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17 April 2019
No-fault evictions ban, but cuts leave tenants vulnerable
You know that things have got bad for private renters when even the Tories realise they need to look like they're doing something to stop the chronic exploitation of tenants.
30 January 2019
Tory on homeless: "tear down these tents"
We say: tear down the Tory government!: Cardiff Tory councillor Kathryn Kelloway has sparked outrage by calling on social media for the tents of homeless people in the city to be torn down.
31 October 2018
Housing in Britain is in crisis. Bailiffs were called to a house in Hove on 26 October after the tenant - struggling to get by on Universal Credit - fell into rent arrears.
8 August 2018
Protests win temporary halt to refugee evictions in Glasgow
The retreat by Serco is partly in response to legal challenges by Govan Law Centre but is also as a result of the political pressure of working class people
2 August 2018
Stop the Serco evictions - Fight for refugee rights
300 refugees in Glasgow are facing eviction by the private anti-trade union company Serco.
11 October 2017
Housing crisis: Corbyn's positive measures blanked by Labour's right
A standing ovation greeted Jeremy Corbin's pledges on housing at Labour's conference: to stop 'social cleansing' regeneration schemes and give residents a vote on regeneration proposals; to build more council homes and to control rents.
26 July 2017
Homelessness and evictions soar under the Tories
120,000 children are currently in temporary accommodation according to the Local Government Association (LGA)
5 April 2017
Fight Tories' callous cuts pushing 200,000 more kids into poverty
A raft of callous Tory measures starting on 6 April will push another 200,000 kids below the breadline, according to the Child Poverty Action Group.
16 November 2016
£1.5trn household debt - nationalise the banks!
The average adult in the UK is now a whopping £30,000 in debt. This is 113% of the average annual income. The total household debt in the UK has rocketed to over £1.5 trillion.
21 September 2016
Uncovering the class struggle behind the Rebecca Riots
Non-fiction - 'Petticoat Heroes': This is not only a modern, class analysis of the 19th century 'Rebecca riots' - but also looks at the subjects of gender and culture in relation to the riots for the first time, providing fascinating interpretations alongside meticulous research.
22 June 2016
148,000 households faced risk of eviction
Over the last 12 months, housing charity Shelter found 148,000 households at risk of eviction.
1 June 2016
Property speculators target Butterfields tenants
Property asset-strippers Butterfields E17 Ltd have declared war on the tenants of the Butterfields estate in Walthamstow, east London, again
9 March 2016
We need socialist policies to end the housing crisis
Workers in the UK are suffering a severe housing crisis that is only set to get worse. A landlord-friendly Tory government is turning this crisis into a disaster for millions of households.
24 February 2016
Butterfields tenants demand action against evictions at Labour estate agent awards
Tenants facing sell-off and eviction in east London demanded action from their Labour council at a nauseating Labour-organised estate agent awards ceremony on 20 February.
17 February 2016
Record-high 170 evictions a day
Evictions in England and Wales reached a record high last year as over 170 people lost their homes every day.
16 February 2016
Hands off the Butterfields estate!
At least 15 households have eviction notices since their landlord sold the properties [Update added 18.2.16]
27 January 2016
Housing: smash the Tory wrecking bill
A Dickensian world of slum housing, overcrowding, soaring rents and the threat of eviction is now becoming the reality for millions of ordinary people in Tory Britain. But this is just a foretaste of what is in store if the Housing Bill becomes law.
18 November 2015
The end of social housing? How can we solve the housing crisis?
The cat is out of the bag. As the Financial Times reported: "Chancellor George Osborne is considering a radical multibillion-pound plan to privatise the government's stake in housing associations".
4 November 2015
Struggle for solidarity with refugees must be anti-austerity
Under huge pressure Cameron has agreed to take in 20,000 refugees.
2 September 2015
Two million bailiff calls as councils brutalise poor
In the past year, councils in England and Wales have sent bailiffs in to collect debts over two million times.
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