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
Ignore the media spin, this is the welfare speech Ed Miliband will actually give today
I received several emails and text messages last night from Labour activists and even a few MPs, all…
Majority of voters back borrowing over the next year to build council homes
More than half of the population are in favour of borrowing more in the next year to build…
This is the real “Broken Britain” – and it should be our national shame
At least half a million people are going hungry. That number had trebled over the past twelve months…
Labour and Privately Rented Housing – at last Cinderella comes to the ball
There’s sometimes a tendency to talk down Labour’s record on housing in office, though in particular the massive…
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…
A victory for common sense
Ever since moving my amendment to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill to require letting agents to belong…
Labour must exploit the Conservatives’ Housing Weakness to the Full
Back when I was still a student in India during the 1980’s, I was astonished to learn about…
The Bedroom Tax isn’t funny – and we’re not April Fools
The country is in the grip of a housing crisis. Raising the deposit for a mortgage to buy…
Ed Miliband interview: Part one – on immigration, tuition fees, housing, Lord Ahmed and much more
On Thursday I travelled with Ed Miliband and his community organising “guru” Arnie Graf to Carlisle and Preston…
