We need a national plan for housing
Life feels better when you have a plan, according to the Scottish Widow advert. This is so self-evidently…
Housing
Empowering our cities will help tackle the housing crisis
In the months since Ed Miliband appointed me as Shadow Housing Minister I’ve been visiting cities across England…
London’s Tory Housing Crisis
Stop any Londoner in the street and they will tell you that our city is in the middle…
We need Homes for London
When it comes to housing, the Greater London Authority lives very much in the shadow of its predecessors.…
The week in bits: Polling, Taxes, Boris Johnson and Homophobia
LabourList readers excellent at predicting polls, suggests polls Are LabourList readers the most reliable amateur psephologists in Britain?…
Scotland cannot stay on pause in 2014
It’s now less than 9 months until Scotland makes the huge decision of whether to remain part of…
Local newspaper advert claims Bedroom Tax is “fair for everyone”
An eagle-eyed reader has sent in this DWP advert on the Bedroom Tax from their local paper. Although…
Is Labour now in favour of rent controls?
Housing is going to be key to Labour’s offer in 2015. Most of the debate so far though…
How Tory HQ got it totally wrong on house prices
Just before Christmas I had a mildly diverting row with the hard-working trolls from Tory press office on…
Labour needs to get a grip on the wasteful housing subsidy system
As a former bricklayer, I know that increasing the number of small house builders is the key to…
