This is not about the private sector per se, but the track record. In a large investment such as Earls Court, 10% affordable homes is not acceptable. The fire station in Clerkenwell closed because the Mayor of London was keen to see posh flats instead of services. Muswell Hill police station closed and is about to be sold for half a dozen posh flats. There is the continual sense that we are being ripped off. Transport providers are not necessarily the best people to be running property developments.
Transport for London Bill [Lords]: Revival
Proceeding contribution from
Catherine West
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 16 November 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Transport for London Bill [Lords]: Revival.
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