@ephemerid - as an aside that doesn't answer the other question, but might interest you, Corbyn said at the thing yesterday he'd done 43 events so far, not including the hustings. I've had invites from each of the others, so there's clearly lots going on. Somewhat predictably - and I shan't name them for fear of looking cheap - the mass-marketing from one of the candidates got which constituency I was in wrong. *sigh*
@no one in particular and everyone in general on New Labour and housing - although only a smaller element of it. There's this article from a few years ago on social housing and house building which I always thought was pretty fair on good and bad (unless anyone can correct me):
http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/labours- ... 04.article
Brown would have done more had the crash not come along, certainly; 2007 was a start - whether that balances the too long with too little that went before it (certainly in terms of abysmal building rates and zero serious attempts to deflate a bubble tat suited them perfectly, as far as I'm concerned), well, I suspect some here may disagree with my "road to hell / good intentions / paving" type opinion.
(I like Gordon, by the way, will defend him from many things but I also get completely furious and despairing about him, too.)