David Cameron to announce extension to right-to-buy housing policy, back to the policy that caused the crisis? Options

[Andy Capp]

Here we go again!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-30...n-families.html

[nerc]

The right to buy was one of the best things that the Conservative Party ever introduced in the 80s, it gave me and many others the opportunity to step on to the housing ladder.

Since then i have been able to purchase another 2 properties to rent out and still own my original house.

I would welcome this proposal with open arms and would support the idea which would allow others to get ont he housing ladder.

[On the edge]

The right to buy was one of the best things that the Conservative Party ever introduced in the 80s, it gave me and many others the opportunity to step on to the housing ladder.

Since then i have been able to purchase another 2 properties to rent out and still own my original house.

I would welcome this proposal with open arms and would support the idea which would allow others to get ont he housing ladder.

Are the two things connected? Can you say why your latent entrepreneurial talent only came to fruition after you were able to buy a house. I'd argue that it was a fault of the failed banking system that clearly wasn't keyed up to support enterprise like yours.

So rather than giving unearned increments to just a favoured few, would it not be better to give better financial inducements to emerging enterprise more generally? Or, if this is just to encourage housing, use the money in more direct ways to reduce the price of land?