Jess McCabe
@jessmccabe.bsky.social
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Jess McCabe
@jessmccabe.bsky.social
· Jun 6
Black Lives Matter and housing – five years on
It’s been five years since social landlords made pledges for change in response to Black Lives Matter. Has there been a shift in the sector? Jess McCabe reports.
www.insidehousing.co.uk
Back in 2020, many social landlords in the UK made anti-racist pledges in response to Black Lives Matter. I've gone back to find out what, five years later, has changed:
www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/blac...
www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/blac...
👀 i thought the opening here, each generation gets the wuthering heights they deserve, was a bit eye roll inducing but then I read on 👀👀👀
www.vulture.com/article/wuth...
www.vulture.com/article/wuth...
‘The Brontë Sisters Are Rolling in Their Graves’
NYC theatergoers are arriving in droves to judge Jacob Elordi and masturbation on the moors.
www.vulture.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:51 PM
👀 i thought the opening here, each generation gets the wuthering heights they deserve, was a bit eye roll inducing but then I read on 👀👀👀
www.vulture.com/article/wuth...
www.vulture.com/article/wuth...
I was raised in a monopoly and exquisite corpse house, but my kids like to play things like today’s fave, “heroes of the village a Minecraft family game”. It’s not that bad once you’ve spent at least 20 minutes setting it up and learning the rules
February 15, 2026 at 11:47 AM
I was raised in a monopoly and exquisite corpse house, but my kids like to play things like today’s fave, “heroes of the village a Minecraft family game”. It’s not that bad once you’ve spent at least 20 minutes setting it up and learning the rules
Rather than banning social media for under 16s, tbh I think the government should focus on banning aggressive in game ads and paid for options in kids’ games. Make them all play a Roblox game rated as for kids and clearly aimed at kids.
February 15, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Rather than banning social media for under 16s, tbh I think the government should focus on banning aggressive in game ads and paid for options in kids’ games. Make them all play a Roblox game rated as for kids and clearly aimed at kids.
This is interesting - seems better than buying premium bonds as my grandparents did for me, plus a symbolic dollar bill (always have some dollars in case of emergencies!)
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‘I’ll be forever grateful to my family for this vital money lesson’ — The Times and The Sunday Times
Patience is not a virtue I have ever really possessed. If I’d ever taken part in the marshmallow test, I’d probably have asked why I couldn’t just have two straight away. So it was undoubtedly an uphi...
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February 14, 2026 at 9:54 PM
This is interesting - seems better than buying premium bonds as my grandparents did for me, plus a symbolic dollar bill (always have some dollars in case of emergencies!)
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apple.news/Astlwv4bdTkq...
My son is going through a fact checking phase, which obviously I approve of but he just refused to accept that mixing green and yellow results in lighter green without looking it up. Verify even what you can see with your own eyes people
February 14, 2026 at 8:28 PM
My son is going through a fact checking phase, which obviously I approve of but he just refused to accept that mixing green and yellow results in lighter green without looking it up. Verify even what you can see with your own eyes people
Ugh this does not look good
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SEND children face losing EHCPs from 2030 under reforms
Between 2030 and 2035, children will be expected to transition to the reformed SEND system, where EHCPs may be harder to retain
inews.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Ugh this does not look good
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this feels like a spoof from The Day Today
Nadhim Zahawi thinks London is now unsafe, because the other day a tired-looking man walked past him during the morning rush hour.
February 13, 2026 at 3:24 PM
this feels like a spoof from The Day Today
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Utterly vile - Farage not only spouting Kremlin propaganda but denigrating the memory of those who died in the fight for democracy at Maidan
Farage claims democracy in Ukraine 'destroyed' by Maidan revolution and those wanting closer links with Europe - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
February 13, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Utterly vile - Farage not only spouting Kremlin propaganda but denigrating the memory of those who died in the fight for democracy at Maidan
This is among the least relatable things I’ve read about a celebrity - Margot Robbie intentionally moved into a flat share because it was so close to infernos apple.news/ArPYyV6pURUm...
