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

Was so great to be at this event yesterday. Sessions full of super passionate women talking about how Northern women face a double challenge when it comes to health and inequality - regional and gendered. However, like Carrie Bradshaw... I couldn't help but wonder, why did only 3 men attend? 👀

Now that all the results are in let's have a quick look of what's happened in the NE today...

Amongst the election news - there's been some other important regional news today with a report from @healthequitynorth.bsky.social on the estimated regional impact of the government's proposed PIP cuts from the Spring Statement... A thread 🧵1/8

My latest article is out today! It's on mayors our newest Northern mayors @kimmcguinness.bsky.social & @davidskaith.bsky.social turning the dial on devolution 1 year on since their election🗳️ (Happy anniversary!)🥳 Check it out below!

📢North Tyneside remains Labour. Local mayoral elections matter in their own right - especially in the age of devolution. 👉Closely followed by Reform 👉But lower turnout than 2021 = it’s time to do democracy better & give 16 and 17 year olds the vote in local elections

Really interesting article from @newstatesman.com Living by the coast has formed a strong part of my identity (Like a Victorian holidayer salt air is the best medicine in my opinion!)... However, we're 42% more likely to be in the worst decile for income deprivation than inland regions...

Done 👍

Devastating but unfortunately unsurprising news: 👉2023-2024 saw a 5% increase in households owed a prevent/relief duty 👉an increase in children in TA 👉LAs warn of bankruptcy due to TA costs Again - we need more social housing, raised LHA rates, & tackling affordability

PSA: Remember to set your calendar alarm to vote tomorrow!

Professional photo just in.... Was fab speaking to recent Impact Policy Network graduates on Friday in Manchester. We talked all things devolution, local government & diversity - alongside Elizabeth Mitchell, @jpspencer.bsky.social and Sam Thornton :)

And I'm off home from today's event, speaking on a panel at The Impact Policy Network on all things devolution. Fab to get some positive feedback from women in the audience that we're on the right track calling for more diversity in local gvt and ensuring Devo delivers for everyone ✨

Great point raised👌 I've seen the issues people who are homeless face - like being unable to register with a GP without a set place of address & getting surgical wounds infected due to lack of facilities to clean them. Health is wealth, but like wealth, not everyone has access.

Great to join @indiaippr.bsky.social in Newcastle today for another brilliant focus group with young people for this years @ipprnorth.bsky.social state of the North report.

Can someone explain to me what's going on...👀🏠 www.bathbuildingsociety.co.uk/2025/04/100-....

In light of recent events, I would like to say as a woman from the North East, and a woman who used to work for Rape Crisis: trans women are women. They are not a threat, & deserve to be safe & included in women's spaces. Transphobia is an unwelcome scapegoat under the guise of protecting women 🩷🩵

IPPR are looking at how transport can work better for families in the UK. As part of this we are running a survey specifically for single parents. If you are a single parent, we'd love to hear from you. Survey closes 28th April. Please do share with people & networks you think might be interested.

Shocking, but not surprising 😞 👀 Build 👏 more 👏 social 👏 housing 👏 www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

New stats by Nationwide today on housing 🏡 👉North-south divide in house prices continues - North up 4.9% year on year, South up 2.5% 👉But the North is still the "least expensive region" 👉Semi-detached homes rising most

know it's past 5pm, but the sun is still up, so buckle in for your home-time read... Today is World Health Day @whowpro.bsky.social 🌍👩‍⚕️ All people deserve to live a life in good health, and access to good quality care and support when they're not. But this isn't always the case...