Peter Lamb, Crawley councillor writes on the difficulties of build sufficient new council homes. We live in very challenging times, an era when many long-running issues are coming to a head and at times it can seem difficult to know exactly what an incoming Labour Government should prioritise. For those of us on district-tier authorities, … Continue reading “constant struggle to finance sufficient numbers of new properties to outpace those lost to right to buy”
Category: Council House building
Labour Campaign for Council Housing AGM: campaigning for policies that can resolve the housing crisis
"Without ending the disastrous Right to Buy policy and funding a large scale social rent council house building programme, a Labour government will not resolve the acute housing crisis" Our campaign's AGM will take place by zoom on February 4th at 2 p.m. We will be discussing what Labour's housing policies are, what we want … Continue reading Labour Campaign for Council Housing AGM: campaigning for policies that can resolve the housing crisis
Labour Party conference fringe meeting
If you are in Brighton for the Labour conference come along to our fringe meeting on the Sunday. You can download a leaflet here: lcch-a5-16-09-21-final-2Download If you are a delegate make sure you vote for housing in the priorities ballot which will determine what is discussed in the conference.
Berwick CLP calls on Labour to commit to large scale council house building programme
At its January meeting Berwick Labour Party overwhelmingly passed our resolution calling for Labour to commit to its 2019 council housing policies and to campaign for the current government to fund a large scale council house building programme. The resolution was passed by 26 votes for, with 1 against and 1 abstention. "Berwick-upon-Tweed CLP is … Continue reading Berwick CLP calls on Labour to commit to large scale council house building programme
Fighting for council housing in the centre of Hackney
By Morning Lane Space (morninglanepeoplesspace@gmail.com, @MOPSCampaign on Twitter and Instagram, MorningLanePeoplesSpace on Facebook) In the heart of Hackney in East London is 55 Morning Lane, currently the site of a large and popular Tesco supermarket and car park and a prime target for a redevelopment. In Autumn 2019, we came together as local residents to … Continue reading Fighting for council housing in the centre of Hackney
The real obstacle to council house building is the absence of government grant
Martin Wicks says that the key to a large scale council house building programme is central government grant, not borrowing. Ever since Right to Buy was introduced the number of council homes has plummeted. The current government has provided little funding for councils to build homes through their housing revenue accounts. Since 2010 the number … Continue reading The real obstacle to council house building is the absence of government grant
Build council homes
Carol Hayton from the Labour Campaign for Council Housing reminds readers of the Labour Briefing collective why we still need to organise within the Labour Party to ensure we get the radical housing policies the Country needs. The article invites all Labour Party members who agree that council housing must be at the heart of … Continue reading Build council homes
What’s wrong with Boris Johnson’s building plans?
Carol Hayton answers the question. On 30th June yet another meaningless slogan was plastered across the Downing Street lectern in an attempt to convince the British public that Boris Johnson’s government is moving forward with a recovery plan. The ‘Build Build Build’ sticker seemed to have been applied at a slightly lopsided angle, giving the … Continue reading What’s wrong with Boris Johnson’s building plans?
Labour Campaign for Council Housing 