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For the Landlords, Not the Many?

Labour’s Shadow Housing Minister has called rent cancellation “un-Labour”. Are we back to the bad old days Blairism? Plus, why the Tory press have gone to war with teachers and how the government are ending the lockdown BEFORE they’ve introduced test-and-trace.

Report: ‘Are we going to be the next Grenfell?’: The People in Lockdown in Buildings With Fire Risks

Nearly three years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, dozens of buildings across the UK still have flammable cladding and other fire safety hazards. Under lockdown, people living in these buildings are terrified. James Moules reports from the north west.

Housing and Eviction Law

For a Novara Media Special Broadcast, James Butler is joined by David Renton for an explainer on housing law, the eviction process and tenants’ rights – and what might happen during the coronavirus period.

How We Might Live: Architecture and Culture

James Butler is joined by Owen Hatherley, culture editor of Tribune Magazine to talk architecture - socialist and otherwise - and the politics of culture.

Housing Is F**ked

Do you ever get the feeling that life just isn’t as fair as it used to be? Here’s 3 ways in which the UK housing sector is completely and utterly f**ked.

GE2019: Labour Offers a ‘Housing Revolution’ for Generation Rent

Labour's manifesto is promising a "housing revolution", including the most ambitious house-building programme in decades and action on bogus 'affordable' rents. Housing activist Jamie Sims says it's a lifeline to Generation Rent - who could prove a major political force in this election.

Where Will We Live?

James Butler is joined by Anna Minton, author of Ground Control and Big Capital, to ask: could this be a housing election?

Refurbishment Is the Dirty Word We Should Be Using, Just Look at the Achilles Street Estate

As Lewisham council begins balloting residents over the proposed destruction and 'regeneration' of their housing estate, Andy Worthington calls into question the lavish promises the tenants have been made.

Asylum Seeker Evictions Will Cause ‘crisis on the streets of Glasgow’, Charities Warn

A housing provider has announced it will resume a controversial policy to evict hundreds of asylum seekers in Glasgow, in a move charities say will leave scores of vulnerable people street homeless. Serco, which until recently held the government contract to house asylum seekers in the Scottish city, first announced plans to evict people denied […]

Why Labour Needs a More Radical Housing Policy

Housing is the greatest domestic challenge facing our country. We have a huge opportunity to solve the crisis and Labour must seize it, argues campaigner Jamie Sweeney.

How a Community in North London Is Fighting for the Housing It Needs

The redevelopment of St Ann's hospital in Tottenham is on track to become the largest community-led housing project in the UK - but it's still an uphill battle.

Greece and the Politics of Fire

As prosecutors launch an inquiry into the 96 lives lost in the fires that swept through resorts east of Athens, Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou reflects on the events of last month and who was to blame.