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Should Housing Portfolio move to the Dept of Health?
The role of housing minister should sit within the Department of Health, former health minister Paul Burstow told delegates at the National Housing Federation conference on…
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NHF CEO says its time to get political over housing
We’re rapidly approaching conference season. The Liberal Democrats travel north to Glasgow (and some big bedroom tax demonstrations) from 14 September. Labour returns to…
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Easier to create a parish council
It will be easier to create a new parish council in the future, under new measures announced by local government minister, Don Foster. The…
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Parliamentary update
After the summer recess…. here is the Guardians weekly briefing. parliamentarybriefingsep5 Eric Pickles’s written ministerial statement contains updates on the number of new homes…
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Threat to campaign groups due to new Lobbying Bill
Housing associations have joined the ranks of bodies alarmed at the impact on their ability to raise concerns about government policies of new government…
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Eric Pickles publishes an “end of term” letter
Communities secretary, Eric Pickles, has published his ‘end of term’ letter to Conservative MPs outlining his department’s achievements since the General Election. In the…
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CIH conference – video highlights
The CIH have published their highlights: CIH Housing Conference highlights from 2013 If you want more check these out: To view more videos from…
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Governmant plans to introduce a space standard
The government has confirmed plans to introduce a national minimum space standard as part of a cull of more than 90 per cent of…
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CLG to simplify housing standards
Communities Minister Don Foster has announced proposals to simplify housing standards. The consultation follows a Red Tape Challenge review of the building regulations framework and voluntary housing…
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Principles for better Government
In the early 1990s, IPPR ran the Commission on Social Justice, which redefined the mainstream political response to core social policy questions. Now IPPR has launched…
