With the increasing prominence of housing problems in recent years, Louis Welvaert looks at the achievements of past governments in this area. One significant period remaining unanalysed in terms of the contribution it can make to our current debate on housing is the Attlee Government. Today often only mentioned for the supposed restrictive effect of … Continue reading Let’s Build the Houses: How Attlee and Bevan tackled the Housing Crisis in 1945

Labour once had a realistic and ambitious policy designed to secure an adequate standard of living for all pensioners: National Superannuation. Much has been made in recent years of Labour’s inability to reach older and retired voters. This is due to a lack of attention to their issues. Recently, Labour has not been brimming with … Continue reading Winning the Pensioners: Labour and Superannuation