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In the ideal world that would be a good idea, but in the real world with severe housing shortages, not enough house building it is not in my opinion

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The brick is £35 each according to the article. That's practically nothing compared to the total cost of a modern house.

The problem is not the brick price, but extra regulations, controls that they are followed etc, plus the fact that now instead of say 10000 identical bricks for one house you need 9999 ones + one different. I simply think the priority should be more house building as people struggle to find places to live, and this measure will not help (the effect will probably be small I don't know)

It's a house, not a wall. And it's not being built by a robot. Adding the brick is inconsequential.

Go to any building site and ask a bricklayer if adding a single custom brick to the construction will stop them building the house and he'll laugh in your face.

You're missing GP's point. The objection is not to the inclusion of swift bricks in new houses but the belief that it is sufficient to stabilize/restore the population, because relatively few new houses are being constructed.

Every marathon begins with one step.

How will requiring a £35 brick in a new building cause further problems with the severe housing shortage?

it costs nothing and hinders nothing, yet provides a benefit, so I don't see how it couldn't be a good idea. it has no impact on housing in any way

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