Despite widespread recognition that housing is a serious social concern, policy responses have tended to be inadequate. After a brief review of the magnitude of the problem, this paper focuses on recent experience in the UK where, during a period of political volatility, housing has been the subject of significant government interventions, which in turn have provoked noteworthy reactions. However, the paper argues that all current mainstream housing policy proposals are limited by their adherence to the failed market model. Instead, a more radical agenda is proposed which draws on the UK’s successful record of public housing. The paper summarises some of the key Conservative government housing policies since 2016 - including the influence of the Grenfell fire - and discusses the Labour Party’s response. It particularly critiques the policies of London Mayor Sadiq Khan which relegate traditional council housing in favour of more income-targeted provision. A high-profile report by the housing charity Shelter is also considered because of its apparent reluctance to include explicit reference to council housing within its recommendations, at a time when, it is argued, there is renewed interest in non-market housing alternatives.

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在边缘摆弄：自 2016 年以来应对住房危机的主流政策

尽管人们普遍认识到住房是一个严重的社会问题，但政策反应往往不够充分。在简要回顾了问题的严重性后，本文重点介绍了英国最近的经验，在英国，在政治动荡时期，住房一直是政府重大干预的主题，这反过来又引起了值得注意的反应。然而，该论文认为，当前所有主流住房政策提案都受到其对失败市场模型的坚持的限制。相反，提出了一个更激进的议程，该议程借鉴了英国公共住房的成功记录。该论文总结了自 2016 年以来保守党政府的一些关键住房政策——包括格伦费尔火灾的影响——并讨论了工党的回应。它特别批评伦敦市长萨迪克·汗 (Sadiq Khan) 的政策，这些政策将传统的议会住房降级为更多以收入为目标的供应。住房慈善机构 Shelter 的一份备受瞩目的报告也被考虑在内，因为它显然不愿意在其建议中明确提及议会住房，而当时有人认为，人们对非市场住房替代方案重新产生了兴趣。