Communities
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Aide claimed communities secretary stopped sending signed pictures abroad because of huge demand
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Editorial: There’s no way of bringing back the old manufacturing jobs, but shrewd investment in arts and culture can create a different kind of industry
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Why has Boris Johnson’s policy deputy become so protective of the tenants of homes he wants to sell off?
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The flagship policy has failed to deliver new homes so the government is considering building them itself. But will it do so?
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London council proposes action after revealing 30% of homes built in last six years have nobody on the electoral register
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It might help some first time buyers for a while, but the chancellor’s autumn statement doesn’t start to address the capital’s biggest housing issues
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Proposed investment in rail, roads, science and culture met with approval by thinktank – but councils call for further devolution
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Comic and actor tweets that he intends to sue newspaper over front page story questioning his housing arrangements
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This is no example of the north/south divide – I can’t find a single voice in support of the effective privatisation of social housing, says Tony Stacey
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Amelia Gentleman: As thousands of tenants face court battles to keep the bailiffs at bay, housing charities call for greater protection for renters
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It seems no amount of homebuilding or flood defences will stop the Lib Dems being washed away in next year’s election
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Comedian called Channel 4 reporter ‘a snide’ when asked how much his rent costs during New Era protest at Downing Street
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The quaint British garden city is being exported to the urban metropolises of China. David Ames from Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation went to find out how the idea travels
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Ed Davey, energy secretary, plans to start talks next month to discuss the potential of the UK’s first lagoon power project
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Young, old and politically charged – residents of east London housing estate take their growing campaign against eviction to American landlord’s headquarters in Mayfair
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Rolling coverage as residents of the east London estate and supporters staged demonstration against US investment company Westbrook’s plans to evict 93 families
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Residents of east London estate stage demo at Westbrook Partners’ HQ in Mayfair to protest against plans to evict them
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Ally Fogg: Shocking evidence of the effects of austerity in Britain is being met with a silence that suggests a dangerous indifference
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Labour’s Sadiq Khan claims New Era situation is ‘shameful’, ahead of major protest by residents and supporters on Monday
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Of 2,000 people questioned, 78% think the government should place a higher priority on tackling empty homes
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Disability charity wants government to order building of easily adaptable ‘lifetime’ houses
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As MPs debate the issue of ‘revenge evictions’, what you can do to get things fixed?
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There is sadness on the streets about the closure of the landmark venue – but optimism about the future of the area
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Electrician says council-reclaimed London home with eight rooms is most dangerous property he has seen in decades
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How people with learning disabilities are improving housing and mental health services
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Reviving the port lands could be this congested island city’s best bet for affordable housing, transport links and public space. But chances like this have been squandered in the past
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Granby Four Streets in Toxteth is a rare success after New Labour initiatives drained the area of life
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We’d like to find out what it’s like to rent in the UK. Are you being forced out of your area by rent rises? Or do you have a good experiences of being a tenant? Share your stories via GuardianWitness
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Amber Rudd appeals against plans to scrap funding for crisis schemes as cross-party opposition to £180m a year cut grows
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The number of private renters living in poverty has doubled in a decade even though the rates for everybody else have fallen. Hannah Aldridge explains why
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Westbrook partners investor attacked for £4m home as firm plans offshore ownership for flats to avoid corporation tax
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Mary O’Hara: New alliance puts people with learning disabilities at the centre of campaigns on issues such as austerity cuts and mistreatment in institutions
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Madani Younis has brought record audiences to his theatre. His new season explores central issues for the local community – as well as a piece inspired by the US boxing champ, reports Matt Trueman
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Soon there will be more Londoners than ever before but some of the challenges the city will face are much the same as they were decades ago
Ian Jack on Saturday I had thought the New Era estate might spark a London revolution. I was wrong