BOE Governor "housing has deep problems"

CLAPTON

TickersPlaysPop wrote: »

I thought it was common knowledge that less younger people vote compared to older generations. If you insist on seeing evidence:

http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/rp2008/rp08-012.pdf#page29

What makes you think I despise the under 50's? LoL I am 38 myself.

Political parties do not need to include in their manifesto pledges for the younger generation as much as they do for older generations. If there had been a larger young vote over the past 20 years I think we would have a different system for our housing market with more inclusive policies and laws.

there are more voters under 60 than over 60

younger people don't vote because, on the whole, they are broadly content with the system in which they live (i.e with unprecedented opportunities and goods and services.)

we do however need to build more houses so people can enjoy a better housing experience.

sadly many of the new build decisions are made by those pre 60s people by opposing local developments

TickersPlaysPop

CLAPTON wrote: »

there are more voters under 60 than over 60

younger people don't vote because, on the whole, they are broadly content with the system in which they live (i.e with unprecedented opportunities and goods and services.)

we do however need to build more houses so people can enjoy a better housing experience.

sadly many of the new build decisions are made by those pre 60s people by opposing local developments

If central government made a significant portion of core funding to local authorities adjusted for how well they did with a target for house building would we not see more house building? It worked with recycling waste, where local government was required to hit a % recycling to get full core funding.

Please don't assume no vote equals content and happy. Many young poeple are not happy with any of the parties which is why we need a 'None of the Above' added to the ballot paper. It will prevent extreme parties getting as many seats as they do now, and still allow poeple to register their discontent with the system.

Young poeple are disconnected with politics and they feel their vote has no impact on anything. Whom ever they vote for they we feel it will not make a difference, as do many other older people.

The many MP's and cabinet have no idea what regular life is like for those of most of the UK.... Did you see Milliband's latest joke performance on TV when asked about how much the average weekly shop was .... When pushed he said £70/week.... The avg is well over £100. For a party whose main line is cost of living, he is not doing his job by even learning what it is like for most of us.

CLAPTON

TickersPlaysPop wrote: »

If central government made a significant portion of core funding to local authorities adjusted for how well they did with a target for house building would we not see more house building? It worked with recycling waste, where local government was required to hit a % recycling to get full core funding.

Please don't assume no vote equals content and happy. Many young poeple are not happy with any of the parties which is why we need a 'None of the Above' added to the ballot paper. It will prevent extreme parties getting as many seats as they do now, and still allow poeple to register their discontent with the system.

Young poeple are disconnected with politics and they feel their vote has no impact on anything. Whom ever they vote for they we feel it will not make a difference, as do many other older people.

The many MP's and cabinet have no idea what regular life is like for those of most of the UK.... Did you see Milliband's latest joke performance on TV when asked about how much the average weekly shop was .... When pushed he said £70/week.... The avg is well over £100. For a party whose main line is cost of living, he is not doing his job by even learning what it is like for most of us.

I agree with you that the coalition central government should determine local building decisions (as long as they agree with me).

however, I would prefer they abolished the social housing levies, the infrastructure levies, density targets etc which help to make new builds so expensive and small and bad value for money.

plus carefully modify the ability to build in some relative small amounts of green belt.


and I don't judge a person who doesn't actually do the shopping by his ability to know how much his family spend.
I don't even know the price of petrol today although I always buy the cheapest.