Tom Copley
@tomcopley.bsky.social
Deputy Mayor of London for Housing • Former London Assembly Member • Former Lewisham councillor • Geriatric Millennial
I’ve stumbled upon this absolute gem.
Terry Wogan commentating on the Eurovison Song Contest in 1990 from Zagreb. Yugoslavia was the only communist country to enter Eurovision youtu.be/rE2OTl2_DAw?...
Terry Wogan commentating on the Eurovison Song Contest in 1990 from Zagreb. Yugoslavia was the only communist country to enter Eurovision youtu.be/rE2OTl2_DAw?...
ESC 1990 - Zagreb, Yugoslavia - British commentary (BBC)
YouTube video by Ulrik Daniel Frich Wiksaas
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November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I’ve stumbled upon this absolute gem.
Terry Wogan commentating on the Eurovison Song Contest in 1990 from Zagreb. Yugoslavia was the only communist country to enter Eurovision youtu.be/rE2OTl2_DAw?...
Terry Wogan commentating on the Eurovison Song Contest in 1990 from Zagreb. Yugoslavia was the only communist country to enter Eurovision youtu.be/rE2OTl2_DAw?...
Good to join the panel at the Investment and Delivery symposium to discuss the new Social and Affordable Homes Programme:
🏡 £11.7bn over ten years - the largest and longest ever for London
🏡 60% for social rent
🏡 New Key Worker Living Rent tenure launched by the Mayor of @london.gov.uk.
🏡 £11.7bn over ten years - the largest and longest ever for London
🏡 60% for social rent
🏡 New Key Worker Living Rent tenure launched by the Mayor of @london.gov.uk.
November 24, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Good to join the panel at the Investment and Delivery symposium to discuss the new Social and Affordable Homes Programme:
🏡 £11.7bn over ten years - the largest and longest ever for London
🏡 60% for social rent
🏡 New Key Worker Living Rent tenure launched by the Mayor of @london.gov.uk.
🏡 £11.7bn over ten years - the largest and longest ever for London
🏡 60% for social rent
🏡 New Key Worker Living Rent tenure launched by the Mayor of @london.gov.uk.
Reposted by Tom Copley
This week we celebrated:
⚡️ Bringing the first council homes to Battersea Power Station with LB Wandsworth and BPS Ltd
🏡 100 new affordable homes completed at Oval Village with Peabody and Berkeley
🏙️ Topping out 218 new homes (63 for social rent) on the Isle of Dogs with Riverside and Mount Anvil.
⚡️ Bringing the first council homes to Battersea Power Station with LB Wandsworth and BPS Ltd
🏡 100 new affordable homes completed at Oval Village with Peabody and Berkeley
🏙️ Topping out 218 new homes (63 for social rent) on the Isle of Dogs with Riverside and Mount Anvil.
November 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM
This week we celebrated:
⚡️ Bringing the first council homes to Battersea Power Station with LB Wandsworth and BPS Ltd
🏡 100 new affordable homes completed at Oval Village with Peabody and Berkeley
🏙️ Topping out 218 new homes (63 for social rent) on the Isle of Dogs with Riverside and Mount Anvil.
⚡️ Bringing the first council homes to Battersea Power Station with LB Wandsworth and BPS Ltd
🏡 100 new affordable homes completed at Oval Village with Peabody and Berkeley
🏙️ Topping out 218 new homes (63 for social rent) on the Isle of Dogs with Riverside and Mount Anvil.
This week we celebrated:
⚡️ Bringing the first council homes to Battersea Power Station with LB Wandsworth and BPS Ltd
🏡 100 new affordable homes completed at Oval Village with Peabody and Berkeley
🏙️ Topping out 218 new homes (63 for social rent) on the Isle of Dogs with Riverside and Mount Anvil.
⚡️ Bringing the first council homes to Battersea Power Station with LB Wandsworth and BPS Ltd
🏡 100 new affordable homes completed at Oval Village with Peabody and Berkeley
🏙️ Topping out 218 new homes (63 for social rent) on the Isle of Dogs with Riverside and Mount Anvil.
