You can normally get a good feel for changing political
priorities by tracking how often the parties refer to particular issues over
time. Search for ‘house’ and ‘home’ in the manifestos of the two main parties
and in 2001 neither term got much of a look-in. Today references to both are
legion. If we quite literally take the parties at their word, whoever forms the
next government looks set to give housing the prominence it deserves (and that
voters clearly think it should have too). The Conservatives reiterate their
2015 commitment to deliver 1 million homes by 2020 and promise a further half a
million by 2022; Labour also sign up to build the magic million. Read more
analysis on the Resolution Foundation website.
Thursday briefing: How Michael Gove’s ‘new deal’ for renters went sour
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In today’s newsletter: The renters’ reform bill was meant to address a
spiralling housing crisis, but as a watered-down version finally passes, we
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