The backdrop to #HousingDay is Grenfell, growing homelessness and a housing crisis
Housing in Britain is in crisis. All the evidence shows that the government is utterly failing to respond properly.
Kevin Gulliver
Website Kevin writes for Left Foot Forward about housing and the impact of government policy on low income communities. He is the Director of Birmingham-based research charity the Human City Institute and Chair of the Centre for Community Research but writes in a personal capacity; Kevin's interests are social and economic policy, especially relating to housing, health, communities and inequalities.
Why the Grenfell tragedy is about inequality
To tackle the crisis at the heart of Grenfell we need to tackle the inequality behind it.
David Cameron should pipe down on ‘credibility’: the UK has always been in debt
He can call pay rises ‘selfish’ all he wants: austerity hasn’t worked.
We can’t improve social mobility when working class children’s only inheritance is austerity
The government’s latest social mobility report fails to address core problems
The Queen’s Speech said nothing about the future of social housing post-Grenfell
The government is offering no action on inequality
To commemorate the Grenfell victims, the Queen’s Speech should include massive investment in social housing
The disaster has become an emblem of Britain’s social failures
Labour’s ‘new deal’ for housing recognises the scale of the crisis
The party is pledging 100,000 new council homes
The Tories have finally realised we need more social housing – but where’s the investment?
A manifesto commitment means nothing without money or targets
The Rich List: Why inequality must be a general election battleground
Last week the Times published their annual ‘Rich List’ – and it’s the latest sign that inequality must be a key general election battleground. Labour proposes to raise income taxes for those earning more than £80,000 yearly. And even Prime Minister … Continued
Labour is the party of housing innovation – and is leading the debate on our the current crisis
A comprehensive whole-stock solution is needed