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Can't think of many better illustrations of how badly we have botched housing policy than the fact that our bill for housing homeless families (£2.8bn pa) is now higher than the money we spend each year on new affordable housing (£2.3bn)
www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/english...
www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/english...
English councils’ temporary accommodation bill rises to £2.8bn
Councils in England spent a record £2.8bn on temporary accommodation last year, with the annual bill rising by 25% as the homelessness crisis deepens.
www.insidehousing.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Can't think of many better illustrations of how badly we have botched housing policy than the fact that our bill for housing homeless families (£2.8bn pa) is now higher than the money we spend each year on new affordable housing (£2.3bn)
www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/english...
www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/english...
The joy of just hanging out with mates must never be underestimated. I cannot think of a single better thing to do in this post-everything-that-was-good era we find ourselves in.
Such a beautiful, sympathetic piece of writing - part of making life kinder and more liveable again would be more time for this for everyone….and wouldn’t we all be saner for it…💐
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I fear I’m doing friendship wrong: why do we lose the art of just hanging out? | Carolin Würfel
Pre-planned lunch is fine but is rarely about true connection. Surely unstructured time with friends is better
www.theguardian.com
April 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The joy of just hanging out with mates must never be underestimated. I cannot think of a single better thing to do in this post-everything-that-was-good era we find ourselves in.
This lil fella popped up on the UK version of #LastOneToLaugh and I'm hoping #DogsOfBluesky folks can tell me what breed he is b/c I need this kinda dog in my life
April 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This lil fella popped up on the UK version of #LastOneToLaugh and I'm hoping #DogsOfBluesky folks can tell me what breed he is b/c I need this kinda dog in my life
@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social I deleted other SM accts so asking my #TRIP question here. How will the L party manage the allegations against the NE Somerset MP given the time taken for the investigation to run. What happens to the constituency office & who looks after the colleagues working there?
April 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social I deleted other SM accts so asking my #TRIP question here. How will the L party manage the allegations against the NE Somerset MP given the time taken for the investigation to run. What happens to the constituency office & who looks after the colleagues working there?
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The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account:
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account:
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
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If you haven’t seen this yet, you should read it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:41 AM
If you haven’t seen this yet, you should read it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I feel less bad now about not muting myself before flushing the toilet while on that Zoom call.
March 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I feel less bad now about not muting myself before flushing the toilet while on that Zoom call.
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It's decision time for the government on their housing legacy... ⌛️
Will they properly invest in social housing in June's #SpendingReview?
Will they properly invest in social housing in June's #SpendingReview?
March 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
It's decision time for the government on their housing legacy... ⌛️
Will they properly invest in social housing in June's #SpendingReview?
Will they properly invest in social housing in June's #SpendingReview?
Just a reminder why you can't be Irish and MAGA.
Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit.
Happy #SaintPatrick'sDay
youtu.be/C9UikJXHcHU?...
Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit.
Happy #SaintPatrick'sDay
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Irish PM Enda Kenny Reminds U.S. St. Patrick 'Was An Immigrant' | NBC News
YouTube video by NBC News
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March 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Just a reminder why you can't be Irish and MAGA.
Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit.
Happy #SaintPatrick'sDay
youtu.be/C9UikJXHcHU?...
Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit.
Happy #SaintPatrick'sDay
youtu.be/C9UikJXHcHU?...
How do I get a newly #ASD diagnosed 15 year old boy to study, just a bit? Half an hour a day would get him over the line. He can't see the point/be arsed/is avoidant. Exams are May/June. He can scrape passes if he does this, will walk away with nothing if he doesn't.
March 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
How do I get a newly #ASD diagnosed 15 year old boy to study, just a bit? Half an hour a day would get him over the line. He can't see the point/be arsed/is avoidant. Exams are May/June. He can scrape passes if he does this, will walk away with nothing if he doesn't.
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I don’t care if it’s a bit #DEI to say this, but Happy #InternationalWomensDay2025
1 in 4 women abused
1 in 5 sexually assaulted
2 murdered every week
1 in 20 abused as children
97% sexually harassed
Allyship is a verb, not a noun
Guys, you don’t have to do everything, just do something
#IWD2025
1 in 4 women abused
1 in 5 sexually assaulted
2 murdered every week
1 in 20 abused as children
97% sexually harassed
Allyship is a verb, not a noun
Guys, you don’t have to do everything, just do something
#IWD2025
March 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I don’t care if it’s a bit #DEI to say this, but Happy #InternationalWomensDay2025
1 in 4 women abused
1 in 5 sexually assaulted
2 murdered every week
1 in 20 abused as children
97% sexually harassed
Allyship is a verb, not a noun
Guys, you don’t have to do everything, just do something
#IWD2025
1 in 4 women abused
1 in 5 sexually assaulted
2 murdered every week
1 in 20 abused as children
97% sexually harassed
Allyship is a verb, not a noun
Guys, you don’t have to do everything, just do something
#IWD2025
LinkedIn is a self congratulatory hellsite, I've binned FB, Insta and X due to the MAGA cockwomble owners, but it's awful bloody quiet here @bsky.app (and oh so serious..) where are the fun follows? I need 'em to offset these dark days
March 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
LinkedIn is a self congratulatory hellsite, I've binned FB, Insta and X due to the MAGA cockwomble owners, but it's awful bloody quiet here @bsky.app (and oh so serious..) where are the fun follows? I need 'em to offset these dark days
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Your occasional reminder that Blue Monday is not a thing, it was invented by a travel company years ago to sell holidays.
January 20, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Your occasional reminder that Blue Monday is not a thing, it was invented by a travel company years ago to sell holidays.
Capping rent increases to the market rate will do little to protect renters from being priced out while there remains such a chronic shortage of housing of all tenures #UKhousing #SocialHousing
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
‘It’s our house, but it’s their home’: tenants and landlords discuss renters’ rights bill
As legislation returns to the Commons, hopes rise of an end to no-fault evictions in England, but some fear loopholes
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Capping rent increases to the market rate will do little to protect renters from being priced out while there remains such a chronic shortage of housing of all tenures #UKhousing #SocialHousing
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...
My sis, who is spending 50% of her average salary on a very modest two bed in a definitely not posh bit of town can attest. We are at the point where a single person cannot afford to live alone #buildsocialhousing #SocialHousing
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK low- to middle-income families far poorer than OECD counterparts – study
Britons 39% worse off than Dutch equivalent due to housing costs 44% higher than western European average
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
My sis, who is spending 50% of her average salary on a very modest two bed in a definitely not posh bit of town can attest. We are at the point where a single person cannot afford to live alone #buildsocialhousing #SocialHousing
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
To the pub, and back at dusk, guided by the moon with Chomsky & @speedwellstar.bsky.social
January 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
To the pub, and back at dusk, guided by the moon with Chomsky & @speedwellstar.bsky.social
#SocialHousing people, whereabouts on the Something Will Turn Up Chart should the "you all have permission to panic" red line be placed?
Full report here www.gov.uk/government/p...
Full report here www.gov.uk/government/p...
January 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
#SocialHousing people, whereabouts on the Something Will Turn Up Chart should the "you all have permission to panic" red line be placed?
Full report here www.gov.uk/government/p...
Full report here www.gov.uk/government/p...