Hugh Owen

Director of Strategy and Public Affairs at housing association Riverside. Will share views (personal) on a range of housing topics and occasionally other stuff.

[Hugh Owen @HughOwen1]

Thanks Ichiko Aoba for spending 1,135 minutes with me in 2022. I couldn’t stop listening to Prologue. #SpotifyWrapped https://t.co/R9uiREzmMH

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Thanks Nothing Is Real - A Beatles Podcast for being my top podcast on @Spotify this year. I loved all 1,626 minutes of it. #SpotifyWrapped https://t.co/yjFi90vzv2

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Fantastic stuff and brilliant cause. Well done!

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@BuRntTruffle clearly having tough time. Had lunch there a couple of weeks ago and as good as ever - both food and service. Sure lessons have been learnt - attention to detail essential.

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@RiversideUK @RiversideCarol Well done Carol. Hugely deserved.

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Looking forward to @BBCMarkMardell WTW piece on housing and the GE this lunchtime. Recent @homesfornorth poll shows housing is a key electoral issue in the North. Majority of voters likely to back candidates that support more local housing.

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Agree with @jrfbrian though in many areas of the N the diff between social/affordable rents is minimal. Distinction too simplistic. Need to rethink whole approach. Talking of simplistic #dispatches was extremely one sided. Vast majority of HAs do fantastic work. https://t.co/pFAIpcc133

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#homesforbritain Historic day for all of us - but how has it come to this? Proud to be here with friends and colleagues.

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@hilarybennmp #homesforbritain Labour has a plan - it's called Lyons. Well, up to a point. Doesn't address the fundamental issue of subsidy.

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@montie #homesforbritain. Calling for state subsidy to fund a mass housing programme. It's getting late - I must be hearing things.

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RT @HughOwen1 #housingfringe 5 ideas for the Conservative manifesto. But first the Housing Minister.....#homesforbritain

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#housingfringe winning pitch from member of audience. 30 year local housing strategies! Chimes with #homesforbritain

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#housingfringe Planning Framework to be slimmed to 25 pages without change of font according to @BrandonLewis

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#housingfringe 5 ideas for the Conservative manifesto. But first the Housing Minister.....

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@LucyFerman @CommonsWorkPen Nice to see you too. We did pick this up and will respond in due course.

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@MerseyNorthBM Great achievement Bill for #powerplayers14 Keep the Riverside flag flying

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@MerseyNorthBM @vicrayner @sharonallensfc @TheCHS @UKHousingNews

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@UltimateVFM No. Parallels with PRS not helpful. Sector does a different job.

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@ABCJustin talking at #NHF13 about need to 're-invent regeneration'. Churches and HAs leading strong partnerships .

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Strongest signal to date that a Labour Govt will scrap bedroom tax courtesy of Jack Dromey at #housing2013. Do his W & P colleagues agree?