Topic: Housing
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‘We feel suffocated’: the homes that are becoming uninhabitable in heat
Muslim and minority communities are likely to be most affected by rising temperatures as extreme heat exposes failings in the UK’s housing stock
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In Brutal Presence: the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower disaster
A poignant selection of images from a long-term photographic project on social housing and the effects of gentrification on community life
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Three quarters of social housing blocks with unsafe cladding yet to be fixed
Slow progress since Grenfell fire disproportionately affects Muslims, who are more likely to live in social housing
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On the economy, Starmer has boxed himself in. That isn’t (just) the Tories’ fault
The prime minister is warning of hard times to come, but he can’t blame everything on his predecessors
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How can Labour claim to promise change when it has not yet scrapped the regressive two-child benefit cap?
Despite the party’s commitment to progress, Keir Starmer has refused to overturn a policy that’s disproportionately affecting Muslim children and their mothers
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Labour has won. So what now for the left?
On Palestine, policing, LGBTQI+ rights and racism, groups alienated by the Tories had built an unofficial coalition. But holding Keir Starmer’s government to account is a different game altogether
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High rents and insecure accommodation: how London’s housing market is disenfranchising voters
Campaign groups warn that many living in unlicensed rental properties are reluctant to register to vote for fear of rent increases or losing their home
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‘We’ve become a borough that’s resilient’
Despite a chronic shortage of housing and the UK's highest rate of child poverty, Tower Hamlets is home to hundreds of community groups in keeping with the area’s long history of activism
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Muslim and minority renters are at the sharp end of London’s housing crisis
Invasive screening processes, including personal statements and social media monitoring, are creating ever greater opportunities for discrimination in an already inaccessible market
