Dan Wilson Craw
@danwilsoncraw.bsky.social
Deputy chief exec at Generation Rent
Because it's only produced by mothers' bodies for their newborn babies, by chowing down on colostrum you're literally snatching essential sustenance from the world's most fragile creatures, so... hell no
The science that backs up enthusiasts’ claims for colostrum is mixed. And cost shouldn’t be an afterthought
Should adults take colostrum supplements?
Claims for “first milk” have been exaggerated, but trials point to some benefits
econ.st
November 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Because it's only produced by mothers' bodies for their newborn babies, by chowing down on colostrum you're literally snatching essential sustenance from the world's most fragile creatures, so... hell no
Up nice and early for my flight to Perth, Australia, where I have tickets for the fourth day of the Test. Now to take large sip of coffee and see how England are getting on...
November 22, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Up nice and early for my flight to Perth, Australia, where I have tickets for the fourth day of the Test. Now to take large sip of coffee and see how England are getting on...
Ashes highlights on YouTube lads www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gjQ...
England vs Australia | The Ashes Day 1 | Ben Stokes leads England fightback | TNT Cricket Highlights
YouTube video by TNT Sports
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November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Ashes highlights on YouTube lads www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gjQ...
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Lovely short thread (with a v good piece at the end). I think Ruth's point at the end is entirely right. Also I think shows that 'being an effective minister' is a skillset in itself. Castle was not a transport wonk or labour market wonk or a welfare wonk, yet she was v effective in all three roles.
This week is Road Safety Week & a chance to talk about Barbara Castle!
Barbara was Transport Minister for three years yet she was able to introduce the Breathalyzer, a proper integrated transport strategy & more!
This was done despite fierce opposition.
📸 Photo from the Parliamentary Achieve
Barbara was Transport Minister for three years yet she was able to introduce the Breathalyzer, a proper integrated transport strategy & more!
This was done despite fierce opposition.
📸 Photo from the Parliamentary Achieve
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Lovely short thread (with a v good piece at the end). I think Ruth's point at the end is entirely right. Also I think shows that 'being an effective minister' is a skillset in itself. Castle was not a transport wonk or labour market wonk or a welfare wonk, yet she was v effective in all three roles.
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Two-thirds of English councils have not prosecuted a single landlord in past three years www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
Two-thirds of English councils have not prosecuted a single landlord in past three years
Exclusive: Councils prosecuted just 64 landlords despite receiving 300,000 complaints from tenants in unfit homes
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Two-thirds of English councils have not prosecuted a single landlord in past three years www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
It's a shame that unzoomed is going paid-only but also I've got to the point where I'm crushing it apparently just by remembering which cities haven't come up yet
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Identify cities using satellite images in this daily puzzle game, where each guess zooms out for enhanced clues.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
It's a shame that unzoomed is going paid-only but also I've got to the point where I'm crushing it apparently just by remembering which cities haven't come up yet
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Section 21's days are finally numbered. In 168 days' time landlords will no longer be able to evict a tenant to raise the rent, to punish them for complaining or simply because they're having a bad day.
Thanks to everyone who has campaigned with @generationrent.bsky.social for this!
Thanks to everyone who has campaigned with @generationrent.bsky.social for this!
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 10:59 AM
Section 21's days are finally numbered. In 168 days' time landlords will no longer be able to evict a tenant to raise the rent, to punish them for complaining or simply because they're having a bad day.
Thanks to everyone who has campaigned with @generationrent.bsky.social for this!
Thanks to everyone who has campaigned with @generationrent.bsky.social for this!
Doesn't mention it but this sounds like shared ownership.
Insane that the default response to lack of HA interest is to sell them to corporate landlords rather than switch to the First Homes scheme - 20% discount on market price for first time buyers www.msn.com/en-za/news/o...
Insane that the default response to lack of HA interest is to sell them to corporate landlords rather than switch to the First Homes scheme - 20% discount on market price for first time buyers www.msn.com/en-za/news/o...
How thousands of new-builds are being bought by rental companies
Property experts say thousands of homes being built for sale are ending up being sold to build-to-rent companies
www.msn.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Doesn't mention it but this sounds like shared ownership.
Insane that the default response to lack of HA interest is to sell them to corporate landlords rather than switch to the First Homes scheme - 20% discount on market price for first time buyers www.msn.com/en-za/news/o...
Insane that the default response to lack of HA interest is to sell them to corporate landlords rather than switch to the First Homes scheme - 20% discount on market price for first time buyers www.msn.com/en-za/news/o...
He's gone back to his plough... on the concrete farm
Mike Graham sacked from TalkTV after ‘failure’ to assist inquiry into racist post
Mike Graham sacked from TalkTV after ‘failure’ to assist inquiry into racist post
Broadcaster suspended presenter last month over Facebook post he said happened after account was hacked
The presenter Mike Graham has been dismissed from Rupert Murdoch’s digital channel TalkTV, after the company said he had failed to cooperate with an investigation into a racist post that appeared on one of his social media accounts.