Margot Robbie: I’ve been kicked out of most clubs in Clapham — The Telegraph
Actress says she and her friends had to leave venue where ‘you can do anything’ in London suburb
apple.news
February 11, 2026 at 8:20 PM
This is among the least relatable things I’ve read about a celebrity - Margot Robbie intentionally moved into a flat share because it was so close to infernos apple.news/ArPYyV6pURUm...
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wild story on how google commissioned then fumbled judy chicago for the new thompson center floor, what the hell
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Want a Masterclass in How Not to Work With Artists? Ask Google | Artnet News
Renown artist Judy Chicago shares her misadventures with an ambitious public art commission for the tech giant.
news.artnet.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:07 AM
wild story on how google commissioned then fumbled judy chicago for the new thompson center floor, what the hell
news.artnet.com/art-world/ju...
news.artnet.com/art-world/ju...
The life of a parent navigating the SEND system for their child: at the moment we are simultaneously preparing for mediation ahead of tribunal to challenge the council, and making a complaint to the school over provision. And researching secondary schools. And both working full time jobs
a cartoon of spongebob using a vacuum cleaner and iron
ALT: a cartoon of spongebob using a vacuum cleaner and iron
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February 9, 2026 at 4:51 PM
The life of a parent navigating the SEND system for their child: at the moment we are simultaneously preparing for mediation ahead of tribunal to challenge the council, and making a complaint to the school over provision. And researching secondary schools. And both working full time jobs
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in his inclement, howling old age, Ahab’s soul, shut up in the caved trunk of his body, there fed upon the sullen paws of its gloom
February 9, 2026 at 11:47 AM
in his inclement, howling old age, Ahab’s soul, shut up in the caved trunk of his body, there fed upon the sullen paws of its gloom
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I have today been informed that, despite personal assurances to the contrary, the Green party have once again used my image and misrepresented my words on a second leaflet circulated in Gorton and Denton ahead of the by-election. I have now lodged an official complaint with the returning officer.
February 9, 2026 at 11:25 AM
I have today been informed that, despite personal assurances to the contrary, the Green party have once again used my image and misrepresented my words on a second leaflet circulated in Gorton and Denton ahead of the by-election. I have now lodged an official complaint with the returning officer.
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Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks.
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
February 8, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks.
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
Obviously mischarging is bad, but probably does put this story into perspective when you get several hundred words in and find that the actual charges involved are £50-£600 per flat
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‘Plainly wrong’: London flat dwellers fight shock £200,000 heating bill — The Guardian
Almost 1m UK households are hooked up to heat networks. None had protection from poor service or price hikes … until last month
apple.news
February 7, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Obviously mischarging is bad, but probably does put this story into perspective when you get several hundred words in and find that the actual charges involved are £50-£600 per flat
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apple.news/ASozXAjNXRW6...
The Times has a new SEND agony aunt - so much of this resonates with our experiences
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
My sons are autistic with ADHD and dyspraxia — life as a Send parent
Jessie Hewitson, the new Times and Sunday Times champion for parents of children with special educational needs, introduces the first column
www.thetimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:09 AM
The Times has a new SEND agony aunt - so much of this resonates with our experiences
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
It feels almost gauche to say it, but This American Life has become a really indispensable listen again. The latest on 991 calls from people about ICE, and the recent episodes on Venezuela and trying to do a comedy tour in Syria www.thisamericanlife.org/880/what-is-...
What Is Your Emergency? - This American Life
911 calls unlike any we’ve heard before, and other stories about immigration agents sweeping through America.
www.thisamericanlife.org
February 5, 2026 at 1:27 PM
It feels almost gauche to say it, but This American Life has become a really indispensable listen again. The latest on 991 calls from people about ICE, and the recent episodes on Venezuela and trying to do a comedy tour in Syria www.thisamericanlife.org/880/what-is-...
Meanwhile in the too online left, prepare to lose a bunch of people you thought were friends if you disagree with 1 item in the batch 👀
oh I've written about this before! one of the big problems with people developing those assumptions is also that they become entirely unable to then engage with normies who represent like.....98% of the population, and whose beliefs are formed on a much more case-by-case basis
The problem with social media is that you’re only allowed to hold opinions in batches. If you believe X and Y, you must also believe Z, which is atmospherically similar to X and Y and believed by all the same people.
