Melanie Onn: We must crack down on ‘sex for rent’ – and its causes
Sex for rent is illegal and we must crack down on those who blatantly break the law, but…
Melanie Onn: It’s time to end no-fault evictions – now the leading cause of homelessness
The dramatic rise in the use of Section 21 evictions – where tenants are evicted through no fault…
Melanie Onn: The Tories aren’t interested in helping private renters
It is anticipated that there will be five million people in the private rented sector by 2022, a…
Melanie Onn: Three housing policies I’d like the Tories to steal from Labour
The number of rough sleepers is a national disgrace. Rough sleeping has nearly trebled since the Conservatives took…
Melanie Onn: Most homeless families are in work. This is a broken system
We now live in a country where more than half of the families who don’t have a home to…
Melanie Onn: Rough sleeping has soared by 170% – but the Tories “don’t know” why
The homelessness minister revealed in an interview with The Guardian that she doesn’t know why homelessness has risen.…
Melanie Onn: May’s Great Repeal Bill will leave workers’ rights hanging by a thread
Theresa May announced last month that the Government will look to pass a Great Repeal Bill, which will…
Melanie Onn: Sports Direct and BHS show we can’t allow the Tories to turn back the clock on workers’ rights
First it was Mike Ashley with his near sweatshop conditions at Sports Direct followed closely by Sir Philip…
Melanie Onn: Let’s harness the passion of children to help change the world
Kids care. We should harness that. Last year one of my local schools produced a film that reached the…