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Ministers Poised To Demand Inquiry Recommendations Are Enforced
Ministers Poised To Demand Inquiry Recommendations Are Enforced
Communities
The government is considering introducing a new oversight body to ensure the recommendations of public inquiries are implemented, PoliticsHome understands.
Visa Uncertainty Putting Ukrainian Refugees At Risk Of Homelessness And Unemployment
Communities
Visa Uncertainty Putting Ukrainian Refugees At Risk Of Homelessness And Unemployment
Lib Dems At Odds With Party Members Over Gender Self-ID, Poll Suggests
Communities
Lib Dems At Odds With Party Members Over Gender Self-ID, Poll Suggests
East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward: 'Our Communities Feel Left Behind'
Communities
East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward: "Our Communities Feel Left Behind"
The Secret Social Worker: 'It Feels Relentless And The Gaps Are Just Too Big For Us To Fill'
Health
The Secret Social Worker: 'It Feels Relentless And The Gaps Are Just Too Big For Us To Fill'
An official register of fire safety certificates will protect homeowners from bad actors
Environment
By Matt Western MP
An official register of fire safety certificates will protect homeowners from bad actors
Equalities Committee Chair Warns UK Not 'Immune' To US Anti-Diversity Drive
Communities
Equalities Committee Chair Warns UK Not "Immune" To US Anti-Diversity Drive
The House Live
In Labour's search for meaning, its MPs will need to be patient
Communities
By Theo Bertram
In Labour's search for meaning, its MPs will need to be patient
Nobody wins from the broken welfare system in the long run – we owe those it traps to fix it
Health
By Jo White MP
Nobody wins from the broken welfare system in the long run – we owe those it traps to fix it
To make our roads safer, we need a crackdown on dodgy number plates
Communities
By Sarah Coombes MP
To make our roads safer, we need a crackdown on dodgy number plates
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Abolishing NHS England Will Not Work, Says Former Health Secretary Behind Its Creation
Abolishing NHS England Will Not Work, Says Former Health Secretary Behind Its Creation
Health
Lib Dems At Odds With Party Members Over Gender Self-ID, Poll Suggests
Lib Dems At Odds With Party Members Over Gender Self-ID, Poll Suggests
Communities
Work And Pensions Secretary Says Benefits Cuts Will Save £5bn
Work And Pensions Secretary Says Benefits Cuts Will Save £5bn
Economy
Boost Defence Spending Using Private Finance, Says Arms Industry
Boost Defence Spending Using Private Finance, Says Arms Industry
Defence
Visa Uncertainty Putting Ukrainian Refugees At Risk Of Homelessness And Unemployment
Visa Uncertainty Putting Ukrainian Refugees At Risk Of Homelessness And Unemployment
Communities
Labour austerity will cost us dearly at the ballot box
Labour austerity will cost us dearly at the ballot box
By Diane Abbott MP
Health
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The Secret Social Worker: 'It Feels Relentless And The Gaps Are Just Too Big For Us To Fill'
Health
The Secret Social Worker: 'It Feels Relentless And The Gaps Are Just Too Big For Us To Fill'
A mental health social worker takes us through a typical day in the job, from disappointing patients to dealing with abuse and threats
'A broken system': Diary of a London tenant
Communities
By Zoe Crowther
'A broken system': Diary of a London tenant
Professionally familiar with the levers of power, Zoë Crowther was nonetheless caught in an unfolding rental nightmare that she says reveals a deeply broken market. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
Florence Eshalomi: 'Where’s the outrage that so many children have died in temporary accommodation?'
Communities
By Harriet Symonds
Florence Eshalomi: 'Where’s the outrage that so many children have died in temporary accommodation?'
Labour’s Florence Eshalomi tells Harriet Symonds about Keir Starmer’s need to loosen up, her friendship with Kemi Badenoch, and the pain of knowing that children are still experiencing what she did in unsuitable temporary accommodation. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
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Communities
By Building Societies Association
BSA elects a new Deputy Chairman
Dick Jenkins, Chief Executive of Bath Building Society, has been elected Deputy Chairman of the Building Societies Association.
Partner content
Communities
By Building Societies Association
Independent review of building society governance published
Management and governance at building societies must be every bit as rigorous as that at shareholder-owned banks.
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Communities
By Building Societies Association
Housing crisis needs long-term Government strategy and multi-agency action
Opening the BSA Conference in Harrogate today (20 May), Chief Executive, Robin Fieth called on the new Government to deliver a long term strategy to counter the housing crisis.
Partner content
Communities
By Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald appointed on G-Cloud framework, UK
Mott MacDonald has been appointed on Lots 3 and 4 of the G-Cloud 6 framework.
Partner content
Communities
By National Federation of Builders
The National Federation of Builders’ child safety campaign kicks off
Stay Safe, Stay Away is a multi-award winning and increasingly popular campaign that the National Federation of Builders (NFB) promotes annually.
Partner content
Communities
By National Federation of Builders
The Cities Devolution Bill: what does it mean for existing local structures?
George Osborne has announced that the government will include a Cities Devolution Bill in the Queens Speech on 27 May.
