Yea we lost, but I looked hench tonight at the gym, so...

A reminder of who the true footballing GOAT is #Heskey www.edugeek.net/forums/topic...

Too much of our politics is vibes of an electorate that exists solely in the minds of politicians.

The United States is not our friend, it is barely our ally.

Been a quiet news day, given that this news is gonna impact news organisations significantly - or maybe that’s why this story is getting so little coverage…..At least the G have put it out there and we’re trending on X..:). www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Another case of right wing islamophobia. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The only plus of this is we won't see policy blitzes like the dying embers of her time at the Home Office because the market would freak the hell out. Still, it is not a great sign that she is remaining in the cabinet.

It's amazing how little the thinking on welfare has changed in the couple of decades. Even if the mode, and means, if delivery have.

Housing has always been a health issue, it is now also a climate one.

Very important part of the issue about climate readiness that is still woefully under discussed 👇🏻 I have already spent too long on Mumsnet threads this month explaining to the wealthy and short of imagination that many young children are much safer and cooler in hot schools than in their homes

Better be playing Killswitch Engage and Funeral for a Friend by the time I'm there. Firstly, because that's the music of my youth, secondly both with be rather apt activities given that phase of my life.

Wholeheartedly agree on this point. You do not otherwise end up in the mire the Conservatives are currently in without a severe detachment from reality.

In Coventry for a board away day, staying at the Telegraph Hotel, located on the site where the newspaper used to be located. Rather lovely repurpose of a building. If a little Shining-esque in parts.

A full English breakfast is a violation of the laws of nature that makes each individual part worse than it otherwise would be.

*Deep sigh*.

Fascinating case.

Not the most important thing, but how is this guy 37!? He looks like he's got a decade or so on me.

No, give them back to Norway for being more behind England than our neighbours*. *Honestly even as part Scot, I would never expect them to back us.

We have a great interview today with Plaid Cymru's first ever housing minister. Our chief reporter Eliza Parr sat down with Siân Gwenllian to try and pinpoint what if anything they will do differently to Labour, and how they will get things done in a minority www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/meet...

We are hiring - just two weeks to go to apply for this rare senior role at the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk working with our brilliant team to make government work better for the people of the UK!

Very much this. Endgame was *the* end. The rest has felt like butter spread over too much bread. I'm very much not a hardcore comic fan but I do like fantasy and action movies. Yet nearly everything after Endgame has left me cold because it feels like a string along.

This is bad, racist, and bad.

New regs for HHSRS (Housing Health & Safety Rating System) are going live later this year. Phase one came into effect on 27th Oct 25. These will materially improve the sector's response to life / health threatening hazards. They'll also likely form the blueprint for managing repairs more generally.

Home Office floating "compromise" on "earned settlement" reforms - settlement/ILR after 5 years, but no access to benefits until 10 years. Some thoughts..(1/4) www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

At a time when liberal democracy is under severe strain, it is heartening to see the speed at which pro democratic reforms can be delivered with the right political will (and a whopping majority).

🚨 A deep dataviz dive into UK pay at listed firms www.ft.com/content/c49b...

New Awaab's Law Guidance has been published (phase two). Due to come live on 30th November. Not my area of expertise so will leave to others to digest. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a54cd...

What is more likely, a donation of millions of pounds to a national political figure out of the kindness of one's heart, or in the expectation (implicit or otherwise) for a favour returned? The suspension of disbelief needed for it to be the former is immense. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Like, the guy was never subtle but this is a new level.

The level of brain-rot one must endure to arrive at this intellectual cul-de-sac is awe inspiring.

Lord, give me the self confidence and belief of Kemi Badenoch even when I am as utterly out of my depth as she.

LATEST: Our latest analysis of government data finds that Black renter households are 2x as likely to have faced homelessness as a result of a S21 eviction compared to the rest of the population, shining a spotlight on the racial inequality in UK housing. www.generationrent.org/2026/07/13/b...

At what point do we hold those who continuously peddle bile and hatred towards the Muslim community to account for things like this? Do more people have to die before something is done with the systemic Islamophobia that exists in the UK? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The ladies doth protest too much, methinks. After seeing how this plays out in the States, where a client media has largely given up the fight against a wannabe Autocrat, the correct response is 'sod off, you grifter enabling sycophants'.

There is a non insignificant part of our society that has been screaming the balance has tipped too far with regards to wokeness, whilst at the same time working overtime to undermine progress. Why mainstream programmes are giving them the time of day is beyond.

I mean this was true under Starmer year 1, day 1. And yet here we are. I see little to suggest will have a different approach under Burnham.

The market hasn't led house building efforts since the 1930s. One should pause and reflect as to why. There is a need for more housing across all sectors. This should be self evident and non ideological.

Pretty brutal figures here. One poll, etc., however it is clear the wrong strategy was followed. That 18% still think immigration is too high shows a critical failure - enhanced salience without changing base perceptions (despite figures falling massively!). A comms and strategy nightmare.

The far right has always engaged in disinformation campaigns. It has stepped up efforts on housing recently. Videos are now appearing that falsely claim new estates are being built solely for asylum seekers. fullfact.org/immigration/...

There's a line in the Idles song Mother that says 'the best way to scare a Tory is to read and get rich'. The first half of that lyric is feeling more and more apt for the wider right as a whole.

The Chartered Institute of Housing has provided a useful myth busting document about migrants, and housing. Given the level of disinformation out there, I'd highly recommend reading and sharing. www.cih.org/blogs/dispel...

Verify your age. I used floppy discs, CDs, Mini-Discs and Tapes when they were the default tech of the day.

Local Housing Allowance rates don't tend to get a lot of press because they're a bit technical. However, they have been deliberately kept low by policy decisions over multiple governments. That is having a severe impact on the financially vulnerable. www.crisis.org.uk/media/00pnzl...

HODGES: There are reports that Russia closed border crossings with Baltics, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan. That's speculation on my part, but why would they do that unless it was to make sure people did not leave, as would be the case if they were to announce big mobilization?

This is absolutely correct, Russia just appears more willing and able to use it for their own particular ends, whilst grifters and others focus on driving rage bait views for cash.

This fits with recent journeys by far right stalwarts to Russia.

Having Zahawi defend financial impropriety is a choice...

Oh! www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...

Brendon McCullum is out

No shade on the author here, but a very frustrating element of AI is that you can often simply replace the supposed use case with 'magic', or point to stuff that already exists. The future of housing www.linkedin.com/pulse/future...