November 25th
We have witnessed the awaking of the working class in the UK and now in the USA.Who through the power of the ballot box have voted for change,as they have felt that they have been ignored over the last 30 years.
While governments crow about the benefits of the free market very little of the benefits reach the working class here in New Zealand as well,poverty is widespread Globalisation has been discredited,the housing crisis and the hardships that it has created,are signs that we are in social and cultural decline.The free market has been successful in dividing the country into the poor and the rich,it is no longer the fair and decent country that politicians would like you to believe.
On housing matters many politicians in both central and local government understand very little and retain almost nothing on the impact that their housing policies have on the homeless and low income tenants,searching for decent and affordable housing.
Tenants will be in the majority as home ownership rates continue to fall,many people will have no option but to rent.Governments will succeed or fail by how well they can deliver affordable housing for all.
The events in the UK and the USA are proof that people can change the established thinking of our political parties by making sure you vote.Your vote is at the very heart of our democratic system,it is the most powerful weapon tenants have,make sure you vote in the General Election in 2017.Remember to do it for your children and grandchildren,we owe them that much.
