Out today: Debt Trap Nation, published on #WorldHomelessDay. Our book exposes how UK govt policy is driving families – esp domestic abuse survivors – into debt, homelessness & poverty. All royalties to Surviving Economic Abuse. 💜 @melnowicki 📖

“Everything is too expensive and nothing works” Political commentator Ash Sarkar says privatisation is a “failed experiment” that has “cost this country dearly” and “our money has been paid out to shareholders” #bbcqt

‘Households across Britain are paying a vast “privatisation premium” to access essential services. According to our estimates, the public have funded almost £200bn in dividends to the shareholders of the privatised water, energy and transport companies’

You can't solve the housing crisis by cutting affordable and social housing. The housing crisis is most acutely the lack of genuinely affordable and council housing. Great exposé by @Victoria_Spratt of the muddled thinking of Steve Reed https://t.co/cobImc63lW

EXCLUSIVE: Steve Reed is preparing to slash affordable new homes in London as part of his drive to Build Baby Build. In a private memo, his officials say: "“The key test is that developers welcome the package strongly on the day." My column https://t.co/ZpXhaeTxkM

Bit by me in the Big Issue: Municipalisation of private housing would be a fast, direct route out of the homelessness crisis. The government should support it https://t.co/N6kwbBuh2W

Call for evidence on 'Allocations in social housing' from @LondonAssembly ⏰ Deadline 31 October 2025. 📝 I'm busy writing our evidence submission on debt disqualification rules in London Borough housing allocation policies. ℹ️ More information ⬇️ https://t.co/puxLAMJhFL

'The first role of government is to protect people...what about people dying in their own home?' (Dave Robertson MP) Thanks Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse for invite to 'Whole Housing Approach' event where MPs+ survivors spoke on ways forward https://t.co/bnsDa4Aivn

Looking forward to speaking with @Kwajotweneboa at Brixton Library tomorrow. It's a free event - come along if you're around: https://t.co/etIkvCd7aV

#DebtTrapNation by @K_Brickell and @melnowicki is an important new book which sheds light on how housing policies are failing domestic abuse victim-survivors. Victim-survivors are prevented from accessing stable housing because of policies which exclude them from social

"No matter how many houses you build, if they are not affordable, then you will not solve the housing crisis." @ZackPolanski at our @TWT_NOW panel on why we need to take on the profiteers and the corporate giants to win homes for people.

Trillions spent abroad could rebuild at home. Imagine what’s possible if we stopped wasting lives and money on empire. Read @Ivan_Eland’s new book, A Balance of Titans, to learn more.

Powerful messages from @SteveReedMP and @Alison_McGovern highlighting the urgent temporary accommodation crisis. We hope @UKLabour’s plans will soon bring real change for children growing up in TA.

What an amazing evening with @K_Brickell & @melnowicki celebrating the launch of "Debt trap nation". A remarkable piece of writing addressing the root causes of child poverty and homelessness, and the impact of systemic failures on vulnerable families. https://t.co/UOsCmUK3Nq

At our hearing on housing conditions in England, @Kwajotweneboa spoke to us about the Decent Homes Standard ⬇️

Iranian artist Maryam Ashkanian embroiders images of sleeping people onto handmade pillows for her ongoing series, 'Sleep' #WomensArt

Nick Gallent of UCL: "'We’ve always known that Right to Buy was the biggest sale of public infrastructure, at massive discount, that has ever been seen in the UK.'"

Mark your calendars for the Infrastructural Geographies Michaelmas Term 2025 Seminar Series! @IGeographies Four exciting talks, starting with @K_Brickell (@KCLGeography) & @melnowicki (@oxford_brookes).

New @BigIssue op-ed just landed. We owe it to mothers + children to shift the national conversation around family homelessness + debt. Want to learn more? Read our book ‘Debt Trap Nation: Family Homelessness in a Failing State’ https://t.co/bHbNriJ7fo https://t.co/mKeonmZJ3Y

What sort of an economy are we developing? “Buy-to-let businesses have become the largest single type of business in the UK this year.”

“Debt trap nation is a chilling and eye-opening expose on how the British state keeps some of the most vulnerable women in society trapped in a cycle of debt homelessness and domestic violence." My endorsement for this brilliant book - order here:

On #WorldHomelessDay, we are delighted to announce the publication of "Debt Trap Nation" by Prof Katherine Brickell & Dr Mel Nowicki, supported by a hashtag#USFPandemics & Cities grant. https://t.co/JRfGrh8JVB #urban #sociology

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