Ken Gibb
@kengibb.bsky.social
I am a housing researcher and direct the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence at the University of Glasgow. Reposts and likes do not necessarily imply assent.
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The utterly shameless & widely covered "report" out today, claiming net zero will "cost" £9tn is based on:
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
January 13, 2026 at 7:37 AM
The utterly shameless & widely covered "report" out today, claiming net zero will "cost" £9tn is based on:
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
Scottish Parliament backs new tax on housebuilding www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scottish Parliament backs new tax on housebuilding
MSPs have voted in favour of the general principles of a bill that aims to raise money to repair unsafe cladding.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Scottish Parliament backs new tax on housebuilding www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ex-Tottenham and England forward Chivers dies aged 80 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Martin Chivers: Former Spurs and England forward dies aged 80
Former Tottenham and England forward Martin Chivers dies at the age of 80.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Ex-Tottenham and England forward Chivers dies aged 80 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Is runaway welfare spending to blame for the Chancellor's fiscal challenges?
We dig into the numbers⤵️
We dig into the numbers⤵️
December 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Is runaway welfare spending to blame for the Chancellor's fiscal challenges?
We dig into the numbers⤵️
We dig into the numbers⤵️
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“Overtime [pay] used to be for treats,” says Millar, who works with homelessness people and advocacy group @rentersvoice.bsky.social “Now it’s normal just so I can pay the rent.”
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‘Affordability is off the scale’: Belfast’s red-hot rental market
Northern Ireland’s gentrifying capital of swagger and soul is reeling as rents rise faster than anywhere in the UK
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December 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“Overtime [pay] used to be for treats,” says Millar, who works with homelessness people and advocacy group @rentersvoice.bsky.social “Now it’s normal just so I can pay the rent.”
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Four housing priority areas identified for the next Scottish Government amid formally declared national housing emergency.
This new report from UofG's Prof @kengibb.bsky.social & Dr Gareth James sets out the evidence-led housing priorities.
Read more: gla.ac/48QEhmw
➡️ @housingevidence.bsky.social
This new report from UofG's Prof @kengibb.bsky.social & Dr Gareth James sets out the evidence-led housing priorities.
Read more: gla.ac/48QEhmw
➡️ @housingevidence.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Four housing priority areas identified for the next Scottish Government amid formally declared national housing emergency.
This new report from UofG's Prof @kengibb.bsky.social & Dr Gareth James sets out the evidence-led housing priorities.
Read more: gla.ac/48QEhmw
➡️ @housingevidence.bsky.social
This new report from UofG's Prof @kengibb.bsky.social & Dr Gareth James sets out the evidence-led housing priorities.
Read more: gla.ac/48QEhmw
➡️ @housingevidence.bsky.social
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💡What about housing? In this blog, CaCHE Centre Director Prof @kengibb.bsky.social discusses the two housing tax announcements included in last week's Autumn Budget from Rachel Reeves. Both are important, but for different reasons.
📖 Read more: housingevidence.ac.uk/housing-taxe...
📖 Read more: housingevidence.ac.uk/housing-taxe...
Housing taxes make budget appearance - UK Collaborative Centre For Housing Evidence
Prof Ken Gibb (CaCHE Director) discusses the two housing announcements in last week's Autumn Budget
housingevidence.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
💡What about housing? In this blog, CaCHE Centre Director Prof @kengibb.bsky.social discusses the two housing tax announcements included in last week's Autumn Budget from Rachel Reeves. Both are important, but for different reasons.
📖 Read more: housingevidence.ac.uk/housing-taxe...
📖 Read more: housingevidence.ac.uk/housing-taxe...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Reposted by Ken Gibb
“We won’t make promises we can’t keep...”
From the Private Eye archive.
Issue 560, June 1983.
From the Private Eye archive.
Issue 560, June 1983.
November 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
“We won’t make promises we can’t keep...”
From the Private Eye archive.
Issue 560, June 1983.
From the Private Eye archive.
Issue 560, June 1983.
Reposted by Ken Gibb
📢 Further speakers announced! Register now: lnkd.in/eQ3cUPfh
Join us for the launch of The 2026 Scottish Election: Housing Evidence Priorities for a New Government, a new report by Prof @kengibb.bsky.social and Dr Gareth James from CaCHE and the University of Glasgow.
Join us for the launch of The 2026 Scottish Election: Housing Evidence Priorities for a New Government, a new report by Prof @kengibb.bsky.social and Dr Gareth James from CaCHE and the University of Glasgow.
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
📢 Further speakers announced! Register now: lnkd.in/eQ3cUPfh
Join us for the launch of The 2026 Scottish Election: Housing Evidence Priorities for a New Government, a new report by Prof @kengibb.bsky.social and Dr Gareth James from CaCHE and the University of Glasgow.
Join us for the launch of The 2026 Scottish Election: Housing Evidence Priorities for a New Government, a new report by Prof @kengibb.bsky.social and Dr Gareth James from CaCHE and the University of Glasgow.