BBC: How council housing changed lives in Scotland

To mark 100 years since a landmark piece of legislation paved the way for council housing, the BBC’s local government correspondent Jamie McIvor looks at how the Addison Act developed in Scotland.

BBC: How council housing changed lives in Scotland

He writes: “In 1919, the need for ‘homes fit for heroes’ was great. But, a century on, the problem of poor housing has never been eliminated and council housing has not always been successful.”

The full article is available here.

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