Promises Conveniently Forgotten Number 2; Fifty Per Cent of All Private Developments will be for Social Housing

We will touch on this only briefly because we have covered it at length elsewhere. However, we should note that within the space of 12 months, Mayor Fiaz had suddenly dropped the manifesto commitment to 50% social housing in all new developments.

The Greens and the left of the Labour Council successfully put through a motion requiring the 50% target in new developments. Policy at council has no bearing on the executive actions of the mayor, so we do not anticipate any change there, but passing the motion did help them to feel better; and show that they are a little more virtuous.

We will be monitoring the number of new homes built for social rent.