Category: De-carbonisation

The contradictions of Labour’s housing policy

by lcfch, posted in Council House building, Council Housing, De-carbonisation, Labour Party

There are no market solutions to the housing crisis At last year's conference Keir Starmer said that Labour is “the Party of Home Ownership”. It would support first time buyers with “a mortgage guarantee scheme”. At the same conference Lisa Nandy said Labour's mantra was “council housing, council housing, council housing” and it would commit … Continue reading The contradictions of Labour’s housing policy

Labour Campaign for Council Housing AGM: campaigning for policies that can resolve the housing crisis

by lcfch, posted in Council House building, Council Housing, De-carbonisation, Decent Homes Standard, Grenfell Tower, Labour Campaign for Council Housing, Labour Party, Zoom meeting

"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

Retro-fitting of council housing & housing stock

by lcfch, posted in De-carbonisation, Retro-fitting

Ellie Cutkelvin, Leicester Council Assistant City Mayor, Education & Housing writes on retro-fitting While it is a step in the right direction to have the money (£3.8bn over 10 years equates to £380m a year) that Central Government have made available through such schemes as the Green Homes grant and the Social Housing Decarbonisation fund … Continue reading Retro-fitting of council housing & housing stock