You couldn't make anything up if you really tried, that's for sure.
Not that there is a political spin being applied at all. "But the spending watchdog said the sites were all now being used for housing more generally, only some of which was affordable."
But a housing ministry spokeswoman said house building was at its highest level for all but one of the last 30 years.
"We have a great track record... with 222,000 homes delivered last year, and 1.3 million in total since 2010, including over 430,000 affordable homes.