The place for progressive housing debate
Red Brick is a progressive political blog with a particular focus on housing policy edited by Sheila Spencer since September 2022.
As a forum it is open to anyone interested in the progressive debate about housing, communities, and wider politics.
We are linked to the Labour Housing Group but the views expressed here are those of individual authors and/or the editors and are not necessarily the view of LHG or London LHG.
Through debate and the sharing of ideas in this open forum, we will help to develop sound Labour housing policies, support Labour councils to do their best to address housing needs, and support LHG to make sure housing is seen a priority for Labour.
It was founded in 2010 by Tony Clements and Steve Hilditch and been previously edited by our pseudonymous friend Monimbo.
- If Life is a Ladder, We are Letting 136,000 Young People Per Year FallImagine the transition from childhood to adulthood as a ladder. At each… Read more: If Life is a Ladder, We are Letting 136,000 Young People Per Year Fall
- Tackling Temporary Accommodation: Labour Housing Group’s RecommendationsWhen we talk about homelessness, our thoughts often turn to people in… Read more: Tackling Temporary Accommodation: Labour Housing Group’s Recommendations
- Invest to save: essential for solving the temporary accommodation crisis, Labour Housing Group saysWhy Labour Housing Group’s invest to save approach is needed to resolve… Read more: Invest to save: essential for solving the temporary accommodation crisis, Labour Housing Group says
- Furniture Poverty and the role of furnished tenancies in social housingFurniture poverty is too often hidden behind front doors. There are at… Read more: Furniture Poverty and the role of furnished tenancies in social housing