Yes Andrew Marr, rising homelessness is a political choice
The BBC host lamented the rising number of homeless people on the streets of Britain during the festive season, but forgot to explain why. Kevin Gulliver writes.
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Government’s new £2m rogue landlord crackdown plan sounds good – but is it enough?
Housing campaigners and landlord associations alike fear the move will lead to a “postcode lottery” for ailing private renters.
Section 21 must end – so let’s build a renters’ union
The main cause of homelessness in Britain is no-fault evictions filed through Section 21 of the Housing Bill. Cllr Niroshan Sirisena argues a renter’s union is the solution.
Housing for all could be the solution to a divided Brexit Britain
As so many are quick to link the palpable housing crisis to immigration, a comprehensive housing building programme could have conciliatory effects on the nation.
Theresa May’s housing announcements do not add up to a coherent strategy
National Housing Day: Tory plans will barely scratch the surface of the crisis in social housing, writes Kevin Gulliver.
To rebuild Britain small business and state enterprise will have to come together
Kevin Gulliver argues that Labour will need the ‘big battalions’ of the state and the ‘little platoons’ of civic society to build a fairer Britain.
These figures reveal how the government has left social housing tenants behind
A year on from Grenfell, the Tories’ new Green Paper on social housing will barely cover the cracks when it comes to the growing precariousness faced by tenants.
Social housing green paper slammed for failing to include new affordable homes
The Tories should be building at least 30,000 new affordable homes each year. Last year they built less than 6,000.
The Tories should get their house in order before attacking the London Mayor
The government’s housing record is less than stellar, but Secretary of State James Brokenshire still thought it ok to threaten the Mayor of London on his. Tom Copley AM writes.
Here’s how the housing market could work for everyone
We could reconcile the housing interests of different groups, so that the market works for property owners and people who do not own houses but desperately want to.