👏🏻 The long awaited MVAWG strategy is finally here!👏🏻 I will collect my thoughts once I've had a chance to sit down and properly read it! I've seen mixed opinions. What's everyone's thoughts so far? #mvawg #vawgstrategy #vawg

They literally couldn’t be bothered to even show up to discuss the VAWG strategy today. bsky.app/profile/sara...

New update on the government's train station builds...🚆🏘️ What's everyone's thoughts?

Very interesting article on NE housing & devolution. Key stat? 👉Across our 7 authorities, around 60,000 households are waiting for social housing. Even in the best-case scenario, this SAHP funding would meet only 12 – 13% of current demand.

And on this note.. If you've not read Caroline Criado Perez's book "Invisible Women: Exposing data bias in a world designed for men" I highly recommend!

And... following from the back of this, I'll use it as a cheeky opportunity for a little plug of when I said this... www.ippr.org/articles/not... #northeast #housing

Hot take: having a 1,300 housing portfolio amidst a housing & homelessness crisis is not a brag.

I think it reached Newcastle a long time ago... Although I agree, people, especially down South are still surprised we have an issue and think it's a personal failing because "but it's so cheap!?" erm, no. Great that we're getting some coverage!

Now it's time for a panel on child poverty in Scotland. Great that we have some panellists with lived experience too. @ipprscotland.bsky.social

Now we're onto Scottish democracy. Very interested to hear on people's opinions on democracy from a devolved government...

Hearing from First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social - He's ticking the boxes for me talking about the negative impacts of Thatcherism.

I'm up further North today for the 10th Anniversary Conference in Edinburgh for @ipprscotland.bsky.social 's birthday 🎂🎉 Today we're hearing about all the big things- poverty, democracy, economy and net zero.

Great day so far at the Crisis NE regional homelessness conference! #homelessness #crisis #regionalhomelessconference #northeast

Was great to be on the RIBA panel at Labour Conference #LC25 on behalf of @ipprnorth.bsky.social. I discussed what we want to see taken into account in the 1.5m homes target

Opened this morning's work inbox to a special email from @arlenpettitt.bsky.social on his new report "Set Up To Fail" outlining regional inequality in the use of school suspensions for children, especially those with Special Educational Needs (SEN). Let's have a look...🔍

It's a strange feeling being back in the same university lecture theatre you sat doing your degree years ago... But that's where I'm at, to listen to THE @michaelmarmot.bsky.social! @insightsnortheast.bsky.social 💊 🏥 🩻 🧠 🫁 🫀🫆🩸🦠🦷🦾🦻🏻 #publichealth #marmot

Well well well, I seem to attract becoming an advert for increased transportation spending: ➡️ NCL to Liverpool requires 3 trains on a Sunday ➡️ 1st train "power shortage issues" ➡️ Connection missed. ➡️No direct train to LV from Leeds for another hour. ➡️Next train to LV via MCR overcrowded chaos

🚂 On route to Liverpool for the @teamlabouruk.bsky.social Conference. I'm writing my speech for tomorrow's RIBA panel. I'll be speaking on what else the government needs to consider when it comes to their 1.5 million homes target🏠 (&... for those who are curious, it's a soy caramel flat white 🌝💃🏻☕)

"Great" is the wrong word when it comes to how it felt to attend the counter-protest of right wing 'unite the kingdom' protestors and the planned launch of another right wing party yesterday...

Today #ONS released stats on House Purchase Affordability for the UK for FYE 2024...🏘️💸 Let's have a look 👀🕵‍♀️

Well, an outcome was reached and I'm emotional for Scotland. I'm no legal expert & this is personal opinion, but my initial thoughts are: Wins:👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🩷scrapping the 3rd "not proven" verdict 🩷free court transcripts Loss:💔 amendment increasing the # of jurors needed for a majority verdict

Today I had the privilege of speaking on behalf of @ipprnorth.bsky.social on a panel chaired by Youth Futures Foundation's Anna Round. Was great to be in Sunderland, with fellow northerners talking about such an important topic....

