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Email broadcast Support grows for tenants protest at Parliament 15 Feb 24 January 2011
Email broadcast Mass lobby to stop attacks on tenants 02 January 2011
Press release Housing Emergency Cardboard City comes to Downing Street 13 December 2010
Email broadcast New Government Threats - Tenants Fight Back 05 December 2010
Press release Housing Emergency: Opposition Grows 03 December 2010
Press release Short-term tenancies plan unworkable 22 November 2010
Press release Join tenants protest at Parliament 9 Nov 06 November 2010
Email broadcast Cuts will have devastating impact on council housing 24 October 2010
Press release Ken Livingstone and Councils back Campaign for secure tenancies and rents 19 October 2010
Email broadcast Lobby of Parliament - Hands Off Council Housing 04 October 2010
Email broadcast Council housing lobby at Party conferences 20 September 2010
Email broadcast Defend secure tenancies – No Means Test 06 September 2010
Press release Tenants protest at Prime Minister's threats 04 August 2010
Email broadcast National Meeting 10 July in Sheffield 05 July 2010
Email broadcast What's Next for Campaign - national meeting 10 July 13 June 2010
Email broadcast Sign up to Manifesto for Council Housing 17 May 2010
Email broadcast Council Housing Reforms Must Guarantee Funding 28 March 2010
Email broadcast Conference launches Manifesto for Council Housing 14 March 2010
Press release MPs demand action on council housing finance reforms 08 March 2010
Email broadcast Conference to review delayed reform announcement - Exhibition etc 21 February 2010
Email broadcast Book Now for DCH national conference 19 March 10 January 2010
Press release Councils Criticise Housing Finance Proposals 23 November 2009
Email broadcast Councils, MPs and Tenants say funding offer not adequate 21 November 2009
Email broadcast MPs report launch - Come to Parliament on 20th October 11 October 2009
Email broadcast DCH at this autumn's events.... 23 September 2009
Email broadcast MPs and Tenants Respond to Review of Council Housing Finance 11 September 2009
Email broadcast DCH national meeting: MPs report being printed 21 August 2009
Email broadcast Reform of Council Housing Finance: Door is opening but proposal falls short 22 July 2009
Email broadcast Funding Breakthrough: Government must deliver 3 July 2009
Press release Tenants set out their demands from government review as new paper on housing debt published 15 June 2009
Email broadcast No Excuses: Fair Funding for Council Housing 09 June 2009
Email broadcast DCH at summer conferences and events 21 May 2009
Email broadcast MPs demand funding for massive new council house building 8 May 2009
Email broadcast MPs inquiry papers - DCH national meeting 15 April 2009
Email broadcast Memorial service for Alan Walter - details 11 March 2009
Email broadcast DCH is mourning the death of Alan Walter 9 March 2009
Press statement Campaign welcomes Beckett's rent reduction but... 6 March 2009
Email Broadcast 200 at inquiry in Parliament make case for council housing 1 March 2009
Press statement 200 take part in 'Council Housing' inquiry at Parliament yesterday 26 February 2009
Email Broadcast Come to Parliament this Wednesday to step up pressure on council housing 21 February 2009
Email Broadcast Brown orders thousands of new council houses 1 February 2009
Press statement DCH welcomes Brown's commitment to council housing 29 January 2009
Email Broadcast Winning the argument for investment in council housing 24 January 2009
Press statement Tenants welcome Beckett's announcement of new council housing but... 20 January 2009
Email Broadcast Sign up to five demands for 2009 & Come to Parliament 25 February 28 December 2008
Press statement Stop demonising council tenants 2 December 2008
Email Broadcast Tenants condemn robbery from rents and defend secure tenancies 19 November 2008
Press statement Tenants condemn robbery from rents scandal 18 November 2008
Press statement Beckett snubs means testing agenda for council housing 12 November 2008
