Housing crisis – the biggest issue for my constituents  

One issue that's causing immense distress is the housing crisis in the city (and across much of the country). The Coalition Government has announced £1.8 billion cuts to housing benefit, and I'll be making it a front line campaign priority in the new Parliamentary term. In my constituent advice sessions, housing problems - whether access to or fear of losing benefit or simply joining the queue for scarce affordable accommodation - have produced the most constituent case work since my election in May. I'm reminded of that (in)famous Tory advertising billboard campaign back in 1979 that featured a queue of unemployed people winding away into the distance with the strapline "Labour isn't working". Today, we could update it: "Why aren't the Tories housing those in need?" with a long queue heading away from the housing office. I'll be reminding...