November 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM
This week we celebrated:
⚡️ Bringing the first council homes to Battersea Power Station with LB Wandsworth and BPS Ltd
🏡 100 new affordable homes completed at Oval Village with Peabody and Berkeley
🏙️ Topping out 218 new homes (63 for social rent) on the Isle of Dogs with Riverside and Mount Anvil.
⚡️ Bringing the first council homes to Battersea Power Station with LB Wandsworth and BPS Ltd
🏡 100 new affordable homes completed at Oval Village with Peabody and Berkeley
🏙️ Topping out 218 new homes (63 for social rent) on the Isle of Dogs with Riverside and Mount Anvil.
I’m absolutely delighted that we’ve been able to help Wandsworth Council bring the first ever council homes to Battersea Power Station.
Thanks in part to funding from the Mayor of @london.gov.uk 200 council homes will be built next to this iconic building.
A real moment to celebrate.
Thanks in part to funding from the Mayor of @london.gov.uk 200 council homes will be built next to this iconic building.
A real moment to celebrate.
November 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I’m absolutely delighted that we’ve been able to help Wandsworth Council bring the first ever council homes to Battersea Power Station.
Thanks in part to funding from the Mayor of @london.gov.uk 200 council homes will be built next to this iconic building.
A real moment to celebrate.
Thanks in part to funding from the Mayor of @london.gov.uk 200 council homes will be built next to this iconic building.
A real moment to celebrate.
Happy 90th birthday, Fairuz! ❤️
November 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Happy 90th birthday, Fairuz! ❤️
We can’t build the homes we need without infrastructure.
It was good to discuss this at the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social’s Politics Live event this week. And even better to get confirmation from the government that the DLR extension to Thamesmead will go ahead - supporting 30k new homes.
It was good to discuss this at the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social’s Politics Live event this week. And even better to get confirmation from the government that the DLR extension to Thamesmead will go ahead - supporting 30k new homes.
November 21, 2025 at 8:12 AM
We can’t build the homes we need without infrastructure.
It was good to discuss this at the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social’s Politics Live event this week. And even better to get confirmation from the government that the DLR extension to Thamesmead will go ahead - supporting 30k new homes.
It was good to discuss this at the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social’s Politics Live event this week. And even better to get confirmation from the government that the DLR extension to Thamesmead will go ahead - supporting 30k new homes.
This morning I visited Enfield for a tour of Meridian Water and the Enfield Construction Skills Academy.
Meridian Water is an exciting regeneration project being led by Enfield Council delivering:
🏡 10k homes
👨💼 6k jobs
👷♀️ Construction academy
🪴 Community garden
🛹 Skate park
Meridian Water is an exciting regeneration project being led by Enfield Council delivering:
🏡 10k homes
👨💼 6k jobs
👷♀️ Construction academy
🪴 Community garden
🛹 Skate park
November 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This morning I visited Enfield for a tour of Meridian Water and the Enfield Construction Skills Academy.
Meridian Water is an exciting regeneration project being led by Enfield Council delivering:
🏡 10k homes
👨💼 6k jobs
👷♀️ Construction academy
🪴 Community garden
🛹 Skate park
Meridian Water is an exciting regeneration project being led by Enfield Council delivering:
🏡 10k homes
👨💼 6k jobs
👷♀️ Construction academy
🪴 Community garden
🛹 Skate park
Government backing for the DLR extension is fantastic news.
Extending the DLR to Thamesmead Waterfront via Beckton Riverside supports the delivery of 30,000 homes on both sides of the river.
It also enables the proposed New Town at Thamesmead.
Extending the DLR to Thamesmead Waterfront via Beckton Riverside supports the delivery of 30,000 homes on both sides of the river.
It also enables the proposed New Town at Thamesmead.
Fantastic news for London: the DLR Extension to Thamesmead is going ahead with backing from the Government.
It’s something I’ve long called for, and will create jobs for Londoners and help deliver tens of thousands of homes in London.
It’s something I’ve long called for, and will create jobs for Londoners and help deliver tens of thousands of homes in London.
November 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Government backing for the DLR extension is fantastic news.
