London’s Housing Crisis: The Boroughs That Are Building – and Those That Are Failing Us
London is in the grip of a housing emergency
Columnists
Securonomics: Why Labour’s New Economic Model is Exactly What Britain Needs
If Britain is to regain its position as a world leader in innovation, industry, and growth, then it needs bold, intelligent economic thinking—not the tired slogans of economic nationalism.
Labour should scrap permitted development rights to tackle the housing crisis
Homes created under PDRs are also more likely to be in places with little access to green spaces, or in places with less access to public transport – compared to properties built with planning permission.
How governments distract from social injustice by creating moral panics
Censorship and indoctrination diminish the possibilities for emancipatory change
Mick Jagger Can’t Always Get What He Wants—But London Needs What He Opposes
Mick Jagger once told the world, “You can’t always get what you want.” He was right. The wealthy and connected shouldn’t get to block homes for the most vulnerable. It’s time for London to get what it desperately needs: housing, hope, and progress.
Local elections haven’t been postponed, they’ve been cancelled. Here’s why this matters.
Councillors on lame-duck authorities will end up with six- or even seven-year terms. Meanwhile the people they serve will get no say on their performance
Labour hasn’t delivered growth or happiness. It needs an economic reset.
Successive governments have tailored economic and tax policies to impoverish the masses
How parliamentary petitions show our democracy is alive and well
‘We should be proud to live in a country where our electorate can express discontent and our politicians listen.’
A Chance to Build: Why reforming planning committees is essential to tackle the housing crisis
Planning committees are often dominated by councillors whose decisions reflect political convenience and vocal local opposition rather than the broader public interest.
It’s not the financialisation of housing that is causing the housing crisis: It’s a lack of supply
The accusation that housing has suddenly turned into a financial commodity ignores history