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Create co-operative housing tenure
24 July 2012
Most Labour activists, councillors and MPs will be familiar with the housing crisis in Britain. First time buyers are now confronted with an average house price of more than £160,000 (£280,000 in London) to get their first step on the...
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A sustainable rental market
23 July 2012
A recent report from the Resolution Foundation and Shelter starkly outlined the rapidly changing housing patterns now evident in almost every community throughout the UK. This has been fed by a rapid increase in the number of short-term private rental...
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A proper graduate tax
23 July 2012
The chaos that has characterised this government’s approach to higher education has presented a threat to the sector and a challenge for Labour. Our universities are one of the great UK success stories, admired throughout the world. But they have...
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The language of priorities
23 July 2012
Whoever wins in 2015 will face awful public spending choices. The woeful state of the economy means the deficit will remain high and there will be almost no scope for public spending growth. So George Osborne smells blood. He is...
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Creating co-operative libraries
20 July 2012
Lambeth Council is taking a radically different approach to transforming our library service. Despite losing a third of our available budget from the government we will not be closing any libraries, outsourcing the service to private companies or handing over...
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Make the English Baccalaureate the local Baccalaureate
20 July 2012
How many people really understand the world of education as well as the world of work? I tried to find a handful in Birmingham – and failed. There are great people in schools – but they don’t know what local employers...
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