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10 Reasons Newham Council is the UK’s ‘Debt Capital’

On Tuesday 07 November, Newham Mayor Sir Robin Wales was questioned by BBC London about the Borough’s ranking as a household debt hotspot - labelled the “UK's debt capital.” Sir…

November 12, 2017

RBS - GRG

Why is The FCA Incapable of Protecting Small Business?

Andrew Bailey, CEO of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), fronts the Treasury Select Committee (TSC) 10am on Tuesday to account for the City regulator's recent performance. Top of the list…

October 30, 2017

Grenfell Tower

Research for Action submission to Grenfell Tower inquiry terms of reference

Contributors to the submission: Professor Stuart Hodkinson: is a Lecturer in Critical Urban Geography (Leeds University). His main research focus is on the 'new urban enclosures' with specific interest in…

August 4, 2017

Grenfell Tower

Grenfell Tower and RBKC – victims of austerity? or exponents of shock doctrine?

Since 2010, when George Osborne introduced his program of savage 40% cuts to council funding ("austerity"), many councils facing budgetary and cost cutting pressures have peddled the line that due to…

July 31, 2017