Darren Watmough

semi-retired social housing professional in the North West. Writing an LGBT history of Manchester, UK.

[Darren Watmough @dcwat1967]

@JohnRentoul Yes but a key issue is that our politics and political vision has been limited to London for centuries, albeit mitigated by strong local civic political cultures until their progressive neutering by moving their funding from the local to the central for the last half century .

[Darren Watmough @dcwat1967]

@JonathSchofield Some of the Labour party members I chatted to at the count yesterday weren’t blaming The Greens for the electoral results. A certain Sir Kier’s name was mentioned a few times though.

[Darren Watmough @dcwat1967]

@3YearLetterman You ain’t looking hard sweetheart!
How about the U.K. keeps its citizens alive for 5 or six years longer than the US on average? And if that’s not enough the UK has 46,500 fewer gun deaths p.a than the US? The US deffo does “thoughts and prayers” much better than the U.K. tho!

[Darren Watmough @dcwat1967]

@MikeSington I wonder what books would be in that library?

[Darren Watmough @dcwat1967]

@MatthewBrownLab Excellent news! So much potential to help our region.

[Darren Watmough @dcwat1967]

@Keir_Starmer took a fair bit of criticism on Twitter yesterday for not immediately messaging in support of @ZelenskyyUa after he had the somewhat joyless experience of meeting our American cousins yesterday. Perhaps this picture clarifies the position a little.

[Darren Watmough @dcwat1967]

#FoxOfTheDay a fox sunbathing in my tiny suburban garden!

[Darren Watmough @dcwat1967]

@sally_hines The anti-trans charity The LGB Alliance has also posted a supportive statement on its website.

[Alpha @living_alpha]

Thank you to all of our amazing residents, board members, invited guests and wonderful staff for another successful AGM. #doingthingsthealphaway #notjustalandlord #housingforolderpeople

[Darren Watmough @dcwat1967]

@alistairmcint14 @Alison_Inman @londoncouncils @Savills @LHGLondon @LabourHousing @CIHhousing @alistairmcint14 you’ve always been an inspiration to me but I had no idea your housing career started a full 111 years before mine!

[Darren Watmough @dcwat1967]

@KenPerry47 Except of course some people are doing very, very well indeed! https://t.co/6AlEyMRWeX)%20of%20new%20wealth%20created.

[Darren Watmough @dcwat1967]

@heard_thelatest @KenPerry47 @ScouperYT @daveatherton I think Matthew 5:38-40 might be worth a read if you’re interested in what Jesus said.

[Darren Watmough @dcwat1967]

@morganmpage Pob lwc!

[Darren Watmough @dcwat1967]

Consumer regulation and the Tenant Satisfaction Measures: are you ready? See Chisnall House's free guide for Execs and Boards of social housing providers, including some crystal ball gazing about what happens next. @RSHEngland #ConsumerRegulation #TSMs

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[alistair mcintosh @alistairmcint14]

The spending block is bad - but I can see why the Treasury is anxious about DLUHC - in the end public suffers - my verdict on DLUHC leadership https://t.co/MC45ok5jpj

[Darren Watmough @dcwat1967]

@AnneEll77232876 Hyfryd iawn!

[Darren Watmough @dcwat1967]

@DrCEMJarvis Where’s good to eat there Charles?

[Darren Watmough @dcwat1967]

Some brief thoughts on how the #AutumnStatement might impact on #socialhousing providers ⁦@PenningtonCh⁩ https://t.co/gcaNQpljP9

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[Darren Watmough @dcwat1967]

@MikWarner Haven’t read Bryson for years! You might have inspired me.