Tag archive for ‘housing’
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Boris Johnson’s affordable housing target – less than forty per cent
I’ve been testing the mood amongst those who follow housing and planning policy in the wake of the recent publication of the draft revised London Plan, which was distinguished by being launched not to the media and the public, but to a meeting of City Hall staff.
What’s interesting is that some very significant facts have been largely obscured by the odd way it was launched and the inevitably greater interest in the draft transport strategy, published on the same day.
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Housing insecurity is another of the Tories’ bitter pills
I’m pleased that Dave Hill has posted this about Conservative housing policy on Comment is Free today. Well worth a read.
It has prompted me to go back to a point that arises out of the interview with Grant Shapps on the London segment of the Politics Show this Sunday. What stood out among a number of important issues was the failure to properly answer the question about security of tenure for residents in council housing. Shapps sought to reassure those [...] -
Pandering to the fascists on housing
When Gordon Brown announced the government’s plans to change the law on the allocation of social housing yesterday he must have known that he would reopen the debate on race and waiting lists, an issue the fascist British National party has long sought to exploit. Indeed it is something that has been used by rightwing politicians in local politics for many years, as anyone who has heard the arguments for “sons and daughters” housing will know.
The difficulties people encounter in [...]
