Housing Minister: Enough spare land “to build 300,000 new homes”
Housing Minister John Healy says there is enough spare public land to build 300,000 new homes in England.
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Paternity leave take-up only 55 per cent
Research out today shows only 55 % of fathers take the two weeks’ paternity leave to which they’re entitled, and are also reluctant to request flexible working.
Northern Ireland policing and justice talks “at a crucial point”
The latest developments from Northern Ireland following the meetings between the Prime Minister, First Minister and Deputy First Minister.
Grieve had “long been a supporter” of the Human Rights Act
A would-be Conservative government plans to repeal the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights which will “enable the UK to rebalance laws in favour of public protection.” But the Conservatives are confused. Dominic Grieve previously said, “As is probably well known to my colleagues and possibly to other hon. Members, I have long been a supporter of the incorporation of a human rights bill into our law.”
Grayling’s revisionism on Wire comparisons
At a fringe event last night, Chris Grayling sort to clarify his remarks comparing Britain to The Wire. Answering a question from Left Foot Forward at a fringe event organised by the Centre for Social Justice, Grayling said: “The pointtest
David Gustave: I’m a child of Thatcher and still scarred
David Gustave, an employee of Kids Company, a south London charity dealing with vulnerable inner-city children, spoke exclusively to Left Foot Forward about why he was at Labour conference: “I was here to speak earlier, on the subject of howtest
Housing represents clear ideological divide
Labour’s floor debates have been dominated by discussions on housing, described yesterday by Housing Minister, John Healey as being a “central campaign issue” in the run up to the next general election. Despite being largely supportive, members were critical oftest
Untold story of private contractors and prison
The effects of combat on soldiers are well known, but the post-conflict stress suffered by private military contractors is an untold story.
IDS’ detailed plan at odds with Conservative housing policy
Iain Duncan Smith’s new report may come as a shock to some of his Tory colleagues
UK fulfilling fruits of 1980s deregulation not 1970s “paranoia”
In his article in yesterday’s Daily Mail, Francis Wheen claims that our society is the fulfillment of 1970s paranoia. He also has a book out, called “Strange Days Indeed: The Golden Age of Paranoia.” But Wheen does our age a disservice in turning his theory of the 1970s into a theory of now.