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Why Social Housing Is A Sexy Political Issue: Part I

Over the next three weeks I will be taking an in-depth look at the problems and some of the proposed solutions to what I sincerely believe is one of the most pressing yet under-discussed issues of today: namely, social housing policy.  As the title suggests, I do realise that not many people flick through the [...]

Posted Under: Environment, London, Public Sector
This post was written by Dave on August 31, 2009 Comments (1)

The Brutalist Truth

It was quietly announced last week that the Minister for Culture, Andy Burnham MP, is to uphold English Heritage’s initial recommendation that the Robin Hood Gardens estate in Poplar, East London, should not be listed.
Robin Hood Gardens means little to those who don’t live there and is, alas, held in even less regard by those [...]

Posted Under: Communities, East London
This post was written by Dave on May 24, 2009 Comments (14)