Social housing
What will the coalition do next?
We are now closer to the 2015 election than the 2010 one. We also expected by now to have the coalition’s mid-term review, the document that will set out its… Continue reading
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Is selling off expensive council homes such a bright idea?
Here’s a policy that looks like it could be a vote winner while helping to solve Britain’s housing crisis: selling off expensive council homes. Think tank Policy Exchange has published… Continue reading
56 CommentsShould evictions from social housing be broadened?
I understand that the government’s view is that social housing tenants whose children live with them and are convicted of looting should be evicted from their homes. The law already… Continue reading
35 CommentsHousing benefit reform is a Good Thing
Dressed with his effortless prose, Matthew Parris has a point (£) that proves why he is the leading commentator of the last two decades. Housing benefit reform is his subject… Continue reading
8 CommentsThe Big Society in action
The Big Society, in so far as it can be defined at all, envisages an empowered people taking responsibility for their local communities. The little platoons’ efforts could determine the… Continue reading
11 CommentsThe new fairness battleground
The f word, fairness, got another outing today at PMQs as David Cameron attempted to defend the coalition’s proposed housing benefit changes from attack by Ed Miliband. Cameron’s argument was… Continue reading
22 CommentsMiliband’s stage directions
Labour have sprung a leak, and it’s furnishing the Times with some high-grade copy. Yesterday, the paper got their hands on an internal party memo about economic policy. Today, it’s… Continue reading
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