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In this article, the author discusses the benefits of mixed-use urban planning in the Great Britain and also examines the significance of related government policy as presented by Great Britain-based Town and Country Planning Association. The topics discussed include the shortcomings in the legislative policy related to mixed-used urban planning, difficulties faced by planners in interpreting the policy, and the criticism regarding mixed use infrastructure being environmentally friendly.

The article reports on the importance of the March for Homes movement in Great Britain on January 31, 2015. The agenda of the protest are discussed including rent control, termination of bedroom tax, and development of a national programme of council housebuilding. The move also demonstrates the need for the government to address the housing crisis in the country.

The article offers information on the Le Marche International des Professionnels de I'Immobilier (MIPIM) trade fair for the property industry to be held in London, England in October 2014.

The article argues against efforts being made by the British government and local councils to improve conditions for tenants and to increase the housing supply through a selection of 40 estates around London, England by demolishing council homes such as Churchill Gardens in Westminster, London.

The article relates the story of a female immigrant from Eritrea who suffered condemnation in England which was created by charity Shelter in response to the television film "Cathy Come Home," directed by Ken Loach in 1966 which shows the real condition of homeless people in Great Britain. Topics discussed include the physical abuse suffered by the immigrant from her husband whom she married in 2010 and her decision to flee home after being abused.

In this article the author talks about the return of slumlords due to the broken economic and housing policy in Great Britain. It mentions the increase in the private-sector rents and cites the failure of privately rented homes to meet basic standards of safety, warmth and repair despite the increase. It also stresses the need to improve and regulate private renting that will go along the demands for direct public investment in housing.

The article discusses the history of the British government's obsession with home ownership, which the author says takes up where former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher left off in the 1980s. Topics discussed include the move of the government since 1980 to enact housing policies defined by slavish promotion of the property market, the efforts of both Tory and Labour governments to reduce the influence of council housing and the solutions to the broken housing policy of Great Britain.

The article discusses the role of Council House building in Great Britain. It is stated that the neoliberal housing policy is dead and that there is chance for the tenant and labor movement to develop an alternate solution. Local authorities that were prevented from building homes have relied on planning gain deals with developers. The author shares that for less than the cost of corporate bailouts, the Great Britain government could invest in a new generation of council housing.

The article focuses on the issue of housing during the national political debate in Great Britain. It highlights the inadequate response of the Labour Party around the leading trade unionists who are not doing enough to campaign for housing policies to improve the lives of their members. It also examines the failure of the market-driven approach for public investment by using the terms of social and affordable housing.

The article offers the author's insights on the history of social cities and the challenges in urban policy. Topics include the advantages of city gardening in promoting civic pride and social solidarity, revival of garden cities conceptualized by visionary Sir Ebenezer Howard. Also mentioned are thatcherism, environmentalism, and urban development.

The author presents the second part of a series on British housing, focusing on why Ed Miliband's Labour party has to focus on council housing policy. He claims that the party's pact with neoliberalism while in power has led to economic catastrophe and the worst housing crisis since the war. He stresses the need for a housing strategy based on public investment, environmentalism and jobs, noting that every aspect of public policy such as education, crime, and health, relate to housing.

The article reports on the Thames Gateway regeneration project along Thames River in England. The regeneration project aims to raise population by 225,000, create new jobs construct new homes and a transport infrastructure. The London Docklands Development Corp. (LDDC) is responsible for the implementation of the project.