Not so much a ‘vision’, more a nightmare

This is a guest post by a Swindon Council employee who has been given a ‘vision’… A couple of weeks … More

Labour should oppose parishes move and demand referendum

Just when I was thinking that’s a good letter from Des Moffatt (“Beware Parish Plan”) he said this: “…I am … More

Housing Associations capitulate over ‘right to buy’

When the idea of the extension of ‘right to buy’ to housing associations was first floated housing association representative, including … More

Council Tax payers should decide

This is a letter to the Swindon Advertiser. Here’s your starter for ten points. What is the relationship between the … More

Labour’s Shadow Cabinet: collaborating with the enemy

Goethe famously said “All theory, dear friend, is grey, but the tree of life springs ever green.” Life sometimes throws … More

Osborne keeps piling up the debt

The House of Commons Library has just produced a briefing note, “Government borrowing, debt and debt interest: historical statistics and … More

Tory war of attrition against Council housing

Just before the general election the Tories announced that they were going to extend ‘right to buy’ to Housing Associations … More

Ending right to buy “full stop”

“Tackling the Housing Crisis”, produced for Jeremy Corbyn’s campaign for the Labour leadership stands in stark contrast to New Labour’s … More

Stop the election, the ‘wrong’ candidate may win!

Democracy is all well and good but when the ‘wrong’ person is in danger of winning you have to draw … More

Owen Jones: holder of the Blairite flame?

Reading Owen Jones piece in yesterday’s Guardian I had to check again whether it had really been written by him. … More