By one important metric, the UK is headed back to the 1930s...

https://i.redd.it/p1iv2z8k6bd31.jpg https://i.redd.it/py83o1v15bd31.jpg Graphic adapted from 'When council estates were a dream' on the BBC (4 July 2019): https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/iZKMPd0wjP/council_housing Note: Just 6000 homes were built for social rent in 2018 in England, according to government statistics:https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply Meanwhile, housebuilders have reported record profits (Persimmon over £1bn, 28 Feb 2019)https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47368308 So, what gives? Today (29 July) the housing Charity Shelter sent an open letter to the Prime Minister:https://blog.shelter.org.uk/2019/07/an-open-letter-to-the-prime-minister ​ https://i.redd.it/p1iv2z8k6bd31.jpg submitted by /u/Gordon_Glass [link] [comments]

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