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Crisis, what(‘s the purpose of) crisis?

Posted on 13 February 2026 by David Cowan

With a Cardiff Colleague, Professor Basham, I have been editing a collection of papers for publication in the Journal of Law and Society, under the rubric: "Dysfunctional Governance: Crisis, Scandal, […]

Housing policy and housing crisis – Senedd Debate

Posted on 6 February 2026 by David Cowan

"It's entirely clear, isn't it, that we are in a housing crisis—thousands of people waiting for social housing; families, children and young people living in temporary accommodation or facing homelessness". […]

Quality and Quantity

Posted on 23 January 2026 by David Cowan

Just a short note to highlight the important Senedd Local Government and Housing follow-up inquiry in to social housing supply.  On 21st January 2026, there were hearings in which, in […]

After Coastal – Reflections

Posted on 31 October 2025 by David Cowan

It is probably necessary to move on after Coastal, but if you will forgive me one last pop at a reflection on it, this is it (after which I will try […]

A smorgasbord

Posted on 24 October 2025 by David Cowan

There is lots of interesting stuff going on at the moment, and it is, of course, an important political moment.  This post is a bit of a smorgasbord of relevant […]

Coastal 2: Some observations

Posted on 10 October 2025 by David Cowan

In last week's post on what I have called Coastal 2 (inaccurately, perhaps, as Coastal has since changed its name to Beacon Cymru Group Ltd), I set out the headline […]

Klaxon – Coastal 2: The outcome

Posted on 3 October 2025 by David Cowan

Coastal 2 has been published - Beacon Cymru Group Ltd v Mitchell EWHC 2477 (CH). This is a critical moment for Welsh housing law and policy and so this emergency […]

Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation Bill – Deep Dive 5

Posted on 12 September 2025 by David Cowan

I had a lovely break, thank you for asking; back now and raring to go.  I was going to post a more academic thing about whether there is such a […]

Coastal 2 – The arguments

Posted on 8 August 2025 by David Cowan

This blog is about what I have dubbed "Coastal 2".  To recap: in Coastal 1, the High Court found that those RSLs which had failed to provide electrical condition reports […]

The Ely riot – Cardiff Council and eviction letters

Posted on 18 July 2025 by David Cowan

There is a report in The Guardian that Cardiff Council have been sending letters to families of those who have been charged over alleged involvement in the Ely Riots.  The […]