Housing
Tory housing green paper will not solve the crisis - we need more council housing
14 August 2018The Tories announced their new social housing green paper on Tuesday.
The real scandal behind building on green belt
07 August 2018The majority of houses built on the green belt last year were unaffordable.
Residents' rage forces Grenfell council to back off from ending secure tenancies
29 July 2018Residents have forced Kensington and Chelsea council to retreat from plans that would threaten their secure council tenancies.
Khan’s housing plan soft on developers
24 July 2018London mayor Sadiq Khan’s long-awaited best practice guide for London housing estate redevelopment has been released.
Housing round up: Protest over Ebury Bridge estate demolition
10 July 2018Campaigners protested outside a meeting of Westminster council on Monday against plans to demolish the Ebury Bridge estate in the London borough.
New fears over safety of cladding after tests
10 July 2018Further doubts have been cast over fire safety in Britain just over a year after the Grenfell Tower fire.
Reports round up: Labour’s housing trouble in Haringey
03 July 2018The left wing leadership of Labour-run Haringey council has come under fire for its treatment of people living on the Broadwater Farm estate.
Reports round-up: No welcome for the Ineos fracking plan in Derbyshire
26 June 2018Over 100 anti-fracking campaigners from North Derbyshire and beyond gathered outside Chesterfield Assembly Rooms last week.
John McDonnell pledges council housing - but Labour is divided
19 June 2018The Labour Party can’t agree on housing policy just as the Grenfell Tower fire has highlighted the urgent need to address the crisis.
Firefighters join angry march to demand justice for Grenfell
16 June 2018Some 2,000 people marched from Downing Street to the Home Office on Saturday to demand justice for those who died in the Grenfell Tower fire.
Sorrow and anger on the streets of North Kensington one year on from Grenfell
14 June 2018The mood was sombre in North Kensington on Thursday as people remembered those who died in the Grenfell Tower fire.
How can we get justice for Grenfell victims?
12 June 2018Thursday 14 June marks one year since a fire ripped through Grenfell Tower in west London, killing at least 72 people.
Grenfell survivor speaks out - ‘Some of us tried to raise the alarm before the fire’
12 June 2018Antonio Roncalato escaped from Grenfell Tower on 14 June last year. He spoke to Socialist Worker about how survivors have been failed in the aftermath of the fire
Housing workers feel strong striking for fair pay
12 June 2018Workers at Tower Hamlets Community Housing (THCH) began the second week of their two- week strike on Monday.
Smears, crimes and lies - the people and firms responsible for the Grenfell disaster
12 June 2018The Grenfell Tower fire was a crime against the working class made possible by a system that puts profit before ordinary people’s lives.
Fire safety professional speaks out - Greed failed people at Grenfell, not firefighters
12 June 2018A fire safety professional spoke to Socialist Worker about how the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower put people at risk—and the experiences of firefighters who fought the blaze
Grenfell campaigner - ‘We have to fight to get justice in the here and now’
12 June 2018Justice4Grenfell was set up in the days following the fire in the absence of a response from the authorities.
One year on - the Grenfell Tower fire is a symbol of a world built for the rich
12 June 2018The fire at Grenfell Tower is a symbol of decades of attacks on working class people.
Blame Tories’ system not firefighters for Grenfell
05 June 2018It is almost impossible for anyone to deny the failures that led to the Grenfell Tower fire and at least 71 deaths. But there is now a battle over who is responsible.
A two-week walkout in Tower Hamlets takes on housing bosses over pay
05 June 2018Housing workers are fighting attacks on pay in Tower Hamlets, east London.
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