Reply to: Is this enough to make you vote for Labour?

[The Spartan]

True, but it could still won them the election

I hope not, but then the general public are easily fooled

[amcdonald]

This whole speech is a typical soundbite laden pile of un-costed, impractical horsesh1t aimed at conning a few extra votes with no realistic prospect delivery.

True, but it could still win them the election

[TykeMerc]

From the BBC (so pinch of salt).

Quoted from Milibrain :-

"The Labour leader argued firms had been "overcharging" customers for many years and millions of households would benefit from the temporary cap on prices at a time when finances were under acute pressure and many were struggling to heat their homes."

If they were overcharging for years why didn't the incumbent Labour administration pull them up on that?

This whole speech is a typical soundbite laden pile of un-costed, impractical horsesh1t aimed at conning a few extra votes with no realistic prospect delivery.

[NickFitz]

SMEs with property are better off whilst everybody else pays 21% CT rather than 20% - is that the gist of it?

No. But if you're lucky, they'll offer adult literacy and numeracy education too

[vetran]

And yet also a problem with empty houses!

A small number in the wrong place and mainly privately owned. Maybe we should requisition houses for State use, Mother Russia needs homes?

http://www.emptyhomes.com/wp-content...-stats2012.jpg

Homes From Empty Homes » Empty Homes Statistics 2011/12

259,000 are long- term empty (meaning they have been empty for more than six months). So 10% of what they need now. Only 30,000 in the south east.

You will probably find most of these are being allowed to fall down to force planning or aren't in a fit state or place to rent.

[Mich the Tester]

Vote Labour? The very thought of it is enough to make a chap vomit.

[d000hg]

According to councils there are nearly 2 million homeless people which includes people who are overcrowded and old people living in unsuitable accommodation.

And yet also a problem with empty houses!

[vetran]

200k houses every year? That's getting on for a million people housed every year. Do we have even 1 million homeless people, much less several million?

Or are the extra houses for the extra immigrants they'll allow to flood in?

| Over 2 Million British Passports Handed Out Since 2000

and another 2 million eligible to come here from Romania etc.

we need 200K every year for the next 20 years to cope with that.

Good job Mandelson sent out a search party!

[SueEllen]

200k houses every year? That's getting on for a million people housed every year. Do we have even 1 million homeless people, much less several million?

Or are the extra houses for the extra immigrants they'll allow to flood in?

According to councils there are nearly 2 million homeless people which includes people who are overcrowded and old people living in unsuitable accommodation.

[amcdonald]

The thing I fail to understand about all these houses they promise to build is how will they make any money? Obviously you have the initial outlay to build the houses and then once the tenants are in they'll be paying rent far below the average for a private rent, plus the fact that the majority of tenants will be on HB which is paid by the government anyway. Have I missed something?

Couldn't he just outsource it to India and build 200,000 there and make the pledge with plenty cheapness

[d000hg]

200k houses every year? That's getting on for a million people housed every year. Do we have even 1 million homeless people, much less several million?

Or are the extra houses for the extra immigrants they'll allow to flood in?

[amcdonald]

Nothing would ever

[vetran]

Isn't it well publicised that current market rents are too high and this is one of the solutions to bring down rents rather then introducing a rent cap

now that makes sense.

not sure about the long term sustainability of such a policy.

[The Spartan]

Isn't it well publicised that current market rents are too high and this is one of the solutions to bring down rents rather then introducing a rent cap

[vetran]

about 30% will be social AIUI if they want to get planning permission.

http://www.hastings.gov.uk/environme...ousing_advice/

but:

18 per cent of all households in England live in social housing.

Who gets social housing? - Shelter England

some interesting stats there.

https://www.gov.uk/government/public...d-2010-to-2011