Guardian: Britain must build more homes. That was the chant from MPs on left and the right alike as they returned from their summer breaks. It’s the latest response to deep frustration at the beleaguered state of the economy.
Tory backbench MPs are as frustrated as their Labour counterparts at the seeming lack of action in the Treasury. A new house-building drive is one policy on which they can all agree.
There could not be many quicker ways to improve the country’s infrastructure and generate jobs….