"Green" policies are destroying this country

Greens have always been an urban clique who appeal to urbanites with plenty of money, the middle cohort will lose out due to increased carbon taxes and the cessation of grants (like the ev grant due for removal in June after all the green party associates have had their fill), no doubt the greens will throw a few crumbs to the elderly and non working population to keep them quiet.Hows things in London bTW.

Yep.

I think it might be better to think of a nature reserve where culchies hunt greenies down. I think it could even be sold to the Dubs.

If someone posts blatant science denialism and conspiracy theories why would you thank it unless you agree?

There's a typo on the 3rd line of the 'abstract' you posted.

I don't think this is a particularly credible source.

I think I would be largely in agreement with that. It is a complex issue, there’s economic & societal factors too and there isn’t a one size fits all model.

I wouldn’t agree that that show is based solely on thr presenters experience though. The opinions of the first lad talking about growing the villages for people moving back to the country and then the Planner talking about how there’s no planning apps for houses in village centres is eye opening, but nothing that should surprise anyone- It’s obvious that the centres are on their last legs. I also don’t think the presenter is saying you can’t be happy living in a one-off house. He’s saying it’s not a sustainable way for everyone to live, and he’d be right.

while I don’t think anyone would respond well to being told what they can’t do, it might come to that if the problem is ignored any further. I would have zero confidence in any of the main parties addressing it tbh seeing as they’ve by and large presided over the decline. I don’t think TDs will do little to help. As I said it’ll mostly be up to councillors and The CoCo to actually implement the Development Plans as written.

It’s also seems mad to me that you get anyone on here defending one-off housing to the hilt, particularly if they come from the country. There isn’t any part of this country that doesn’t have its villages and small towns dying.

The Canadian Center of Science and Education and Dr. Wallace Manheimer, a renowned nuclear physicist are far more credible source compared to alarmist garbage you regularly put out. Example of that is visible in your post above this one.

Lol. Your professor of thinkology couldn't be bothered to proof read past the 3rd line of his paper. There are loads of other mistakes in that abstract too.

If I posted something that shambolic to support my position I would be absolutely mortified

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What do you mean by social engineering?

Do you think the Greens are trying to trick us into giving them our banking passwords and CVV numbers?

Including a misspelling of 'reliable'.

I actually quite liked a lot of the ideas being presented in the program. They seemed to tick a lot of the boxes in terms of practicality while also addressing the look and feel and aesthetics of a place - which is obviously very important when you are trying to entice families to make somewhere their home. It can't be just purely about efficiency or pragmatism, because there is more to people's lives than that.

It still wouldn't be for me personally, but that's my personal preferences and way of life.

However, it did definitely come across a bit like a sales pitch - like this is how everyone should embrace living in the future. No real balance to the program, giving some examples of people who are happy and functioning well in one off homes. (of which there are many in this country)

I don't really see why you would need to take drastic measures to force people into that mode of living. The people in the program were not forced to go down this route, and they seem happy with their choice. Really, the attitude should be one of "build it and they will come"... design it very well, and I'm sure you will get plenty of people who will choose it as their preferred option. Anyone who wants to renovate and help to get rid of the eyesore of dereliction in these towns and villages, should be given plenty of supports and grants etc... there's definitely been a culture of ignoring abandoned properties and not doing enough to bring them back into serviceable condition sooner in this country. That trend is thankfully starting to change gradually. That's certainly an area where I would welcome a more aggressive approach.