Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Labour pledges billions to build 200,000 new homes per year if it wins next election
The programme would also provide a stimulus for the economy and create tens of thousands of jobs in the construction industry
The shadow Chancellor will announce plans for the Treasury to underwrite the cost of building several new towns to enable Labour to double the number of new homes being built each year to at least 200,000 by 2020.
Labour also plans to increase government borrowing to fund more building by councils and housing associations. Although a final decision will be taken closer to the 2015 election, it could channel an extra £10bn into such social housing. Labour has promised to stick within the Coalition's ceiling on day-to-day spending by government departments, which includes frontline services and wages, for the 2015-16 financial year but plans to outspend it on building projects. Its housebuilding programme would also provide a stimulus for the economy and create tens of thousands of jobs in the construction industry, Labour will argue as it makes housing a key dividing line at the election.
Mr Balls will tell the National Housebuilding Council (NHC) today: "Housing must be at the centre of Britain's economic policy. New homes are currently being built at less than half the level that our country needs and it is the youngest generation that is set to lose out. Under this Government, housebuilding is at its lowest peacetime level since the 1920s. And by 2020, we are on course to have a shortfall of over 2m homes."
Full story Independent.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Labour can promise whatever it wants but what they will not deliver is economic competence and will, as it has always done, drive the country into another economic crisis.
Labour is a by-word for economic failure. The poor, vulnerable and homeless cannot afford them.
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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On the contrary the poor,vulnerable and homeless cannot survive under the nasty party policies
sucking them dry to exhaustion and desperation.
Jan Higgins
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Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Reg - you are just blind to the need for wealth creation and focus only on short-sighted taxing and spending, in doing so you damage the ability to create the wealth the country needs to sustain real help to the poor and vulnerable.
That is why you are among those guilty of causing poverty and distress among the vulnerable. But then it suits two things for you.... spending other people's money salves your conscience while keeping people poor, vulnerable and dependent on your largesse serves the political objectives of the left.
Priority must be given to what is needed for wealth creation before the money is spent and then people should be helped to stand on their own two feet free of further government hand-outs.
Jan - it is ever on-going on this forum....
Guest 943- Registered: 15 May 2013
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Reg,where is the money coming from for the building of 200,000 houses? I note that the two Eds want to stick to the coalition spending plans for 2015-2016 ? The only way the funding can be achieved is by borrowing more money adding to our National Debt...I not against more social housing projects,our young people need and should have decent low cost housing....I hope the 200,000 houses will be built by our young people, not by East Europeans and the our young people live in these houses before any newcomers to our country....I know that the last sentence is against the aims of the Pro E.U./Immigrant Labour Party..Has Ed Balls suggested anybody who could raise the funds for this project?? I believe a friend of his,a unemployed Chairman of the Co-Op Bank is available at the moment.
Keith Sansum1
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well peter
ukip just make promises on allowances then break there promises
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John Buckley
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Gosh Keith, talk about a cracked record, is that really the best and only thing you can do to to besmirch UKIP? Whatever they did or didn`t do at KCC I guess that it was at least legal and above board. But talking about allowances/expenses, perhaps we could have your thoughts on the former labour "Minister for Europe" Denis MacShane fraudulently claiming £13,000 in expenses? Don`t think that you`ve ever commented on that for some reason, have you?
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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i comment on all the scandals of expenses
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John Buckley- Registered: 6 Oct 2013
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Really?
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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indeed
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John Buckley- Registered: 6 Oct 2013
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Can you perhaps comment on this one then?
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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What UKIP prior to elections?
yes
they put out a leaflet during there election campaign stating they would sort out the allowances
then once in office there first leaders speech was about how he wanted to INCREASE the UKIP allowances
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John Buckley- Registered: 6 Oct 2013
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Oh my gawd!.........I give up, you win! ( life`s too short! )
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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I have John said i disagree with all parties who get caught up in these scandals
including the very first MEP to be found guilty of fraud that surprizingly enough was a geezer called john wise
jailed for 2 years what party???
yep you guessed it UKIP!!!!
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John Buckley- Registered: 6 Oct 2013
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Well, that`s a surprise ( NOT! ) that you remember that particular one Keith from four years ago! ( although his name was Tom, not John! )
I agree that parties of all colours have their share of rotten apples that none of us want of course, they are just a complete and utter embarassment to all concerned. However, I think that UKIP have some way to go to catch Labour up in the fraud and expenses scandals "Top Ten"! My point to you Keith is that I`m talking about the here and now and the seemingly unpalatable truth for you is that whatever UKIP have carried out in office at KCC it was no doubt legal. But I don`t believe that you have ever commented on Denis MacShane and his particular chicanery which is fairly recent news and in my mind far worse. Why not? ( apologies if you have and I`ve missed it! )
I can only assume, therefore, that you are either unable or unwilling to differentiate between the two situations purely for political reasons and your support for the labour party.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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John
I don't know how many times you want me to reply
I cannot put it any other way
All 3 parties who get themselves in such dealings are wrong
i realise you don't want to hear it about UKIP but they to got it wrong
once your able to grasp and accept UKIP are just as bad then we can move on
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John Buckley- Registered: 6 Oct 2013
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Yes, I was correct Keith, you are in fact unable to differentiate between the two situations.
I don`t mind hearing at all about your persistent snipe at UKIP on a local allowances issue, but not adinfinitum, when there are far worse things being currently perpetuated by members of the labour party that you care not to mention.
However, for the sake of our fellow forum members that must by now be bored to death by our exchanges, let`s just agree to disagree and call it a day!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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indeed john must be time to move onto policy and philosophical differences.
petty cash at kcc and christmas dinners at the town council don't really impact on people's lives.
Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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Keith just face it ,,the labour party left have moved away from the British working class
The biggest scandal of all.
