New Orleans It was impossible to go anywhere in the United Kingdom without hearing of the woes of tenants and the escalating housing crisis that has gripped young families, workers, and pretty much anyone but the big whoops, particularly outside of the north of England. Stories abounded. Rents being paid for pantries and garden sheds. Dozens …
Category: Ideas and Issues
Progress on “Living Rent” in Scotland
Edinburgh In the wake of the Scottish independence vote a bit more than a year ago, a coalition came together that included ACORN Scotland, EPTAG – the Edinburgh Private Tenants’ Action Group, an ACORN affiliate, the Scottish Student Union and others to form what we called the Living Rent Campaign. The demands were not new, …
Banks are Building “Credit Deserts” in Birmingham and Elsewhere
Edinburgh We have real deserts like Sahara, the Gobi, Mohave, or Chihuahuan in the world. We have food “deserts” in many lower income communities with little choice but mom-and-pops, corner stores, kiosks, and bodegas to serve millions. Now there’s increasing evidence that banks have been allowed to build “credit deserts” in many cities, and work …