Extending the DLR to Thamesmead Waterfront via Beckton Riverside supports the delivery of 30,000 homes on both sides of the river.
It also enables the proposed New Town at Thamesmead.
Extending the DLR to Thamesmead Waterfront via Beckton Riverside supports the delivery of 30,000 homes on both sides of the river.
It also enables the proposed New Town at Thamesmead.
Reposted by Tom Copley
Fantastic news for London: the DLR Extension to Thamesmead is going ahead with backing from the Government.
It’s something I’ve long called for, and will create jobs for Londoners and help deliver tens of thousands of homes in London.
It’s something I’ve long called for, and will create jobs for Londoners and help deliver tens of thousands of homes in London.
November 20, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Fantastic news for London: the DLR Extension to Thamesmead is going ahead with backing from the Government.
It’s something I’ve long called for, and will create jobs for Londoners and help deliver tens of thousands of homes in London.
It’s something I’ve long called for, and will create jobs for Londoners and help deliver tens of thousands of homes in London.
The Mayor and London boroughs are acting to protect rough sleepers from freezing temperatures.
❄️ SWEP is activated whenever temperatures are forecast to drop to 0°C
🚨 Boroughs and charities will open additional emergency accommodation
🛌 City Hall also makes spaces available.
❄️ SWEP is activated whenever temperatures are forecast to drop to 0°C
🚨 Boroughs and charities will open additional emergency accommodation
🛌 City Hall also makes spaces available.
With temperatures dropping below zero, we’ve activated the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol for the first time this winter to ensure anyone sleeping rough in freezing conditions is offered emergency accommodation and support to stay off the streets for good.
www.london.gov.uk/emergency-se...
www.london.gov.uk/emergency-se...
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The Mayor and London boroughs are acting to protect rough sleepers from freezing temperatures.
❄️ SWEP is activated whenever temperatures are forecast to drop to 0°C
🚨 Boroughs and charities will open additional emergency accommodation
🛌 City Hall also makes spaces available.
❄️ SWEP is activated whenever temperatures are forecast to drop to 0°C
🚨 Boroughs and charities will open additional emergency accommodation
🛌 City Hall also makes spaces available.
Today is #InternationalMensDay and this morning I chaired a fantastic panel of speakers at City Hall on the topic of men’s health. Thank you to all our panellists for covering a range of areas including loneliness, stigma and access to mental health support.
November 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Today is #InternationalMensDay and this morning I chaired a fantastic panel of speakers at City Hall on the topic of men’s health. Thank you to all our panellists for covering a range of areas including loneliness, stigma and access to mental health support.
The Thames lit up on a crisp November evening.
November 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The Thames lit up on a crisp November evening.
It was great to celebrate 100 brand new affordable homes in Oval this morning delivered by Peabody and Berkeley Homes.
In total this development will deliver more than 1,350 homes, 35% affordable with funding from the Mayor of @london.gov.uk.
In total this development will deliver more than 1,350 homes, 35% affordable with funding from the Mayor of @london.gov.uk.
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It was great to celebrate 100 brand new affordable homes in Oval this morning delivered by Peabody and Berkeley Homes.
In total this development will deliver more than 1,350 homes, 35% affordable with funding from the Mayor of @london.gov.uk.
In total this development will deliver more than 1,350 homes, 35% affordable with funding from the Mayor of @london.gov.uk.
I’m proud to have served on both sides of the Greater London Authority, first as a @londonassembly.bsky.social member and then in the Mayor of @london.gov.uk’s team.
It was lovely to catch up with current and former colleagues at City Hall tonight as we celebrate 25 years of the GLA.
It was lovely to catch up with current and former colleagues at City Hall tonight as we celebrate 25 years of the GLA.
November 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I’m proud to have served on both sides of the Greater London Authority, first as a @londonassembly.bsky.social member and then in the Mayor of @london.gov.uk’s team.
It was lovely to catch up with current and former colleagues at City Hall tonight as we celebrate 25 years of the GLA.
It was lovely to catch up with current and former colleagues at City Hall tonight as we celebrate 25 years of the GLA.
