This is a letter to the Swindon Advertiser. Here’s your starter for ten points. What is the relationship between the … More
Category: Swindon Council
“Cash strapped Councils struggle to cope as Osborne’s austerity cuts bite”
Research by the Financial Times shows the extent to which local authorities are struggling to cope with the cuts in … More
Demand the right to keep all our business rates
Before 1990 local authorities were able to keep all the rates they collected locally, both domestic and business rates. Changing … More
Stop Whitehall’s daylight robbery
A letter to the Swindon Advertiser In response to Charles Linfield (“shoring up support”, October 8th) my letter did address … 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
‘Fixed term’ tenancies: unintended consequences
‘Fixed term’ tenancies: unintended consequences Last Wednesday I was on BBC Radio with Brian Mattock, Deputy Leader of Swindon Council, … 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
‘Self-financing’ and managing housing debt – the interests of tenants come first
This is an updated version of this article. Download a PDF of this article here finance As a result of … More
Swindon’s housing waiting list and the ‘bedroom tax’
I have just seen the November figures for Swindon’s housing waiting list and the transfer request list. There are 12,464 … More
Martin Wicks 