Main content

Council Houses, Valspar Paint, Employment Support Allowance

Historian John Boughton talks about his book looking at the history of council housing. Plus why B&Q customers are unhappy their walls smell of cat wee after they painted them.

Disabled people say they're having to fight at appeals to get their benefits reinstated. And there's a high success rate - over 60% win their Employment Support Allowance tribunal. That contrasts with the government's own appeal system - mandatory reconsideration - where only 12% of disabled people win. Is the Department for Work and Pensions assessing people properly and is their own appeal process fit for purpose?

People who painted their walls with Valspar paint from B&Q say their walls are smelling of cat wee and the stench is getting worse now the weather is getting warm. We reported on this last year but customers are still reporting the bad smells.

Historian John Boughton talks to Peter about the history of council housing with his new book, Municipal Dreams.

Retailers like Amazon and Levi's are using artificial intelligence to create online virtual stylists. Our reporter Melanie Abbott speaks to the people behind the technology to find out if it really works.

Wales is the third best nation in the world at recycling. But it comes at a price for consumers - more councils in Wales are using fines and extra charges to encourage residents to recycle more. But are residents happy about it?

Presenter: Peter White
Producer: Lydia Thomas.

Available now

45 minutes

Chapters

  • ESA Appeals

    There's still a high success rate for disabled people contesting their benefits decisions

    Duration: 07:51

  • Bin Bags

    More councils in Wales are charging residents extra for waste services.

    Duration: 05:44

  • Valspar Paint

    Last year, we broke the story of whiffy Valspar paint and now the smells are back

    Duration: 06:01

  • Municipal Dreams

    A new book is arguing that the tragedy at Grenfell is a result of years of neglect.

    Duration: 06:25

  • Retail and AI

    Online retailers are using Artificial Intelligence to tell customers what might suit them

    Duration: 06:02

  • Pension Fraud

    Two men have been jailed for defrauding more than 200 people out of 17 million pounds.

    Duration: 05:00

Broadcast

  • Fri 4 May 2018 12:15

Health

Health

A selection of the best health advice and discussions from You & Yours.

Lifestyle

Lifestyle

From hanging wallpaper to takeaway apps, some of our favourite features about lifestyle.