Many thanks to my brilliant supervision team @hildestephansen.bsky.social @adameldridge.bsky.social and Paulina Tambakaki and examiners @benpitcher.bsky.social and @gypjh2000.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to @csjresearch.bsky.social doctoral researcher Ed Hadfield @ed1900and86.bsky.social who successfully defended his PhD thesis “Place and publics: the role of social media in resistance to gentrification in London” today!

New housing stats from Govt, via Generation Rent: "131,140 households [in England are] in temporary accommodation, an increase of 11.8% from March 2024 "Households with children in temporary accom. rose by 11.6% to 83,150... "A record 169,050 dependent children are trapped in temp. accommodation."

Why do housing developers feel they can under deliver affordable homes in Hackney time and time again? www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/06/11/k...

Housing ombudsman for England warns of ‘simmering anger’ over living conditions www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

"The Housing Ombudsman has published a special investigation into Hackney Council, revealing multiple missed opportunities to identify root causes to improve its service to residents" www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk/2025/05/22/s...

I remember a Southwark councillor once claiming that "regeneration" meant they didn't need to cut services. But as we can see, the long-term consequences are that these services get cut anyway:

I created a gentrification starter pack (not to start gentrification, though). Hit me up if I you want to be added! go.bsky.app/FQMip1i

As promised, here is our new starter pack of scholars working on London from a range of different perspectives. If you've any recommendations as to anyone else who should be in here (including yourself), do let us know!

More studentships advertised here at Westminster in Social Sciences www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKS475/m...