Thinking about what housing in Gibraltar means, and what homelessness in Gibraltar means
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Who Should Help Our Homeless?
By Guest Contributor, David King A conversation after The Scandal on Our Doorstep Some weeks ago, in the midst of a Spring thunderstorm, we evicted sixteen men from the hall where we had sheltered ourselves from their pandemic. Your priority was protecting your health and your loved ones’. The sixteen had that too, and with …
Towards the new
It has been some months since I last posted on this blog. I wanted to step back from the flurry of activity of the general election campaign and observe to see what positive changes, if any, were being made to our society by the Government, a GSLP/Liberal Alliance government that had won a third term, …
The time for change has come
“On Thursday 17th October, the polls open and Gibraltar can make its decision on who should run the government. The wheels of democracy are turning, and it is joyful to be part of it. “
Means testing for the housing waiting list
“There is a frisson of fear rippling through our community. There are simply some words that we don’t like to hear. Like “corruption” and “poverty”. We don’t like to speak those words publicly because if we do, then we have to acknowledge that just possibly these things exist and then we would need to do something about it. There is another word that no-one likes to use. No, not Brexit, although the fear-mongering from the current administration is as impressive as it is irresponsible.”
The not so fortunate
“It is perfectly possible for Government to ensure that private rental housing is of a good standard, within the reach of a variety of income households by working closely with private landlords to help them make sure they can run their businesses properly, freeing them up from rent controls while supporting, caring for and rehousing into government homes, those tenants who are currently living in appalling slum conditions. “
Building Skills for a New Future
“Together Gibraltar’s approach to policy and strategy is holistic, participative and comprehensive. We will deliver a fully thought out system that will grow and develop for the long term because we will do this in a consultative manner that will make sure that Gibraltar learns from the best, applies best practise at all levels and best serves our young people generation after generation.”
Why Social Housing Matters
“Together Gibraltar is committed to ensuring that we all have a chance to live in decent homes that we can truly afford. There is a better way that we can all believe in.”
Let the Children play
“After school there is a real need to just stop, to play, to get physical after being cooped up in class, to socialise – face to face preferably and not online – to just chill out. What we as a society are doing, is imposing our adult, stressed schedules on our kids. It is high time for an alternative.”
On the Road to Better Housing
“Money, carefully spent, will work wonders in this area, especially as part of strategic, long-term plans that will provide homes which are the foundations of a thriving community. But does the Government have to sell the family silver? Once gone, it’s gone…”
Gibraltar Matters 