Red Brick Blog has expressed scepticism about the Tory record on housing with housing ministers lasting about one per year. Theresa May and Sajid Javid have both assured people in public statements that in fact it is a huge priority for the Tories, although I am inclined to doubt this.
More worrying is the latest Tory minister, whose record in housing in local government was lamentable. Kit Malthouse saw social tenants as essentially a burden when he was leader in Hammersmith, changing policies to force them to "volunteer" if they wanted to stay in their homes. I doubt whether any Tory minister would force private home owners to volunteer. Huffington Post suggests that his response to rough sleepers was to try to force them off the streets as part of a "hostile environment" type strategy. He has also supported a reduction in genuinely affordable homes which has put our housing market where it is today.
No comments:
Post a Comment