The ghost of Thatcher lives on - years after her death, her dead hands are still around our throats.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/13/margaret-thatcher-council-housing-selloff-2024

#Thatcher #SocialHousing #RightToBuy #England #EnglishPolitics

As has been pointed out here before (by me and others), one of the first fixes needed to expand social housing is to halt (or severely restrict) the right-to-buy (in England) & its draining off of housing stock at a loss to councils..... and it looks like Labour is making its move, although of course a consultation is not yet a change in policy!

#housng #socialhousing

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/20/rayner-announces-plan-to-tighten-up-right-to-buy-council-homes-in-england

Aha, Anglea Rayner say the Right to Buy may(!) be removed from newly built social housing.

May... may? This needs to be move No.1 in the battle to revive & expand social housing in this country.... it may not be a sufficient move in that project, but it is definitely a necessary move.

(But of course, the Tory press will lambast Angela Rayner who bought her own house through RtB.... she just needs to brazen it out & get on with ending RtB)

#SocialHousing #RightToBuy

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/07/new-council-housing-in-england-may-be-removed-from-right-to-buy-scheme