There are two kinds of people in the housing policy world. Those who say 'it's always been like this, or these are the limits we work within' and those like the 48 councillors @SouthwarkLabour who want to overhaul a broken housing economy & move into a different reality
Deputy Mayor Barrie Hargrove tonight officially opening 66 brand new council homes Blossom Court in Peckham - for local people, on secure lifetime tenancies, let at social rents. I couldn't be prouder of @lb_southwark tonight!
A heart warming standing ovation For Harvey Brown, who won the ‘Young Person’ of the Year Award at this morning’s civic awards and Mayor Making - well deserved!
Great coverage in today's @Southwark_News of the scale of our council homes programme in Southwark.
Reading the stories of local families whose lives are being transformed moving into their new council homes at Sumner Rd a timely reminder of why we do this.
#southwarkisbuilding
With the Mayors of Lambeth and Southwark at the end of a joyful and very full Civic Service at the Cathedral celebrating the rich unity in diversity of these two wonderful Boroughs at the heart of the Diocese