In a country that’s undergone significant conflict and a multifaceted civil war (1975-1990), Lebanese people have an annual rallying point to promote peace. Last weekend, thousands gathered for it, running in the 16th Beirut Marathon.
Posts Tagged ‘journalism’
Beirut Marathon story for the New Internationalist
Posted: November 16, 2018 in articlesTags: beirut, journalism, lebanon, running
If the government won’t deal with the housing crisis, maybe we should
Posted: February 23, 2016 in articles, housingTags: housing, journalism, politics
“In the race to rent?” That’s what the advert from Rightmove asked at my local bus stop. It made me angry – housing is a right, not a race. But in the last two decades, instead of building housing for people, we’ve built a housing crisis. One which renters are at the sharp end of.
Read the full article here.
Last week I did a work experience placement at Inside Housing magazine, a trade mag mainly aimed at social housing professionals. It was a week dominated by the Bedroom Tax and the Budget, and a great place to work at.
Here’s a selection of articles with bylines from the week:
Tory council to force 21-year-olds to share rooms – where digging into the background papers to a press release really came in handy.
Bedroom tax faces second legal challenge – a good story we were first to report on.
Landlord apologises for ‘patronising’ welfare advice
Scottish landlord signs deal with north east group
Universal credit threatens eviction amnesty
HCA staff strike over pay offer
Developers pledge to build more homes