George Osborne’s austerity gutted local councils to shrink the state – don’t forget
Tories would rather people die on the street than pursue social justice
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.
Casey Review should focus on economic disadvantage – not geography
Integration studies rarely analyse how and why people migrate
As Shelter marked its 50th birthday a rough sleeper died of cold in Birmingham
Rough sleeping has increased by almost 90 per cent in six years
Solving the housing crisis won’t be easy – but filling empty homes is an easy first step
There are more than 600,000 empty homes in England
With the Autumn Statement, the Tories’ Great Lie has finally been exposed
Osborne used the myth of near-bankruptcy to justify damaging austerity
Will Theresa May’s concern for the ‘just about managing’ extend to housing policy?
Labour’s Redfern Review finds that young people need more help to buy
New homelessness legislation is welcome – but we need social housing to make it work
George Osborne’s approach should be consigned to the dustbin of history
Black History Month: Housing inequality still plagues BME communities
Homelessness, fuel poverty and overcrowding still hit BME people hardest
Are the Tories starting to see sense on housing?
If the government wants to help the ‘left behind’ then housing is the place to start
Housing Day: This spiralling crisis will take a generation to fix
Social housing organisations are part of the fabric of communities – but they can only do so much