Exploring Political Legacies by Stephen Farrall & Colin Hay & Emily Gray

Author:Stephen Farrall & Colin Hay & Emily Gray
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783030370060
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Colin Hay

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Emily Gray

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Abstract

In this chapter, we turn to consider the ways in which legacies which started with national-level legislation can be traced in the experiences of families and households. Our case study revolves around the right to but one’s council home, which the Thatcher government promoted in 1980 and reinforced via a series of further Acts of Parliament throughout the remainder of the 1980s, and what this did to the social and economic profile of council house residents and their experiences of domestic property crimes (such as burglary, theft from their homes, garages and garden sheds). We find that over time as sales increased, so the percentage of council house residents became increasingly drawn from poorer sections of society, and that over time, this increased their exposure to risk and hence victimisation. This stands as a way of exploring how legacies which initially start at the national level can end up operating at much smaller geographies.

Keywords

HousingThe right to buySocio-legalProperty crimeSocial change

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