Is Labour opposed to the principle of the bedroom tax, or just the way it is being implemented?

A question for Stephen Timms Labour has been tackling the government over the bedroom tax. Ed Milliband has raised it … More

Swindon’s Census: what does it tell us about the housing crisis in Swindon?

The 2011 Census statistics for Local Authorities and wards are now available on line. I’ve just started ploughing through the … More

This is an article published on the Red Pepper website. They have given it a different title, ‘Council Housing shouldn’t … More

The latest ONS statistics (Office of National Statistics) show unemployment falling to 2,490,000. Yet the headline figures don’t tell the … More

A letter to the Advertiser in response to their report today on the unemployment figures. Why does the Swindon Advertiser … More

This is an updated version of this article. Download a PDF of this article here finance As a result of … More

This is a letter to the Swindon Advertiser I see from the Advertiser that “Councillors in Haydon Wick have been … More

I have just seen the November figures for Swindon’s housing waiting list and the transfer request list. There are 12,464 … More

This is a discussion document which considers what strategy the Defend Council Housing Campaign needs to follow in the light … More

Download a PDF here genstrike At the September TUC Congress a resolution was passed, supported by all the major unions, … More