Alison Wallace
@alisonwyork.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor, School of Business Society, University of York
Housing, shared ownership, homeownership, private renting, algorithmic technologies and housing, social policy
Housing, shared ownership, homeownership, private renting, algorithmic technologies and housing, social policy
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Alison Wallace
@alisonwyork.bsky.social
· Jan 28
New paper from @nuffieldfoundation.org funded CODE ENCOUNTERS project. Explores digital tenant referencing in private rented housing www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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We can't staircase out of shared ownership, can't add partners as property owners, can't relocate for career opportunities.
Family planning remains on indefinite hold - six years of major life decisions delayed because we can't access our own equity.
Family planning remains on indefinite hold - six years of major life decisions delayed because we can't access our own equity.
August 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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You would think we'd be on track to freedom, given @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social, the Ministry of Housing himself, is our local MP.
Yet, six years later, we're still unsafe, hostages in our own home, and paying escalating costs while the "professionals" can't even measure a building correctly.
Yet, six years later, we're still unsafe, hostages in our own home, and paying escalating costs while the "professionals" can't even measure a building correctly.
August 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
You would think we'd be on track to freedom, given @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social, the Ministry of Housing himself, is our local MP.
Yet, six years later, we're still unsafe, hostages in our own home, and paying escalating costs while the "professionals" can't even measure a building correctly.
Yet, six years later, we're still unsafe, hostages in our own home, and paying escalating costs while the "professionals" can't even measure a building correctly.
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Most people think the cladding crisis is over. It's not.
6 years after Grenfell, we're still trapped in flammable buildings, paying the price while freeholders profit.
This is what it actually costs to live in the "post-Grenfell" world: 🧵
6 years after Grenfell, we're still trapped in flammable buildings, paying the price while freeholders profit.
This is what it actually costs to live in the "post-Grenfell" world: 🧵
August 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Most people think the cladding crisis is over. It's not.
6 years after Grenfell, we're still trapped in flammable buildings, paying the price while freeholders profit.
This is what it actually costs to live in the "post-Grenfell" world: 🧵
6 years after Grenfell, we're still trapped in flammable buildings, paying the price while freeholders profit.
This is what it actually costs to live in the "post-Grenfell" world: 🧵
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Our new paper uses regulatory theory and systems thinking to explore fresh, practical interventions that could transform the culture of compliance and improve tenants’ housing experiences in the English Private Rented Sector.
📄 Read it here: housingevidence.ac.uk/publications...
📄 Read it here: housingevidence.ac.uk/publications...
The Policy and Politics of Improving Standards in the English Private Rented Sector - UK Collaborative Centre For Housing Evidence
housingevidence.ac.uk
August 13, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Our new paper uses regulatory theory and systems thinking to explore fresh, practical interventions that could transform the culture of compliance and improve tenants’ housing experiences in the English Private Rented Sector.
📄 Read it here: housingevidence.ac.uk/publications...
📄 Read it here: housingevidence.ac.uk/publications...
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Kit Malthouse to Lammy "can he not see his inaction & cowardice is making this country irrelevant? Can he also not see the personal risk to him, given our intl obligations, that he may end up at the Hague because of his inaction?"
Lammy tells Malthouse his language is unbecoming
Lammy tells Malthouse his language is unbecoming
July 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Kit Malthouse to Lammy "can he not see his inaction & cowardice is making this country irrelevant? Can he also not see the personal risk to him, given our intl obligations, that he may end up at the Hague because of his inaction?"
Lammy tells Malthouse his language is unbecoming
Lammy tells Malthouse his language is unbecoming
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It is very hard to see how the UK government can sign this statement, which makes it absolutely clear that it recognises that Israel is committing - as a matter of state policy - deliberate and systematic war crimes, without at a minimum cutting all military cooperation with Israel.
July 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
It is very hard to see how the UK government can sign this statement, which makes it absolutely clear that it recognises that Israel is committing - as a matter of state policy - deliberate and systematic war crimes, without at a minimum cutting all military cooperation with Israel.
