We can’t fix the housing crisis without more funding and powers
The Housing Minister recently said that, as Mayor, I should focus on building more expensive private apartments rather…
Housing Crisis
“An ever-growing housing crisis” – Tom Copley’s guest edit
The home is at the centre of people’s lives. The condition and the affordability of housing has a…
Large-scale house building doesn’t have to mean sacrificing quality
This year, Hackney is marking two anniversaries in the history of social housing. The first is the 100…
How Nottingham Labour is tackling the housing crisis – and wants to do more
In May 2015, Nottingham Labour stood for election on five key pledges, one of which was a challenging…
A rough sleeping reduction target? It’ll be missed by 30 years at this rate
The government has a target to halve rough sleeping by 2022. There were an estimated 4,751 people sleeping rough last…
Wes Streeting: This country needs good quality social housing, now
Growing up in a council flat, I thought I was unlucky. Born and bred in Stepney, in London’s…
Why we’re launching the Labour Homelessness Campaign
Over the past year, I’ve met many people experiencing rough sleeping and homelessness across the country and here…
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…
A rough sleeping map: visualising austerity across England
Following the release of Shelter’s report on homelessness last week, I’ve developed a tool to visualise publicly available…
The housing crisis in London is holding back Labour’s young activists
For most young people, living in the capital means living in precarious housing. Sky-high living costs, short-term contracts…
