The housing content of the National Policy Forum document is supposed to “shape the Labour Party's policy agenda”. The draft document it has produced, will be discussed by NPF members and, amended by them, will go to a “Clause 5” meeting on which the NEC, CLPs and affiliates sit, together with the Shadow Cabinet. That … Continue reading Questions on Labour’s housing policy
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The contradictions of Labour’s housing policy
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
Right to Buy divides people
Hackney councillor Clare Joseph writes on the practical consequences of Right to Buy and why the policy should be ended. When the LCCH asked me to write something on the Right to Buy, I wondered what I could say that hadn’t already been said. Right to Buy means we lose irreplaceable Council stock, an average … Continue reading Right to Buy divides people
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
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
Wycombe CLP supports the call for ending Right to Buy
Wycombe CLP has passed a resolution which, amongst other things, supports our call for Labour to commit to ending Right to Buy and for an end to the Right to Aquire for housing associations. Buckinghamshire is one of those areas where all the council housing stock was transferred to housing associations. It is spending nearly … Continue reading Wycombe CLP supports the call for 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
Support from Scotland for ending RTB in England
Mercedes Villalba Scottish MSPs supporting our statement calling for Labour to commit to ending Right to Buy in England have said: “High-quality council housing should be the first option for prospective tenants, rather than being forced into the private rented sector where rents continue to rise and protections are minimal. Right-to-Buy reduces council housing stock … Continue reading Support from Scotland for ending RTB in England
“I agree with Michael Gove Actually”
Carol Hayton and David Hide were, like many Labour members surprised to hear Lisa Nandy saying she agrees with Michael Gove on Right to Buy. We were extremely disappointed to hear Lisa Nandy state that she supported the 'Right To Buy' on the BBC's 'Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg' programme. This disregards the successive conference policy … Continue reading “I agree with Michael Gove Actually”
Labour Campaign for Council Housing 