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Reporters in Gaza from AFP are now unable to work due to them literally being starved to death by the Israeli government, but apparently these people opposing the genocide are the real terrorists 👇
Peaceful protesters yesterday, writing the words on their placards which will convert them from ordinary citizens to terrorists in the eyes of the government and the law. Words which put them in the same legal group as Osama bin Laden. The rank absurdity of Cooper’s decision captured in one photo.
July 22, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Reporters in Gaza from AFP are now unable to work due to them literally being starved to death by the Israeli government, but apparently these people opposing the genocide are the real terrorists 👇
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“The ultimate democratization of education may reside not in its universal availability but in its deinstitutionalization. If this comes to pass, we may find that the fabric of our lives is Canvas.” Uh oh. But look - at least Instructure is being open about its imperial ambitions!
Out of curiosity I wanted to know how the massive LMS Instructure (company that runs Canvas) is using the massive amounts of data it collects on students.
Oh.
(This article is nominally not a press release?)
www.forbes.com/sites/rayrav...
Oh.
(This article is nominally not a press release?)
www.forbes.com/sites/rayrav...
July 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
“The ultimate democratization of education may reside not in its universal availability but in its deinstitutionalization. If this comes to pass, we may find that the fabric of our lives is Canvas.” Uh oh. But look - at least Instructure is being open about its imperial ambitions!
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Absolutely dystopian juxtaposition from the Guardian front page. Difficult to understand how anyone of decency and conscience can defend this government at this point. Just sheer moral degeneracy to arm a state that does this and arrest people for objecting. Wtf are we doing as a country?
July 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Absolutely dystopian juxtaposition from the Guardian front page. Difficult to understand how anyone of decency and conscience can defend this government at this point. Just sheer moral degeneracy to arm a state that does this and arrest people for objecting. Wtf are we doing as a country?
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The right-wing press is going mad over votes at 16 ("a naked attempt to twist democracy in Labour’s favour", an "election-rigging move"...)
Oddly, they said the same 100 years ago when the voting age for women fell from 30 to 21.
Let's revisit the Mail's campaign to"Stop the Flapper Vote Folly"...
Oddly, they said the same 100 years ago when the voting age for women fell from 30 to 21.
Let's revisit the Mail's campaign to"Stop the Flapper Vote Folly"...
July 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The right-wing press is going mad over votes at 16 ("a naked attempt to twist democracy in Labour’s favour", an "election-rigging move"...)
Oddly, they said the same 100 years ago when the voting age for women fell from 30 to 21.
Let's revisit the Mail's campaign to"Stop the Flapper Vote Folly"...
Oddly, they said the same 100 years ago when the voting age for women fell from 30 to 21.
Let's revisit the Mail's campaign to"Stop the Flapper Vote Folly"...
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When the 12yo was in mainstream primary school, a new, unsympathetic non-inclusive headteacher who arrived in Year 6, repeatedly tried to change his educational provision. The fact that the EHCP was a legal document that agreed what support he should receive was vital in protecting him. #r4today
July 7, 2025 at 7:14 AM
When the 12yo was in mainstream primary school, a new, unsympathetic non-inclusive headteacher who arrived in Year 6, repeatedly tried to change his educational provision. The fact that the EHCP was a legal document that agreed what support he should receive was vital in protecting him. #r4today
The closing of Abrdn’s Fair Finance Trust is grim news. I had funding from them into shared ownership and found them all staff great to work with. Big loss to difficult social policy research funding landscape. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
To all who think capitalism can drive progressive change, it won’t – and here’s the shocking proof | Polly Toynbee
Asset manager Aberdeen’s surprise cut to funding research into inequality has left those that used its grants for good work reeling, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
July 1, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The closing of Abrdn’s Fair Finance Trust is grim news. I had funding from them into shared ownership and found them all staff great to work with. Big loss to difficult social policy research funding landscape. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The government's tenancy reforms make it easier to fight rent hikes through a tribunal. But @rentersreformco.bsky.social finds the tribunal is awarding landlords an average rent increase of £240/month! Tenants will still be at risk of being priced out of their homes www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
third of renters could be 'forced out of their homes' despite landmark reforms
Labour’s significant Renters' Rights Bill, which is currently passing through Parliament, will ban landlords from evicting renters for no reason from their homes - but fears remain
www.mirror.co.uk
June 30, 2025 at 8:55 AM
The government's tenancy reforms make it easier to fight rent hikes through a tribunal. But @rentersreformco.bsky.social finds the tribunal is awarding landlords an average rent increase of £240/month! Tenants will still be at risk of being priced out of their homes www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Surveillance Capitalism Kyoto style. A Security Robot.
