Jeremy Corbyn’s preferred leadership model lost on a 48-52% vote… IMAGINE WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN IF YOU’D CAMPAIGNED A BIT HARDER, JEREMY. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Perfect 👌 as usual from @zackpolanski.bsky.social 💚💚💚

If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. All the stuff you didn't get taught in school!

How ambitious ‘forest city’ plan for England could become a reality

What if I told you that the entire point of the COPs is, at root, to single out their key export

"Our research at Newcastle University was the first to show a direct link between street lighting and local insect declines" A new European research initiative, SAFELUX – The Light We Need, is to transform how we light our roads at night. ⬇ https://bit.ly/49TlB7N #WeAreNCL

This is hard to argue with, by @edwinheathcote.bsky.social www.dezeen.com/2025/11/17/e...

More of this please: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Welcoming Ouseburn Councillor Alistair Chisholm to Newcastle Green Party! 💚 “Residents tell me they feel let down by Labour — and I can’t tell them they’re wrong. (1/4)

At least the 2008 crash was about a bet that housing would never decline. The next one will be about betting that six companies who sell each other magic beans would never decline

This is what many of us have been saying. Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is based on a myth: that we don't have enough homes because wildlife and green spaces are protected. It will solve nothing, and inflict terrible harm on our remaining ecosystems www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

This is all happening against a backdrop of a crippling housing shortage. The system is utterly broken. www.constructionenquirer.com/2025/11/12/c...

Time to face up to this.

This is not good www.constructionenquirer.com/2025/11/04/b...

All while the country is in the midst of a crippling housing shortage. The architecture industry should be drowning in profitable work. www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/number-...

#sundaypixbooks my free little library which brings me SO MUCH JOY! A wonderful neighbour made it for me after me trying and failing via ‘men’s sheds’ for about 5 years. Sometimes I hear the lovely conversations of people perusing the library. It’s wholesome. It’s joyful. Create or visit one! 📚

“Since [Paris Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social took] office, Paris has planted over 200K trees with a pledge to add 170K more by 2026. Urban forests are being created near landmarks like the Hôtel de Ville, Gare de Lyon, & Opéra Garnier, with plans to cover 50% of the city with planted areas by 2030.“

When we look at this massacre and many more perpetrated by the RSF, let's be clear who funds, equips & sustains them. It's the UAE. Yes, the same UAE that might own your football club, fly you on your holidays, invests in our national infrastructure. If boycotts work, we should be boycotting now.

It is not true “England cannot effectively subsidise travel costs”. Retired people get free travel. By freezing the fuel duty escalator we are subsidising car drivers, which compounds inequality. See more here: bettertransport.org.uk/media/groups... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Jesus Christ. We go mad about one bloke we wrongly released, yet hear next to nothing about this horror? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

A switch to a Proportional Representation system of voting is long overdue. The current system can’t withstand the fluidity and choice within our politics anymore. This problem isn’t going to go away.

After a week of faffing around the @dailymail.co.uk have agreed to apologise. Here it is. Fingers crossed for fewer lies/smears dressed up as news in future

A 10% increase in the cost of staying an architect. Worth every penny, right..? www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/arb-inc...

At some point it has to become clear that this tech exists is to create a more toxic society and enrich its owners. These uses are not aberrations but rather the entire purpose.

‘Streets and other “grey” spaces, such as car parks, pavements and back alleys, have historically been the places where children predominantly played… These are also the spaces in which children choose to play, when the conditions are right.’ Brilliant article by @alisonstenning.bsky.social

Hadn’t, in truth, really absorbed the scale of what the Conservatives are proposing on ILR and immigration more broadly until this week’s Sunday Times interviews. Some thoughts on that in today’s note:

#NoKings Miami!

BREAKING: “There is no doubting that the impact of Brexit is severe and long lasting” says Chancellor Rachel Reeves It’s about time!

This is really good on the state of the architecture industry: www.bdonline.co.uk/opinion/arch...

Another Passivhaus project breaking ground soon. Beautiful site in Scotland with an incredible view. Exciting times!

Polanski expertly dismantling the "rich people will move if we tax them" narrative, while Denham nimbly demonstrates how very patriotic such people are.

Freedom is just another name for “a gap in the law”.

"Passivhaus .. offers huge opportunities..in terms of tackling fuel poverty and achieving climate goals." Andrew Haley, Chair, N.I. Ministerial Advisory Group, Architecture & Built Environment Join us on 7-8 Oct at UK & Ireland Passivhaus Conference in Belfast & online: https://ukphc.org.uk/

Israeli quadcopters shooting children. And our government continues to materially supporting Israel every day. Even as Israel rejects a two state solution, votes to fully annex the West Bank, and murders more doctors, nurses, journalists, children. And our government continues to assist it.

Brilliant to see thousands come out in Newcastle today to show that the far right are not welcome here.

1. I've long contended that austerity doesn't save money. It merely transfers costs from one group (the very rich, who would otherwise pay more tax) to others. Last night was a powerful reminder of that. Before I go further, I should say I’m fine. Just a black eye, cuts & bruises, no serious harm. 🧵

Why your next car should be an electric cargo bike

It's #CarFreeNewcastle day today. There's a website and a series of events planned: Car Free Day – Leave the car, love the city. share.google/dADmQ3BJAWWJ... Unfortunately it's all a bit more "in hope" than "in expectation". There's no new bike lane to launch / open, nothing to enable (IMHO)

Stopped by at Mayfield Park, Manchester’s newest park. Possibly the best children’s park I’ve seen anywhere. Which maybe highlights how few new parks (or even new play facilities) we’ve built in the UK for the past few decades. Not easily accessed, but finding places for a new park can’t be easy.

Heat deaths. Let that sink in. This should be a wake-up call. It's the job of govts across the world to keep their citizens safe. Instead, from continuing oil and gas drilling to dragging their feet on making our homes and workplaces safe from extreme weather, they're failing.

#passivehouse peeps, is the ~new "easyPH" compatible with #PHPP "Variants" worksheet? I see it's there but hidden, and I didn't see a mention in the manual. Alternatively, is modeling in easyPH then exporting into the full variants sheet an option. NB: not being used for certification just fiddling

Good to lay the debate to rest. As with other countries that have committed (often lesser) crimes against their people, sanctions are the very least we should impose. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Recent research shows that the potential of both carbon capture & storage and ecosystem restoration to mitigate climate change have been greatly over-estimated It is not going to be possible to suck all that carbon out of the sky once it's up there We have onlu one option: stop burning stuff

Imperial College study suggests that even if it can be made to work, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) has limited potential. As ever, it’s vital that we cut emissions as fast as possible. There is no magic bullet.

I can’t remember ever reading Country Life before and had no idea they write about architecture, but it’s always good to read about this beautiful development: www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture...

Google is now sending me push notifications for ‘news’ from X, which turn out to just be hard right propaganda about how we’ve “lost control of our borders”. Am I the only one? Is this what’s happening now?

I’m all in favour of rewilding in the right location / circumstances, but do all parks in the UK now have large sections that have been closed off and abandoned?

With so many cities ignoring longstanding calls to plant street trees, it’s good to see communities finding quicker ways to reduce the impact of heatwaves: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Of course the Queen was Remain. You don’t sustain a hereditary monarchy by randomly pulling pins out of grenades for the lols at the urging of a cluster of snake oil chancers.

I suspect this is increasingly the experience of millions of Brits each summer, as they go on holiday to the continent. Myself absolutely included.