Housing Crisis Goes to the Heart of Westminster

Britain has a housing crisis. The government accepts this to be the case because they have made over 500 announcements about housing since 2010, covering in excess of 200 different initiatives. Sadly, all these announcements and initiatives have failed to address the fundamental problem. We need a minimum of 250,000 new or refurbished homes a year. We actually deliver around half of that. The crisis is real.  Our press is full of 'beds in sheds' and 'converted attics' and 'the smallest house in the country' and similar stories.  This is a structural economic failure which is resulting in acute human misery and frustration. It is limiting our prospects for sustained economic growth. It is a failure of politics and government.  Read more on the Huffington Post website.