Scaremongering

Scaremongering Readers may have noticed that the two respondents to my letter (You vote Reform at your peril) failed to … More

Vote Reform at your peril

Those people thinking about voting Reform “for a change” might well pay attention to the influx of Tories into the … More

Borrowing doesn’t mean higher rents

As quoted in the Swindon Advertiser, Matthew Courtliff appeared to be suggesting that the extra borrowing for the council’s Housing … 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

New Labour’s culpability for the housing crisis

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

Tenants right to choose

Prior to the pandemic Swindon’s council tenants were able to phone in any housing repair. During the pandemic the housing … More

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

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