Charter 284 toolkit
Send our campaign letter to your MP
With the coalition’s emergency budget announcement on the 22nd of June about to herald another swing of the axe it’s more urgent than ever that politicians heed the message of our Charter 284 campaign urging continued spending on key areas of construction.
That’s why this week we’re asking you to take action, by writing to your local MP. We’ve made it easy by preparing the letter for you – all you have to do is download it and add your details to it. Click on the tool kit to download the letter. You can also download a list of supporters, the campaign logo.
A reminder of the aims of Charter 284:
Charter 284 is pushing for continued spending on key areas of construction for the good of the UK’s economy, since every pound spent on construction produces £2.84 of GDP, according to an independent report by economists LEK. We are calling for:
- Complete the renewal of the school estate
- Don’t let spending on transport infrastructure fall more than below 10% of current levels
- Reduce the regulatory burden on the housing sector to encourage more development
- Give householders incentives to green existing homes
- Prioritise the development of renewable and nuclear energy through incentives for private sector investment.
Campaign articles
Charter 284 and the Budget
Here is our assessment of how the five aims of Building’s Charter 284 campaign fared …
Charter 284: Word power
As the government prepares its emergency Budget, Building has prepared an emergency letter reiterating our Charter 284 demands. All you have to do is download it, sign it and send it to your MP
Charter 284 Greening existing stock: Popular and essential
The fourth area of public spending that our Charter 284 campaign defends is the ecological refurbishment of Britain’s houses. Not only is this vital to meet our green commitments, but it is popular, and it could ultimately pay for itself
Charter 284 Transport: Spending vital for construction and the UK
In the second week of the Charter 284 campaign, Katie Puckett explains why the UK’s future prosperity hinges on the government maintaining spending in this vital sector
Treasury: Details of regional growth fund due in the summer
Treasury officials have said no decision has been taken on how much public money would be put into the regional growth fund announced in the Budget
Charter 284 Energy: The future
It is clear to all that the future of power generation in the UK cannot be coal-fired. So why has the government so far failed to set a clear strategy on renewable and nuclear energy? Roxane McMeeken presents the final part of our Charter 284 manifesto
Charter 284 Housing: Reduce the regulatory burden
The third instalment of our Charter 284 campaign against public spending cuts looks at housebuilding: one of the most conspicuous victims of the recession. But what is now keeping sites closed is a whole raft of expensive, top-down regulation. Joey Gardiner counts the cost
Charter 284 Education: The economic case for investing in schools
Sarah Richardson puts the arguments in favour of continuing the drive to renew every school in the country
