by The Editor | Mar 3, 2018 | Politics
A homeless man died tragically, earlier this week while sleeping rough in freezing temperatures in Nottinghamshire. He was known as Ben to locals, and had been sleeping in a tent near Saint Swithun’s Church in Retford. He was found in the early hours of Tuesday...
by The Editor | Feb 6, 2018 | Politics
Rough sleepers have increased 169% under the Tories with the official one night count figures revealing 4,751 in 2017 compared to 1,768 in 2010. Even if the Tories meet their pledge to halve rough sleeping by 2022 it will still be 34% more than they inherited in 2010....
by The Editor | Feb 2, 2018 | Politics
When Universal Credit was brought in it was described as a lobster-pot system: once you were in there was no way back onto the older benefits. BUT for people in areas that have not yet had the Universal Credit Full Service roll out, there is a possible escape route,...
by The Editor | Feb 2, 2018 | Politics
Private rent levels in England increased 36% more than inflation from April 2010 to March 2017. The facts from the authoritative English Housing Survey published last week will come as no surprise as the private landlord is perceived as a money-grabber and ‘nasty.’...
by The Editor | Feb 1, 2018 | Politics
I’m going to start this weeks blog by thanking all of my readers, supporters, followers on Twitter and friends on Facebook. Also I want to than all my activist friends for their support. Today was absolutely freezing cold. Not only did I have to contend with walking...