It was the 50th anniversary of the release of Patti Smith’s Horses this week, and I’m so sad to have missed the anniversary tour.
I last saw her live ten years ago. She performs like a high priestess, in communion with the crowd. There’s no one like her.
I last saw her live ten years ago. She performs like a high priestess, in communion with the crowd. There’s no one like her.
November 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
It was the 50th anniversary of the release of Patti Smith’s Horses this week, and I’m so sad to have missed the anniversary tour.
I last saw her live ten years ago. She performs like a high priestess, in communion with the crowd. There’s no one like her.
I last saw her live ten years ago. She performs like a high priestess, in communion with the crowd. There’s no one like her.
“If you support keeping car parks instead of housing, then you do not believe in a single new home being built anywhere in our city. You oppose building up. You oppose building out. You should come out and say it. You oppose building homes.”
Well said, Brenda! 👏🏻
Well said, Brenda! 👏🏻
London faces a choice: the politics of protest, or the politics of progress.
We’re building homes. Others are blocking them.
My op-ed in @thelondonstandard.bsky.social
on why Lewisham, @london.gov.uk and our #Labour government are up for the fight.
We’re building homes. Others are blocking them.
My op-ed in @thelondonstandard.bsky.social
on why Lewisham, @london.gov.uk and our #Labour government are up for the fight.
‘Just as Lewisham reached the point of turning years of consultation into meaningful change, Jeremy Corbyn swept into the borough at the eleventh hour’
November 15, 2025 at 9:06 AM
“If you support keeping car parks instead of housing, then you do not believe in a single new home being built anywhere in our city. You oppose building up. You oppose building out. You should come out and say it. You oppose building homes.”
Well said, Brenda! 👏🏻
Well said, Brenda! 👏🏻
The end of no fault eviction is finally in sight! Promised for 5 years by the last government but never delivered, now delivered by this government.
This is a key part of the Mayor of @london.gov.uk’s Blueprint for Renting, much of which is being implemented by the Renters’ Rights Act.
This is a key part of the Mayor of @london.gov.uk’s Blueprint for Renting, much of which is being implemented by the Renters’ Rights Act.
On 1 May 2026, we will abolish Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions when we switch on the new private rented sector tenancy system.
More details in our roadmap for implementing the Renters’ Rights Act published today 👇🏻
www.gov.uk/government/p...
More details in our roadmap for implementing the Renters’ Rights Act published today 👇🏻
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Implementing the Renters' Rights Act 2025: Our roadmap for reforming the Private Rented Sector
www.gov.uk
November 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The end of no fault eviction is finally in sight! Promised for 5 years by the last government but never delivered, now delivered by this government.
This is a key part of the Mayor of @london.gov.uk’s Blueprint for Renting, much of which is being implemented by the Renters’ Rights Act.
This is a key part of the Mayor of @london.gov.uk’s Blueprint for Renting, much of which is being implemented by the Renters’ Rights Act.
Reposted by Tom Copley
This is seriously the biggest change in tenancy law in 37 years. A huge thing, which will change renting short and long term.
Renters' Rights Act day is announced! (Partly). It is 1 May 2026. The last valid section 21 notice (except for social landlords) will be served on 30 April 2026. The end of 37 years. Plus more.
nearlylegal.co.uk/2025/11/rent...
nearlylegal.co.uk/2025/11/rent...
Renters Rights Act Day! - Nearly Legal: Housing Law News and Comment
And Lo! The appointed day has been announced! And it is 1 May 2026. Well, partly… On 1 May 2026, the following provisions will come into force: The end of assured shorthold tenancies, fixed terms and ...
nearlylegal.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This is seriously the biggest change in tenancy law in 37 years. A huge thing, which will change renting short and long term.
Donald Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives for inciting an insurrection. Why is the Director General of the BBC resigning?
November 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Donald Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives for inciting an insurrection. Why is the Director General of the BBC resigning?
