Research on places, houses, solidarities and schisms
Lewisham, London
Joined May 2012
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This fascinating thread is highly relevant to the popular British notion, shared by the new Labour government but never proven, that private house builders want nothing more than to build as many houses as possible, as fast as possible, & only red tape stops them
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Neglected fact: getting more housebuilding is about more than planning reform.
Here’s an important graph for understanding that:
Developers have consistently under-delivered on their planning permissions for years.
🧵 on why and why it matters
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Why aren't social landlords building enough new homes? And struggling to maintain the ones they have? This graph explains a lot: From 2016 to 2023, general needs rents went up only 5%. Inflation was 31% over this period, so a real terms cut of 26%. assets.publishing.service.go…
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Leaving aside the dubious framing of this story ('workaday beauties' ffs), some nice local detail of am young Irish women's life in Lewisham 1959 - Mary O'Donoghue from Cork working in the Robertson Jam Factory in Catford and socialising at the Harp Club in New Cross
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1987: How The Sun reacted to acclaimed poet Benjamin Zephaniah applying to be a visiting fellow at Cambridge
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Over 250 exciting films are being shown across the city from 3-19 November for @leedsfilmfest 🎥
Premiering tomorrow is “From where We Stand” by filmmaker Lucy Kaye and @SSPLeeds, a documentary providing an intimate portrait of life in Northern towns 👇
leeds.ac.uk/main-index/news/…
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Interesting deal. Vistry (Bovis, Linden) does £819m deal to pre-sell 2,915 homes (Ave £280k). Leaf Living (Blackstone) will take 1,522 for private rent and Sage Homes (HA) will take 1,393 for ‘affordable.’ Question is, how will private buyers on the 70 sites in question take it?
Prescribe this on the NHS, honestly open.spotify.com/episode/6Xk…
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'From the River to the Sea'. The true history of one of the movement’s most well known slogans, its call for a one state solution and its aspirations for lasting peace.
Share widely...
voice.wales/from-the-river-t…
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⚡️ NEWSFLASH ⚡️
"Vice chancellor resigns after pressure from staff"
Following motions of no confidence passed by all 3 trade unions, the @UniversityLeeds VC Simone Buitendijk has announced that she is stepping down with almost immediate effect.
leedsucu.org.uk/vice-chancel…
@ucu
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Excl: Michael Gove's department accused of "suppressing" report into modern methods of construction which raised concerns about fire and structural safety, as leaked emails reveal it was delivered last summer and should have been published in Sept 2022
insidehousing.co.uk/news/gov…
Andrew Wallace retweeted
Heads of schools have been notified of a further 21 days of deductions for the Aug/Sept assessment period. So, staff at Leeds may lose 42 days of pay despite working full time, even if only boycotting a small amount of marking. This shows a shameful lack of disregard for staff.
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Top 10 A-level subjects
1994 vs 2023
1. English … Maths
2. Soc Sci … Psychology
3. Maths… Biology
4. Gen Stud Chemistry
5. Biology … History
6. Geog… Sociology
7. History … Business Studies
8. Chem … Art
9. physics Economics
10. Art … Physics
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Over £1.4k of my July salary withheld by @UniofNewcastle due to #MAB during which time I supervised PhDs, attended conferences, held meetings, guided MA dissertation students, mentored UGs, worked on my EU-funded project, and more. #settlethedispute #ucuRISING
The UCEA must redress pay reductions for hardworking university staff! Please add your name to the @organisehq open letter now: the.organise.network/campaig…
Well over £1k of my July salary withheld by @UniversityLeeds due to #MAB during which time I supervised PGRs, attended a conference, completed mandatory training, held meetings, provided student references, ran my ESRC project and the rest @leedsucu