Moving from benefits to bricks is a great step forward – and makes social rent more vital than ever
Ed Miliband’s announcement that a Labour Government will invest in building new affordable homes, rather than allow rising…
Housing benefit
Why cutting the cost of failure is so important
Yesterday Ed Miliband showed how Labour is serious about reforming social security so the system works better for…
The Tories have failed to cut the housing benefit bill – Labour should commit to doing so
As Liam Byrne has pointed out, we need to build more houses. It would be fair to say…
Why the country is like Marge Simpson and you might want to avoid the Noddy wallpaper
Living under this government is starting to feel a bit like being the wife or mother in a…
Housing upheaval can be traced back to Thatcher
If further evidence was needed that the Government is destroying our communities then it came by the bucket…
Cameron’s Housing Benefit proposal is a nasty attack on the young
It’s been a tough fortnight for the prime minister. The disastrous budget, the ‘cash for access’ scandal and…
The other side of snow
Last night, people died on our streets. It’s impossible to believe otherwise. A thick layer of snow added…
Getting real about the benefit cap
Despite attempts to inject some clarity today, Labour’s policy on the “benefits cap” still feels muddled. That’s partially because…
