Disasters can also be averted, which is why the rigorous approach after Ronan Point was the correct response. — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
If you're in a meeting and a man talks loudly over you, rather than copying that behaviour and normalising it, what you could do… — Dawn Foster Copy Share
If the Government put people before markets, it would build more council housing - a form of public investment in housing that pays for… — Dawn Foster Copy Share
For children with special educational needs to receive the help they need to thrive in education, councils need targeted funding that properly addresses the… — Dawn Foster Copy Share
It should be obvious that banning begging or criminalising rough sleeping will do little to combat homelessness. — Dawn Foster Copy Share
The bedroom tax turfed people, many of them disabled, out of their homes, while the government disseminated myths about people living it up in… — Dawn Foster Copy Share
The long-term effects of privatising both rail and housing, aside from ensuring we live in a country of crumbling infrastructure (in contrast to mainland… — Dawn Foster Copy Share
A smart society recognises the benefits of treating problems before they escalate, either through helping people quit smoking or moving them out of mould-blighted… — Dawn Foster Copy Share
Modern life undermines any attempt at building communities and making connections with people without commerce. — Dawn Foster Copy Share
Women, when they do break into power or succeed, can expect to have their lives scrutinised for clues to how they managed it exactly… — Dawn Foster Copy Share
Housing, not buying, should be a right - and available and affordable for all. Right to buy is devastating our housing system, just as… — Dawn Foster Copy Share
Renters didn't used to be cursed: social housing offered millions of people a steady, safe and secure home for an affordable price. — Dawn Foster Copy Share
Social mobility has always been a slippery term, with nebulous markers of success: how many state school children have to achieve postgraduate degrees, or… — Dawn Foster Copy Share
I'm learning to believe that my epilepsy doesn't disbar me from being considered attractive, so if I think I look palatable in A&E I'll… — Dawn Foster Copy Share
Poverty is a trap: it should be eradicated. It's no real answer just lifting a few children from families stuck on low wages into… — Dawn Foster Copy Share
