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HARINGEY Council in north London met property developers yesterday in an attempt to flog off public land to the highest bidder.
Residents and housing campaigners protested outside the London Real Estate Forum (LREF) exhibition while councillor Alan Strickland argued in favour of “regeneration” in the borough.
“We want to totally reshape Tottenham Hale. Haringey is a borough open to experimenting with different types of regeneration,” said Mr Strickland during a panel discussion on “Opportunity London.”
CAROL WILCOX argues for the proper implementation of the land value tax, which could see unused plots sold off and landlords priced out of landlordism, potentially resolving the housing and planning crises
LOTTE COLLETT welcomes the arrival of a new party for the left, a vehicle for councils to finally fight for progressive policies on housing, green spaces and public facilities, rather than administering cuts and misery from central government
GLYN ROBBINS celebrates how tenant-led campaigning forced the government to drop Pay to Stay, fixed-term tenancies and council home sell-offs under Cameron — but warns that Labour’s faith in private developers will require renewed resistance