Angela from Housing

[billysboy]

Ainu to think Angela Rayners has been set up to fail on her 1.5m homes target ?
you can barely get planning permission through for a small extension in under 10 weeks let alone 1.5 m new homes
Every month that goes by the shortage compounds
I wonder if Kier has set her up to fail

Why is being "from housing" considered a slur?

Ah right like 1 of Labour's biggest donors ie a private healthcare company owner? That's why Labour are using private healthcare to support NHS. Bunging a few million £ to their mates.

Of course unions dictate policy eg massive pay rise given to train drivers as 1 of first acts of being elected? Yet WASPI women get nothing?

There's absolutely no way that they'll build 1.5 million houses over the term. It's not achievable and everybody knows it. That's quite apart from the fact that adjusting for the amount of immigration over that time that even if you could magic up these houses then you'd still have the same current level of demand for homes that we have today.

Of course, by then, the number of landlords who will have jumped ship due the the tax changes and EPC demands - then rent charges will be eyewatering.

Personally I don't call any of them names, I tend to only use their last names and hope that it is clear who I am talking about. Don't really like nicknames jokey or otherwise as what they do is so serous. Enjoy a bit of satire but what we are seeing here and especially in the US is beyond satire.

You need to have a little think about your internalised misogyny..

Unions don't dictate policy. Many aren’t even affiliated any more.
But if they did, it would be different from private donors because unions represent the ordinary workers of the country. Making policy to help them actually would be in the interests of the country, not a few rich people.

I dont say its perfect and no I dont agree with private health care operating at profit within the NHS

I dont oppose unions per se.

And no they dont dictate policy, governments can pick and choose what policies they enact or vote for.

Im not sure I agree with WASPI women getting something but thats not the whole of my position, this is not the thread for it anyway.

I go back to my previous comment:
Ah right like 1 of Labour's biggest donors ie a private healthcare company owner? That's why Labour are using private healthcare to support NHS. Bunging a few million £ to their mates.

Of course unions dictate policy eg massive pay rise given to train drivers as 1 of first acts of being elected? Yet WASPI women get nothing?

Thank you!

Because it's diminishing her role and achievements. Because it's only women who are referred to in this way, so it's misogyny.

That's why Labour are using private healthcare to support NHS. Bunging a few million £ to their mates.

which the Tories would never dream of doing of course.

Train drivers union is one of the ones who don’t donate to the Labour Party, so, no they aren’t paying to dictate policy. Settling the dispute was cheaper for the country than allowing it to rumble on.

Look up Labour and their ‘green donors’.

The whole thing is a cesspit. Massive corruption. Billions are being borrowed in our name to be pissed up the wall to make their donors happy.

It really isnt only women who are referred this way, you must be living under a rock or something. Ive been following politics for over 40 years, believe me, this is standard discourse.

Well with the new EPC ratings being imposed on LL's by 2030 they'll need to build new homes because there will be very little to rent privately.
Getting a C rating on an old property will , in many cases, be very difficult, expensive and quite possibly damaging to the building.

@mitogoshigg ”Finally scrapping stamp duty for people over 60 downsizing by at least 2 bedrooms to properties of 2 or fewer bedrooms worth under £500k to incentivise downsizing freeing up large properties. I haven't thought through this obvious, I'm not a politician or housing expert but I see through work so many couples and single older people in houses of 4 or 5 bedrooms they are struggling to maintain yet they won't move because of the cost of moving.”

No, it should be change stamp duty for everyone or no one. Why should people who have massive untaxed gains be exempted? Sends a bad signal to tax payers struggling to pay their way.
I’d prefer replacing Stamp Duty with a capital gains tax (for a one off tax) or better a monthly land value tax. If you own a £100k house you pay substantially less than someone in a £1m house.

I think you quoted me by mistake

Got a link? I mean, presumably you’ve looked it up?
That which is asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence, after all.

There is an old adage, time or cost or quality , you cant have all 3, as time is of the essence (none have been built to date and the clock is ticking) cost and quality will probably suffer and someone else will end up paying for it in the future. long after this government has gone.

Hang on, You mean to tell us Tories didn’t get booted out at the last election. No way. I thought they had.
How the hell did we miss that it’s the Tories in charge now.

At least they know how to use punctuation.

From the delegates eligible to vote at Labour conference where policy is decided, the delegates come from three places: local Labour parties, trade unions and socialist societies.The local parties and trade unions (along with other affiliated socialist societies) each make up 50% of the vote on the conference floor.

So yes they can dictate policy.

Oops. I did. Sorry.
I meant @twistyizzy and her ‘example’ of an unaffiliated train drivers union getting their strike settled immediately.

You are bang on correct. In addition to that,costs of construction materials have rocketed,even if you can get the materials in the first place. Apparently there is a shortage of bricks now too.
Not so long ago,you couldn't get mill waste or other types of aggregates,as HS2 was taking them all. They will NEVER build the numbers of houses being touted.

Yes it's a ridiculously unrealistic target. Absolutely won't happen in any way shape or form. Should just be honest and say we are attempting to take a step in the right direction but this will be a long arduous process for example we don't have nearly enough staff in local planning offices to even attempt to deal with things.

Honesty isn't part of politics though too dull!!!!!