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Boris: Affordable housing vital
Boris Johnson has pledged to help make housing more affordable in the capital with plans to build 50,000 cheaper homes in the next three years.
Launching his housing manifesto at the Royal Institute of British Architects today, the Conservative mayoral candidate also said he would be working with local councils to deliver more family-sized homes.
"If we are to improve the quality of life for all Londoners then we must do something about the impact housing has on the rising cost of living," he said.
"Affordable housing must be more than decent'; it must be desirable."
Mr Johnson's plans involve a £130m scheme to help low-paid Londoners get on the housing ladder and to bring more than 84,000 empty homes back into use.
The Tory candidate also proposes tough new planning rules to stop development on London's green belt and gardens as well as more affordable retail outlets for independent shops.
He added: "I will adopt a fresh approach to housing in London to build varied and vibrant communities, not just tick boxes."
Rival Ken Livingstone accused Mr Johnson of copying similar policies already laid down by the London mayor.
He said: "The core of Boris Johnson's policy is the repeated proposal over several months to abolish the policy that 50 per cent of all new housing should be affordable housing and this will have a devastating effect on Londoners."
11:59am Monday 17th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: Richard, London on 2:01pm Tue 18 Mar 08
Ken will win the Mayoral election for one simple reason. "He has the Muslim vote" he has forced motorists into packed smelly unreliable trains & buses right where the muslims want them. Therefore any attack on the infedels will be made more sucessfull as a result of Ken's road policy.
Ken will win the Mayoral election for one simple reason. "He has the Muslim vote" he has forced motorists into packed smelly unreliable trains & buses right where the muslims want them. Therefore any attack on the infedels will be made more sucessfull as a result of Ken's road policy.
Posted by: Nick Seaford, Camden on 11:06pm Tue 25 Mar 08
The previous comment is racist. It implies 2 things. Firstly that all muslims are terrorists who wish to blow londoners to smithereens - this is a racist view as [bold]it puts a whole community under a especially pernicious label[/bold] - and 2, that Muslims will vote for Ken beccause he has allegedly increased the harm caused by terror attacks. Not to mention the [bold]absurd logic[/bold] - statistically it is safer to travel by tube than by car - this is also racist as [bold]it implies that [italic]all[/italic] muslims want the rest of the population of London to be killed[/bold] .
The previous comment is racist. It implies 2 things. Firstly that all muslims are terrorists who wish to blow londoners to smithereens - this is a racist view as
it puts a whole community under a especially pernicious label - and 2, that Muslims will vote for Ken beccause he has allegedly increased the harm caused by terror attacks. Not to mention the
absurd logic - statistically it is safer to travel by tube than by car - this is also racist as
it implies that all muslims want the rest of the population of London to be killed .
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