Re: The Politics Thread 4
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 1:25 pm
The worse the housing issue gets (renting costs more than home ownership, but houses cost so much only the Bank of Mum & Dad can really help for those lucky few), the more and more likely it becomes that a party planning radical increases to the supply of housing will win.
The Tory dream of a property owning democracy is great, and Labour's desire to increase council housing is great too.
What housing needs is a joined up approach rather than constant talk, no action, or mere tinkering around the edges. Changing direction every time a new government is formed will never allow the long term planning required to fix 3 decades of chronic undersupply combined with 2 decades of rapid population growth.
The Tory dream of a property owning democracy is great, and Labour's desire to increase council housing is great too.
What housing needs is a joined up approach rather than constant talk, no action, or mere tinkering around the edges. Changing direction every time a new government is formed will never allow the long term planning required to fix 3 decades of chronic undersupply combined with 2 decades of rapid population growth.