The Hostile Environment Is Putting Everyone at Greater Risk From Covid
Ella Weldon
In a public health crisis, if one group isn’t protected, no-one is.
Tag: housing
Cold Homes Kill 10,000 People a Year. Why Isn’t Retrofitting Higher on the Agenda?
Alex D King
Insulate Britain is bang on the money.
Why Should Homeowners’ Safety Trump Everyone Else’s?
Rivkah Brown
Only the rich deserve a safe home, it seems.
Apparently the World Owes Tony Blair a ‘Debt of Gratitude’. I’ll Pass
Aaron Bastani
Thanks for nothing, Tony.
Union Jacks and Churchill Quotes Won’t Save Insulate Britain
Blyth Brentnall
The group may be repeating the early follies of XR.
Why Owning Stuff Is Better Than Working
Is there such a thing as a good landlord? Britain is being held hostage by a class of people whose only talent is owning stuff, and extracting money from people who don’t. Rents have doubled in the decade following the financial crisis, and the average house price is between 8 and 14 times the average […]
Berlin Just Voted to Abolish Major Corporate Landlords
Isaac Würmann
The German state can seize private property if it’s in the public interest.
Britain Needs to Get Over Its Obsession With Flat Taxes
Ell Folan
They’re outdated, regressive and deeply unchic.
#ACFM Microdose: Spatial Equality With Pooja Agrawal
Nadia Idle explores the future of public space with architect and planner Pooja Agrawal.
A Group of Renters Just Won £19,000 From Their Billionaire Landlord – And They’re Just Getting Started
Rivkah Brown
Cheers, John Christodoulou - this round’s on you.
Generation Left Might Not Be That Left After All
James Meadway
16-24-year-olds want spending cuts over tax increases.
Housing Security Transformed My Mental Health
Aaron Bastani
It wasn’t meditation or a better diet that helped me find happiness. It was having a home.
Has the Pandemic Shifted Britain Left?
Ell Folan
Don’t get too excited, the revolution isn’t upon us just yet.
It’s the Housing Market, Stupid: How Property Became the Battle Line of British Politics
Samuel Earle
Our political landscape has been warped by a single asset.
A Filipino Nurse Is Being Evicted for Having a Less “Durable Connection With the Area” Than Her Landlord’s Daughter
Rivkah Brown
“I feel that I have been disadvantaged because I do not speak with a Scottish accent,” Marjorie said.
Police Brutality in Bristol Has Shocked the Country. Why Won’t the City’s Labour Politicians Condemn It?
Anna Lart Greene
With local elections weeks away, politicians who pit themselves against their constituents are working on borrowed time.
Clearsprings: The Worst Asylum Housing Provider You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Sophie K Rosa
Critics say the company has placed migrants in "inappropriate and inhumane" accommodation.
Shamima Begum Can’t Come Home
The Supreme Court have ruled Shamima Begum has no right to return to Britain to appeal the removal of her citizenship. Is the UK abdicating responsibility?