Dear Editor Last week’s community column by David Hogarth reminds us of the importance of the quality of care homes, and especially the “human side”. In 2007, when I chaired Parliament’s Select Committee on Human Rights, we published a detailed report on these issues: a clear example of how important human rights are. The Human Rights Act empowers users of […]
Read moreI’ve campaigned on housing issues ever since my days years ago as a Westminster Councillor and Labour Group leader, when we exposed Dame Shirley Porter’s infamous “ homes for votes” policy, branded by the courts as the greatest act of local government corruption of the last century. Many people remember the news headlines: but I saw with my own eyes […]
Read moreThe problem in brief Even before my days years ago as a Westminster Councillor and Labour Group leader, fighting Dame Shirley Porter’s infamous homes for votes policy, I have seen it as one of the prime duties of any elected politician to ensure that people have a decent and affordable place to live. For many, especially in today’s housing market, […]
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