A property-owning democracy - is the dream alive and well?

Posted on 22 April 2015

Dr Martin O'Neill (Politics) argues that the so-called 'Mansion Tax' is one of the keys to a more equal distribution of property wealth in the UK.

In a piece written for The Conversation, Dr O'Neill examines plans outlined in the Conservative manifesto to extend right-to-buy - one of Thatcher's flagship policies - to housing association tenants, and questions whether this really is the way to a fairer and more equal society.

You can read this article on the Department of Politics' own blog, along with all the latest research, news and events in the run-up to May's General Elections.