Refugee Crisis; Will the compassion stop at Calais?
The last week has seen a remarkable turnaround in the public debate around asylum in the United Kingdom. Widely circulated pictures of the body of a three-year old Syrian boy, Aylan Kurdi compelled more than 200,000 people to sign a petition calling on the government to take its fair share of refugees. Others…
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Changes in our team
On 11th August Commonweal said goodbye to our Communications Coordinator Ambreen Ahmad, who has moved on to take up a research role. Commonweal would like to thank Ambreen for the sizable contribution she made to our work over the last year and a half and we wish her the very best for the future. Jacob…
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The compromise of private renting – one renter's perspective
There has been much talk recently about ‘Generation Rent,’ those of us deemed to be stuck in the private rental market. A new report by PWC* tells us that 25% of all households will be privately rented by 2025. And that the majority of renters will be aged between 20 to 39. I see no…
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Annual Impact Review
Challenging the injustices of the asylum system, developing innovative shared housing models, offering stable homes for women exiting street-based prostitution – just a taster of the things we have been involved in over the last year. Download our 2014 -15 Annual Impact Review to find out more. You can read about Commonweal Housing’s impact on: the people…
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Divide and rule?
‘Housing solutions to social injustice’ is the strap line of Commonweal Housing – seeing housing as part of the solution to help people address other issues in their lives. Ahead of the budget and forthcoming Housing Bill we are hearing all sorts of leaked plans that will directly and indirectly impact on the UK housing…
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To vote or not to vote, that, is the question…
Which party will I vote for in this year’s general election? I have been asked this question numerous times in the last few months. As a woman I’m also often reminded by other women that people died for our right to vote. So I’m sure you can imagine people’s reaction in the past when I’ve…
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