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UK housebuilders have far too much power. Now a £4.5bn lawsuit could change that for good

A legal case on behalf of some 700,000 people against the country’s biggest housebuilders could be a catalyst for much-needed industry reform, says Inside Housing’s Peter Apps

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8

Could Zurich’s housing cooperatives be the solution to the rest of Europe’s housing crisis?

One in every five citizens in the city has bought a share in the company that built and owns their apartment block, says Inside Housing’s Peter Apps

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2025

Why have we let side-hustle private landlords seize control of our housing – and our politics?

Failed Thatcherite policy monetised complex housing needs. No wonder those who benefit are loth to change it, says Peter Apps, a contributing editor at Inside Housing

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2025

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‘I don’t want my brother to just be a number’: How Netflix’s powerful Grenfell film sheds new light on the tragedy

IN FOCUS: As Netflix releases a powerful new documentary about the blaze that took 72 lives at Grenfell Tower in 2017, Hannah J Davies speaks to a man who lost a close relative in the fire, as well as the film’s director and a journalist who’s spent years reporting on…

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2025

Campaign catchup: Fake figures, stealth taxes and a speeding Lib Dem

In today’s newsletter: The day after Sunak’s dubious £2,000 tax bomb, debate punditry is getting out of control

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024

When I look back on 14 years of Tory rule, there is one awful housing policy that stands out

Holding down benefit rates has sent homelessness soaring and led to an exodus of poorer people from our cities, says Inside Housing editor Peter Apps

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2024

Our lack of affordable, safe housing is a national crisis. Here are three things Labour can do to fix it

If it gets to No 10, the party should fund a social housing boom, tackle homelessness – and usher in a post-Grenfell era of safety, says author Peter Apps

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2024

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Affordable housebuilding in London is set to collapse by 75%. That’s a problem wherever you live

A huge grant cut imposed by George Osborne in 2010 is hitting hardest in the capital but will soon be disastrous elsewhere, says the author Peter Apps

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024

Five of the best books about the UK housing crisis

From costs to quality, housing can make you despair. Our best five books explain the politics behind the problems – and the solutions

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2024

What makes a very British miscarriage of justice? Contempt for the ‘little people’

Windrush, Grenfell, the Post Office – all reveal who gets listened to and who gets ignored

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2024

Orwell Prizes 2023 won by first-time authors Tom Crewe and Peter Apps

The two first-time authors collected the prestigious gongs for their ‘magnificent’ political books

Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2023

Orwell Prizes for political writing 2023 winners announced

Named in honour of writer-journalist George Orwell, the Orwell Prizes is one of the most prestigious prizes given for political writings in the UK. The winners of Orwell Prizes for political writing 2023 in various categories were announced at a ceremony in London on June 22. While Tom Crewe won…

The Times of India · Jun 23, 2023

Two debut books win Orwell prizes for political writing

Peter Apps’ magnificent account of the Grenfell fire tragedy and Tom Crewe’s historical novel about pioneering Victorian gay rights advocates will each receive £3,000

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2023

This stark vision of Grenfell reveals so much about the elite that really rules us

Steve McQueen’s wordless film reminds us of the silence now surrounding the scandal

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023

Grenfell showed exactly why we need red tape, yet the Tories are desperate to bin thousands of laws

As parliament debates sweeping away EU rules, MPs should remember that deregulation paved the way to the deadly fire in 2017, says author Peter Apps

Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2022

Comment: ‘We’re all at risk if we ignore important lessons from Grenfell’

A jaw-dropping new book details the failures at every level that culminated in the Grenfell tragedy. It also lays bare how little has been done to make the system safer

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022

Show Me the Bodies: How We Let Grenfell Happen by Peter Apps review – a devastating account of failure

This meticulous study shows that the disaster was rooted in contempt by people in power for those without it

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2022

Show Me the Bodies: How We Let Grenfell Happen review – damning account of deregulation

In writing that is clear and moving, Peter Apps shows how decades of rhetoric against ‘red tape’ set the scene for the fire that killed 72 people – and how some lessons have yet to be learned

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The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2022

Worship the rich, neglect the poor? Adam Smith’s words still capture how power works

A law introducing state-sanctioned strike breaking is the latest sign that regulation only applies to workers. For business interests, anything goes

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