"Where we live now: New Town, Home Town"

"A home of your own in Milton Keynes"

The Thatcher revolution took off following the general election of 1979.

But the promise of the new town and the promise of 'a home of your own' were touted well before.

Here is a piece of archive from the BBC - from 1979 - which looks at these ideas from the original Garden City to the 'envy of Europe' in the shape of Milton Keynes:



Where We Live Now-3. New Town, Home Town

First transmitted in 1979, writer Colin Ward sets out to discover the truth about Britain’s New Towns.

He visits Harlow, Peterlee, Runcorn and the youngest and biggest New Town, Milton Keynes, hearing from their architects and residents, and examining their reputation.

BBC iPlayer - Where We Live Now - 3. New Town, Home Town
BBC - Where We Live Now - Next on

Plus a not-very-good episode on YouTube:
Where We Live Now: New Town Home Town - YouTube

Colin Ward was quite a personality:
Colin Ward obituary | Society | The Guardian
Futures Forum: Life after the elections >>> "Anarchy in the UK? It could be the best government we’ve had"
Futures Forum: Pitsea-Laindon ... or ... affordable and self-build housing on brownfield sites

The current government has various schemes to help find that 'home of your own'
> Shared ownership:
A Home of Your Own | What is a Home of Your Own?
> Right to buy:
Right to Buy - Home ownership comes a step closer

Although these proposals are not without controversy:
Futures Forum: Shared ownership: rally in Westminster Tues March 17th >>> calling on politicians “to commit to end the housing crisis within a generation”
and:
Right to Buy could be extended to housing association property - Telegraph
Extending the right to buy is economically illiterate and morally wrong - Telegraph

See also:
Futures Forum: Of Cranbrook and inappropriate development
Futures Forum: More happy news coming out of Cranbrook: Any new District Council staff recruitment 'will take place against a background of shrinking resources within local government'
Futures Forum: Happy news coming out of Cranbrook... churnalism and the partnership between developers and politicians...
Futures Forum: Cranbrook: What's the difference between a housing estate and an eco newtown?

and:
Futures Forum: Garden cities and greenfield sites
Futures Forum: Garden Villages ... "Empowering localism to solve the housing crisis"
Futures Forum: Garden cities and greenfield sites

and:
Futures Forum: Affordable housing: the political parties' policies >>>>>> an overview
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