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Can councils build their way out of the housing crisis?

London councils are beginning to build again and take back control of housing. But is it enough to stop the capital’s housing crisis spiralling out of control?

‘It’s time to put the social back into housing,’ said Boris Johnson recently.

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A localised approach to the living wage

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How to get maximum social value from procurement

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Local ‘super hubs’ proposed to support families

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The price of not paying a living wage

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A living wage is just the start

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Councils must make their contracts living wage

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Local government needs to address low pay

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How much brownfield land is available for housing?

This week the government announced proposals to resume collecting data from local authorities on the amount of brownfield land suitable for housing in their area – a major victory for the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE).

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We shouldn’t give up on estate renewal

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Systems change in 66 days

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Ukip is dictating the policies of all mainstream parties

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Inequality must be explicit on the cities agenda

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Where next for local welfare schemes?

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Hard Edges: evidence from the margins of society

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We need a new conversation about austerity