Brexit is driving the housing market to a record low
The housing market is set to see its worst three-month period in two decades as forecasts suggest it will be driven down by Brexit uncertainty. This follows calls from homelessness …
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Friends of the Earth in court to continue challenge against unlawful decision to build third runway at Heathrow
Friends of the Earth is taking legal action against the government in a bid to overturn the decision to build a third runway at Heathrow. Tuesday (15th January) sees the …
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The one million missing homes?
The relationship between housing supply and demand is always going to be of interest to those (like us) who care about living standards and housing costs. The ONS household figures …
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How poverty in modern Britain echoes the past
Four million British workers are now living in poverty, according to a report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), a figure that has risen by over half a million compared …
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Skyrocketing household debt
The TUC is right to highlight the problem of skyrocketing levels of personal debt. Driven by a decade of wage stagnation, austerity and profiteering by banks and finance companies, more …
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How we can best prepare for job automation – and for the strengthening of our communities too
…And we’re back! We hope you had a restful and rejuvenating holiday season. Now, returning to the unbreaking of politics… Here’s a very concise answer to a question we often …
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British Academy chief executive calls for government historical adviser
The chief executive of the British Academy, Alun Evans, has called for the government to draw more on historical advice from experts. Calling for a more systematic approach to historical …
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How wealth taxes can raise billions more without scaring any horses
Raising taxes is never easy. Raising taxes with the government’s slim parliamentary majority is harder still. Raising taxes on wealth in those circumstances, given our diverging senses of fairness is… …
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Post-Brexit trade deals could undermine NHS, warn experts
Trade deals with countries like the USA could do irreparable damage to health in post-Brexit Britain a new briefing from campaign groups and health experts warned today. Campaigners including Health …
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Sour Response from Food Company on Sweet Treat Crisis
Last month I turned up to the annual general meeting (AGM) of Associated British Foods, armed with my shares and a well-crafted question, to challenge the board on the impact …
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