Kevin Gulliver
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.
Tory plans for Help-to-Buy are a dangerous distraction from our real housing needs
Whatever Theresa May says in her speech today, the Conservatives have got their priorities wrong by pumping billions into counterproductive housing policies.
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.
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