Thursday 14 September 2017

Government Buying Into Affordable Homes

The Government has bought into affordable housing to win over young voters. Chancellor Philip Hammond asked a private meeting of Tory backbench 1922 committee for ideas to bridge the widening  gap between voting generations. Housing emerging as an obvious issue upon which ground could be gained where young voters were concerned as to their prospects. The government was reinforced by a visit from Lord Willetts, a former Tory cabinet minister who chairs the Resolution Foundation – a think-tank focused on improving living standards – to Downing Street and meeting with head of policy James Marshall. Read more on 24housing.

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