Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Resolutions for the Labour Party Conference
At our last CLP meeting on the first of September a contemporary resolution was passed and this will now be forward to Conference for their consideration.
1. Contemporary resolution.
HOUSING - DEEPENING CRISIS IN SUPPLY OF SOCIAL HOUSES -
THIS CLP DRAWS ATTENTION OF CONFERENCE TO THE FAILURE OF OUR
GOVERNMENT TO DEAL ADEQUATELY WITH THE INCREASING HOUSING
CRISIS IN PARTICULAR THE SUPPLY OF SOCIAL HOUSES TO-RENT AND
HAS NOT CHANGED POLICIES DESPITE THE CLEAR WISHES OF TWO
SUCCESSIVE CONFERENCE EXPRESSIONS OF CONCERN.
PRICES OF ALL TYPES OF HOUSING CONTINUE TO ESCALATE AND
INSUFFICIENT AFFORDABLE DWELLINGS ARE BEING BUILT TO
PROVIDE FOR FIRST-TIME-BUYERS AND THOSE WHO CAN ONLY
AFFORD TO RENT.
THIS CLP AGREES WITH THE VIEW EXPRESSED BY THE PRIME MINISTER
IN A RECORDED TELEPHONE INTERVIEW AT THE END OF SEPT 2005
WHICH CONTAINED THE FOLLOWING "....BECAUSE FRANKLY I DON'T
KNOW HOW YOUNG PEOPLE AND YOUNG COUPLES STARTING OUT IN THE
SOUTH OF THE COUNTRY...CAN AFFORD TO LIVE
IT IS VERY, VERY TOUGH." SINCE THAT DATE HOUSE PRICES HAVE
CONTINUED TO RISE AND FEW HOUSES TO RENT ARE AVAILABLE TO
THOSE ON LOW INCOMES; WAITING LISTS ARE LENGTHENING AND
REMEDIAL POLICIES ARE INSUFFICIENT. WITHOUT URGENT ACTION IT
IS ESTIMATED THAT HOUSE PRICES WILL SOAR 50% WITHIN 6 YEARS
AND PUT HOUSE PURCHASE OUT OF THE REACH OF EVEN MIDDLE-
INCOME EARNERS AND SOME HIGH EARNERS ; THUS THE CRISIS WILL
INTENSIFY FOR LOW EARNERS.
CONFERENCE CALLS UPON THE GOVERNMENT AS A MATTER OF GREAT
URGENCY TO INSTITUTE A MASSIVE PROGRAMME OF BUILDING OF QUALITY
SOCIAL HOUSES-TO-RENT WHICH WOULD, AS A CONSEQUENCE, PUT A BRAKE ON THE
CONTINUING DEVASTATING PRICE RISES OF ALL AFFORDABLE HOMES
AND THUS TO ALLOW THE YOUNG PEOPLE, AS REFERRED TO BY THE
PRIME MINISTER, TO BE ABLE TO LIVE WITHIN THEIR INCOMES.
# posted by Labour : Tuesday, September 05, 2006
