Why sink estates exist II – linked article
December 16th, 2015
Five years ago I wrote “Why sink estates exist” in despair at the course right to buy had taken and the growth of buy to let mortgages. Now Stephen Farrall of the University of Sheffield has written a similar piece only based on data rather than hearsay. I’ve reproduced it here with permission under the Creative Commons Licence. The article was originally published on The Conversation.
Stephen Farrall, Professor of Criminology, University of Sheffield
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.
Loss of lifetime tenure – Karen Buck
December 16th, 2015
Five years ago I attended Progressive London 2010 at which Karen Buck was speaking, among others. She identified then the problems that will come to pass with the Governments recent attack on tenure.
Karen Buck was superb with a long talk about the possible loss of secure tenure of council tenants should a Conservative Government be elected and implement the plans outlined by Localis in Principles their now infamous document on Tory proposals for council housing.
She drew a parallel with the experiences of black migrants from the American South coming to Chicago in the 1940s and becoming the victims of slum landlords while suffering the indignities of being “frequent movers”, people unable to take their place in society for want of a stable home address. [The Promised Land – Nicholas Lemann] Karen put forward the view that in the absence of secure tenure and having only an AST with two months to quit, council tenants would become a transient population, unlikely to be registered with a GP, their children changing schools, unlikely to be on the electoral register and to vote. She pointed out that Conservative think council tenants are second class citizens.
Karen Buck is always worth listening to about housing.
Council tenants lose lifetime right to live in property – The Guardian
At Home with the British (Home from Home) – BBC4
December 16th, 2015
Please be aware this article is out of date and has been superseded by these three:-
Dan Cruickshank: At Home With The British – Pt3 – BBC4 – preview
Dan Cruickshank: At Home With The British – Pt2 – BBC4 – preview
Dan Cruickshank: At Home With The British – Pt1 – BBC4 – preview
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If you choose to read on be aware what follows is information I found while trying to find out about the programme before it was broadcast.
UPDATE 2nd May: Stoneleigh
At the beginning of August it began to unfold: the BBC was interested in using Stoneleigh as the basis for a programme on domestic architecture. A series called Home from Home [At Home with the British], presented by Dan Cruickshank and made in collaboration with [the] RIBA, will be aired on BBC 4 in the New Year and charts the architectural development and social history of three typical British house types – the cottage, the terraced house and the flat.
Over the past eight weeks the director, presenter and researcher have made many visits to Stoneleigh finding out about the village’s history and its past connection to the Abbey. Very many houses have been visited and as this goes to press filming will begin at the Food Beer and Craft Market, at the Club and at the Abbey itself. It already seems that everyone you bump into has chatted to them at some point! It will be interesting to see how the project progresses; watch this space!
https://www.stoneleighvillage.org.uk
Stoneleigh is a Warwickshire village close to Kenilworth, Leamington Spa and Warwick and less than 4 miles from the centre of Coventry.There are 68 listed buildings in Stoneleigh.
