On the issue of housing, Ruth Kelly seems to be making the right overtones. The emphasis may actually be shifting from the refurbishment of council housing to the building of new affordable homes. "I don't think that changing the allocation system is somehow going to solve the issues in Barking and Dagenham and elsewhere in the country. I think the policy that's needed is to build more social and affordable housing," Ruth said.
These are very positive moves, as it is the first time I have heard the penny dropping in government circles about the desperate need for affordable rented housing as well as part rent/part buy. Many housing associations have shown very clearly that they are incapable of managing the situation; councils must and should be the innovators and shapers of a new house building programme immediately.
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