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Alison Inman
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There goes the weekend @jessicahornerowan.bsky.social
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BEYOND BRICKS AND MORTAR BUILDING HOMES, COMMUNITIES, AND NEIGHBOURHOODS ANNE POWER Front cover of Anne’s new book title on huge orange rectangle superimposed over 12 storeys of deck access flats "There's no one silver bullet for sorting the UK's housing crisis, but this book powerfully reminds us that social housing has to be at the heart of any new strategy - with hands-on, community-based approaches the key to lasting success. For everyone involved in this critically important debate, connecting with Anne's Power's frontline experience, deep empathy and unique wisdom is an invaluable gift." Jonathon Porritt, environmentalist and former Chair of the Sustainable Development "Social housing has a key role to play in addressing the current housing crisis. This book demonstrates how housing investment needs to go hand in hand with investment in local people and their communities." Lucy de Groot CBE, Treasury Civil Servant, Chief Executive at Community Service Volunteers and Chair of The Baring Foundation "A powerful history of UK social housing at the exact time when housing challenges are worsening. Anne Power's 'Housing Plus' model, informed by research and residents alike, has clear and practical lessons for the US and other countries. This is a book primed for impact." Bruce Katz, co-author of The New Localism: How Cities Can Thrive in the Age of Populism Social housing continues to decline as existing tenanted homes are sold to their occupiers and run-down council estates are demolished. Demonstrating the value of the 'Housing Plus' approach - investment beyond 'bricks and mortar' - this book outlines the role social landlords can play in tackling community problems. By investing in estate renewal, helping to house the vulnerable, offering a wide range of tenures, and encouraging community housing, this approach builds links between housing design and a wider social value agenda. With the voices of tenants and frontline staff at the forefront, Anne Power demonstrates how policy and practice can shift the bias against social housing in favour of its re-expansion. Anne Power is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics. ISBN
April 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Hmm, I’m old enough to remember when this council house was the poster child for the 2016 Housing and Planning Act.
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March 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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The legislation passed all its stages in Commons and Lords in one calendar month in 1915. It remained on the Statute book until 1989!
Led to decline if private rent and expansion of council housing commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...
Rent control and WWI Rent control in the UK was first prompted by housing shortages during WWl. The Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (War Restrictions) Act 1915 introduced rent control whereby rents were restricted to their August 1914 level. The Act was designed to prevent landlords from profiteering during the war years when demand for housing exceeded supply. Though originally intended as a temporary measure, rent controls continued to apply to certain dwellings until January 1989.
March 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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One for you @timmorton2.bsky.social 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
pastglasgow.co.uk Past Glasgow @pastglasgow.co.uk · Mar 8
Mary Barbour at 10 Hutton Dr in 1915 during the Glasgow rent strikes. The strikes, led by Mary, were a protest at rent hikes by greedy landlords keen to exploit overcrowding. They were successful and in Nov 1915 legislation limited rents to pre-war levels

#InternationalWomensDay
March 9, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Grifters gonna grift

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Boris Johnson fans offered £121 handshake and photo op
Tickets to hear former prime minister speak in Edinburgh’s Usher Hall cost up to £160 on top of meet-and-greet
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Six social rent bungalows with adaptions for disabled people on a patch of tarmac.

Who could object to that?

Well apparently it has been “the centre of the community for generations.”

And the Green Party don’t like it either.

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
It's far more than a patch of Tarmac, but soon it will be gone forever
Kids have played here ‘for generations’
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
January 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Well worth a look!!!
thefabians.bsky.social Fabian Society @thefabians.bsky.social · Jan 13
We're pleased to share @bencooper1995.bsky.social sky.social latest report. ‘Home Comforts: a plan to eradicate England’s poor-quality rented housing’.

To learn how to improve poor-quality rented housing in the social and private sector. Follow this 🧵
What is a non-decent home? And how do we eradicate poor quality rented housing in England ?
January 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Liz Truss says UK will fail unless British media outlets are ‘fixed’

Not sure that she is totally well and certainly not well-advised. Increasingly odd pronouncements but I particularly enjoy the ‘save free speech as long as I agree with it’ vibe. Bewildering.
January 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Really haven’t got my head around this place yet. But here’s Essex in the freezing sun yesterday afternoon. Have a good day.
January 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Some of us were making that very point at the time
#CapitalEconomics described the Treasury position as #FiscalMyopia
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SHOUT SOCIAL HOUSING UNDER THREAT • National Federation of ALMOs Championing better homes and communities BUILDING NEW SOCIAL RENT HOMES AN ECONOMIC APPRAISAL Evaluating the economic case for building 100,000 new social rent homes each year A report by Capital Economics for SHOUT and the National Federation of ALMOs | June 2015 Justin Chaloner Alexandra Dreisin Mark Pragnell
January 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Jean Adamson obituary: co-author and illustrator of Topsy and Tim
Unassuming creator of the popular series with her husband that revolutionised books for young children
www.thetimes.com
December 19, 2024 at 2:01 PM
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Why is this in my local paper?
December 14, 2024 at 9:46 PM
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Cannot deal with the fact that it’s 45 years ago this week since ‘London Calling’.
How can that be?
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December 10, 2024 at 6:22 PM
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Sent by my friend @niamh-smallchange.bsky.social
Appalling #Femicide @womensaidni.bsky.social @womensaidireland.bsky.social
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A map of the island of Ireland drawn in white with each of the 32 counties outlined in white on a purple background. There are dots in most of the counties and the biggest number is in the six counties of Northern Ireland. These dots represent per county, the 58 women murdered on the Island of Ireland since 2020. Women's Aid FEDERATION Women's Aid NORTHERN IRELAND
December 10, 2024 at 9:19 AM
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So deeply dispiriting that over in the other place poor Gregg is being oppressed by the wokerati.
December 1, 2024 at 11:41 AM
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All I can say is thank god for women of a certain age
#proudtobeone #proudtoknowthem
December 1, 2024 at 11:16 AM
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Hey @timmorton2.bsky.social do you listen to ‘the rest is entertainment’?
Codeword: Bookshelves
November 24, 2024 at 3:13 PM
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Blimey, I used to make Christmas cakes, puddings,mincemeat then mince pies all on the same day.
Just made Christmas puddings and I’m bloody knackered.
One of the unexpected manifestations of ageing…
November 24, 2024 at 3:12 PM
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Both in the news today for differing reasons. Michael Sheen who remortgaged his house to fund the Homeless World Cup, Jeremy Clarkson who bought a farm to evade tax.
November 19, 2024 at 12:27 PM
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I rang someone today. Out of the blue. Without an appointment, or messaging beforehand. Think I got away with it.
November 20, 2024 at 5:30 PM
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I’m trying to re-home a small poodle that barks a LOT. If interested let me know and I'II hop over my neighbor's fence and get it for you.
November 19, 2024 at 12:02 AM
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Grey Sky
November 9, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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Another normal day at the Telegraph, the National Trust is communist and has declared war on its members because, wait, its membership voted to support a slightly changed policy on contents of its catering.
November 6, 2024 at 5:38 PM
alisoninman.bsky.social
A wise man once said that all we can do is sweep our corner of the room, keep it as clean as we can. Sounds a decent strategy for now.
November 6, 2024 at 9:40 PM
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Thought I’d give it a bit of a go over here. Turned all news notifications off on my phone etc, guessing there’s no need to go looking for trouble…
November 6, 2024 at 9:39 PM