Will Tanner

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  • Aug.20.2018: Let councils buy up land more cheaply, says May’s former aide. Councils should be allowed to buy agricultural land at lower prices to solve Britain’s housing crisis, an unlikely coalition of campaigners has urged. Fourteen groups, including Shelter, Civitas, Campaign to Protect Rural England, New Economics Foundation, the charity Crisis and the National Landlords Association, said the govt should tear up old laws on land compensation and give local authorities the power to buy agricultural land at a fair market rate. Under the current rules, they can only compulsorily purchase agricultural land at speculative “hope” values, as if the land had planning permission. In a letter to James Brokenshire, the group said: “The root of England’s housing crisis lies in how we buy and sell land. When agricultural land is granted planning permission for housing to be built, the land typically becomes at least 100 times more valuable". The letter was organised by Onward, a modernising Conservative think tank whose director, Will Tanner, was an adviser to Theresa May until last year. Henry Zeffman, The Times. See also Comments section.
  • undated: Chartwell Speakers Will Tanner was Deputy Director of Policy at 10 Downing Street during the first year of Theresa May’s premiership. In this role, he had oversight of all government policy areas. Will began his career as a researcher for the UK-based, pro-market think-tank Reform before stepping into British politics in 2014 as a civil servant policy adviser to Theresa May in her then role as Home Secretary at the Home Office. In 2015, he was appointed as a Special Adviser covering crime, immigration, and extremism policy. In the wake of David Cameron’s resignation in June 2016, Will followed Theresa May into 10 Downing Street where he was appointed Deputy Head of the Policy Unit. Will resigned from this role following this year’s General Election. He now advises on a wide spectrum of government policy. He is particularly involved with innovative work on mental health and committed to using technology to tackle an increasingly prevalent issue in the U.K. Chartwell Speakers, '
  • Aug.06.2017: To win again, the Tories must become radical champions of fairness. The former deputy head of the Downing Street policy unit warns that the Tories need fresh policies to survive. The Guardian, Will Tanner
  • Jun.15.2017: Will Tanner, another one of Theresa May's top aides, has quit Downing Street. Yet another top aide has departed 10 Downing Street, just days after the exits of the Prime Minister's two most senior advisers. Formerly of think tank Reform, Will Tanner joined Theresa May's officials while she was in the Home Office, following her to Number 10 after the Brexit referendum. City AM, Mark Sands