Sam

Socialist, Green councillor for North Walworth ward in Southwark. For casework, email [email protected] he/him

[Sam @samfoster99]

Thrilled to have joined the Greens! I can't wait to get stuck in and help elect a new generation of Green councillors in Southwark

[Southwark Greens 💚 @SouthwarkGP]

Welcome Sam!

[Cllr Martin Abrams @Martin_Abrams]

Just to confirm that as the new Leader of @lambeth_council, neither I nor any member of Lambeth's Cabinet will be jetting out to Cannes for this Corporate housing conference.

Refunds will be sought where possible

#FreshStart

[James McAsh jamesmcash.bsky.social @mcash]

I have been elected the first Green Leader of Southwark Council.

[Ash Sarkar @AyoCaesar]

I pulled out of SXSW London, and I hope other speakers and chairs do too.

[Sam @samfoster99]

@tbtpeters You're not concerned that drinking might make you podcast worse?

[Sam @samfoster99]

@piercepenniless Some real gems here. I love the confidence of declaring how Bach would react to the score to How to Train Your Dragon, and that Project Hail Mary is superior to Rear Window "in almost every way"

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

We need an end to tinkering around the edges. The public have had enough of this rip off.

Andy Burnham must commit to taking water back into public ownership.

[Sam @samfoster99]

@Layo_FH Council housing is not subsidised. However, very large sums of state money are paid directly to private landlords via housing benefit and the extortionate charges for temporary accommodation, generating them large profits at our expense. That actually is unfair

[Sam @samfoster99]

Perhaps instead of calling for council housing to be privatised, because the existence of cheap housing is "unfair", we could make it a policy goal to increase the affordability of other types of housing

[Leo Gibbons @Layo_FH]

The world when nobody really wanted to live in a council flat is long gone. They are now gold dust.

My mate told me he’s helping a client at work who lives in a council flat next to The Queen’s Club. It is totally unfathomable that I could ever live around there, unless I won the lottery.

So I can understand why people are started to question the fairness of it all.

[Sam @samfoster99]

@Layo_FH You've concluded the housing market requires state intervention due to lack of affordability but the main proposal is that already existing cheap housing be destroyed. That's obviously ridiculous

[Sam @samfoster99]

It's easier to imagine the end of the world than lower rents and property prices in central London

[Southwark News @Southwark_News]

Learn about the remarkable history of St John’s Church in #Walworth Church at a free open day

The Grade II Anglican church was built on farmland in 1859

https://t.co/0IcQzmtPOv

[Reginald Popoola 🍉 @ReginaldPopoola]

It's a fantastic day for residents in Peckham!

The Planning Inspector has ruled against Berkley Homes a tiny amount of affordable homes as possible in the heart of Peckham.

Building affordable homes, not luxury flats, is the only way we can tackle the housing crisis.

[Peter Apps @PeteApps]

Estate agents offering private landlords 'guaranteed rent' deals rake in millions every month from London boroughs to house homeless families.

A mini-investigation by me for the @BigIssue looks to a put a name to some of the biggest recipients:

https://t.co/i5695hSbGh

[Sam @samfoster99]

@zacevans90 Economic and social policy should benefit human beings. The benefit to humans of cheap housing is clear. It's less clear how humans benefit from what you're arguing

[Sam @samfoster99]

"Why is our capital city full of people simply 'living' in 'homes' when replacing them all could generate so much more value for shareholders and landlords?"

[Sam Bowman @s8mb]

I don’t think “41% of social housing tenants have jobs” is much of a rebuttal! This is hundreds of thousands of homes in inner London (Westminster, Chelsea, Camden) occupied by people who don’t work, while people who do work have to do long commutes to get to their jobs. That’s not defensible. Let them sell their tenancies and move further out with a big cash windfall so people who actually work can live in these homes.

[Aydin Dikerdem @AydinDikerdem]

One week back on here and I see the YIMBYs have really accelerated their position. They want to cleanse London of ‘unproductive’ people. I’m guessing the essential jobs that keep our city going like policy wonk and telegraph columnist remain crucial though

[James McAsh jamesmcash.bsky.social @mcash]

@BBCNewsnight Well done @coyleneil for standing up against infighting, ego and psychodramas.

[Sam @samfoster99]

Finding the Times "the state of it" podcast an enjoyable listen for the stratospheric levels of contempt Patrick Maguire has for Keir Starmer. I'm not sure anyone on the left has a lower opinion of the prime minister

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

Great memories of working inside the Ministry of Justice doing actor roleplay work - many of my former colleagues have remained friends!

Especially the time I went down to the foyer on a lunch break - and some of the staff were on strike. First time I met @UVWunion!