If you don’t do this, everyone hates you. It makes actual thinking impossible.
If you don’t do this, everyone hates you. It makes actual thinking impossible.
February 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Meanwhile in the too online left, prepare to lose a bunch of people you thought were friends if you disagree with 1 item in the batch 👀
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oh I've written about this before! one of the big problems with people developing those assumptions is also that they become entirely unable to then engage with normies who represent like.....98% of the population, and whose beliefs are formed on a much more case-by-case basis
The problem with social media is that you’re only allowed to hold opinions in batches. If you believe X and Y, you must also believe Z, which is atmospherically similar to X and Y and believed by all the same people.
If you don’t do this, everyone hates you. It makes actual thinking impossible.
If you don’t do this, everyone hates you. It makes actual thinking impossible.
February 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
oh I've written about this before! one of the big problems with people developing those assumptions is also that they become entirely unable to then engage with normies who represent like.....98% of the population, and whose beliefs are formed on a much more case-by-case basis
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February 3, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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1. Interesting to see Reform abandon its flirtation with nativism / birth rate boosterism in favour of the policy of the last Tory government
2. “Starve a kid for a cheaper pint” is quite the policy. Be interested to see how that performed in focus groups (especially all male versus mixed).
2. “Starve a kid for a cheaper pint” is quite the policy. Be interested to see how that performed in focus groups (especially all male versus mixed).
February 3, 2026 at 10:49 AM
1. Interesting to see Reform abandon its flirtation with nativism / birth rate boosterism in favour of the policy of the last Tory government
2. “Starve a kid for a cheaper pint” is quite the policy. Be interested to see how that performed in focus groups (especially all male versus mixed).
2. “Starve a kid for a cheaper pint” is quite the policy. Be interested to see how that performed in focus groups (especially all male versus mixed).
What can the ESG reports of 50 housing associations tell us about how social housing is preparing for the massively increased risk of flooding that property faces in the coming years? Loads of actual practical measures that are/could be adopted here:
www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/floo...
www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/floo...
Flood risk survey: Inside Housing examines 50 housing associations’ ESG reports
Adil Hassan examines the ESG reports of the top 50 Biggest Builders to identify their flood risk strategies, and explores what more we can do to mitigate risk.
www.insidehousing.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
What can the ESG reports of 50 housing associations tell us about how social housing is preparing for the massively increased risk of flooding that property faces in the coming years? Loads of actual practical measures that are/could be adopted here:
www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/floo...
www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/floo...
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If Christopher Nolan doesn't show Helen of Troy being hatched from an egg after her mother slept with a swan then it just shows he hates Western Civilization.
These people do get that this is mythology right? Not sure the colour of her skin is the biggest issue here.
These people do get that this is mythology right? Not sure the colour of her skin is the biggest issue here.
February 3, 2026 at 7:26 AM
If Christopher Nolan doesn't show Helen of Troy being hatched from an egg after her mother slept with a swan then it just shows he hates Western Civilization.
These people do get that this is mythology right? Not sure the colour of her skin is the biggest issue here.
These people do get that this is mythology right? Not sure the colour of her skin is the biggest issue here.
Just relearning short division to help my kid with it, and, yep, I had forgotten the entire thing. Bbc bytesize is more than worth the license fee
February 2, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Just relearning short division to help my kid with it, and, yep, I had forgotten the entire thing. Bbc bytesize is more than worth the license fee
I’m not sure I can unlearn the wrong pronunciation at this point, even via the means of a musical
Things I Learn from Musical Theater
If you want to be all scholarly about it, you pronounce Cicero as Kicker-oh.
(In The Student Prince, it rhymes with "sicker-oh." Don't ask.)
If you want to be all scholarly about it, you pronounce Cicero as Kicker-oh.
(In The Student Prince, it rhymes with "sicker-oh." Don't ask.)
February 2, 2026 at 7:58 PM
I’m not sure I can unlearn the wrong pronunciation at this point, even via the means of a musical