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Category Archives: News
Could social housing be as personal as private ownership?
Print PageCould chains in social housing – Council or Housing Association homes – help more tenants to have the home they’d like? People who’ve bought or sold houses know about ‘chains’. Estate agents will advertise ‘no chain’ against a property … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Policy thoughts, Social & Community
Tagged chain, Council House, council housing, Derby, housing, Housing Association, Lucy Care, property, rented, social housing, social mobility
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Wearing Theresa May’s shoes…
Print PageImagine if last summer you were in Theresa May’s shoes; you’d just inherited a party and country that had voted to Leave the EU, while you had (reluctantly?) voted to Remain. Setting aside your own preferences, but remembering that … Continue reading
Posted in General Election, International, Liberal Democrats, Social & Community
Tagged Brexit, GE, General Election, Lucy Care, shoes, Theresa May
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Universities and higher education
Print PageTomorrow MPs are due to debate the Higher Education Bill. It therefore seems to be a good time to make a few points about post-school education. Let me start by saying that I went to university, enjoyed three years … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Education, Social & Community
Tagged apprenticeships, HE Bill, higher education, Lucy Care, students, university
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After the referendum
Print PageOn Thursday roughly a quarter of people in the UK voted to leave the EU. Roughly a quarter voted to stay. A quarter who could have voted didn’t and a quarter living here were unable to vote because they … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Culture, Economy, News, Social & Community
Tagged elections, leave, referendum, remain
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