Council tenants should have the choice of how they access housing services

A statement by Swindon Council tenant representatives Swindon Council has unilaterally decided that council tenants can only ask for non-urgent … More

Labour should stick to its manifesto promise on social rent council housing

New leadership of the party does not change the nature of the housing crisis or the solution members voted for: … More

The Labour leadership should be accountable to the Party members

The letter which David Evans, Labour Party General Secretary has sent to CLPs shows the anti-democratic intent of the current … More

Peter Beinart, Israel and the Labour Party

“It is time for liberal Zionists to abandon the goal of Jewish-Palestinian separation and embrace the goal of Jewish-Palestinian equality.” … More

No return to austerity – cancel local authority debt

A campaign initiated by the Labour Campaign for Council Housing calls for the government to cancel local authority debt held … More

Cancelling debt not unrealistic after all

This is an article published on the Inside Housing website under a different heading.. Swindon Tenants Campaign Group raised the … More

Needless deaths

The announcement by the government that they are writing off £13.4 billion debt is welcome. However, this so-called debt is … More

The case for cancelling local authority debt

Rob Whiteman the Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy has warned of councils facing “a … More

Ban all evictions now

The government has reneged on its commitment to ban all evictions during coronavirus crisis The government announced that “as a … More

Cancel local authority debt

To provide councils with resources which are desperately needed for this unprecedented crisis, cancel the debt owed to the Public … More