This is an article published in Inside Housing Tenants have to fight for the right to be consulted on a…
An attack on democracy and freedom of criticism
“Article 10 (of the European Convention of Human Rights) will protect Labour Party members who, for example, make legitimate criticisms…
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…
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…
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:…
The Labour leadership should be accountable to the Party members
The letter which David Evans, Labour Party General Secretary has sent to CLPs shows the anti-democratic intent of the current…
Peter Beinart, Israel and the Labour Party
“It is time for liberal Zionists to abandon the goal of Jewish-Palestinian separation and embrace the goal of Jewish-Palestinian equality.”…
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…
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…
Needless deaths
The announcement by the government that they are writing off £13.4 billion debt is welcome. However, this so-called debt is…
Martin Wicks 