Towards a ‘One Nation’ housing policy
Kevin Gulliver writes about putting Tenants Mutual at the centrepiece of a ‘One Nation’ housing policy for Ed Miliband and Labour.
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Lab 2012: Time for a fundamental rethinking of housing strategy
There’s a growing recognition housing is a priority not just to meet a pressing social need, but also as a key element of a growth strategy.
Reshuffle: Housing: Shapps’s legacy, and the challenges facing Prisk
Kevin Gulliver looks at Grant Shapps’s legacy as housing minister and the challenges facing his successor Mark Prisk.
While the government are blaming everybody but themselves, Londoners are suffering
Londoners are suffering as the government blames everybody else for their economic mess, writes Labour’s City Hall Planning spokesperson Nicky Gavron.
Cameron is playing on the myth all housing benefit goes to the unemployed
In a move heralded as ‘the end of compassionate Conservatism’, David Cameron will today announce drastic cuts to housing benefits.
Why do ministers refuse to invest in a housing boost that would be great for the economy?
Housing boost would be great for the economy, so why are the government refusing to invest?
Boris accused of being “out of touch with housing reality” as Ken targets Lib Dems
Labour today warned there will be further instances of London councils seeking to export families north as the government’s welfare reforms begin to bite.
Newham, Stoke, ‘social cleansing’ and economic growth
Kevin Gulliver reports on the housing crisis in the UK, and its role in yesterday’s negative growth figures, dragged down by the construction contraction.
Cameron’s economically irrational Right to Buy relaunch won’t solve housing crisis
David Cameron’s Right to Buy relaunch yesterday is economically irrational and won’t solve the nation’s deepening housing crisis, writes Kevin Gulliver.
London’s affordable housing crisis: The stats that will shock
Figures released by Shelter reveal the depth of London’s housing affordability crisis, writes Kevin Gulliver.