Where is Labour going on housing?
If Labour Conference was great for the Health Service, it was something of a disaster for housing. Statements…
Housing
Exclusive LabourList polling shows public back Miliband’s “Plan for Britain’s Future” – and support his call for UN vote on Syria
Initial polling on Ed Miliband’s Conference speech shows that the public are largely supportive of Labour’s policy announcements.…
Miliband outlines housebuilding plans – including “New Homes Corporations” and public sector housing
Last year Ed Miliband committed Labour to ensuring 200,000 homes are built each year by 2020. Whether or…
Lift cap on borrowing so councils can build – say Labour PPCs, councillors and AMs
A group of London-based Prospective Parliamentary Candidates, councillors and London Assembly Members have written an open letter (published…
Let’s Build Houses
It is news to nobody that the UK is suffering a housing crisis. It is particularly not news…
Weekly Survey: London Mayor candidates, working class MPs and housing
A month ago, Mark Ferguson took to the pages of the Evening Standard to warn against contenders for…
We can’t tackle the housing benefit bill without tackling the housing crisis
Rachel Reeves’ speech yesterday was bold and astute in making the case that the UK’s ever-increasing welfare bill…
Labour’s housing reforms could be limited by spending restraint
The scope of Labour’s housing plans may have to be narrowed in order to meet tight restrictions on…
Growth back to pre-crash levels – but a full recovery is still a long way off
Good news this morning from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), who confirm economic growth for the last…
Labour further develop their solution to the housing crisis
The Guardian reported that yesterday, Sir Michael Lyons, the chair of Labour’s review into housebuilding, said that local councils…
