The independent commentary on British political affairs.
The independent commentary on British political affairs.
May 2008
Vol. 11, No. 11
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The Housing and Regeneration Bill completed its House of Commons stages on 31 March and went to the Lords — in a significantly different form to the Bill introduced last November. It is even longer and incorporates literally hundreds of government amendments.
Why the changes? Like many other bills, this one was drafted in a hurry and it shows. There was a real need for tidying up weaknesses or gaps in the original. In addition, a number of serious policy c…
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