Campaigners and local residents are furious with a Labour council for ‘allowing social and ethnic cleansing’
On 24 July, Tower Hamlets Council in east London approved a controversial redevelopment plan, to the fury of campaigners and ...
Tag: social housing
The story of a mother’s fight to stay in London lays bare the brutality of the housing crisis
Sara is a mother of two living in the east London borough of Newham. Her children were brought up in ...
The latest English Housing Survey lays bare the perils of private renting
On 12 July, the government released the English Housing Survey for 2016-17. It lays bare the insecure and expensive reality ...
A new study shows how greed is killing off social housing
A survey by Inside Housing lists the 50 housing associations (HAs) that built the most homes in Britain in 2017/18. The findings ...
The government’s latest social housing investment boost is laughably short of the mark
On 26 June, communities secretary James Brokenshire confirmed what the government describes as "a multi-billion pound boost to social housing". ...
A Conservative minister backs a cruel scheme to evict families from council homes
Families of gang members should be punished by the government, according to Home Office minister Victoria Atkins. In an interview with ...
May has said she will fix the housing crisis – but ‘dismal’ new figures show nothing of the sort
Last year, Theresa May made a personal promise to fix the country’s housing crisis. The UK has a serious shortage of ...
Grenfell survivors are among a million households waiting for homes that don’t exist
More than a million households are waiting on social housing lists. Over a quarter have been waiting for at least ...
£7.2m worth of social housing is about to be sold off in a ‘swanky hotel’
£7.2m worth of former social housing will be sold off at an auction in London on 26 March. Almost 1 ...
A study has revealed some ‘worrying’ trends about how society treats LGBTQ+ people
A new report has revealed how LGBTQ+ people feel about living in social housing. And the study's author says the ...
The Sun is attacking a Labour MP for buying a house
Conservative MP Andrew Percy has accused Labour MP Laura Pidcock of being a “hypocrite” for buying a house. And The ...
Talk of a supposed coup by Momentum is actually covering up something far more worrying
Recent developments in a Labour-run council have sparked a bitter feud within the Labour Party. And campaign group Momentum has ...
George Monbiot takes down the myth that the Conservatives are patriotic. It’s a must watch. [VIDEO]
Media outlet Double Down News put out a video of Guardian columnist George Monbiot summarising his take on the current government. ...
This is how a Tory benefit cap could hang young people in Scotland out to dry
A new report says that a benefit cap could hit young people in Scotland hard from April 2019. And the ...
This seemingly remarkable statement from Theresa May just got torn to shreds
Theresa May made quite a remarkable announcement in her address at the Conservative Party Conference on 4 October. But one ...
A famous lawyer disrupted the Grenfell inquiry opening. And it shows exactly who’s in charge.
On 14 September, the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire opened in London. Everything happened according to plan until, ...
It’s not just Grenfell. These tenants have been warning about fire safety for years [EXCLUSIVE]
Residents of a block in London owned by Genesis Housing Association came forward straight after the revelations from the Grenfell ...
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