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> Our elected leadership are captive to stupid market force arguments Perhaps recently, but the state driven housebuilding programs have met similar failures.
by spacebanana7 3y ago
> Our elected leadership are captive to stupid market force arguments
Perhaps recently, but the state driven housebuilding programs have met similar failures. Local authorities and their residents seem equally hostile to housebuilding whether it's made by the private sector or public sector (see the backlash faced by Labour governments under Harold Wilson or Tony Blair).
Perhaps one of the better arguments against democracy in general is that it makes housebuilding so difficult.
- cnity 3y ago> Local authorities and their residents seem equally hostile to housebuilding whether it's made by the private sector or public sector In my experience (in Edinburgh) the vast majority of people I speak to tend to view the private developments (especially the insatiable appetite for student accommodation) and short term lets far less favourably. Granted, Edinburgh is a special case with an incredibly high demand for short term letting and students.
- spacebanana7 3y agoUnfortunately it's hard to observe the public reaction to state led housebuilding without resorting to historical examples because there's so little happening at the moment.