Voices: ‘Not realistic nor achievable’: Readers slam government’s failed insulation scheme

Thousands of homeowners are set to be worse off, and our community has shared stories of damp, mould, and dangerous ...

The shocking history of Britain’s tower blocks, from dream homes to death traps

At 5:45am on May 16 1968, there was a small gas explosion in Ronan Point, a 22-storey tower block in East London. Residents ...
Opinion

Opinion | Visits Aside, Will UK Ever Apologise To India?

Each time an Indian leader visits Britain, the question resurfaces: will London ever say sorry? Each time, it sidesteps, offering instead the language of "regret".
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Like a slum in UK: MP brands area with Indian, Pakistani residents, faces backlash

British MP and shadow minister Robert Jenrick labelled Birmingham's multicultural Soho Road, home to Indian and Pakistani ...

‘I feel safe here’ Handsworth locals dismiss Jenrick’s ‘slum with no white faces’ slur

The shadow justice secretary complained ‘of not seeing another white face’ in Handsworth, which was based on a 90-minute ...

Defiant Jenrick doubles down on ‘I didn’t see any white faces’ attack as race row deepens

Senior Tory Robert Jenrick has been accused of stirring up division as he defended comments about not seeing “another white ...

'No white face, like a slum': UK MP brands area with Indian, Pakistani residents, sparks outrage

UK MP Robert Jenrick faced backlash after he called Birmingham’s Handsworth area similar to "a slum” and noting he saw “no white face".

Behind Britain’s housing crisis—the financialisation of housing and the rise of the rentier class

Land is no longer just a factor of production; it’s a speculative store of wealth. It has fundamentally reshaped the UK ...

Insight: Puzzled scientists seek reasons behind Africa's low fatality rates from pandemic

Africa's overburdened public health systems, dearth of testing facilities and overcrowded slums had experts predicting a disaster when COVID-19 hit the continent in February.
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To call thriving Birmingham suburb a slum is as ludicrous as it is dangerous

Shadow Secretary Robert Jenrick's description of Birmingham's Handsworth as a "slum" has faced backlash, highlighting the area's diverse community and economic challenges, writes Dr Steven McCabe.

I'm Asian and I think Jenrick is right - former Dudley College lecturer says Handsworth has become a 'ghetto'

A leading Asian academic and writer from the West Midlands has backed Robert Jenrick's controversial comments about the ...