In the year to March, the average London house cost 2.38 times more than the average Greater Manchester house, the smallest gap since 2009 and well below the peak of 3.6 in 2016, according to FT analysis of official data. ft.trib.al/HNSojcc

Erin Brockovich’s website that has a map of major AI data centers in the U.S. that are either operational or under construction.

Back in 1979, London Transport placed a £4.8m order for 100 Metro-Cammell Weymann buses to tackle shortages after British Leyland closed its Park Royal Titan works. It also triggered plans for XRM, a low-floor double-decker meant to replace the AEC Routemaster by mid-1980s. 🚍

This @centreforlondon.bsky.social report is a fascinating read. I'm part way through and enjoying mainstream economists having to admit that the old supply fixation didn't work, while retaining it as axiomatic.

We had a very dynamic meeting yesterday (19th May) with members galvanised by the fluid situation. Very different political situations in borough politics and we need to write short action plans in each case. Two slide shows which will go on justspace.org.uk/news Wednesday.

#OnThisDay in London housing history, 2014: FocusE15 campaigners occupy empty flats on the Carpenters Estate, Stratford, in protest at impending private development. focuse15.org/e15-open-hou...

Good long article on the scandalous story of the Carpenters Estate in Newham www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... One missing bit: UCL's withdrawal was partly the result of joint activism by students, staff & estate residents michaeledwards.org.uk/2012/11/01/u...

Aylesham is truly a great victory for lots of our member-groups uniting for their town against Berkeley. Tribute to a good inspector too, and a council finally siding with its people justspace.org.uk/2026/05/21/p...

Labour lost almost four times as many voters to the Greens as they did to Reform UK in the local elections, according to new YouGov polling

Aylesham is truly a great victory for lots of our member-groups uniting for their town against Berkeley. Tribute to a good inspector too, and a council finally siding with its people justspace.org.uk/2026/05/21/p...

11 June 1400h-1600h BST online Dialogues in co-production. A Fairville event. Co-producing the city from below. www.fairville-eu.org/_files/ugd/1...

We had a very dynamic meeting yesterday (19th May) with members galvanised by the fluid situation. Very different political situations in borough politics and we need to write short action plans in each case. Two slide shows which will go on justspace.org.uk/news Wednesday.

Powerful new research from @jrf-uk.bsky.social demonstrates how a rent cap could save renters over a grand a year (and the government £600m). Unchecked rents are driving renters out of their homes. These are serious proposals - the government should pay attention. inews.co.uk/news/how-ren...

As the U.S. starves it of oil, Cuba is pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...

Yessssss!!!! Bristolian and Bath family and friends here I come!

🤝 Last month the Just Fair team met in London for a day of planning. We have a lot of great stuff coming this year We had some in person and some joining online for a packed day talking about how to protect and promote economic, social and cultural rights.

France is mandating solar panels on every large commercial car park in the country — turning millions of square metres of idle asphalt into one of Europe's most productive clean energy assets. I have been mentioning this for months - they are shooting up on all the supermarket car parks.

Threat of densification in Zürich caught in ?AI video www.facebook.com/reel/1504770...

Affordable housing "starts" are up but still well below target in London. www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/housing...

Yes London council hosebuilding is as bad as we thought. All the more important to buy back former RtB and find other ways of enlarging the stock. The old system was proken www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/housing...

Yet more fantastic renewable energy news, a million homes powered by clean, green energy. The cure to all your fossil fuel price gauging. We should have started this decades ago, but oil companies have so much power in politics.

⚠️⦵🚇 TfL warns users not to enter London Underground tracks after incidents rose to 438 in 2025 from 209 in 2022. Electrified rails dangerous and trespassing may lead to prosecution. Staff can retrieve items safely; seek help and stay behind yellow line. tfl-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/tfl-urg...

Very good news: John Cox reports death of the Camden Highline www.camdenhighline.com Nice drone video, though.

