This issue’s cover stories:
No brainer
Marcus Brigstocke asks, would £25 million for Trident be better spent elsewhere?
Must-see TV
Greg Dyke warns tenants will miss more than Coronation Street if landlords don’t help them go digital
Be a doorstep donor
Matthew Parris says poor people abroad are easier to help, but charity begins at home
Leave us out
Supporting People doesn’t work for sheltered housing, says Barbara Laing
Nice taps…
But shame about the ‘decent’ homes, says Anil Singh
Looking good, feeling happy
Alain de Botton believes interior design is far from self-indulgent
Can’t afford a mortgage?
Have one anyway. Howard Springett worries about a new class of lender
Remember when…
Homelessness topped the agenda? Sir George Young is wistful
ROOF Interview
Des Wilson, first director of Shelter, recalls the early days of the campaign
Locked out
Another crackdown on anti-social behaviour. But what happens next? Simon Ellery reports
Get out clause
Your home is only fit for demolition. But what if you want to stay in it?
Making allowances
The experiment with local housing allowance is over. So it’s goodbye housing benefit, hello what?
People Power
Back in 1946, ordinary citizens broke the law and forced the PM to stick to his housing promises
Not our problem
A council stands accused of avoiding its duty to provide housing
Bias cut
A new code will help remove race discrimination from housing, Nnenna Morah hopes
Frontline
Nathaniel Mathews discovers that the moral is: never help yourself
Unsung heroes
Three cheers for the court duty officers who help fight off eviction, says Steve Povey
Operating theatre
John Schofield is sceptical about housing association performance measures
Valley rally
Kevin Morgan and Bob Smith think stock transfer could bring hope to poor areas
Back office
Sebastian Taylor’s column on housing finance
Plenty to rent
Paddy Gray on the rise of private renting in Northern Ireland
Tenants’ turn
Jacky Peacock says councils don’t take account of private renters
HMO selector
Good landlords should welcome licensing, says Sarah Mitchell
Rattling good read
Frank Dobson admires the style of this defence of council housing
Beneath the cheese
Peter Malpass finds local flavour
Love and mayhem
Sam Barber enjoys a novel approach