All the evidence shows voters want Labour to shift to the left — but initial signs from Andy Burnham are worrying on that front, cautions DIANE ABBOTT
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Irish housing campaigners seize empty properties as homelessness crisis grows
OLIVER EAGLETON explains why activists are increasingly turning to direct action to beat the slumlords and an indifferent government
The Connolly Youth Movement has occupied several properties in Cork
ANDY McDONALD MP says Labour must show it is capable of delivering real improvements in people’s lives — bold action is required
ANGUS REID and ANDREW JOHNSTONE report on an initiative that we must take this summer
ALLISON FEWTRELL on what Plaid Cymru's historic election victory means for the communities being failed by Wales’s housing crisis, and four things the new government can do right now
France Insoumise MP JEROME LEGAVRE speaks to Christophe Domec on building the Europe-wide peace movement that came together in the International Conference Against War last weekend
At last weekend’s International Conference Against War, LINDA PENTZ GUNTER talks to the Palestinian physician and politician about the struggles ahead to achieve a truly free Palestine
Since the Irish property bubble burst in 2008, the country has suffered a severe and protracted housing crisis. The latest figures put the homeless population at 10,000, with at least one family a day joining their ranks, yet there are only 3,086 properties available to let, many of which are priced above the shocking national average of €1,261 per month.
Vulture funds continue to purchase derelict houses and wait for their value to appreciate, while the state sits on hundreds of dormant properties with no intention to renovate them.
Ireland’s centre-right Fine Gael government has acknowledged that the shortage is a “national emergency,” but it refuses to finance the construction of social housing or introduce meaningful rent controls, voting down the only anti-eviction legislation brought to parliament.
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