Jim Gleeson
@geographyjim.bsky.social
Currently on leave from my job as housing numbers person at the Greater London Authority. Opinions here only my own, if that. data.london.gov.uk/housing/
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Gentle reminder that Jimmy Carter once negotiated a ceasefire during the second Sudanese civil war to help eradicate Guinea worm disease 🫡
February 4, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Gentle reminder that Jimmy Carter once negotiated a ceasefire during the second Sudanese civil war to help eradicate Guinea worm disease 🫡
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I've learned everything I can about this chart and what it means for planning for more houses in cities.
The report is out tomorrow! You can watch me talk about the chart and more at the launch event tomorrow, 2pm.
Sign up here: www.centreforcities.org/event/what-b...
The report is out tomorrow! You can watch me talk about the chart and more at the launch event tomorrow, 2pm.
Sign up here: www.centreforcities.org/event/what-b...
February 3, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I've learned everything I can about this chart and what it means for planning for more houses in cities.
The report is out tomorrow! You can watch me talk about the chart and more at the launch event tomorrow, 2pm.
Sign up here: www.centreforcities.org/event/what-b...
The report is out tomorrow! You can watch me talk about the chart and more at the launch event tomorrow, 2pm.
Sign up here: www.centreforcities.org/event/what-b...
The second correction here is incredible, a bit like declaring that 95% of the population is currently wearing nappies.
The Times has now published a correction of some of the multiple errors in its front-page splash interview of Alan Milburn on NEETs/SEN.
Of course, having published Milburn's invented numbers, they don't bother to give their readers the actual ones.
Original article here: archive.ph/I0f49
Of course, having published Milburn's invented numbers, they don't bother to give their readers the actual ones.
Original article here: archive.ph/I0f49
February 2, 2026 at 10:55 AM
The second correction here is incredible, a bit like declaring that 95% of the population is currently wearing nappies.
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Singapore's housing model combines public housing and home ownership but are the cracks starting to show?
www.ft.com/content/2333...
www.ft.com/content/2333...
Singapore’s public housing model meets the limits of its success
The city-state’s ‘father of urban planning’ was lauded for his vision but rising resale prices and high demand are bringing strain
www.ft.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Singapore's housing model combines public housing and home ownership but are the cracks starting to show?
www.ft.com/content/2333...
www.ft.com/content/2333...
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Beautiful architecture and down to earth (pun intended) - brilliantly written up by @edwinheathcote.bsky.social 👏
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Inside the rammed-earth home that breaks new ground on many levels
A luminous, experimental house that has emerged from an old brickworks in Wiltshire is a lesson in innovative building with ancient techniques
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January 30, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Beautiful architecture and down to earth (pun intended) - brilliantly written up by @edwinheathcote.bsky.social 👏
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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I wonder where it's all coming from?
January 29, 2026 at 8:11 AM
I wonder where it's all coming from?
The reporting on this is frustrating:
- It's the same deadline for private as for social landlords.
- The government consulted last year on either 2035 or 2037 as the deadline.
- Around 2.4 million private rented homes are below the new standard and it will cost around £26.5 billion to fix them ..
- It's the same deadline for private as for social landlords.
- The government consulted last year on either 2035 or 2037 as the deadline.
- Around 2.4 million private rented homes are below the new standard and it will cost around £26.5 billion to fix them ..
Decent homes standard for UK private renters delayed by government until 2035
Decent homes standard for UK private renters delayed by government until 2035
Campaigners pushing for 2030 deadline said deferral was ‘denying renters the most basic standards in our homes’
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The government’s promise to make private rented homes fit for habitation will not be enforced for almost a decade, a decision described as “absurd” by campaigners.
The timeline means landlords will have until 2035 to implement a decent homes standard (DHS) in their properties, despite ministers promising to deliver “robust standards” to combat disrepair, damp and energy inefficiency. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:53 PM
The reporting on this is frustrating:
- It's the same deadline for private as for social landlords.
