Home sweet home?

The transformation of housing appears to have moved from provision of a warm, safe, and secure ‘home’ to ‘private asset’ in the last forty years. Fuelled in part by a rising demand for private housing while the state’s role as a direct provider of social housing has declined. Numerous councils across Scotland have all declared a ‘housing emergency’ for a range of complex reasons and there’s been a 130% increase in the last decade of children in temporary accommodation. It’s time for radical solutions. Join the panel to discuss compulsory sales, land tax values and public land.

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