Homelessness and the Housing Revenue Account

Swindon Council’s second raid on the housing account As Swindon Council faces the decline of central government Revenue Support Grant … 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

What future for Council Housing?

Council housing and the housing crisis A book by Martin Wicks Everybody knows there is a housing crisis. However, it … More

Osborne’s Mansion House speech: no market solution to the housing crisis

Download a PDF of this article here osbornemansionspeech2014 George Osborne’s recent Mansion House speech had a few rabbits in the … More

Swindon Council Housing Allocations: the case of the £75,000 a year straw man

Download a PDFof this here strawman “Do you think somebody on £75,000 a year should get a Council house?” The … More

Swindon Council’s “Tenancy Strategy” proposals should be rejected

Since the beginning of the 1980’s Council tenants have, in law, had a ‘secure tenancy’. This gives us real security. … 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

Council tenants: defending ‘secure tenancies’ and opposing means tested Council housing

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

A new stage in the campaign to defend Council housing?

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

Christopher Addison, Council Housing and Swindon

80 years ago, in the 1929 General Election, for the first time a Labour MP was elected in Swindon. Who … More