- The government consulted last year on either 2035 or 2037 as the deadline.
- Around 2.4 million private rented homes are below the new standard and it will cost around £26.5 billion to fix them ..
- It's the same deadline for private as for social landlords.
- The government consulted last year on either 2035 or 2037 as the deadline.
- Around 2.4 million private rented homes are below the new standard and it will cost around £26.5 billion to fix them ..
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Mexico said in the 2000s, let's make our cities completely unmanageable by building super-dense publicly-financed suburbs for the poor.
January 24, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Mexico said in the 2000s, let's make our cities completely unmanageable by building super-dense publicly-financed suburbs for the poor.
Great short video from Urban Design London about the Rowan Court estate infill scheme in Haringey, which delivers 46 new council homes, new public space and a range of other benefits www.urbandesignlearning.com/videos-detai...
Resources - Videos - Details
Urban Design Learning gives local councils more authority.
www.urbandesignlearning.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Great short video from Urban Design London about the Rowan Court estate infill scheme in Haringey, which delivers 46 new council homes, new public space and a range of other benefits www.urbandesignlearning.com/videos-detai...
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This has been the policy for decades.
The sprawl of Dublin not only kept density low it also leap frog jumped out to most of the eastern region.
There are Dubs everywhere because there has never been enough space for them to live 2-3 per house/apartment.
(Their babies are mostly born in Dublin)
The sprawl of Dublin not only kept density low it also leap frog jumped out to most of the eastern region.
There are Dubs everywhere because there has never been enough space for them to live 2-3 per house/apartment.
(Their babies are mostly born in Dublin)
January 23, 2026 at 11:39 AM
This has been the policy for decades.
The sprawl of Dublin not only kept density low it also leap frog jumped out to most of the eastern region.
There are Dubs everywhere because there has never been enough space for them to live 2-3 per house/apartment.
(Their babies are mostly born in Dublin)
The sprawl of Dublin not only kept density low it also leap frog jumped out to most of the eastern region.
There are Dubs everywhere because there has never been enough space for them to live 2-3 per house/apartment.
(Their babies are mostly born in Dublin)
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I am going to try and say a few words about Jon, who was one of the most influential people in my life, and an extraordinary person (very short thread below)
Extremely saddened to learn about the passing of Jon Temple. He was a leading thinker on the economics of growth, and such a decent person.
Here’s a few fond memories of our interactions, for which I’ll always be profoundly grateful:
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R.I.P., dear Jon.
Here’s a few fond memories of our interactions, for which I’ll always be profoundly grateful:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
R.I.P., dear Jon.
I am saddened beyond words to learn that Jon Temple, the profound investigator of the economics of growth, has passed away.
https://lnkd.in/d9KMSE7B
We must have first met at several conferences…...
I am saddened beyond words to learn that Jon Temple, the profound investigator of the economics of growth, has passed away.
https://lnkd.in/d9KMSE7B
We must have first met at several conferences ...
linkedin.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:55 PM
I am going to try and say a few words about Jon, who was one of the most influential people in my life, and an extraordinary person (very short thread below)
Some interesting design choices here
January 19, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Some interesting design choices here
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The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.
January 19, 2026 at 8:47 AM
The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.
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well exactly. the revenge of mixed neighbourhood policy!
January 18, 2026 at 11:50 AM
well exactly. the revenge of mixed neighbourhood policy!
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I've launched a new substack: Notes on Local Government. Please subscribe!
For my first column I've written about the slow, visible decline of the public realm, which not only reinforces the perception that things are getting worse but is also corrosive to public trust. substack.com/home/post/p-...
For my first column I've written about the slow, visible decline of the public realm, which not only reinforces the perception that things are getting worse but is also corrosive to public trust. substack.com/home/post/p-...
A politics of the public realm
Why don't politicians care about the public realm, and what can be done to fix it?
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January 18, 2026 at 8:51 AM
I've launched a new substack: Notes on Local Government. Please subscribe!
