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The Scottish Socialist Party has called on the Scottish Executive to implement a 10-year house building programme.
It also called for the ending of the right to buy council houses in favour of a right to rent discount scheme that rewarded long-term tenants.
SSP national convenor Tommy Sheridan spoke ahead of an executive debate on Improving Scotland's homes.
He said the Scottish Executive had failed to replace the 250,00 council homes sold in the last 10 years.