We are about to see the full details of Labour’s new policy of giving priority on council housing waiting lists to local residents.
This is an obvious dog whistle to working class voters who might otherwise vote BNP. Read more
We are about to see the full details of Labour’s new policy of giving priority on council housing waiting lists to local residents.
This is an obvious dog whistle to working class voters who might otherwise vote BNP. Read more
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Jim Pickard is the FT's chief political correspondent, having joined the lobby team in January 2008. He has been at the FT since 1999 as a regional correspondent, assistant UK news editor and property correspondent.
Kiran Stacey is an FT political correspondent, having joined the lobby in 2011. He started at the FT as a graduate trainee in 2008, working on desks including UK companies and US equity markets before taking over the FT's Energy Source blog.© The Financial Times Ltd 2013 FT and 'Financial Times' are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.