IAN LAVERY MP warns that decades of neoliberal policies have left former industrial communities behind — but a renewed Labour commitment to working people could change the political landscape
Why right to buy wrought so much damage
The current housing crisis is a direct result of the government’s ‘aspiration’ con, which many working-class people sadly but understandably fell for, says
The Welsh government has declared its intention that, should Labour win the Assembly elections in 2016, it will seek to abolish the Thatcherite right to buy policy.
This scheme grants council tenants the ability to purchase their home at a substantial discount, reducing the already inadequate social housing stock even further.
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