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Had a nosey at the Thames Barrier tonight. My dad and fellow Mackems at Sunderland Forge manufactured some of the parts.

Former Notting Hill Genesis Folio London properties... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

His story is an important reminder that asylum can be the difference between life and death. 🔗 Watch the full film: www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/support-us/c...

Today is the 75th anniversary of the UN Refugee Convention. To mark this anniversary, we're sharing the remarkable story of how Lord Alf Dubs escaped the Holocaust on the Kindertransport at just six years old.

Investors snap up bundles of UK properties as housebuilders offer discounts Bulk buyers win double-digit reductions while cautious consumers stay on sidelines giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

🚨 𝟮𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘! 🚨 Across a packed day of workshops, discussion groups, exhibitions and speakers, we’ll explore the innovative solutions emerging across the community-led housing sector, as well as the gaps that still need to be addressed. Register here: buff.ly/TeNdXU3

A coalition of Scottish charities, frontline services and academics have called on ScotGov to ‘Build like Burnham’ by delivering at least 15,693 affordable homes a year to end Scotland’s housing emergency - as the new PM pledges a council house building boom down south. Read more: buff.ly/5l2BGbG

📢 Big news: We are delighted to welcome Holly Williamson as our new Chief Executive, succeeding Ben Twomey. A private renter herself, Holly brings a decade of policy, campaigning & legal experience to the role, ready to keep fighting for renters’ rights across the UK. 🏠

Second week of the school holidays and Sunderland's national cultural institution closes for good on Friday, facing demolition. This act of cultural vandalism is brought to you by Sunderland University. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Gone past so many times, never been in. Put that right today. Lovely stuff.

Rough sleeping isn’t inevitable. It can be ended. New PM Andy Burnham has pledged to end rough sleeping. So I’ve added my name with @crisis-uk.bsky.social to show there’s public support for turning this pledge into reality. Will you join me? campaigns.crisis.org.uk/page/195684/...

I look forward to contributing to the 472 new affordable homes next time I stay in Edinburgh 🏠🏡🏠 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Berlin and Bickley juxtaposition gets me every time.

🆕 Great that new PM Andy Burnham is committed to ending rough sleeping. Now Crisis Scotland and Homeless Network Scotland have urged that any funding directed to Scotland as a result is used scale up Housing First - a proven way to tackle rough sleeping. Read our joint statement: buff.ly/HfreFAq

Book 35 of 2026. Really lovely this - the story of Streetbooks, which takes books to unhoused people on a bike in Portland, Oregon. streetbooks.org Two intertwined perspectives - the founder of Streetbooks and a borrower-turned-board member. Combined several of my interests - 4⭐

📢 SMK is hiring an Operations & Systems Manager. A flexible, part-time role supporting our team with systems, operations, technology and organisational culture. ⏰ 18 hrs/week (term-time only) 💰 £34,000 FTE 🗓 Apply by 11 August, 12 noon 🔗 https://smk.org.uk/get-involved/join-our-team/

#NLIHC released today “Out of Reach 2026.” Published annually, #OOR26 highlights the gulf between the wages people earn and the price of modest rental housing in every state, county, and metropolitan area in the U.S. Learn more and read the report here: https://nlihc.org/oor

Yes. And that has been mentioned by network rail once or twice in our long email correspondence ;) I'm more interested in why we haven't got one like that downstairs and why we have to put up with this crap.

Week 3

Really enjoyed this. There's a subway in Northallerton (an underpass, though we have a sandwich joint too) - it fascinates me that someone, some time, thought Northallerton would need grade segregation of people and cars. Kidderminster sounds like the same kind of the same small-town ambition.