile
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.⁦@GeorgeFreemanMP⁩, ⁦@FlickD⁩, ⁦@PennyMordaunt⁩ & ⁦@redditchrachel⁩ get ⁦@CPSThinkTank⁩’s #CPC19 programme underway on ‘Britain Beyond Brexit’ #cpscpc19
.@PennyMordaunt calls for a new Great Reform Act to get government working better and people more involved. Also worries that govt doesn’t have enough understanding of needs of business
.@FlickD warning of the problems faced by coastal communities - don’t get attention of Northern Powerhouse etc
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Thread on local control and housing: In the past week, a number of major housing bills stalled in the state legislature, and closer to home, the 2019 Homeless count showed a spike of 31% in homelessness in Santa Clara County. kqed.org/news/11748088/…
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Hello! 👋
My name’s Kieran and I’ll be chatting on the @ireland account this week.... thanks to @darraghdoyle and the team for having me! I’d love to let you know a bit about me and what I’ll be talking about....
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