For my first column I've written about the slow, visible decline of the public realm, which not only reinforces the perception that things are getting worse but is also corrosive to public trust. substack.com/home/post/p-...
For my first column I've written about the slow, visible decline of the public realm, which not only reinforces the perception that things are getting worse but is also corrosive to public trust. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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HUD Secretary Scott Turner: "100% of rental demand in California and New York is because of illegal immigration"
January 12, 2026 at 4:38 PM
HUD Secretary Scott Turner: "100% of rental demand in California and New York is because of illegal immigration"
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We've just published Housing in London 2025, our annual statistical summary of more or less everything that's happened in London housing.
It's brilliant and you should read it (most of the work was done by colleagues, so it's not egotistical for me to say so).
data.london.gov.uk/housing/hous...
It's brilliant and you should read it (most of the work was done by colleagues, so it's not egotistical for me to say so).
data.london.gov.uk/housing/hous...
Housing in London annual report – London Datastore
data.london.gov.uk
January 16, 2026 at 2:16 PM
We've just published Housing in London 2025, our annual statistical summary of more or less everything that's happened in London housing.
It's brilliant and you should read it (most of the work was done by colleagues, so it's not egotistical for me to say so).
data.london.gov.uk/housing/hous...
It's brilliant and you should read it (most of the work was done by colleagues, so it's not egotistical for me to say so).
data.london.gov.uk/housing/hous...
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The first Mayor’s Question Time was held on 24 May 2000 at the Emmanuel Centre on Marsham Street, marking the start of the @londonassembly.bsky.social regular monthly sessions questioning the Mayor.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSYp...
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First ever Mayor's Question Time
YouTube video by David Boothroyd
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December 15, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The first Mayor’s Question Time was held on 24 May 2000 at the Emmanuel Centre on Marsham Street, marking the start of the @londonassembly.bsky.social regular monthly sessions questioning the Mayor.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSYp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSYp...
How did housing conditions like overcrowding compare across European cities at the peak of the Belle Époque? This new (and open-access) paper by @sebastiankohl.bsky.social, Florian Müller and Ria Wilken answers using an exceptional neighbourhood-level dataset onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
How did housing conditions like overcrowding compare across European cities at the peak of the Belle Époque? This new (and open-access) paper by @sebastiankohl.bsky.social, Florian Müller and Ria Wilken answers using an exceptional neighbourhood-level dataset onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Important challenge by @paulswinney.bsky.social to recent claims about a Manchester productivity miracle.
www.economicsobservatory.com/have-the-uks...
www.economicsobservatory.com/have-the-uks...
Have the UK’s northern cities really experienced a productivity miracle? - Economics Observatory
While official data points to a 'productivity miracle' in several large northern cities since 2019, a closer look suggests otherwise. This serves as a reminder to sense-check any data before using it,...
www.economicsobservatory.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Important challenge by @paulswinney.bsky.social to recent claims about a Manchester productivity miracle.
www.economicsobservatory.com/have-the-uks...
www.economicsobservatory.com/have-the-uks...
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New York City motorists with a documented pattern of excessive speeding would be required to install speed-limiting devices inside their cars, Gov. Hochul is expected to announce today. empire.streetsblog.org/state-of-the...
State of the State Exclusive: Hochul Will Push 'Stop Super Speeders' Bill Through Her Budget - Streetsblog Empire State
New York City motorists with a documented pattern of excessive speeding would be required to install speed-limiting devices inside their cars, Gov. Hochul is expected to announce today.
empire.streetsblog.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:42 PM
New York City motorists with a documented pattern of excessive speeding would be required to install speed-limiting devices inside their cars, Gov. Hochul is expected to announce today. empire.streetsblog.org/state-of-the...
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I wonder what Londoners know that the rest of the country don’t?
January 11, 2026 at 9:26 AM
I wonder what Londoners know that the rest of the country don’t?
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Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
January 9, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.