We need homes fit for habitation – but that’s just the start
Our story starts, as all good stories must, with the Housing of the Working Classes Act in 1885…
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The Homelessness Reduction Act doesn’t actually reduce homelessness
There has rightly been public outrage and anger at the rise in rough sleeping across London in recent…
Here’s what poses the biggest threat to Labour’s public ownership plans
The EU poses no threat to a Labour government’s plans to bring rail, energy, the post office or…
Holly Lynch: On behalf of Yorkshire – thank you, Linda
This week, Linda McAvan MEP stepped down from elected office after 21 years of serving our region. Whatever…
Does the public really oppose immigration? It’s more complex than that
The last few years have been dominated by policy announcements about immigration. Politicians have promised to drive down…
Extinction Rebellion – why isn’t Labour leading the way?
Most of us who work in or travel through central London will have encountered Extinction Rebellion over the…
Nation-building must be at the heart of Labour’s politics
George Orwell’s infamous declaration that “England is perhaps the only great country whose intellectuals are ashamed of their…
How Labour should fight the European elections
When the European elections happen this May, we don’t know whether we will be electing MEPs for five…
Ending no-fault evictions is welcome – but the government must go further to drive down homelessness
Over the last decade, the number of rough sleepers in London has more than doubled. Between 2013 and…
How the Tories have been handed hundreds of council seats… long before polling day
Rotten boroughs are back. Conservative candidates are set to walk away with 267 seats before voters get to…
