Nicola Sturgeon’s pledge to rein in the private rented sector is welcome,but we need an overhaul of our whole housing system
One hundred years ago landlords saw the outbreak of the first world war as an opportunity to profiteer from their tenants. What followed was a defining event in Scottish politics: the women of Glasgow, led by Mary Barbour, or refused to pay their rent. The Glasgow rent strike led to the introduction of rent controls,which remained in residence for much of the rest of the twentieth century.
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Source: theguardian.com