30,000 homes fitted with botched insulation under government schemes, ministers admit www.bbc.com/news/article...

What shall be done about the unhoused? www.angryflower.com/1572.html

Rainbow over Carradale House and Balfron Tower just now

Homelessness crisis in the UK. Outcome of real wage/benefit cuts, never-ending austerity, sale of council homes, emasculation of local councils, lack of affordable/social housing, corporate profiteering, no rent controls, appeasing corporations/rich. archive.ph/TV6JG

Backlit #brutalism in Poplar this morning #MondaysAreBrutal

Labour's BIGGEST SCAM? Their Housing Claims Exposed Labour’s housing strategy leans heavily on the “build-to-rent” model, where homes are constructed specifically for rental and owned by large financial institutions via @owenjones.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4Td...

Nano Banana-processed Glenkerry I don't like AI art - it's soulless, built on stolen art and consumes horrendous amounts of energy and water But it's not going away, and it's getting depressingly good

SUVs are heavier, larger and more polluting than other cars, and researchers say they are more dangerous to pedestrians and cyclists "Is London set to put the brakes on SUVs?" Spoiler - no, not yet, but support is growing for for tougher regulation www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Site of the former Robin Hood Gardens today

A charity is giving people money to stop homelessness - and it says it's working www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Three listed buildings and the former bus depot tower from Langdon Park

Another fave in my new colouring book

Greens plan to give councils ability to tackle ‘landbanking’ of vacant sites [in Scotland] www.ireland-live.ie/news/scotlan...

Southwark sees 77% rise in homeless kids - report www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Empty homes are on the rise. So why aren't they being used to solve the housing shortage? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Still plenty of corrections and adjustments to do and details to add, but the outline of the whole block is finally in place #VectorArt #Brutalism

Floor lines on north tower and flats Extended to ground level Yet more windows #GlenkerryHouse #Brutalism #VectorArt

What can be done about London's overheating homes? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Here's what MS Copilot 3d made of Glenkerry House The photo used is at the end of the vid, from high up Balfron Tower It's clearly got issues (how many chimneys?!) but not too bad It's not just a video, but a downloadable, editable 3d model #Copilot3D link: copilot.microsoft.com/labs/experim...

90+6' Full time Hutton 0 Clapton CFC 3 A brilliant result on the road

We have chimneys

83' CCFC Sub ON - Will Wright OFF - Tami Unuefa Sam Cook moves across to left back with Will in the centre of defence Brimsdown 2 Clapton CFC 3

More windows and the boiler room #Brutalism #VectorArt

More detail added #GlenkerryVectorArt

As I did one for Michael Collins, I think it's only right to give a Brutalist Poplar tribute to Jim Lovell, the first astronaut (with two Apollo 8 crewmates) to orbit the moon, and commander of the Apollo 13, bringing it safely home after near disaster #RIPJimLovell

Balcony supports added #GlenkerryVectorArt

UK homelessness minister resigns after tenant eviction claims Tower Hamlets MP Rushanara Ali was accused of hypocrisy after claims she evicted tenants from east London property before putting up rent by almost £700 a month www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Long-overdue wander round Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park 🔹Had an interesting conversation with this raven 🔹 Caught this tree trying to escape 🔹 Didn't make a sacrificial offering despite stumbling upon this Satanic rites area 🔹Did take this path and get a little lost

We're often told to be wary of any loiterers outside our ground floor security doors in case they follow us in This jersey tiger moth might have tried it on today but I politely pointed out that even pretty moths have to be let in by whoever they are visiting

The Morris Road canal bridge micro-garden has had a make-over 👏👏🪷🌻🌸👏👏 #GuerrillaGardening

Here we all were in Tolmers Square 1970s Picture probably by Nick Wate

60-minute free Sunday rides offered on Santander Cycles in August With beginner-friendly routes, leisure ride routes and cycle training tips provided, the offer is to celebrate TfL's Cycle Sundays Routes include rides around Tower Hamlets and more www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It seems that housing, like other sectors in the UK, is so bad that regulation doesn't really work because there just isn't the capacity to investigate or act "Rats, mould and dangerous overcrowding - inside illegal house-shares hiding in plain sight" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

LBTH launches one of UK's most ambitious affordable housing programmes Build up to 3.3k new homes across 37 Council-owned sites within 5 years focusing on affordable & larger family homes (in addition to 4,000 genuinely affordable homes by May 2026) 1/2 www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/News_events/...

Is homelessness all over? Saint Mungo’s this evening.

What will the new banknotes look like? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Half a mil for an ex-council flat? Bargain! themodernhouse.com/sales-list/c...

Glenkerry vector art - work in progress

New Green Street signage

Museum of Brutalist Architecture The UK’s first ever Museum of Brutalist Architecture is to open inside the Grade II-listed assembly hall at Acland Burghley School in Camden The timeline for renovation and opening of the museum hasn’t yet been announced www.timeout.com/london/news/...

I'm making another attempt at learning Krita, this time with a vector art drawing of Glenkerry House Let's see how far I get...

Some selfies from Jolly's Green this morning 1/2

Leven Road Former Bus Depot tower, Carradale House, Balfron Tower

Chrisp Street Market A new planning application due early 2026 for a "mixed-use redevelopment" after previous plans unravelled In-person events scheduled for Sat 26 Jul and Sat 30 Aug 2025 Website to seek / shape pre-application consultation responses: chrispstreete14.co.uk

£1m spent trying to save dangerous flats Owners suffered “years of hell” as service charges quadrupled This is a former council block, then HA, then private via leasehold sales and offshore financial engineering Councils should not sell council housing www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Why Housing is So Expensive? Sorry for the spoiler - worth watching the video - but it's basically because of inequality The rich have too much money and buy everything, pricing the rest of us out Building more homes won't work on its own @garyseconomics.bsky.social youtu.be/BTlUyS-T-_4?...

Serious water pollution incidents up 60% in England, Environment Agency says, with nearly half of those posing "serious or persistent" harm to fisheries, drinking water and human health committed by Thames Water alone #NationaliseWater www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Funding changes ignore housing poverty Kensington and Chelsea council - known for its wealth - has accused the government of not taking into account the impact of housing costs when considering funding changes www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...