Britain's homes: telling a different story 

Thanks for this excellent summary of how we got to where we are today. Fully agree that in light of the cost of living crisis and the climate crisis, we not only need more homes but also better homes (in terms of insulation, energy efficiency, etc.)

Ronald Reagan could care less about affordability of homes in England. The Labour Party liked right to buy. Many private landlords are actually renting out homes bought under right to buy. There are a few reasons less homes were built and not just the government not putting money into it. They could not anticipate how many would need housing with migration. Also green agenda makes building difficult, especially when everyone in the development will be driving one or two cars long distances to work. The other problem is the energy industry was shut down leaving tons of unoccupied properties in certain areas with no jobs in the area moving them to other areas for work and increasing the housing crunch there.

Pretty sound except for the 'climate emergency' bollocks.