“In 1966 the powerful Cathy Come Home shone a light on the desperate housing problems gripping Britain at the time. When the programme first aired, the extent of the crisis shocked the nation – 3 million people were living in slums or stuck in a brutal private renting market. It was a far cry from…Read more…
Why “Right to Buy” will be another nail in the coffin of the Housing Association movement
The 1966 BBC television play “Cathy Come Home” about homelessness and its back drop is credited with with kick starting many modern day Housing associations.
Sadly, some (not by all means all) have forgotten their social mission and instead become mon…Read more…