Natalie Thomas

Cabinet leader for housing, Lewisham

[Natalie Thomas @greenpartynat]

And the risk of landlords exiting? Manageable, and even an opportunity. The savings from rent controls alone could fund the purchase of over 150,000 homes within a decade, turning insecure private rentals into affordable housing at no cost to the taxpayer. https://t.co/E5cbDEAshb

[Natalie Thomas @greenpartynat]

🧵 Yesterday joined the launch today of Taking Back Control of Rents, a major new report from @beth_stratford at UCL's Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose.
For years the debate on rent controls has been stuck on the same objection that landlords will sell...

[Natalie Thomas @greenpartynat]

As housing leads we are on the front lines of the market failure in the private rental sector. In Lewisham we spent £95 million pounds last year housing families priced out of the rental market. A lot of that money went straight into the pockets of private landlords.

[Selina Cheng @selina_cheng]

Today I was fired from the Wall Street Journal.

This is my statement:

[Natalie Thomas @greenpartynat]

UN report confirms that Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah was “clearly identifiable” as a journalist when an Israeli tank fired upon him and killed him.

https://t.co/5wHQIzaJ8A

[Natalie Thomas @greenpartynat]

“We can’t bring Issam back. Issam is gone,” said Nazeh. “But he hears us, he sees us, and he’s waiting for us to do something for him. Nothing material. But to expose who hit him, who killed him, to the world.”
R.I.P. Issam

[Natalie Thomas @greenpartynat]

A Reuters investigation shows Israeli tank fire killed our journalist Issam Abdallah in Lebanon.

https://t.co/gNywZw1wN5

[Natalie Thomas @greenpartynat]

Really sad to hear we are losing the China project. It says a lot when many of the most respected names in China journalism mourn the shutdown of one of the few remaining sources of insight into the country.

[Natalie Thomas @greenpartynat]

Along with many at @Reuters, I’m devastated at loss of Issam Abdallah, such a nice, talented guy, who really believed in journalism and its mission. It’s unreal this war claimed the life of my kind colleague, I hope it can be a wake up call, not an excuse for more pointless death

[Natalie Thomas @greenpartynat]

Looking for personal stories here for a multimedia investigative story @Reuters UK is working on - please reach out if this is hitting you or any one you know in a significant way

[Reuters @Reuters]

🇬🇧 CALLOUT: How has high rent in the UK affected your living situation? Tell us in the comments 👇

[Natalie Thomas @greenpartynat]

Feyza’s nephews, niece and sister were pulled out after seven days in the ruins. @Reuters

[Natalie Thomas @greenpartynat]

🧵 The Trend Garden Residence looked like an upscale serviced apartment in the Turkish city of Malatya. But when a powerful earthquake struck on Feb. 6 it collapsed like a house of cards. w/ @gauthiervillars https://t.co/hepUnjDeWQ

[Natalie Thomas @greenpartynat]

Architects and civil engineers said it was too early to determine whether the Trend Garden’s remodelling contributed to its collapse.
But they said the amnesty law raises fundamental problems because it has fostered a reckless culture in the construction business.

[Natalie Thomas @greenpartynat]

Even the local mayor had to admit at the end of our interview that the policy “was not the correct approach”

[David G-V @gauthiervillars]

Feyza Yilmaz thought the Trend Garden was a sturdy building.

But when Turkey’s ground shook on Feb. 6, it disintegrated like a house of cards, killing four of Yilmaz’s relatives.

Here’s our story on the Trend Garden’s backstory.

(w/ @NatalieReuters)

https://t.co/1SLQKo9u7T

[Jonathan Shenfield @Jon_Shenfield]

Massive congratulations to @NatalieReuters of @Reuters UK TV team - nominee for @RTS_media camera operator of the year - in such illustrious company