Where the Government has failed, Labour Councils can play a part in tackling the UK’s housing crisis
A report last month produced jointly by the National Housing Federation, Shelter and Chartered Institute of Housing outlined…
Housing
Homes for London?
How’s this for a brazen piece of rebranding? On 20 April, with his re-election looming, Boris Johnson pledged…
Housing upheaval can be traced back to Thatcher
If further evidence was needed that the Government is destroying our communities then it came by the bucket…
The Tories have laid the foundations of disaster in London
And so it begins. Newham Council’s decision to attempt to rehouse 500 families 160 miles away in Stoke-on-Trent…
Houses, Social Care and an end to UK sponsored tax havens – an alternative Queen’s Speech
Recently Progress have been asking for suggestions as to what could constitute an alternative Labour Queen’s Speech, ahead…
We need more housing that people can truly afford
The size of the London Assembly constituencies means that it is rare to find issues that resonate everywhere…
Housing: The Dog that didn’t bark is starting to bite
Most people are well housed and can afford their homes. That’s probably why housing often threatens to rise…
What can a rough sleeper do with big words?
The Government is learning a painful lesson -with big words come with big responsibilities. You can’t pin values…
Don’t ignore that flats above the high street
The UK is in the grips of an urgent housing crisis. New home building has ground to a…
A housing budget in a Pickle
The coalition government has slashed London’s housing budget by 60%, although you wouldn’t know it from the press…
