In fairness, it looks like the money will be going to charities in Lewisham. But looks like that isn't quite what he said before the election. I think he'd be advised to base the 20% donation on the original salary.
Bigger problem is that he's promised a load of council housing he isn't going to be able to deliver.
Q: There are 11,000 households in Lewisham on the waiting list for social housing, but we know that developers don’t want to build it. How are you going to address this?
A: I think we need to be tougher on developers and not accept a very low quantum of social housing.
The really obvious one is Lewisham Shopping Centre.
Any sort of objections or concerns around a development that only delivers 6% housing for social rent are interpreted by the Labour Party as being anti-homes and anti-development.
It's interpreted as being anti-homes and anti-development by me as well. I don't doubt that you can get them to increase the number of social homes if this is your only yardstick. But you'll lose other stuff in the development- it's very extensive, with student accommodation, key worker, London living rent housing, plus all the work building a new shopping centre. The balance seems broadly OK to me.
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