The house party

摘要

Housing has become the dilemma of our time. Along with the usual indicators of a government's success - the rate of employment, NHS satisfaction levels and the rigour of the education system, to name a few - housing, and specifically just how many houses can be built between now and 2020, could be the deciding factor on whether this first Conservative-majority government for almost 20 years stands the test of time. But how exactly do we go about kick-starting this housing revolution? It's stumped politicians and industry experts for years, but forever an optimist - something, I hasten to add, naturally ingrained in all West Ham supporters from birth -I will try to explain.