Preferable to Starmer he may be, but there is scant sign of a sharp political break in Burnham’s policies so far — while left challenges aren’t making much of a running either, finds ANDREW MURRAY. How can socialism be put back on the map?
Inside the housing crisis: a report from an activist in Scotland’s tenants’ union
We must not stand back and watch housing become a prized commodity, argues Living Rent’s JOE ROSENTHAL
“SORRY, that’s not my department’s decision” — “I’ll put in a word in, mate” and the notorious “I’m just doing my job.”
These lines have unfailingly been the deflections of housing officers and council bureaucrats alike, when negotiating with Scotland’s tenants’ union Living Rent (LR).
LR has strived to expand the dynamic of the labour movement outside of the workplace, recognising exploitation takes many forms: just as working conditions are not controlled by workers, housing conditions are out of the hands of tenants.
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