tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457473.post3898399332412493146..comments2023-05-27T10:29:17.441+01:00Comments on Little's Log: Cameron's bloodless coupAntonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09165606568016036829noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6457473.post-4847462664251777152007-07-05T08:47:00.000+01:002007-07-05T08:47:00.000+01:00Conservatives are going to tackle poverty and depr...Conservatives are going to tackle poverty and deprivation. How? Deprived people working as a community and doing voluntary work. Sorry its tokenism and words without effect. The result will be slightly and temporily happier deprived and poor people.<BR/><BR/>Labour and Conservatives have to tackle housing (especially 2 bedroom flats and 2 bedroom house sectors) to "build" them and make them more "affordable". Housing is the biggest area creating poverty, high mortgage rates, high rents, high utility bills. <BR/><BR/>Build houses/ flats over car parks, build up in community complexes, build in energy efficiency and generation, modern easy build materials, security based designs.<BR/><BR/>Second or Third home owners (who do not buy to let) should pay more in council tax on their second holiday home, if it does not have a perminant tenant.<BR/><BR/>Councils should seized empty derelict properties and make them available, speed up demolition of derelict sites/premises and change planning permission for affordable houses to be constructed, and renovate council houses to modern standards.<BR/><BR/>Basically in a society where jobs are available, health services and educational provision is good, supply of affordable housing (2 bedroom flats/housing)<BR/>is the main direction that will tackle poverty. Less of the pay packet going into mortgages/rents, more into bringing up kids and quality of life, and making "living" more affordable.<BR/><BR/>It is an unhealthy position for society where most people rather than saving or pension provision, rely on "house prices" and equity to provide wealth. This has the effect of taking a basic need, an affordable roof over the head, away from others and young people/parents. This is where Conservatives should focus and rebalance housing provision and bottleneck, to bring house prices down, making building easier, quicker, cheaper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com