Because it's only produced by mothers' bodies for their newborn babies, by chowing down on colostrum you're literally snatching essential sustenance from the world's most fragile creatures, so... hell no

Up nice and early for my flight to Perth, Australia, where I have tickets for the fourth day of the Test. Now to take large sip of coffee and see how England are getting on...

Ashes highlights on YouTube lads www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gjQ...

Lovely short thread (with a v good piece at the end). I think Ruth's point at the end is entirely right. Also I think shows that 'being an effective minister' is a skillset in itself. Castle was not a transport wonk or labour market wonk or a welfare wonk, yet she was v effective in all three roles.

Love the Scottish approach of not bothering shooting at goal unless you're going to score a sensational goal #scoden

Two-thirds of English councils have not prosecuted a single landlord in past three years www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...

It's a shame that unzoomed is going paid-only but also I've got to the point where I'm crushing it apparently just by remembering which cities haven't come up yet Unzoomed #667 1/6 🟢⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️ unzoomed.com

Section 21's days are finally numbered. In 168 days' time landlords will no longer be able to evict a tenant to raise the rent, to punish them for complaining or simply because they're having a bad day. Thanks to everyone who has campaigned with @generationrent.bsky.social for this!

Doesn't mention it but this sounds like shared ownership. Insane that the default response to lack of HA interest is to sell them to corporate landlords rather than switch to the First Homes scheme - 20% discount on market price for first time buyers www.msn.com/en-za/news/o...

He's gone back to his plough... on the concrete farm

Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round

Excellent and courageous investigative journalism. The fact that it is (apparently) legal to do this to people is utterly disgusting.

The GR team is not lazy, so we have never campaigned for renting to be put on the national curriculum. However, now mortgages (mortgages!) have been recommended to go in it, it feels like we'll have to try and get space for the more immediate tenure today's schoolkids will need to get to know

The point about Awaab's Law is that ordinary use of the property should not result in condensation mould. So cooking, washing, washing and drying clothes, and indeed breathing should not result in excessive condensation. If it does, there is a problem with the property.

Finally something for those of us with Wambsgans withdrawal

Remember remember, the 5th of November. Teabag. Kettle. And pot. #FramleyExamimer

"Those consulted on the plans say the chancellor is particularly looking at reducing or eliminating the energy company obligation, under which energy firms help pay for home improvement measures such as insulation and new heating schemes" I dunno, I prefer cutting energy bills by insulating homes

Say what you like about Rachel Reeves, she has done wonderful things for tenants' rights awareness

They should've made it a tribute to the Scouse accent - "la, dey do dough don't dey dough"

Easy peasy, here are a few suggestions - Madrid Murder Mystery, Midnight in Madrid, To Madrid With Love, The Purple Rose Of Madrid, Vicky Christina Madrid, Madrid

Utterly insane article - author appears unfamiliar with the concepts of "a business" and "consumer rights". Real "if I owned a fish and chip shop I should have the right to put poison in the batter, and my customers could simply pay more at a different shop to avoid hospitalisation" stuff

REMINDER: Check your local council website to see if your landlord needs a licence, and has got one. If they haven’t you could claim back up to 12 MONTHS of rent and be PROTECTED from a Section 21 Eviction!

Will be important for Labour to draw this dividing line going into 2029, but I'd argue we have already had several years of transition, ie landlords selling primarily due to higher interest rates, which really stuff anyone on interest-only mortgages. RRB has also been on the cards since 2019

I'm on holiday but so good to see this is finally The Law. For too long landlords have had too much power over tenants, leading to poor quality accommodation, excessive rent increases and undue stress every time your tenancy comes up for renewal. These reforms are a huge step forward for renters

Our Deputy Chief Executive, @danwilsoncraw.bsky.social, has worked to end Section 21, no fault evictions for over a decade. Now unfair evictions are being abolished, you can read his reflections in his @BigIssue op ed below. 👇 www.bigissue.com/opinion/rent...

Just remember, a lot of people with ILR have it because they're married to a British person and haven't earned more than that £38700 threshold (which only came in recently so wouldn't have affected a lot of long term couples) - as far as I can see the Tories are planning to strip ILR from them too

So the Renters' Rights Bill completed Parliament today. It has taken some time and I think we've forgotten what an important and really substantial piece of legislation it is. A huge and valuable change is coming (even if we don't know exactly when yet).

