The refusal of the public to countenance the transfer of public land to the joint venture

Haringey Council scraps its controversial £4bn housing joint venture with a private company in favor of going its own way and forming an all-public enterprise. At the heart of the dispute was the refusal of the public to countenance the transfer of public land to the joint venture. “The scheme was also criticized by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn who argued for communities to have much more of a real say in developments in their local areas. Many Labour candidates last May were emboldened by the approach of the party’s leader and opposition to the HDV became a driving force of the campaign, so much so that local people elected a new political leadership in Haringey as a result.”