This government has failed on housing for more than a decade. They have done little to stop developers hoarding land for new surburbia, have allowed city centre homes schemes to be approved for go-ahead with a 10% provision for 'affordable homes' or social housing, just for that 10% to be removed once building is underway and contracts are signed.
There has been more housing ministers than Watford managers in the past decade - they seem to last 18 months - and the target of 300,000 new houses a year (which was too low anyway) has never been hit.
The stupid thing about this is that if they got housing right, put a competent minister in charge and followed through on at least one strategy rather than an annual re-launch ('we'll get it right this time!), they could have delivered themselves even more voters because they have helped people get a leg up.
Instead, there is chaos and incredible difficulty getting a deposit together, while private rent landlords suck income dry.
I naively thought this was going to be an ideal role for Gove as he at least enjoys cutting down red-tape and working around people and groups who are obstacles to his goals, but unfortunately he's in the middle of a severe mid-life crisis.