@danelroberto.bsky.social
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Housing (un)affordability is pushing millions into debt and insecurity.
Brownfield sites can be part of the solution, while also:
🟦 Reducing urban sprawl,
🟫 Using vacant or derelict land, and
🟩 Helping revitalise struggling communities. 1/3
Brownfield sites can be part of the solution, while also:
🟦 Reducing urban sprawl,
🟫 Using vacant or derelict land, and
🟩 Helping revitalise struggling communities. 1/3
May 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Housing (un)affordability is pushing millions into debt and insecurity.
Brownfield sites can be part of the solution, while also:
🟦 Reducing urban sprawl,
🟫 Using vacant or derelict land, and
🟩 Helping revitalise struggling communities. 1/3
Brownfield sites can be part of the solution, while also:
🟦 Reducing urban sprawl,
🟫 Using vacant or derelict land, and
🟩 Helping revitalise struggling communities. 1/3
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My latest paper is out. It traces the transfer of yet more public money to private developers via the Brownfield housing fund - all under the guise of solving the housing crisis of course! Read here 👇
Housing (un)affordability is pushing millions into debt and insecurity.
Brownfield sites can be part of the solution, while also:
🟦 Reducing urban sprawl,
🟫 Using vacant or derelict land, and
🟩 Helping revitalise struggling communities. 1/3
Brownfield sites can be part of the solution, while also:
🟦 Reducing urban sprawl,
🟫 Using vacant or derelict land, and
🟩 Helping revitalise struggling communities. 1/3
May 30, 2025 at 5:46 AM
My latest paper is out. It traces the transfer of yet more public money to private developers via the Brownfield housing fund - all under the guise of solving the housing crisis of course! Read here 👇
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Google are taking part too.
May 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Google are taking part too.
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fantastic
Oh yeah nice one kid hook that hope for humanity right into my veins
May 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
fantastic
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On my way to sunny Oxford, looking forward to speaking at this event tonight 🌞 @neweconomics.bsky.social
Join the GCHU and a panel of expert speakers next Wednesday at @kelloggoxford.bsky.social as we discuss "How can we solve the housing crisis without sacrificing the planet?" in partnership with the Oxfordshire Community Land Trust.
Find out more and register at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-can-we...
Find out more and register at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-can-we...
April 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
On my way to sunny Oxford, looking forward to speaking at this event tonight 🌞 @neweconomics.bsky.social
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Read the full piece here: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Something vital is missing from Labour’s housing policy: council houses | Abi O'Connor
The government’s new planning bill looks likely to serve the interests of landlords rather than hard-up renters, says urban sociologist Abi O’Connor
www.theguardian.com
March 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Read the full piece here: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I wrote a short piece about the fallacy of 'affordable' housing when rents have risen immensely, focusing on the impact of this on millions of families (and why the governments' current plans won't fix it) 👇
Read the full piece here: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Something vital is missing from Labour’s housing policy: council houses | Abi O'Connor
The government’s new planning bill looks likely to serve the interests of landlords rather than hard-up renters, says urban sociologist Abi O’Connor
www.theguardian.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I wrote a short piece about the fallacy of 'affordable' housing when rents have risen immensely, focusing on the impact of this on millions of families (and why the governments' current plans won't fix it) 👇
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A tornado has touched down in Mississippi, damaging houses, downing trees and power lines.
March 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
A tornado has touched down in Mississippi, damaging houses, downing trees and power lines.
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"Being poor, being in poverty doesn't make you better."
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social reacts to the Government's indefensible disability welfare cuts on BBC Politics Live.
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social reacts to the Government's indefensible disability welfare cuts on BBC Politics Live.
March 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"Being poor, being in poverty doesn't make you better."
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social reacts to the Government's indefensible disability welfare cuts on BBC Politics Live.
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social reacts to the Government's indefensible disability welfare cuts on BBC Politics Live.
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Three years ago, three other reporters and I ID'd and called any school accused of having litter boxes for furries.
We found one (1) in the entire country: Columbine's school district.
Cat litter was for a "go bucket," in case kids were locked in during a shooting.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinfo...
We found one (1) in the entire country: Columbine's school district.
Cat litter was for a "go bucket," in case kids were locked in during a shooting.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinfo...
March 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Three years ago, three other reporters and I ID'd and called any school accused of having litter boxes for furries.
We found one (1) in the entire country: Columbine's school district.
Cat litter was for a "go bucket," in case kids were locked in during a shooting.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinfo...
We found one (1) in the entire country: Columbine's school district.
