On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, Housing Secretary Angela Rayner announced strengthened social housing rules under Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government, introducing new protections for domestic abuse survivors, expanding local authority powers to retain housing stock, and simplifying repair processes for tenants. Under the Burnham government’s new shake-up, domestic abuse survivors will be protected in socialContinue reading “Evict Abusers, Empower Tenants”
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Campaign Proposal: The Erin Pizzey Memorial Project
A woman knocked on a door in West London, covered in bruises, asking for protection from a violent husband; after the police and welfare services turned her away, the woman who answered—Erin Pizzey—said yes, a single act of compassion in 1971 that established the world’s first domestic violence refuge on Belmont Terrace in Chiswick, drivenContinue reading “Campaign Proposal: The Erin Pizzey Memorial Project”