Press statement DCH responds to attack on secure tenancies 10 November 2008
Email Broadcast Key issues to discuss at DCH conference on 25 November 3 November 2008
Press Statement Latest attack on council housing principles 19 October 2008
Email Broadcast Latest attack on council housing principles 19 October 2008
Email Broadcast DCH conference to make case for investment in first class public housing 5 October 2008
Email Broadcast DCH keeps up pressure at Labour Party Conference 18 September 2008
Press Statement DCH launches 'HRA Ready Reckoner' exposing 'robbery' from tenants rents 6 September 2008
Email Broadcast New DCH newspaper rallies support for 'Fourth Option' 6 September 2008
Email Broadcast Pressure swings pendulum back to council housing 24 August 2008
Email Broadcast DCH publishes new report as Labour's national policy forum meets 25 July 2008
Press Statement DCH new report on eve of Labour's national policy forum 23 July 2008
Email Broadcast Local government organisations endorse key demands 6 July 2008
Email Broadcast Submit evidence to 'HRA Subsidy Review' and lobby Labour's 'Partnership in Power' consultation 30 June 2008
Email Broadcast Put council housing into 'Partnership in Power' 13 May 2008
Email Broadcast Dear Gordon 2: the case for investment in council housing 9 May 2008
Email Broadcast Monday night: 45 MPs sponsor 'council housing' amendments 30 March 2008
Press Release 45 MPs sponsor 'council housing' amendments 28 March 2008
Press Release Council tenants welcome MPs' support 8 February 2008
Press Release Council tenants condemn Flint's statement 5 February 2008
Email Broadcast Lobby MPs to back amendments to Housing Bill 17 January 2008
Email Broadcast Stand Up For Council Housing on Jan 22 2 January 2008
Email Broadcast Raise Council Housing @ Parliament on January 22 9 December 2007
Email Broadcast Come to Parliament on January 22 2008 3 December 2007
Letter to supporters Come to Parliament on January 22 2008 3 December 2007
Email Broadcast DCH responds to new Housing and Regeneration Bill 24 November 2007
Press Release DCH initial response to Housing & Regeneration Bill 20 November 2007
Email Broadcast 'Fourth Option' maintains high profile 1 October 2007
Press Release DCH responds to Labour's housing debate 27 September 2007
Press Release Housing market crisis makes case for 'Fourth Option' for council housing 20 September 2007
Email Broadcast DCH responds to Housing Green Paper - can you? 1 August 2007
Press Release Green Paper falls short on council housing 23 July 2007
Press Release DCH makes case for council housing on eve of housing Green Paper 22 July 2007
Press Release Lambeth: no mandate on ALMO council housing proposal 20 July 2007
Email Broadcast Prime Minister talks up new future for council housing 15 July 2007
Press Release DCH Conference united around 5 demands on 'Fourth Option' 14 July 2007
Press Release DCH Response to Gordon Brown statement on housing 11 July 2007
Press Release DCH National Conference will respond to Gordon Brown 11 July 2007
Email Broadcast Government to publish Housing Green Paper - come to DCH conference on July 12 5 July 2007
Press Release DCH welcomes news of Housing Green Paper 5 July 2007
Email Broadcast If not today then when Gordon? 22 June 2007
Press Release Fourth Option now clearly on agenda 19 June 2007
Mailing Letter Letter: Gordon Brown signals change of government policy in favour of council housing 7 June 2007
Press Release Gordon Brown signals change of government policy in favour of council housing 5 June 2007
Email Broadcast Council housing now top of political agenda 25 May 2007
Email Broadcast Step up the pressure to win 15 May 2007
Press Release Improve existing and build new council homes 15 May 2007
Email Broadcast Encouraging developments - so step up pressure for 'Fourth Option' 9 May 2007
Press Release DCH Housing Election Briefing for Journalists 2 May 2007
Email Broadcast May 1st - Stand Up For Council Housing 19 April 2007
