Social catastrophe

In a previous letter I wrote about the impact of the huge energy price increases on domestic customers. Many will … More

Time to end the use of “(un)affordable rent”

Read on below or dowload a PDF Recently I discovered that a tenant living in a 3 bedroomed house on … More

Back in October David Renard, in his capacity as Environment spokesperson for the Local Government Association wrote that “There is … More

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

According to government statistics not a single ‘social rent’ home was added to Swindon’s housing stock over the last five … More

Parallels between the housing crisis in 1919 and today This pamphlet draws on original research into the Addison Act and … More

Pinehurst was Swindon’s first council housing estate. Building started under the 1919 Housing and Planning Act introduced by Liberal … More

Parks and East Walcot Community Forum is organising a demonstration at Cavendish Square on Saturday June 22nd at 10 a.m. … More

Swindon Borough Council has recently bought some land at Cavendish Square for more than £3 million. This was land that … More

“The money we propose to spend on housing is an insurance against Bolshevism and revolution” Introduction The year 2019 marks … More