A semi-permanent austerity regime continues in local government

The National Audit Office did a report on local government financing in November of last year. It provides and overview … More

Denying the housing crisis in Swindon

Back in October David Renard, in his capacity as Environment spokesperson for the Local Government Association wrote that “There is … More

“British capitalism has been a playground for asset strippers, speculators and monopolists” “When business profits, we all do.” Keir Starmer … More

Swindon Tories deny there is a housing crisis In response to a Labour resolution calling on Swindon Council to declare … More

Purging the left appears to be more important than a Labour council operating slum-like conditions What politicans do tells you … More

Johnson appears incapable of recognising a real world event if it contradicts his opinion Many years ago Prime Minister Ted … More

“…social care should not be a commodity…As with the NHS it should be free at the point of use and … More

“After 13 years of New Labour in government there were actually 655,000 less ‘social’ homes than there were when they … More

In a recent letter to the Swindon Advertiser I quoted the price of a median house in Swindon increasing to … More

In a recent letter to the Swindon Advertiser I wrote about house price rises continuing to outstrip wages. Since then … More