{"id":28915,"date":"2016-10-07T13:03:05","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T06:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/in-theresa-mays-dystopian-meritocracy-there-are-no-council-houses-i-dawn-foster\/"},"modified":"2016-10-07T13:09:08","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T06:09:08","slug":"in-theresa-mays-dystopian-meritocracy-there-are-no-council-houses-i-dawn-foster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/in-theresa-mays-dystopian-meritocracy-there-are-no-council-houses-i-dawn-foster\/","title":{"rendered":"In Theresa May's dystopian 'meritocracy' there are no council houses I Dawn Foster"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nTory policy on housing remains detached from reality. Where are the plans for more social housing, better private rentals or more council house building?Compare and contrast two speeches: Jeremy Corbyn\u2019s to the Labour party conference in Liverpool, and the prime minister\u2019s to the Conservative party conference in Birmingham. Both mention housing, understandably: the housing crisis, which affects every part of the market and has a direct impact on people\u2019s lives and voting priorities, is now impossible for politicians to ignore.Corbyn mentioned housing nine times, Theresa May, eight, but the content of their messages couldn\u2019t be more different. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
\nRead more…In Theresa May’s dystopian ‘meritocracy’ there are no council houses I Dawn Foster<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tory policy on housing remains detached from reality. 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