Readers Blog: Housing protests a result of failed policies

Recent Take Back the City protests and occupations and planned national housing demonstrations are the result of the total failure of Government policy to resolve the daily worsening housing crisis.

Government policy for seven years has been to champion the interests of property speculators, landlords, and vulture funds and this policy was continued in Government plans such as the Land Development Agency, Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund, and Housing Building Finance Agency.