Here's hoping! Such reforms are very much needed 🤞🏻 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

And that's a wrap 🌯👀👏 Big thanks to all our panellists! And of course our very own chair Marcus #SMCommission #socialmobility

The habitual train station latté... On route to the @ipprnorth.bsky.social panel at the Manchester Social Mobility Commission ✨ looking forward to seeing you all there!

Lovely to see this Northern gem being highlighted in @theguardian.com 🪩

Single-parent families are almost four times as likely to experience homelessness than those with two parents, Shelter has warned

Absolutely horrific, sending lots of love to this woman 🩷 Allowing racism & MVAWG to go unchecked, and -not just tolerated- but parroted & emboldened is dangerous. This is another reminder that this racist hate brigade has never been about "protecting women and children"

Congratulations to the fabulous @rosielockwood.bsky.social on exciting new pastures! Great to have another contact at @clesthinkdo.bsky.social ! ❤️

Reminder that @ipprnorth.bsky.social are hosting a panel at the Social Mobility Commission's Symposium on Monday. See you all there!

Nice bold interview piece with @kimmcguinness.bsky.social - in today's @thenorthernagenda.bsky.social newsletter. Gave me a chuckle!👏👊

A poignant reminder that children's wellbeing is being left on the backburner... And a personal reminder that next month it'll be exactly 2 years since my assessment, and I'm STILL waiting for medication titration for ADHD (don't get me started on Psychiatry UK...)👀

More people than ever are clapping along to the far-right soundtrack. For me, it’s not a particularly compelling one…some of the loudest voices could use more vocal coaching… With all the noise, I was prompted to respond to a wonderful piece by Rohan Sathyamoorthy. Read below 👇 @theguardian.com

Well well well...Another good article @generationrent.bsky.social 👏 This is what happens when properties are seen as investments and bought up as PRS + underfunded LAs + a huge loss of social housing. A sad reminder that this housing crisis is profitable for some.

As we've all been saying, new homes, new towns, mean nothing if most people can't afford to live in them...🏘️All we're doing with expensive new builds is pushing people out of their areas

Nice to see @sheltercharity.bsky.social's latest report on new towns & the need for social rents in my inbox!🏘️ Especially interesting to read about 'Hope Value' england.shelter.org.uk/professional...

public service announcement: I'm back at work after some time off... Fellow local blueskyers(?) what have I maybe missed in the fast pacing world of politics?! 👀

🫵ATTENTION MEDIA PEOPLE: Come and work with me!

Can't believe I didn't see this sooner! Fabulous news to scrap such an outdated law. www.gov.uk/government/n...

This is almost double what the Affordable Homes Programme currently has 👏👏👏

But here's a win!...😀🏡 fab to hear @RachelReevesMP acknowledge we're in a "housing crisis" and promise £39bn funding into Affordable Homes Programme, with a focus on social rentals!

First few seconds of the Spending Review and mortgages & planning already mentioned.... A good start! #CSR #spendingreview

And lastly, @ipprnorth.bsky.social research is cited in @politico.com "The North of England would have received an extra £140 billion in transport investment between 2009-10 and 2022-23 if funding levels had been equal to London" www.politico.eu/newsletter/l...

We're on a roll today... @ipprnorth.bsky.social in the @the-independent.com today on how the North has missed £140bn in transport investment over the last government www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

And we're in the Mirror! North of England would have had an extra £140billion in transport cash if it was treated the same as London under the Tories @ipprnorth.bsky.social www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

@ipprnorth.bsky.social research cited in the @yorkshirepost.co.uk today on the "decade of deceit" & regional disparity in transport spending. Yorkshire, transport spending £441 per person 2013-23, London that sum nearly trebled to £1,183. www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politic...

Latest stats highlighting the growing regional spending disparity on transport.

The @the-independent.com just released a shocking (but to locals unsurprising) article on Buy-to-Lets. It highlights how housing in the North East is increasingly being bought by Southern landlords.... (A small🧵by yours truly )

Got some snaps of our northern women mayors yesterday speaking at @healthequitynorth.bsky.social