"You cannot have 'a council housing revolution' without a big increase in central government grant. Squeezing more money out of already poor tenants will not resolve the funding crisis."
Tag: Housing
Workers Can’t Wait – build council homes now!
As part of our Workers Can't Wait series, Matt Willgress looks at the urgent need for "homes for all" to tackle the seemingly never-ending housing crisis.
How a Labour Government could solve the Housing Crisis
"There can be no resolution to the housing crisis without a government strategy to deliver a large scale council house building programme."
Irish Government taking people for fools with latest so-called housing ‘progress’ report – Eoin Ó Broin TD
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Housing, Eoin Ó Broin TD, has said the Government are “taking people for fools” with their latest so called housing ‘progress’ report.
The Right to a Home – Labour Campaign for Council Housing
Ending Right to Buy is a cost-free policy and would ensure that all new council homes would increase the numbers available, for the first time since 1980, writes Martin Wicks.
Delivering housing whilst defending our environment – Jon Trickett MP
The demand for housing does not mean we should abandon commitments to protecting the environment, writes Jon Trickett MP.
Inflation beating pay rise in a victory to the St Mungo’s Strikers
"We won our pay deal by standing firm and standing together. Public support for trade unionism is the strongest and most wide-ranging it’s been in my lifetime, and I’d advise anyone not in a union to join one." Jacob Sanders, St Mungo's covenor By the Trades Union Congress (TUC) After three months of strike action…
Continue reading ➞ Inflation beating pay rise in a victory to the St Mungo’s Strikers
Ending Right to Buy is a necessary step towards resolving the housing crisis
Right to Buy has lost councils billions over the last 10 years, with 40% of ex-council homes ending up in the private rental market - Martin Wicks, Labour Campaign for Council Housing.
UK Universities are cracking down on student organisers as the failure of the marketised system becomes ever clearer
The creeping authoritarianism of the British ruling class goes beyond public protests. UK universities are increasingly attacking protest rights and political activism, writes Fraser McGuire and Alec Severs.
The battle for the soul of St Mungo’s, workers take a stand against the erosion of frontline wages
A St Mungo's striker sets out why they're taking action and fighting for the soul of the homeless charity.