Partner content
Communities
By Community Development Foundation
Devolution of powers - step in the right direction, but access to finance is critical
The need to re-balance the UK economy away from the hot house of London is a much talked about policy goal.
Election aftermath: what a Tory majority government means for housing Partner content
Communities
By Moat
Election aftermath: what a Tory majority government means for housing
In the aftermath of the general election leading industry experts have been analysing the future prospects for UK housing under a Conservative majority government.
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Communities
By Independent Age
Independent Age welcomes the appointment of Greg Clark as Communities and Local Government Secretary
In response to the appointment of Greg Clark as Communities and Local Government Secretary, Simon Bottery, Director of Policy and External Relations at Independent Age, said:
Under construction: the building industry sets out its priorities for the next government Partner content
Communities
By Chartered Institute of Building
Under construction: the building industry sets out its priorities for the next government
Following one of the most unpredictable and surprising general elections in recent years, building industry representatives give their reaction and set out their priorities for the next government. 
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Communities
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB comments on General Election
Following one of the most unpredictable general elections in recent years, in which the Conservative Party is projected to form a majority government the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) stresses the importance of the construction industry to the UK economy, infrastructure and employment.
Partner content
Communities
By KPMG LLP
KPMG: Affordable housing further out of reach
Research from KPMG shows that the divergence between house prices and wages has grown so wide, that a first time buyer in London would need an annual wage of 76,971 to get onto the property ladder, with the actual average annual wage in the capital at just 27,999.
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Communities
By Glass and Glazing Federation
Beyond the ballot box
GGF unveils post-election plans and new political campaigns micro-site for GGF members.
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Communities
By Mineral Products Association
Positive Mineral Products Sales Volumes Suggest Construction Activity Remains Buoyant
MPA sales volumes of aggregates, ready-mixed concrete and asphalt improved again in the first quarter of 2015. Seasonally adjusted results, which provide a consistent quarter by quarter comparison, indicated that crushed rock and sand and gravel sales volumes rose by 2.2% and 3.6% respectively compared to Q4 2014 and ready-mixed concrete and asphalt sales were 1.3% and 1.2% up. Annual sales of cement grew by 7.8% in 2014.
Shocking negligence: why renters are at risk from faulty electrics Partner content
Communities
By Electrical Safety First
Shocking negligence: why renters are at risk from faulty electrics
Electrical Safety First Public Affairs Manager, Robert Jervis-Gibbons, explains why the law must be strengthened to protect tenants and other vulnerable groups from the dangers of faulty electrics in the home
Give communities more power over betting shops and FOBTs
Communities
By David Lammy MP
Give communities more power over betting shops and FOBTs
Labour London Mayoral contender and Tottenham candidate David Lammy writes about the proliferation of betting shops in his borough and across the UK
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Communities
By Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald appointed to National Procurement Service public sector framework, Wales
Mott MacDonald has been appointed to the new public sector framework agreement for construction consultancy services by the National Procurement Service for Wales.
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Communities
By Federation of Master Builders
Brick and brickie shortages threaten housing targets, warns FMB
The increasing shortages of bricks and bricklayers will threaten future house building plans, warns the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
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Communities
By Federation of Master Builders
SNP manifesto: Fair payment law could help construction SMEs, says FMB Scotland
The proposal for a new law to tackle fair payment contained in the Scottish National Partys (SNP) manifesto has been welcomed by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Construction industry welcomes focus on building, but sceptical of Right to Buy extension Partner content
Communities
By Chartered Institute of Building
Construction industry welcomes focus on building, but sceptical of Right to Buy extension
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) responds to manifesto commitments which will affect the construction sector, welcoming the drive for more homes but expressing concerns over the Conservatives’ proposed extension of the Right to Buy.
Mixed signals for SMEs, but positive intentions: the HBA’s take on the Lib Dems’ manifesto Partner content
Communities
By National Federation of Builders
Mixed signals for SMEs, but positive intentions: the HBA’s take on the Lib Dems’ manifesto
Rico Wojtulewicz (HBA Policy Advisor) commented on the housing commitments within the Liberal Democrat manifesto, saying:
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By Federation of Master Builders
Lib Dem manifesto: Productive investment for housing is welcome, says FMB
The Liberal Democrat pledge to borrow only for productive investment in housing strikes the right balance between paying down the deficit, boosting economic growth and addressing the housing crisis, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Concerns raised over Tories right to buy extension Partner content
Communities
By National Federation of Builders
Concerns raised over Tories right to buy extension
Rico Wojtulewicz, HBA policy advisor, on the housing announcements contained in the Conservative manifesto said:
Cameron’s extension of Right to Buy is ‘fantasy’
Communities
By Frank Field
Cameron’s extension of Right to Buy is ‘fantasy’
Labour’s Frank Field explains why the proposed extension of the Right to Buy scheme in today’s Conservative manifesto is ‘unworkable’.
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Better Neighbourhoods: Where Our Neighbourhoods Feel Like Home
2025
Terrace Pavillion, House of Commons
Better Neighbourhoods: Where Our Neighbourhoods Feel Like Home
Net Zero Week 2025
2025
Virtual
Net Zero Week 2025