Email Broadcast 'New deal brokered for new PM' 1 April 2007
Email Broadcast 'Fourth Option' for council housing on 10 Downing Street website 28 March 2007
Email Broadcast New DCH National Newspaper - order copies now 22 March 2007
Email Broadcast DCH responds to John Hills review 21 February 2007
Press Release Defend Council Housing responds to John Hills review 21 February 2007
Press Release MPs support council tenant in High Court today to stop privatisation 21 February 2007
Press Release Council tenants expect support from Prof John Hills 20 February 2007
Press Release DCH offers John Hills 'simple abc' on Role of Social Housing 18 February 2007
Press Release Injunction stops Tower Hamlets Parkside transfer pending Judicial Review 16 February 2007
Email Broadcast DCH 'Dear Gordon' pamphlet published & Feb 20 launch meeting 11 February 2007
Email Broadcast Dear Gordon pamphlet launch, Feb 20 Parliament 1 February 2007
Email Broadcast New DCH Motion in Parliament - ask your MP to sign 23 November 2006
Email Broadcast Ask Blair A Question - 10 suggestions 15 November 2006
Press Release Sheltered Homes threatened by privatisation 7 October 2006
Email Broadcast "Labour conference backs Fourth Option and more tenants vote No to privatisation" 29 September 2006
Press Statement Press Statement: "The Case for council housing in 21st Century Britain" 4 September 2006
Press Statement Government office excludes tenants from consultation meeting 29 August 2006
Email Broadcast DCH: Help pile on the pressure 4 August 2006
Email Broadcast DCH publishes 'Interim Response' to Ruth Kelly 15 June 2006
Press Statement Ruth Kelly makes statement on Decent Homes 7 June 2006
Email Broadcast DCH launches Open Letter to Tony Blair 23 May 2006
Email Broadcast DCH National Conference May 22 2 April 2006
Email Broadcast 1300+ join 'Fourth Option' lobby and rally 9 February 2006
Email Broadcast Support grows for Feb 8 Lobby 5 January 2006
Email Broadcast Eight more No votes & Meeting with Ministers 3 January 2006
Press Statement First meeting with David Miliband and YvetteCooper 19 December 2005
Press Statement Council tenants demand 'level playing field' from chancellor 1 December 2005
Press Statement DCH challenges David Orr, National Housing Federation to debate 21 November 2005
Press Statement 400 tenants at meetings - but who wants transfer? 11 November 2005
Press Statement Feb 8 Lobby - material now available... 4 November 2005
Press Statement Michael Meacher sends message of support to Eileen Short 4 November 2005
Press Statement Lobby to protest against victimisation of tenant activist 4 November 2005
Email Broadcast DCH National Meeting Oct 29 1 October 2005
Email Broadcast Labour Conference backs 'fourth option' 1 October 2005
Email Broadcast Fourth Option winnable 17 September 2005
Email Broadcast Motion for Labour Party Conference 7 August 2005
Press Statement ODPM: results of Stock Options submittions 2 August 2005
Press Statement Tower Hamlets 'Parkside' ballot not credible 27 July 2005
Email Broadcast Sedgefield tenants Vote No to Privatisation 19 July 2005
Email Broadcast MPs to debate 'Fourth Option' in Parliament on June 29 24 June 2005
Press Statement DCH welcomes Audit Commission report 22 June 2005
Email Broadcast MPs report on 'Support for fourth option' 11 June 2005
Press Statement DCH prediction - ALMOs two-stage privatisation of council housing - confirmed 24 April 2005
Email Broadcast '10 Questions & a pledge' for candidates 10 April 2005
Press Statement Brown misses opportunity on council housing 16 March 2005
Press Statement Clapham Park privateers running scared 15 March 2005
Press Statement Sunderland Housing Group's disgrace 15 March 2005
Press Statement Tower Hamlets Council flouts democracy 15 March 2005
Email Broadcast Tenants Optimism and Government Disarray 13 March 2005
Email Broadcast MPs inundated with evidence for fourth option 9 March 2005
Email Broadcast Support Council Housing at Parliament on Tuesday 6 March 2005
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