Chris Brooking<p>Some interesting ideas. I particularly like the idea of training young adults in building as they reclaim and repair a disused house which they can then live in for a very low fee.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/06/look-to-the-past-to-revive-the-north-east" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j</span><span class="invisible">an/06/look-to-the-past-to-revive-the-north-east</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HousingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HousingCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ukhousing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukhousing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ukhousebuildingchallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukhousebuildingchallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/YouthEmpowerment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouthEmpowerment</span></a></p>