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Interviews
Parting shot
01 July 2023
In the face of threats posed by current government policy, housing associations mustn’t forget what they’re about, says Jim Coulter. Interview by Julian Birch
Office politics
01 May 2023
What’s the answer to the housing shortage? A fundamental rethink of planning and politics. And using the same methods as commercial developers, says Sir Stuart Lipton. Interview by Julian Birch
Caring, sharing Tory
01 March 2024
He grew up in a council house. He’s passionate about homelessness. John Hayes talks ‘caring Conservatism’ and funding cuts. Interview by Emma Hawkey
On target. Sort of
01 November 2023
Terrie Alafat, head of the government’s homelessness directorate, talks targets successfully met and other ‘positive outcomes’. And the outstanding problem of 100,000 homeless households. Interview: Emma Hawkey
Seeing red
01 September 2023
Do you work in a planning department? Do you think housebuilders hoard land? Or reckon profits don’t mix with government grant? Then prepare for a mouthful from Terry Fuller. Interview: Emma Hawkey
More for less
01 July 2023
Jon Rouse must produce thousands of new affordable homes costing the taxpayer as little as possible. How can he do it? Housing association assets may help. Interview: Melanie Delargy
Homes or hedgerows?
01 May 2023
We can have both, says Neil Sinden, policy director at the Campaign to Protect Rural England. By Melanie Delargy
Best chance
01 March 2024
Lord Best thinks there has never been a better opportunity to solve the housing crisis. By Melanie Delargy
Battling ‘dark forces’
01 January 2024
Manchester's economy is booming but its housing market is failing. Eamonn Boylan has £125 million to reverse that. Interview by Melanie Delargy
Actually making it work
01 January 2024
Ambitious plans are all very well. But do they work in practice? And, if they fail, do we learn the lessons? Those are the important questions for John Belcher, chief executive of Anchor Trust. Interview by Emma Hawkey
Bye, bye Brenda
01 November 2023
Brenda Dean says the corporation will survive, housing associations can be trusted and John Prescott's a bit like Rupert Murdoch. By Melanie Delargy
Good cop or bad cop
01 September 2023
She thinks everyone has a right to a home. But she wants more powers to evict if people are a nuisance. Will the real Margaret Curran please stand up. By John Forsyth
Matron knows best
01 November 2023
Rough sleeping and families with children in bed and breakfast are the priorities for Louise Casey, head of the homelessness directorate. And woe betide anyone who gets in her way. Interview: Melanie Delargy
Who cares wins
01 September 2023
How will David Willetts reverse the Tory Party's image of letting the poor fend for themselves? By David Blackman
