Tomorrow (Wednesday 31 July 2024) sees the latest iteration of my Occasional Barbican Film Club with a double bill of City of Lost Souls & Romeo & Julio on screen 2! Still a few tickets available, book here: tickets.barbican.org.uk/choose-seats/2…

Tonight (Wednesday 31 July 2024) sees the latest iteration of my Occasional Barbican Film Club with a double bill of City of Lost Souls & Romeo & Julio on screen 2! Still a very few tickets available, book here: tickets.barbican.org.uk/choose-seats/2…

A resident has decried the ‘incompetence’ of the City of London council after being looped into an internal email thread relating to a complaint she made about delayed repairs to her home. thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/24497909.…

UNESCO has asked the UK government to file a State of Conservation Report, addressing the preservation of the Tower of London’s heritage and the threat posed by further high-rise developments in the Square Mile. architectsjournal.co.uk/news/unesco-pr…

My first novel Pure Mania (1989) has been reissued by Leamington Books. There is a paperback and limited edition hardback. There are some details here: leamingtonbooks.com/pure-mania

And on the day I ressurect my Twitter account the first thing I see (and order, obviously) is this wonderful offering.

The Indigenous Maasai in Tanzania have been forcibly displaced by the government - now they are being erased from voter rolls. Help stop it here: secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/ma…

On 26 Sept we’re publishing a new edition of Sascha Aurora Akhtar’s The Grimoire of Grimalkin. Akhtar’s debut when originally published in 2007, The Grimoire is a primordial work of contemporary Gothic from one of the most exciting poets working in the UK. prototypepublishing.co.uk/product/the-gr…

Having a groove doing headstand paintings, now even the documentation is for sale and it's barato - so grab it cheap while you can! artsy.net/artwork/stewar…

Say NO to building the slums of the future in Ridley Road opendalston.blogspot.com/?m=1

...a combination of dishonest companies, weak or incompetent regulators and complacent government led to the deadliest fire on British soil since World War II… the victims' deaths were all avoidable… euronews.com/my-europe/2024…

Eric Pickles, Carl Stokes, Robert Black, Nicholas Holgate, among those responsible for #grenfell. So why is #ericpickles sitting pretty in the House of Lords? irishexaminer.com/world/arid-414…

Architect Mark Anderson responsible for Studio E’s #grenfell appointment didn't check they were qualified. Bruce Sounes & Andrzej Kuszell of Studio E winged it. Fees were capped to circumvent rules designed to ensure transparency & competitive bidding. bdonline.co.uk/news/studio-es…

In oral evidence, the lead architect behind the #Grenfell Tower refurbishment, Bruce Sounes, admitted he had not read the relevant sections of the Building Regulations covering fire safety for tall buildings. architectsjournal.co.uk/news/studio-e-…

Emma Dent Coad, who was Kensington MP when the fire killed 72 people, said (Eric) Pickles should “have the grace to resign” from the House of Lords and as a government ethics adviser after criticism in the Grenfell report. theguardian.com/politics/artic…

The condition of the York Way Estate, and its management by the City of London Corporation, have however come under recent criticism by residents. uk.news.yahoo.com/islington-mum-…