Truth Matters. Housing: Crisis? What Crisis?

In this episode of Truth Matters, Crisis, What Crisis? The Housing Time-Bomb, I want to take a look at the factors that have led to this housing crisis, not just an Irish phenomenon, but to be found in many developed countries. For this podcastthough, I will focus mostly on Ireland with examples from elsewhere.  What type of housing has been built over the decades? When did the housing crisis start? How does a housing crisis affect our population? How could we do this better? Some of you may know that Crisis? What Crisis? was the name of a 1975 Supertramp LP depicting a man sunbathing; the only colour in a bleak industrial site with factory chimneysbelching smoke. The title relates to the struggles of individuals and theindifference of society. So, fifty years on and it’s not too different from the struggle and indifference that many people feel today, particularly those impacted by the lack of affordable housing.