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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 18h

Good to see some building underway in Stratford near Pudding Mill Lane DLR.

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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 1d

Thamesmead's new heart is a ghost town.

Almost 12 years after Peabody took over, acres of flattened land around here remain unbuilt.

In that time Peabody have completed just one phase of seven. Result = little footfall.

A look around the site. www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2025/10/10/n...

New heart of Thamesmead remains a ghost town years after completion - Murky Depths

The much lauded new heart of Thamesmead is a ghost town with few businesses or people seen as Peabody fail to build homes

www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk

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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 1d

Yep through building new council and social homes.

As it is this govt isn't doing that with affordable housing programme funds over this Parliament set at the same level in real terms as the last Tory govt.

The problem will keep getting worse with ever more billions paid to private landlords

Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure they'll be any more successful than places like Ebbsfleet Garden City which is about 20 yes and counting. Drip feeding by private developers over a long period.

Even if all build out it's a fraction of need.

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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 1d

*fund new housebuilding

Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 1d

Central govt will do anything but properly find new social and council housebuilding. Happy to see billions flow to private landlords instead. Happening across governments.

Buying homes at current prices is extremely expensive and no net increase. Private renters often lose out. We need to build

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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 1d

Yes London councils you may now be spending well over a billion a year on homelessness but here, have £36.5m between you all and go fix the problem.

It's a nonsense announcement and shameful they're pushing it so much. Tone deaf

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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 1d

Cost to London councils of homelessness up 42 per cent over the last year. Now £5.5m a day.

In that context is today's funding announcement from govt a pisstake? Utterly feeble measures and funding again. Ever more public money to private landlords

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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 1d

Thamesmead's new heart is a ghost town.

Almost 12 years after Peabody took over, acres of flattened land around here remain unbuilt.

In that time Peabody have completed just one phase of seven. Result = little footfall.

A look around the site. www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2025/10/10/n...

New heart of Thamesmead remains a ghost town years after completion - Murky Depths

The much lauded new heart of Thamesmead is a ghost town with few businesses or people seen as Peabody fail to build homes

www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk

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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 1d

Cost to London councils of homelessness up 42 per cent over the last year. Now £5.5m a day.

In that context is today's funding announcement from govt a pisstake? Utterly feeble measures and funding again. Ever more public money to private landlords

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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 1d

Meagre £36.5m funding announced today for homelessness is really not going to go far.

News out last week:

"Net current expenditure on homelessness in London has risen by 42% since last year"

Up to £5.5m a DAY now.

www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/news-and-pre...

Borough homelessness costs soar to £5.5 million a day | London Councils – Home

London Councils argues the government must use the latest available data and evidence as they take key decisions over council funding reforms in the coming months.

www.londoncouncils.gov.uk

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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 1d

There's 183k people including 75,580 children in temporary housing in London.

An extra £7.1 million is going to achieve next to nothing.

Over this Parliament this govt will not spend any more in real terms on affordable housing than last Tory govt - when crises grew exponentially

Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 1d

Cost of homelessness to London councils = £1bn+ a year

£36.5m is penny change in that context.

Nationally it's £84m extra funding. Total cost now up to £2.8bn for local authorities and mostly heading to private landlords.

More than spent on building new homes.

Tom Copley @tomcopley.bsky.social · 1d

The government has announced £36.5m to help Londoners facing homelessness.

This includes vital funding to help implement the Mayor of @london.gov.uk’s Rough Sleeping Plan of Action and support our work with London Councils to prevent people becoming homeless.

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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 1d

Nearby desire lines across the grass.

Basic misunderstanding of human nature. Trying to cajole pedestrians into inconvenient, indirect routes is not good design.

And these are the better bits of the peninsula. The rest is often dual carriageway, railings everywhere and few crossings

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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 1d

New blocks emerging at phase 4 of Greenwich Millennium Village. Note lack of paving on the other side of the road so people walk in the road to reach bus stop.

Revised plans for phase 5 submitted this week. Big increase in height. Street layout beside is poor. We'll see if any s106 improves it.

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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 1d

£84m new funds is token stuff. Drop in the ocean.

Even looking at total support of £1bn it's barely more than a third of rising costs to councils pushing some to the brink.

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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 1d

Housing Secretary Steve Reed boasting today about an extra £84 million on assisting councils with homelessness.

He does know the total cost to councils is £2.8bn and rising with much heading to private landlords? More than spent annually building new homes.

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JoBrodie @jobrodie.bsky.social · 1d

Google's Blogger is beta testing inserting links into blog text automatically so people can use its search function to find out more. I'm not activating it (sounds annoying and will probably send people to Google's AI search results). Currently optional, hopefully it won't subsequently be imposed.

**Try our new beta features**: Create a more engaging reading experience with the help of Google
Google Search links: Based on your blog content, Blogger will automatically identify key words and phrases in your post and insert search links in case your readers want to explore more. In Compose view, look for the pencil icon at the top-right of the page to get started.

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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 1d

£36m for London out of £84m across the country.

That covers a few days of annual spend for London councils due to homelessness.

Fundamentally unserious measures to address crises when £1bn+ a year of public noney heading to private landlords and limited funds to build new homes

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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 1d

Across the country £2.8bn now spent due to homelessness.

More than is spent building new affordable homes.

The national spend of £84m is next to nothing in context.

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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 1d

London councils are spending more than £1bn a year due to homelessness.

£36m a drop in the ocean.

Matthew Pennycook MP @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social · 1d

Homelessness and rough sleeping devastate lives.

They have been too high for too long in our country and today this government is injecting another £84 million to tackle it, including over half a million here in Greenwich.

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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 2d

A look at Woolwich Charlton cycle lane works which have commenced.

It'll extend Cycleway 4 to Woolwich ferry when complete in 2027

www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2025/10/09/w...

Work underway on cycle lane and street changes between Woolwich and Charlton - Murky Depths

Work has begun on major street changes for a new cycle lane named Cycleway 4 for two miles between Woolwich and Charlton

www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk

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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 3d

Next phase of Greenwich development to see a big jump in height under a newly submitted plan.

It's beside some dismal streets for pedestrians. Will Greenwich finally improve them using revenue from development?

www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2025/10/08/g...

Greenwich development to see big jump in height under new plan - Murky Depths

Plans for future phase of Greenwich Millennium Village have been submitted with a big ump in building heights

www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk

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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 2d

A look at Woolwich Charlton cycle lane works which have commenced.

It'll extend Cycleway 4 to Woolwich ferry when complete in 2027

www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2025/10/09/w...

Work underway on cycle lane and street changes between Woolwich and Charlton - Murky Depths

Work has begun on major street changes for a new cycle lane named Cycleway 4 for two miles between Woolwich and Charlton

www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk

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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 2d

Shift the wall slightly closer to the building, reduce small amount of landscaping and then enough space to retain a bus lane after installing new cycle lane.

As it is, will just be one lane for buses and other vehicles.

Note also fewer buses will stop here when 472 cut and replaced by SL11

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