Graham, 65, was suspended by the broadcaster, owned by Murdoch’s News UK, after concerns were raised about the message, which was posted on his Facebook account last month. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
He's gone back to his plough... on the concrete farm
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
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Excellent and courageous investigative journalism.
The fact that it is (apparently) legal to do this to people is utterly disgusting.
The fact that it is (apparently) legal to do this to people is utterly disgusting.
“It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car,” one woman who paid Milne tens of thousands of pounds told us. “He has just wiped me out.”
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived
Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Excellent and courageous investigative journalism.
The fact that it is (apparently) legal to do this to people is utterly disgusting.
The fact that it is (apparently) legal to do this to people is utterly disgusting.
The GR team is not lazy, so we have never campaigned for renting to be put on the national curriculum.
However, now mortgages (mortgages!) have been recommended to go in it, it feels like we'll have to try and get space for the more immediate tenure today's schoolkids will need to get to know
However, now mortgages (mortgages!) have been recommended to go in it, it feels like we'll have to try and get space for the more immediate tenure today's schoolkids will need to get to know
For political hacks like myself, 'put it in the curriculum' is the oldest and hattiest of old hat policy ideas.
Why do we think schools should solve all our problems? What if we thought differently about life skills and civic education?
howtorunacountry.substack.com/p/schools-ca...
Why do we think schools should solve all our problems? What if we thought differently about life skills and civic education?
howtorunacountry.substack.com/p/schools-ca...
Schools cannot solve all our problems
The limits of ‘put it in the curriculum’ politics
howtorunacountry.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The GR team is not lazy, so we have never campaigned for renting to be put on the national curriculum.
However, now mortgages (mortgages!) have been recommended to go in it, it feels like we'll have to try and get space for the more immediate tenure today's schoolkids will need to get to know
However, now mortgages (mortgages!) have been recommended to go in it, it feels like we'll have to try and get space for the more immediate tenure today's schoolkids will need to get to know
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The point about Awaab's Law is that ordinary use of the property should not result in condensation mould. So cooking, washing, washing and drying clothes, and indeed breathing should not result in excessive condensation. If it does, there is a problem with the property.
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The point about Awaab's Law is that ordinary use of the property should not result in condensation mould. So cooking, washing, washing and drying clothes, and indeed breathing should not result in excessive condensation. If it does, there is a problem with the property.
Finally something for those of us with Wambsgans withdrawal
Death by Lightning review – absolutely nobody plays losers like Matthew Macfadyen
Death by Lightning review – absolutely nobody plays losers like Matthew Macfadyen
The Succession actor is utterly brilliant in every moment of this punchy historical miniseries. His portrayal of the crank who killed the US president in 1881 takes his mastery to the next level
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Finally something for those of us with Wambsgans withdrawal
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November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Those consulted on the plans say the chancellor is particularly looking at reducing or eliminating the energy company obligation, under which energy firms help pay for home improvement measures such as insulation and new heating schemes"
I dunno, I prefer cutting energy bills by insulating homes
I dunno, I prefer cutting energy bills by insulating homes
Chancellor considers cut to green levies in effort to reduce cost of energy bills
Chancellor considers cut to green levies in effort to reduce cost of energy bills
Exclusive: Rachel Reeves hopes to save up to £170 from average bill, though insiders warn move will be ‘disastrous’
Rachel Reeves is considering slashing funding for more energy efficient homes to pay for a reduction in energy bills, sources have told the Guardian, as the chancellor looks for ways to ease the cost of living in this month’s budget.
Reeves is finalising a multi-billion pound energy support package that is likely to cut taxes and green levies from people’s bills as she looks to save as much as £170 from the average bill. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"Those consulted on the plans say the chancellor is particularly looking at reducing or eliminating the energy company obligation, under which energy firms help pay for home improvement measures such as insulation and new heating schemes"
I dunno, I prefer cutting energy bills by insulating homes
I dunno, I prefer cutting energy bills by insulating homes
Say what you like about Rachel Reeves, she has done wonderful things for tenants' rights awareness
November 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Say what you like about Rachel Reeves, she has done wonderful things for tenants' rights awareness
They should've made it a tribute to the Scouse accent - "la, dey do dough don't dey dough"
The real patient zero is “la, a note to follow so”, the first time a placeholder line became a major hit on the global stage.
