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Only Corbyn has put forth a realistic solution to the present shambles
A commitment to build one million homes in five years — half of them to be council homes — and control rents in the private rented sector are both achievable targets, writes GLYN ROBBINS

Media coverage — limited and biased as it is — invariably portrays the housing crisis as a London issue.

It’s true that the shortage of decent, secure, affordable homes in the capital is acute and blighting the lives of millions.

The insanity of the London housing market, in which the average price is now £600,000, is driving a frenzy of speculative investment, bolstered by government policy.

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