Thirty years after Thatcher's era-defining right-to-buy policy, the two sides of the coalition government are said to be fighting it out over the policy's future. The rumours are that Tories are contemplating "reviewing" the policy. The LibDems have made noises about giving local councils the power to choose whether to scrap right-to-buy. The Tweets (from Grant Shapps) are that there are no plans to scrap right-to-buy, and any rumours are simply scurrilous. With social housing down to 50% of what it was thirty years ago, London's biggest affordable homes landlord opting for the cash and the a dramatic shrinking in Local Housing Allowance due next spring, surely it's time for a re-think? More here.

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