A research-based blog series on regeneration and housing authored by Dr Marco Di Nunzio, Associate Professor in Urban Anthropology at University of Birmingham. The analysis is based on information available in the public domain at the date of publication.
20 May 2026
250 years to meet social rent housing need. Change is needed.
30 March 2026
What is happening in Druids Heath?
26 February 2026
Ladywood Regeneration under Scrutiny: speech to committee
14 October 2025
Whose Agreement? Questions About the Development Agreement
17 September 2025
Unanswered questions at the Scrutiny meeting
9 September 2025
(Mis)Understanding Ladywood: Concerns about the feedback reports
16 June 2025
Questions for the council: The charter and other unanswered questions
23 November 2024
Questions for the council: Community charter – another survey
10 September 2024
Questions for the council: consultations and the community charter
28 August 2024
Questions for the Council: optimism bias and financial risks
3 July 2024
Questions for the Council: the community charter – some questions to ask
21 June 2024
Questions for the council: when the future depends on the meaning of “viability”
12 June 2024
Questions for the council: a matter of human rights
30 May 2024
Questions for the council: not much about equality
24 April 2024
Questions for the council: what happened to democracy?
16 April 2024
Questions for the council: let us talk about the “community engagement”
23 March 2024
Questions for the council: sole bidding. Isn’t Ladywood entitled to best practices?
20 February 2024
Questions for the council: placation or partnership?
12 Dec 2023
Questions for the council: consultation promises
6 Dec 2023
Questions for the council: whose community charter?
4 Dec 2023
Questions for the council: affordable housing isn’t social housing
29 Nov 2023
Questions for the council: did you say masterplan?
28 Nov 2023
Questions for the council: new homes but for whom?
20 Nov 2023
Questions for the council: what happened to the eight principles?
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