Tempting, but the real patient zero in this conversation is in fact “Strictly Come Dancing”
November 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
They should've made it a tribute to the Scouse accent - "la, dey do dough don't dey dough"
Easy peasy, here are a few suggestions - Madrid Murder Mystery, Midnight in Madrid, To Madrid With Love, The Purple Rose Of Madrid, Vicky Christina Madrid, Madrid
November 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Easy peasy, here are a few suggestions - Madrid Murder Mystery, Midnight in Madrid, To Madrid With Love, The Purple Rose Of Madrid, Vicky Christina Madrid, Madrid
Utterly insane article - author appears unfamiliar with the concepts of "a business" and "consumer rights".
Real "if I owned a fish and chip shop I should have the right to put poison in the batter, and my customers could simply pay more at a different shop to avoid hospitalisation" stuff
Real "if I owned a fish and chip shop I should have the right to put poison in the batter, and my customers could simply pay more at a different shop to avoid hospitalisation" stuff
November 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Utterly insane article - author appears unfamiliar with the concepts of "a business" and "consumer rights".
Real "if I owned a fish and chip shop I should have the right to put poison in the batter, and my customers could simply pay more at a different shop to avoid hospitalisation" stuff
Real "if I owned a fish and chip shop I should have the right to put poison in the batter, and my customers could simply pay more at a different shop to avoid hospitalisation" stuff
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REMINDER:
Check your local council website to see if your landlord needs a licence, and has got one. If they haven’t you could claim back up to 12 MONTHS of rent and be PROTECTED from a Section 21 Eviction!
Check your local council website to see if your landlord needs a licence, and has got one. If they haven’t you could claim back up to 12 MONTHS of rent and be PROTECTED from a Section 21 Eviction!
New - Harvey & Wheeler, the estate agents used by Rachel Reeves to rent out her property have apologised for an "oversight" after they did not apply for a licence on her behalf, having offered to do so.
October 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
REMINDER:
Check your local council website to see if your landlord needs a licence, and has got one. If they haven’t you could claim back up to 12 MONTHS of rent and be PROTECTED from a Section 21 Eviction!
Check your local council website to see if your landlord needs a licence, and has got one. If they haven’t you could claim back up to 12 MONTHS of rent and be PROTECTED from a Section 21 Eviction!
Will be important for Labour to draw this dividing line going into 2029, but I'd argue we have already had several years of transition, ie landlords selling primarily due to higher interest rates, which really stuff anyone on interest-only mortgages. RRB has also been on the cards since 2019
I think RRB is somewhere that Labour’s interest *now* is forcing other parties to go on the record in opposition, in that right now, the bill is bad for current renters (because of the transition period it will create), and its value becomes the “Reform will ban your cat” in 2029.
I am vaguely curious about how Labour have got themselves into a position where one of their landmark pieces of legislation, the Renter's Rights Bill, is finally law, and they have very little interest in promoting it to the point everyone's still talking about Reform!
October 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Will be important for Labour to draw this dividing line going into 2029, but I'd argue we have already had several years of transition, ie landlords selling primarily due to higher interest rates, which really stuff anyone on interest-only mortgages. RRB has also been on the cards since 2019
I'm on holiday but so good to see this is finally The Law. For too long landlords have had too much power over tenants, leading to poor quality accommodation, excessive rent increases and undue stress every time your tenancy comes up for renewal. These reforms are a huge step forward for renters
The Renters’ Rights Act is NOW LAW!
Soon S21 evictions, which have forced millions of people out of their homes for no reason & with just 2 months notice, will be a thing of the past.
This is what our movement can achieve when we stand together.
Soon S21 evictions, which have forced millions of people out of their homes for no reason & with just 2 months notice, will be a thing of the past.
This is what our movement can achieve when we stand together.
October 28, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I'm on holiday but so good to see this is finally The Law. For too long landlords have had too much power over tenants, leading to poor quality accommodation, excessive rent increases and undue stress every time your tenancy comes up for renewal. These reforms are a huge step forward for renters
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Our Deputy Chief Executive, @danwilsoncraw.bsky.social, has worked to end Section 21, no fault evictions for over a decade.
Now unfair evictions are being abolished, you can read his reflections in his @BigIssue op ed below.
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www.bigissue.com/opinion/rent...
Now unfair evictions are being abolished, you can read his reflections in his @BigIssue op ed below.
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www.bigissue.com/opinion/rent...
Inside the 10-year battle to change the law and help renters feel secure in their homes
The Renters' Rights Bill is set to receive royal assent and become law. Generation Rent's Dan Wilson Craw explains how it happened.
www.bigissue.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Our Deputy Chief Executive, @danwilsoncraw.bsky.social, has worked to end Section 21, no fault evictions for over a decade.
Now unfair evictions are being abolished, you can read his reflections in his @BigIssue op ed below.
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www.bigissue.com/opinion/rent...
Now unfair evictions are being abolished, you can read his reflections in his @BigIssue op ed below.
👇
www.bigissue.com/opinion/rent...