Practically no affordable homes are being built in the
UK, even according to the government’s own dubious definition of
“affordability.” The vast majority of new apartments are built either for the well-off
or as buy-to-lets at exorbitant rents. Responsibility for this crisis in
housing lies not just with the Conservative government, but with Labour, the
party that runs most borough councils in London, as well as the local
authorities in every major city. Planning documents researched by the Guardian
show that of 14,667 new homes built in Manchester in the last two years, none
met even the government’s criteria of “affordability.” Read more on the World
Socialist website.
John Judge obituary
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As chief quantity surveyor at Manchester city council, my father, John
Judge, who has died aged 91, was part of a team that led the city’s
housebuilding ...
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