In defending her support for Right to Buy Lisa Nandy recently said that “telling working class people they can't own their own home is just unacceptable”. If she meant their council home, that rather contradicts what she said at last September's Labour conference; “the idea of a home for life handed on in common ownership … Continue reading Ending Right to Buy is a necessary step towards resolving the housing crisis
Category: Labour Campaign for Council Housing
Architect Peter Barber calls for end of Right to Buy
Well known and award winning architect, Peter Barber, has signed our statement calling for Labour to commit to ending Right to Buy. He recently appeared in a Channel 4 programme on housing. Here are some extracts from it. “We should have a social housing programme on the scale were were able to manage after the … Continue reading Architect Peter Barber calls for end of Right to Buy
Our model housing resolution: key policies to begin to resolve the housing crisis
Carol Hayton explains why Labour's current housing policy will not resolve the housing crisis and why our model resolution includes the key policies necessary to begin to resolve it. The process for the submission of amendments to the draft National Policy Forum documents has concluded. We now await, with extreme interest, the final NPF report, … Continue reading Our model housing resolution: key policies to begin to resolve the housing crisis
Labour Housing Group opposes campaign to end Right to Buy
At its AGM recently the Labour Housing Group voted to oppose campaigning to commit Labour to end Right to Buy when in government. Myself and Ben Clay moved a motion which would have committed the LHG to sign our statement calling on Labour to commit to ending it and to encourage LHG members to support … Continue reading Labour Housing Group opposes campaign to end Right to Buy
Islington Council Labour Group supports campaign to end Right to Buy
Islington Council Labour Group has agreed to support our statement calling on Labour to commit to ending Right to Buy. “Providing more genuinely affordable and social homes has always been our priority for our Labour-run Council. As we have 14,000 people on our housing waiting list, local people need us to provide as many council … Continue reading Islington Council Labour Group supports campaign to end Right to Buy
South Swindon CLP supports call for Labour to commit to ending Right to Buy
The model resolution of the Labour Campaign for Council Housing on ending Right to Buy was passed by South Swindon CLP by 26 votes to nil, with five abstentions. The resolution calls on CLPs to add their name to the statement and write to the Leadership calling on it to commit to ending RTB. The … Continue reading South Swindon CLP supports call for Labour to commit to ending Right to Buy
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
Model resolution on ending Right to Buy
We have done a model resolution which you are welcome to use, for Constituency Labour Parties and for union branches in support of our call for Labour to commit to ending Right to Buy. The text is below. Model resolution for CLPs/Union branchesLabour should commit to ending Right to BuyThis CLP/union branch recognises that one … Continue reading Model resolution on ending Right to Buy
Reading Council Labour Group calls for Labour to commit to ending RTB
Reading Council Labour Group is the latest one to support our statement calling on Labour nationally to commit to ending Right to Buy. Ellie Emberson (pictured), Lead Member for Housing, Reading Council said: “In Reading, we are building Council houses and using Right to Buy receipts where we can to enhance and increase our stock. … Continue reading Reading Council Labour Group calls for Labour to commit to ending RTB
Labour Campaign for Council Housing to support ‘Enough is Enough”
The Labour Campaign for Council Housing has agreed to support 'Enough is Enough' and encourage our members to participate in local groups. A lot of them have already signed up under their own steam. Amongst the demands of EiE we are pleased to see support for housing policies that we have campaigned for successfully at … Continue reading Labour Campaign for Council Housing to support ‘Enough is Enough”
Labour Campaign for Council Housing 