June 30, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Surveillance Capitalism Kyoto style. A Security Robot.
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The Centre for Lifelong Learning truly put into action ‘university of the public good’. My conversations with students when I taught there shaped the way I think about higher education and research. A huge loss for the university and the city.
Devastated that the Centre for Lifelong Learning @york.ac.uk is being closed after 40 years. What a loss to education in the region. Feel for students and staff. Being a tutor has been joy, doing what universities should be doing by sharing knowledge widely with our communities.
June 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The Centre for Lifelong Learning truly put into action ‘university of the public good’. My conversations with students when I taught there shaped the way I think about higher education and research. A huge loss for the university and the city.
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I am starting to look for a PhD student in (comparative) political economy, historical or computational sociology starting in October (4 years, 65%) at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social. Check out the announcement here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
I am looking for a PhD student in #sociology or neighboring social sciences at Freie University Berlin (published soon), starting this October (4 years, 65%). | Sebastian Kohl
I am looking for a PhD student in #sociology or neighboring social sciences at Freie University Berlin (published soon), starting this October (4 years, 65%). Any research projects in political econom...
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June 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I am starting to look for a PhD student in (comparative) political economy, historical or computational sociology starting in October (4 years, 65%) at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social. Check out the announcement here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Conditions at 26 Federal Plaza according to a Dominican man who was held there for 3 days.
ICE did not respond to multiple requests for comments about conditions there.
ICE did not respond to multiple requests for comments about conditions there.
June 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Conditions at 26 Federal Plaza according to a Dominican man who was held there for 3 days.
ICE did not respond to multiple requests for comments about conditions there.
ICE did not respond to multiple requests for comments about conditions there.
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This Senate proposal advanced by Sen Cruz would cancel new and existing State laws on any aspect of tech use including civil rights, consumer protection, privacy, fraud, safety for kids, accessibility, and more. In short, we’d lose the few laws we have that ensure responsible AI use. #killthebill
Don’t be confused: The Senate Republican AI language includes the EXACT SAME AI moratorium as the House bill. Almost word-for-word. This is a complete, 10-year ban on state AI regulation. Period.
June 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
This Senate proposal advanced by Sen Cruz would cancel new and existing State laws on any aspect of tech use including civil rights, consumer protection, privacy, fraud, safety for kids, accessibility, and more. In short, we’d lose the few laws we have that ensure responsible AI use. #killthebill
Sounds like a platform to which other data can be appended in the future to demonstrate our credibility and worth. With permission gov.uk already links to credit files for ID purposes. How will this all shape up in 5/10/20 years.
June 6, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Sounds like a platform to which other data can be appended in the future to demonstrate our credibility and worth. With permission gov.uk already links to credit files for ID purposes. How will this all shape up in 5/10/20 years.
Becky Tunstall’s report looks like a grim but compelling exposition of the state of the nation.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘Stress crisis’ in UK as 5m struggle with financial, health and housing insecurity
Exclusive: Levels of ‘multi-stress’ at highest since 2008 crash, study says, with people feeling profoundly powerless
www.theguardian.com
June 6, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Becky Tunstall’s report looks like a grim but compelling exposition of the state of the nation.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Interested in supporting housing scholarship? Not too onerous Trustee roles going at HSCT. www.linkedin.com/posts/alex-m...
HSCT Trustee Recruitment Advert 2025 — Thornby Associates | Alex Marsh
This might be of interest to some ... https://lnkd.in/eawAUUDs
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June 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Interested in supporting housing scholarship? Not too onerous Trustee roles going at HSCT. www.linkedin.com/posts/alex-m...