What Raquel Varela thinks about housing
Portuguese labour historian; professor at FCSH, Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Her blog, in Portuguese, covers work, strikes, housing, education and politics from a socialist perspective; she also posts lectures and talks on YouTube.
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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Raquel Varela has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingThe housing situation is not a crisis of scarcity, but rather a hoarding of houses and public space.
Their wordsNada como manifestações de massas, e com ocupação da Praça do Sol, centro turístico e hoteleiro, para fazer ver aos Governos que não existe crise de habitação, não faltam habitações, não há escassez de casas.
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