National housing demonstration: launchpad for building pressure on the government on council housing and rent controls
More than 70 organisations, including six national trades unions, are supporting the national housing demonstration on April 18th. It calls for ‘rent controls now’ and ‘council housing, not luxury flats’. It is at 1 p.m. Soho Square Gardens W1D 3QP. The national housing demonstration brings together a host of tenant groups, housing campaigns and national…
Shelter petition: introduce a bill to get councils building social homes again
“With record levels of homelessness, including 175,990 children growing up in temporary accommodation, we’re calling on the government to introduce a new Get Councils Building Bill at the King’s Speech on 13 May. This bill would tackle the barriers that are holding councils back from building the social homes we need. Social homes provide a foundation…
National demonstration for rent controls and council housing
Rent controls now. Council housing not luxury flats April 18th 1 p.m. Central London “Sky-high rents and a lack of good-quality council homes is making life impossible for too many of us. Rising rents mean people are forced to cut back on essentials like food and heating, or they’re pushed out of their homes all…
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Labour Campaign for Council Housing 