The impact of austerity policies on UK health (inequalities) is brilliantly laid out in the new book by David Walsh and @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social, showing how all-encompassing the impact of austerity was. As relevant as ever today and I highly highly recommend it.

"À quatre heures de train maximum" - pretty map that highlights well urban densities

Such a good and fun ONS tool on the latest population projections! www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...

The government is promising a lot of new housing hoping it will fix the different current crises (affordability, homelessness, etc) — henceforth not addressing the issues directly. A lot of trust in the housing market and how the population navigates within it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Interesting and ironic contrast in housing dynamics: according to the 2021 Census, under-occupancy of terraces/bungalows was highest in Copeland and in Kensington & Chelsea (83.8%) - where housing was respectively the most and least affordable in the country at the time