Borrow to build

The construction of more council houses could help provide homes to rent while boosting job creation and the wider economy. George Osborne should lift the borrowing caps on local authorities to make this happen. Only a few weeks ago Prime Minister David Cameron said again that ‘you can’t borrow your way out of a debt…

Book Review: After Council Housing: Britain’s New Social Landlords by Hal Pawson and David Mullins

Was stock transfer a good idea? The odd thing about the question is that those answering ‘no’ straddle the political spectrum.  Of course, Defend Council Housing has been opposing stock transfer since it was set up thirteen years ago when Labour was first elected. It was affronted that the new government not only continued but…