Podcast 127- Housing Crisis, causes and cures
Socialist correspondent
- Published
- April 2, 2025
- Duration
- 16:26
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Jul 5, 2026
Discusses The current homelessness crisis can trace its roots back 40 years to the "right to buy" policy of th…
Summary
The current homelessness crisis can trace its roots back 40 years to the "right to buy" policy of the conservative Government that took council housing out of public ownership and into private hands. Subsequent governments have done nothing to reverse this trend and additionally a lot of social housing has been hived off to housing associations. Increasin…
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The current homelessness crisis can trace its roots back 40 years to the "right to buy" policy of the conservative Government that took council housing out of public ownership and into private hands. Subsequent governments have done nothing to reverse this trend and additionally a lot of social housing has been hived off to housing associations. Increasingly individuals and families find it hard to afford homes of a decent standard. When council housing was widely available it acted as a break o