We must build more homes – but how?
When Ed Miliband announced Labour’s aim of building 200,000 homes a year by 2020 in England last September,…
Housing
Wales: Some home truths for Grant Shapps
The former Housing Minister, Grant Shapps, is in Wales today and he’s said some interesting things ahead of…
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…
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…