From Austerity to Resilience. A one-day event on practical economic alternatives, Brighton (UK) , Saturday 20 June. Austerity is a political choice, not an economic necessity. This event makes the case for a different approach and shows what it looks like in practice.

Cheaper than a One Day Bus Pass at 1996/1997 prices.

Proposed 21,000-home new town under threat following Labour defeat in Enfield www.housingtoday.co.uk/news/propose...

📊 @utg-uk.bsky.social calls for stronger mayoral roles in rail reform, taxi and PHV changes, simpler crossings and more devolved powers. It also urges fiscal devolution and continued investment in major schemes such as Northern Powerhouse Rail. www.urbantransportgroup.org/resources/ty...

The Mayor of London and Deputy Mayors will be questioned by the public at an event on 3 June 2026 covering transport, safety, environment, housing, and the economy.

Somers Town, notoriously poor, has among the fastest growth rates of average incomes in London. How to make sense of such things. Seminar Thursday 14th at UCL JustSpace.org.uk/events

One year later, the thoughts I shared on #TheGreatGatsby, inflation, and public money @londonmodernismsem.bsky.social / @ies-sas.bsky.social are in print in a book chapter co-authored with @videotroph.bsky.social: “Green-Lighting Gatsby”, an essay that began life as a paper at BAMS 2024! #modwrite

🚧🐝 £150m Greater Manchester Metrolink upgrades begin this month: Victoria–Rochdale closed 16–29 May for track works, with Derker stabilisation. Piccadilly–St Peter’s Square closes 25–29 May. Buses replace services; passengers advised to plan via Bee Network app. news.tfgm.com/press-releas...

London is full of people tangling with problems of housing, 'growth', poverty, land for the first time. Our Plan may help JustSpace.org.uk/CaringCity

Still slightly surreal, but incredibly honoured to join the Green group at City Hall after the wonderful news that @zoegarbett.bsky.social had been elected as Mayor of Hackney I’ll be serving on Housing, Planning & Police committee joining @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @carolinerussell.bsky.social

Lots of Londoners seem to be having sunday off.

On this day in 1868 a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 6 Jul 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her husband. She perished there on the 17 Aug 1942. Her husband was murdered in Treblinka in Oct 1942. Her name was Karolina Hutterová

📸 : Franco Fontana (Italian, Modena) Paesaggio, Puglia -1978 (Landscape, Puglia) Photographic print Cibachrome 87.5 x 57.5cm famous photography of field of yellow flowers in Puglia (South of Italy).

Green Party gained major council control in south London, replacing Labour in Lewisham and Lambeth, and won first elected mayors in Hackney and Lewisham.

Thousands protested rising antisemitic hate crimes and violence outside Downing Street, with politicians and interfaith leaders calling for unity and action.

#Mothersday Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973), The Mother, 1901. Oil on cardboard mounted on panel. Saint Louis Art Museum. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a... “His work always draws great interest and debate, and the mayor is hopeful that his latest piece can be preserved for Londoners and visitors to enjoy.” -Mayor Sadiq Khan

Check the coming weeks for London events: JustSpace.org.uk/events

So much of what we all wrote in here is what the new London councillors will be engaging with as they get down to work, changing the city. Get them each a copy justspace.org.uk/caringcity

Last month observed record high temperatures averaged over the Southern Hemisphere. Note also the long-term warming trend in this visualization, as displayed by the color shading from blue (older years) to red (recent years). Data from doi.org/10.24381/cds...

"Do not wait for life. Do not long for it. Be aware, always and at every moment, that the miracle is in the here and now." ~ Marcel Proust La Seine à La Grande Jatte (1884) 🎨 Georges Seurat

Living Wage campaign marks 25 years by securing Department for Business and Trade as a living wage employer, raising pay for cleaners and security guards in London.

Londoners, have your say. Join the State of London Debate 2026 on 3 June, 7:30–9pm to ask questions and hear from Deputy Mayors on issues from transport to housing, safety and the environment. Free to attend - register now: