Divided Society? Housing, Communities and Citizenship

On Tuesday 9th September the Fabian Society held a public fringe event at the TUC Congress in Brighton. The debate looked at the political and policy issues around housing, communities and citizenship, and the creation of mixed communities. The discussion focused on the ways in which social housing can concentrate poverty and an act as a barrier to exit from poverty.

Speakers were Emily Thornberry MP, Daniel Zeichner (Labour National Policy Forum/Cambridge PPC), Mark Thomas (Shelter) and Nick Johnson (Institute for Community Cohesion). The debate was chaired by James Gregory (Fabian Society).

The event was kindly supported by the Webb Memorial Trust.