Guest writers
Welcome to Britain
23 October 2009
Immigration has helped make London one of the worlds most productive cities - so build more social housing, says Ken Livingstone
Hearts and minds
23 October 2009
Cambridge academic Rosy Thornton set aside her law books to pen a romantic comedy on asylum seekers. Why?
A work of towering genius
20 October 2009
Council housing used to be a fantastic place to live, says Ian Hart. Until it all went wrong
In my Liverpool home
15 September 2009
Ricky Tomlinson on how the city’s community spirit has gradually been eroded since his childhood in Halewood.
Time to take off the blinkers
18 February 2009
Council housing improved the lives of millions of people in the past century. We now have an historic opportunity to rediscover its benefits, says Glyn Robbins.
How low can it go?
18 February 2009
So much for 240,000 new homes a year. We’ll be lucky to build even 120,000, says Richard Donnell.
Don’t help bailiffs help themselves
18 February 2009
People in debt need legal help, not threats, says Paul Nicolson.
Share and share alike
18 February 2009
In these straitened times, we can either degenerate into a more fractured society or work together and rediscover the benefits of community, says John Sentamu.
Here we go again
18 February 2009
As the UK rides out its fourth housing slump since the Second World War, Alan Holmans puts the current downturn in its historical context.
Self-made plan
18 February 2009
Not enough housing? Then free up land for more self-build, says Tommy Walsh.
Littler at large
18 February 2009
If you’re young, getting a mortgage isn’t easy. And plenty of other obstacles exist for first-time buyers, says Matt Littler.
Pressure drop
02 January 2009
After early years in Biafra, Cyril Nri found home in Shepherd’s Bush – and on a beach in Barbados
Off the radar
01 January 2009
Homeless women are being exploited by pimps and drug dealers, and hidden from the services set up to help them, as they seek shelter from the dangers of sleeping rough, says Gayle Jones
Wolf’s at the door
01 January 2009
More and more families are coming to us for grants, says Helen Dent
Treading a tightrope
01 January 2009
The fact that many working age people in social housing haven’t got a job means they are only a short step away from homelessness, says Kate Davies