Councils need government grant to fund large scale council house building programme

This is an article published on the Labour Briefing website Raising the ‘borrowing cap’ is not a solution to … More

“Tenants pay for housing fiascos, from post-Grenfell bills to ‘self-financing’ “

This was a letter published in the Guardian. The suggestion that lifting the borrowing cap will enable councils to build … More

There is a lot to unpick from Carillion’s demise and the lessons to be drawn. Here are some initial observations. … More

Congratulations to the Adver journalists on having the courage to take industrial action. For the younger ones amongst them this … More

The difficulties facing people on Universal Credit are now widely known. People making a claim are faced with a wait … More

This is an article published in the Morning Star on October 10th 2017 Jeremy Corbyn’s conference announcement that Labour would … More

Writing this on the Monday before the election only a mug would predict the outcome. The polls are all over … More

A letter to the Swindon Advertiser What exactly does InSwindon think it is? The town centre’s political police? They don’t … More

Swindon Council’s second raid on the housing account As Swindon Council faces the decline of central government Revenue Support Grant … More

A number of new or amended regulations in relation to the Private Rented Sector have come into force on April … More