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Category: Housing

May 12, 2022May 16, 2022mbarker2012

Property Developers Linked to Goldman Sachs Seek to Destroy Former Corah Factory Site in Leicester

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021mbarker2012

More Student Flats

March 16, 2021March 16, 2021mbarker2012

Does it Really Need to Cost £172,000 a-piece to Renovate the 134 Flats in Goscote House?

July 18, 2020July 18, 2020mbarker2012

The Tories Toothless Anti-Slavery Initiatives: The Case of the Gangmasters’ and Labour Abuse Authority

March 1, 2020March 1, 2020mbarker2012

Why Border House Hostel Should Not Be Shut

February 23, 2020February 23, 2020mbarker2012

Leicester’s Homelessness Services Are Under Attack Again!

February 15, 2020February 17, 2020mbarker2012

Labour Councils Must Stop Carrying Out Tory Cuts

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019mbarker2012

Student Flats in Leicester Still Covered in Grenfell-Style Flammable Cladding

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019mbarker2012

Leicester’s Local Elections, We Need Socialist Candidates Not Property Developers

March 22, 2019March 22, 2019mbarker2012

Sir Peter Soulsby at it Again: Property Profiteering at the Public Expense

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