An Observation on Angela Rayner and the Labour Government: One cannot help but feel a measure of sympathy for Angela Rayner. I know her well enough to say that she came into politics for the best of reasons: a desire to serve, a determination to improve the lives of people whose

Exclusive from me The i Paper inside the battle for affordable housing in London... A leaked memo reveals that ministers are being advised to cut the requirement for developers to build affordable homes in the Capital to boost housebuilding inews.co.uk/news/leaked-me…

Students sing a cover of Bob the builder title track aimed at Martin McCluskey, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, demanding warmer homes and leaks repaired. #communityaction

If a developer in Barking and Dagenham wants to get its hands on “cultural assets” so that they can built leasehold debt traps… You can be sure that the council will bend over backwards to demolish that cultural asset, they call it “inclusive growth” just not inclusive of

not just Barking and Dagenham!!!

Thames Life welcomed Dr Pablo Sendra and UCL Global Urbanism students to reflect on planning, regeneration & community voice in Thames View & Riverside. #codesign #barkinganddegenham #PeoplePowerOurPower

Digging up the foreshore? Footpath47 Paul Powlesland probably a perfectly good reason for doing this, the developer knows best except when they don't

“Solving the housing crisis relies not just on how many new homes we build, but on their affordability. Too often developers prioritise profitable luxury units over housing that meets the needs of people already living here.” Go Flo! ⁦Florence Eshalomi MP⁩ theguardian.com/society/2025/o…

Florence is absolutely right 👇🏽👇🏽 Don’t cut London’s affordable housing quotas, Labour MPs urge ministers and mayor theguardian.com/society/2025/o…

Yes! 👇👇👇

If you leave Westminster, it quickly becomes clear that Labour cannot build 1.5 million homes unless the state gets seriously financially involved... This week's newsletter from me The i Paper... inews.co.uk/news/housing/w…

JustSpace position brilliantly put to the London Assembly Planning Committee today by Michael Ball, starting 11.30. Recommended viewing webcasts.london.gov.uk/Assembly/Event… #LondonPlan

Regular reminder that Thames Water’s terrible performance is based on the sewage spills *we know about*. On every river in the Thames catchment there are illegal & unknown sewage spills happening that Ofwat, the Environment Agency & the government have no idea about. The actual

Nobody should have to pay for housing that makes them sick! Our members have been forced to endure hazardous conditions for too long. On the day that Awaab's Law comes into force, it's time for Hackney Council to finally rehouse our members in safe homes now!

If you’re a private landlord who thinks it’s acceptable to rent out slum housing that puts your tenants’ health and safety at risk, you shouldn’t just lose the right to be a landlord - there’s a strong case that you should be behind bars. The renters rights bill is rebalancing

Next The Bartlett The Bartlett School of Planning London Planning seminar is this thursday 1730h hybrid on New Towns ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/event…

This will not go away Steve Reed - and we will remember the failure to act on an industrial scale overcharging that landlords are getting away with. We're happy to talk solutions like this: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7311… If you support action on this abuse - please sign!

FT: confusing housing need with demand leads to massive policy failure. A huge number of people need a home: far fewer can actually afford to buy one. We need a wholesale change in how we commission, fund and build new homes. SOCIAL HOUSEBUILDING NOW! ft.com/content/908024…

Cowboy developer cut off and blocked several of the boiler flues of the building I live in. Also built over our boundary and refused to do party wall. Local council wont’t enforce. Building control is private company who keep referring us to the council. System is such a mess.

With £2.8bn spent annually on temporary housing and £30bn+ each year on housing benefit it'd make sense for public money to buy them at discounted rate. But this govt is completely in hock to volume developers, so won't do it.