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Writing with passion, humour, and a sense of history, Lynsey Hanley recounts the rise of social housing a century ago, its adoption as a fundamental right by leaders of the social welfare state in mid-century and its decline - as both idea and reality - in the 1960s and 70s. Reviews A rich, thought-provoking bookObserverEstates, a journey through the world of British social housing, is both a history and a personal reckoningFinancial TimesA wonderful book ... explains with verve and insight how one's mental landscape is moulded by physical environment ... Simple lessons ...Read More