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<p class="feature_date">06 May 2023</p>
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<p>On the eve of his departure from Shelter, chief executive Adam Sampson issues a warning on the prospects for boosting the supply of affordable homes. Tony Marshall reports.
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<p>Shocked by the way tenants have had their housing complaints ignored in Kensington and Chelsea, local councillor Emma Dent Coad has compiled a report detailing the neglect. ROOF reports
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<p>The uniform is quaint, but the criticism of Labour’s approach to homelessness is not. The government has done ‘half the job’, says Major Ian Harris. Interview by Bill Rashleigh</p>
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<p>Whatever next – a detailed, compassionate and intelligent Conservative approach to homelessness. Caroline Spelman clearly knows her stuff. Whether her shadow cabinet colleagues know it is a different matter. Interview by Will Wiles </p>
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<p>It began with a campaign against injustice and ended in suicide. But the short time that Alexander Masters knew Stuart Shorter also produced an extraordinary book about homelessness. Interview by: Will Wiles</p>
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