An attack on freedom of speech and dissent

The attempted witch-hunt of critics of Israel mirrors the witch-hunt in Israel against critics of the Israeli state The article … More

We need 100,000 council homes a year, not “affordable homes”

Labour’s Housing Green Paper, Housing for the many, has a fundamental flaw at its heart. It says that a Labour … More

Marc Wadsworth and “perceived” anti-Semitism

The expulsion of Labour Party member Marc Wadsworth relates to the press conference in June 2016 announcing the results of … More

Labour’s Housing Green paper – Part 2

Labour should introduce a duty on councils to build council housing in the framework of the housing revenue account Labour’s … More

Anti-Semitism, real and counterfeit

What is the scale of the problem of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party, real or imagined? I am not a … More

Labour should end Right to Buy

During his first leadership election Jeremy Corbyn was interviewed by Red Brick, the blog of London Labour Housing Group. He … More

Is Labour’s Housing policy shifting leftwards?

Is Labour’s housing policy shifting leftwards? It’s official policy of suspending Right to Buy (RTB) sales was introduced by Teresa … More

Councils need government grant to fund large scale council house building programme

This is an article published on the Labour Briefing website   Raising the ‘borrowing cap’ is not a solution to … More

“A radical programme of action”

This is an article published in the Morning Star on October 10th 2017 Jeremy Corbyn’s conference announcement that Labour would … More

The local government funding crisis and how to resolve it

With the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader for the second time we have been told that this has … More