Publication
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Homes: New Crisis Looms, 1981
An overview of a looming housing crisis β house building back to the 1920s, rocketing rents, increased subsidies for private housing, improvement slows, repairs backlogs rise. Makes the case why housing is important for the labour movement and provides examples of local organising and action (4 pages). Londonβs Homes β The Fight Is On, 1981…
Published on 25th February 1981. Last updated 5th June 2017.
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Demolishing the Myths: Housing and Jobs in South Tyneside, 1980
Commissioned by South Shields Trades Council, this report examines the relationship between housing policy and industrial policies and employment in an area of industrial decline and change. It is a critical analysis of attempting to expand the private housing market through the sale of council housing and land to attract industrial investment (48 pages).
Published on 25th February 1981. Last updated 5th June 2017.