"Today is a momentous day" says Housing Minister @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social, rightly proud of the Renters' Rights Bill as it passes its final hurdle without needing a vote. Waiting for the King's signature in next week or so, when date will be set for ban of Section 21 'no fault' evictions!

UPDATE: We did it! The Renters’ Rights Bill has now PASSED through the House of Commons! We expect it to reach Royal Assent shortly. This is a huge win after years of campaigning by renters. There's more to do, but this is worth celebrating!

The Renters' Rights Bill has been APPROVED by Parliament! This confirms the ending of Section 21 alongside a host of new measures to improve our security and the quality of our homes. The legislation is the result of over a decade of campaigning from the renter movement. A moment to celebrate.

We've done it! Parliament has voted to dismantle Section 21, the law that currently lets landlords hike the rent or bully tenants out of complaining about disrepair. I've personally spent a decade campaigning for this and it feels amazing! Just need the King to sign on the dotted line now...

If I were running Labour comms I would commission an app called 'Will the Tories/Reform deport you?' then let the reactions on TikTok and Instagram do their work.

Honestly can't believe neither of the candidates currently trying to win the votes of party members (@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social and @lucympowell.bsky.social) are jumping on this sort of thing.

Great read this - though I need photographic evidence of the 4m-long carrots

FINAL REMINDER: Our prize draw which gives you the chance to win critically acclaimed housing books is ending TODAY ENTER 👇 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/rentersrig...

Reminder that because posts with links don't get downgraded over here, there's so much more scope to run earnest campaigns

Gonna ignore the result and just focus on this madness.. #NUFC

Thank you so much to @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social for writing this. Pretty much every dad I know feels this way, but also often feels they can’t articulate it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

So excited to host our Renters' Rights Awareness Week webinar later, reflecting on the ending Section 21 campaign - not quite over the line yet, but feels right to pause and reflect. Please join me, the formidable @danwilsoncraw.bsky.social, and more at 6pm: www.generationrent.org/renters-righ...

Last night, the House of Lords blocked attempts to weaken the Renters’ Rights Bill, a huge win for renters. The Bill now heads to the House of Commons for final approval before Royal Assent. More here ➡️ www.generationrent.org/2025/10/15/r...

🚨GREAT NEWS FOR RENTERS🚨 Last night, we defeated last-ditch amendments that would have weakened tenants' rights and shifted power back towards landlords. The Bill now just needs sign-off from the Commons (and the King) before becoming the Renters' Rights Act!

An example of the government not having a project: only yesterday the government was trumpeting new measures to make it easier to build things. We'll work out who actually builds stuff later on.

First vote in today's House of Lords debate on Renters Rights Bill sees the government defeat an amendment that would weaken safeguards against landlords abusing the eviction ground to sell the property. Very good news but very close - 11 votes in it. Still a few problematic amendments to go...

In 2004, Parisian police were conducting a training exercise in the french catacombs and found, after moving past a desk and a tape playing audio of snarling dogs, a fully functional movie theater and bar. When they returned 3 days later, the equipment was gone, with a note: “Do not try to find us.”

Calling housing academics, researchers and economists - we've put out a tender for research on private landlord profits; how substantial are they, how are they distributed, from rent vs. capital etc. Apply at the link below! Budget up to £40k including vat. Please reshare!!

It's Renters' Rights Awareness Week! Every day we have a webinar, covering topics like upcoming changes to evictions, disrepair, deposits and even how you claim back rent. We're also running a prize draw to win some amazing books about housing - don't miss out! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/rentersrig...

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Glad Jonn has written this. As a campaigner, I found Twitter getting decreasingly useful to get people signing petitions and writing to MPs, i.e. when posts with links started getting downgraded. Because Bluesky doesn't do this there's a lot of potential for campaigns to build up support 1/n

“We’ve seen over a generation, a huge house price increase” Watch our Deputy Chief Executive, @danwilsoncraw.bsky.social, explain Stamp Duty reform, and what it would mean for private renters 👇

Pleasure to talk about the pros and cons of abolishing stamp duty on #r4today just now - glad @danneidle.bsky.social was also on to talk about the solutions with a lot more gravitas than I would have managed