Today we launch the prospectus for the Mayor of @london.gov.uk’s new Social and Affordable Homes Programme:
💷 £11.7bn - biggest amount ever
🔟 Ten years - the longest ever
🏡 At least 60% for social rent
👩🏫 New Key Worker Living Rent tenure
Find out more: www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
💷 £11.7bn - biggest amount ever
🔟 Ten years - the longest ever
🏡 At least 60% for social rent
👩🏫 New Key Worker Living Rent tenure
Find out more: www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
London Social and Affordable Homes Programme 2026-36
Social and Affordable Homes Programme 2026-2036
www.london.gov.uk
November 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Today we launch the prospectus for the Mayor of @london.gov.uk’s new Social and Affordable Homes Programme:
💷 £11.7bn - biggest amount ever
🔟 Ten years - the longest ever
🏡 At least 60% for social rent
👩🏫 New Key Worker Living Rent tenure
Find out more: www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
💷 £11.7bn - biggest amount ever
🔟 Ten years - the longest ever
🏡 At least 60% for social rent
👩🏫 New Key Worker Living Rent tenure
Find out more: www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
Nancy Pelosi was right about the Iraq War. She was right about human rights in China. She was right about healthcare. She stood up for LGBT rights when few would.
But being right isn’t enough. She also knows how to build alliances and deliver. She’s a remarkable politician.
But being right isn’t enough. She also knows how to build alliances and deliver. She’s a remarkable politician.
BREAKING: Nancy Pelosi won't seek reelection, ending her storied career in the U.S. House.
Nancy Pelosi won't seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House
Powerful Democratic former speaker Nancy Pelosi won’t seek reelection to the U.S. House. Pelosi’s announcement Thursday brings to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker’s office but arguably the most powerful in American politics.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Nancy Pelosi was right about the Iraq War. She was right about human rights in China. She was right about healthcare. She stood up for LGBT rights when few would.
But being right isn’t enough. She also knows how to build alliances and deliver. She’s a remarkable politician.
But being right isn’t enough. She also knows how to build alliances and deliver. She’s a remarkable politician.
City Hall and MOPAC are doing innovative and trailblazing work to support victims and survivors of domestic abuse in London.
It was good to have the opportunity to discuss this work with minister @allymcgovern.bsky.social and members of the Domestic Abuse Housing Group today.
It was good to have the opportunity to discuss this work with minister @allymcgovern.bsky.social and members of the Domestic Abuse Housing Group today.
November 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
City Hall and MOPAC are doing innovative and trailblazing work to support victims and survivors of domestic abuse in London.
It was good to have the opportunity to discuss this work with minister @allymcgovern.bsky.social and members of the Domestic Abuse Housing Group today.
It was good to have the opportunity to discuss this work with minister @allymcgovern.bsky.social and members of the Domestic Abuse Housing Group today.
Reposted by Tom Copley
It was fantastic to celebrate the topping out of the latest phase of 323 homes at Clapham Park with MTVH, Vistry and Lambeth Council.
Once completed, the full development will have 4,200 refurbished or new homes, 50% of them affordable homes with funding from @london.gov.uk.
Once completed, the full development will have 4,200 refurbished or new homes, 50% of them affordable homes with funding from @london.gov.uk.
November 4, 2025 at 11:07 AM
It was fantastic to celebrate the topping out of the latest phase of 323 homes at Clapham Park with MTVH, Vistry and Lambeth Council.
Once completed, the full development will have 4,200 refurbished or new homes, 50% of them affordable homes with funding from @london.gov.uk.
Once completed, the full development will have 4,200 refurbished or new homes, 50% of them affordable homes with funding from @london.gov.uk.
Reposted by Tom Copley
New Yorkers faced the choice between hope and fear, and just like we've seen in London, hope won.
Huge congratulations to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on his historic campaign.
Tonight you get your roti and your roses - enjoy!
Huge congratulations to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on his historic campaign.
Tonight you get your roti and your roses - enjoy!
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
New Yorkers faced the choice between hope and fear, and just like we've seen in London, hope won.
Huge congratulations to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on his historic campaign.
Tonight you get your roti and your roses - enjoy!
Huge congratulations to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on his historic campaign.
Tonight you get your roti and your roses - enjoy!