Nigel Farage sacks Reform UK's new housing chief over 'everyone dies' Grenfell comments Simon Dudley said the deadly 2017 blaze was a ‘tragedy’, but that ‘everyone dies in the end’ Evening Standard · Apr 2
PM urges Farage to sack Reform housing spokesman over ‘shameful’ Grenfell remark Simon Dudley said the deadly blaze was a ‘tragedy’, but that ‘everyone dies in the end’. Evening Standard · Apr 2
Could Zurich’s housing cooperatives be the solution to the rest of Europe’s housing crisis? One in every five citizens in the city has bought a share in the company that built and owns their apartment block, says Inside Housing’s Peter Apps The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2025
Why have we let side-hustle private landlords seize control of our housing – and our politics? Failed Thatcherite policy monetised complex housing needs. No wonder those who benefit are loth to change it, says Peter Apps, a contributing editor at Inside Housing The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2025
Slapps used to silence whistleblowers should be outlawed, says group of MPs Cross-party group cites legal threats used to hide Post Office Horizon scandal and allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2024
When I look back on 14 years of Tory rule, there is one awful housing policy that stands out Holding down benefit rates has sent homelessness soaring and led to an exodus of poorer people from our cities, says Inside Housing editor Peter Apps The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024
No space to crawl, play or use a potty: why are thousands of young children living in B&Bs? The government knows this accommodation is unsafe and potentially even deadly. Its inaction is scandalous, says Katharine Swindells, Inside Housing’s deputy features editor The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024
How the Grenfell tragedy changed the UK Six years on, the Grenfell Tower tragedy still casts a long shadow over the UK. The Week · Jun 14, 2023
The Grenfell inquiry revealed shocking failures – five years on, they are far from fixed The incompetence and malpractice that cost 72 people their lives has been exposed, but the pace of change is painfully slow, says Lucie Heath, deputy news editor of Inside Housing The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2022
Ex-ministers could have shown humility and regret at the Grenfell inquiry. They didn’t Despite weeks of evidence about safety deregulation, those who were in charge seem convinced they are above reproach, says Inside Housing’s Lucie Heath The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2022