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Opinion

A row of houses UK
Opinion

This Labour government should finish the job of the last one: eliminate poor-quality social housing

Ben Cooper
9 January, 2025

This Labour government should complete the task of the last Labour administration. They should ensure that all social renters live in a safe, secure, warm and accessible home.

Home insulation
Opinion

Wera Hobhouse MP: Why Decarbonising Heat Must Be At The Heart Of Our Net Zero Strategy

Wera Hobhouse MP
8 January, 2025

Heat generation accounts for a staggering 37% of the UK’s carbon emissions—yet it is not explicitly supported in GBE’s legislative mandate.

house-commons
Opinion

How our democracy has been hijacked by corporations and wealthy elites

Prem Sikka
3 January, 2025

The only effective remedy is to ban all private donations, or bribes, to political parties.

Jamie Stone MP
Opinion

Jamie Stone MP on Christmas, the Troubles and the Good Friday Agreement

Jamie Stone
23 December, 2024

Lib Dem MP Jamie Stone recalls a Christmas 35 years ago

Keir Starmer
Opinion

Labour’s drift to the right could risk Keir Starmer being a one-term prime minister

Prem Sikka
20 December, 2024

The government’s honeymoon has been short lived.

Elon Musk
Opinion

Elon Musk potentially donating millions to Reform is a symptom of a broken system which allows big money to dominate our politics

Tom Brake
20 December, 2024

When it comes to political donations, Musk is not the problem

Voting Ballot Box
Opinion

The government’s Devolution White Paper is an outright attack on local democracy

Julian Dean
20 December, 2024

‘The continued denuding of local democracy will stymie real change and open the door to the far right even wider’

Labour's new deal
Opinion

Tracy Gilbert MP: How Labour’s New Deal for workers will transform the lives of workers in Scotland

Tracy Gilbert
19 December, 2024

In Scotland, zero-hour contracts have hit record highs, with many people under employed with contracts averaging just 18.4 hours a week – far less than the stability needed to build a secure life.

A photo of building site
Opinion

Building 1.5 million homes: ‘It can be done – if we’re bold enough’

Gavin Callaghan
13 December, 2024

Starmer ‘is willing to stand up against populist trends to deliver on the big, difficult issues, and there’s none bigger than housing’.

Social Housing in the UK
Opinion

A Chance to Build: Why reforming planning committees is essential to tackle the housing crisis

Chris Worrall
11 December, 2024

Planning committees are often dominated by councillors whose decisions reflect political convenience and vocal local opposition rather than the broader public interest.

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