The Government's localism agenda will fail unless the current disconnection between housing associations and Westminster is overcome, a new report has warned.
Right-leaning think tank ResPublica's report - Acting on Localism: The role of housing associations in driving a community agenda - argues that government can meet local needs by harnessing the power of HAs.
As well as being providers of affordable homes, HAs, says the report, have a wider mission and role, as they "already contribute an an...
