Burnham's point today about boosting council housebuilding is a vital distinction, I reckon. To my mind, #ukhousing associations are too close to being private property developers, with the vested interests that brings, to fully deliver the social housing needed.
Andy Burnham, the man-who-would-be Prime Minister, promises major decentralisation of power and the biggest council housebuilding programme since the post-war period...
https://t.co/yV0eyzdAKL
#ukhousing#politics
The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced his resignation today, all but opening the door of Number 10 to the ‘King of the North’, Andy Burnham.
https://t.co/lmKUvqjPdP
#ukhousing#ukpolitics
A wildlife charity's poll to discover the nation's favourite butterfly isn't just a bit of summer fluff, it's about raising awareness of a very real conservation issue.
https://t.co/I34HL7bN7p
#nature#wildlife#conservation
The North has spoken – a small part of it, at least – and sent its King down South to slay the dragon of despair and seize the crown from a moribund ruler.
https://t.co/0lACpOI0HG
#ukhousing#politics#Makerfield
The housing sector is being urged to take part in a survey intended to explore the impact of AI on specialist and supported housing.
https://t.co/aJhHPUKwDA
#ukhousing#AI@HousingLIN
Latest on my #author site. From a graveyard to a #Leeds city centre park, international artist's mural invites reflection on the changing nature of space...
https://t.co/9Z8p65bwu0
#art#urban
The latest on my #author site. Digital arts and culture activities offer a critical gateway for older people who might otherwise be excluded from the online world.
https://t.co/hPeK9vGUvN
#technology#digital#culture#arts
One from the day job...
Embattled Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has seen his first ministerial resignation today amidst growing calls for him to stand down.
https://t.co/yhzEmK7Isp
#ukhousing#ukpolitics
Bradford council recently sold the Wool Exchange (£770,000 it went for at auction), which prompted me to dig this old piece out of my archives...
https://t.co/8HWOoVO6Vh
#books#heritage#bookshops#architecture
A mysterious coin unwittingly used to pay a bus fare in Leeds was minted by an ancient civilisation more than 2,000 years ago; now its journey has finally ended (for now)...
https://t.co/xSEHZ7daHz
#heritage#history#culture
Leeds-based BME housing association Unity Homes and Enterprise has named Sean Kelly as its first dementia champion.
https://t.co/UDW0avjIPK
#ukhousing#dementia
Audiobooks can encourage a love of reading so a charity partnership aims to ensure they get a hearing this coming World Book Night...
https://t.co/l6r3RAzDX7
#QuickReads#books#audiobooks@readingagency
A community #sculpture hand-crafted by recovering addicts in Newcastle has been unveiled as a symbol of hope and encouragement. Read the story on my #author blog...
https://t.co/oEIwGLl9iD
#art#addiction#community#writing
Rachel is speaking out because she has evidence to show how housing association revenge eviction happen, step by step, and because many tenants do not survive the process long enough to document it.
@peaksplains
https://t.co/MzlXBBxHVd
The Prime Minister, Keir Starmer popped up on TikTok this morning to announce a major shake-up that the government calls the “beginning of the end for the feudal leasehold system”.
https://t.co/iUEz4dohTJ
#ukhousing
The Housing Innovation Show gets underway next month, with an agenda packed full of topical discussion and cutting edge solutions, all geared towards practical delivery...
https://t.co/h84vOPKrxS
#ukhousing#technology#housinginnovationshow