Cat litter was for a "go bucket," in case kids were locked in during a shooting.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinfo...
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Sky News has visited the 'mega-berg', known as A-23-a, which it's feared could break into city-sized chunks and block access to feed for South Georgia's animals
🔗 Read more: trib.al/nQcbvp8
🔗 Read more: trib.al/nQcbvp8
March 14, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Sky News has visited the 'mega-berg', known as A-23-a, which it's feared could break into city-sized chunks and block access to feed for South Georgia's animals
🔗 Read more: trib.al/nQcbvp8
🔗 Read more: trib.al/nQcbvp8
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I knew it was bad, but not this bad. An entire road through the amazon built for the Climate COP! If anyone is wondering whether this might be the COP to avoid, I would say yes.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit
The infrastructure required to host climate talks in Belém is undermining the cause, campaigners say.
www.bbc.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:53 AM
I knew it was bad, but not this bad. An entire road through the amazon built for the Climate COP! If anyone is wondering whether this might be the COP to avoid, I would say yes.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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‘Global weirding’: climate whiplash hitting world’s biggest cities, study reveals | Climate crisis | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Global weirding’: climate whiplash hitting world’s biggest cities, study reveals
Swings between drought and floods striking from Dallas to Shanghai, while Madrid and Cairo are among cities whose climate has flipped
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:15 AM
‘Global weirding’: climate whiplash hitting world’s biggest cities, study reveals | Climate crisis | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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It’s no secret in the city that many who held positions of power on the premise of being “for the working people” & “Scouse pride” used that power to oversee corruption & extraction
Many who enabled them remain in power, in & outside Labour, making decisions about the city
Many who enabled them remain in power, in & outside Labour, making decisions about the city
March 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
It’s no secret in the city that many who held positions of power on the premise of being “for the working people” & “Scouse pride” used that power to oversee corruption & extraction
Many who enabled them remain in power, in & outside Labour, making decisions about the city
Many who enabled them remain in power, in & outside Labour, making decisions about the city
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BREAKING: Former Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson has been charged with bribery, misconduct in public office and conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office
Former deputy leader of Liverpool Derek Hatton has also been charged along with 10 others
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Former deputy leader of Liverpool Derek Hatton has also been charged along with 10 others
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Joe Anderson and Derek Hatton charged with bribery and misconduct
The Former Mayor of Liverpool is one of 12 people charged by detectives under Merseyside Police's Operation Aloft
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
March 7, 2025 at 8:26 AM
BREAKING: Former Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson has been charged with bribery, misconduct in public office and conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office
Former deputy leader of Liverpool Derek Hatton has also been charged along with 10 others
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Former deputy leader of Liverpool Derek Hatton has also been charged along with 10 others
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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Hundreds of Climate Scientists Got Fired at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and It will Be a Disaster
As hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and wildfires intensify in a warming world - there will be less accurate warnings
Lives will be lost
www.onegreenplanet.org/news/hundred...
As hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and wildfires intensify in a warming world - there will be less accurate warnings
Lives will be lost
www.onegreenplanet.org/news/hundred...
Hundreds of Climate Scientists Just Got Fired and It Could Be a Disaster
The U.S. just fired hundreds of climate scientists, weakening disaster forecasting as extreme weather worsens. What could go wrong?
www.onegreenplanet.org
March 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Hundreds of Climate Scientists Got Fired at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and It will Be a Disaster
As hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and wildfires intensify in a warming world - there will be less accurate warnings
Lives will be lost
www.onegreenplanet.org/news/hundred...
As hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and wildfires intensify in a warming world - there will be less accurate warnings
Lives will be lost
www.onegreenplanet.org/news/hundred...
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The Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary say there is no genocide in Gaza.
It is now clear this contradicts the government's own "long-standing policy" outlined below. When will they retract their denial of genocide?
It is now clear this contradicts the government's own "long-standing policy" outlined below. When will they retract their denial of genocide?
February 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary say there is no genocide in Gaza.
It is now clear this contradicts the government's own "long-standing policy" outlined below. When will they retract their denial of genocide?
It is now clear this contradicts the government's own "long-standing policy" outlined below. When will they retract their denial of genocide?
Who the fuck is watching that telly...
February 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Who the fuck is watching that telly...
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Billboard for Luigi Mangione goes up in New York before his upcoming court appearance.
February 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Billboard for Luigi Mangione goes up in New York before his upcoming court appearance.
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From food to insurance premiums, "the climate crisis is hitting our hip pockets right now", and "my generation, and the generations to come, will be hit the worst", warns @anjsharmaaa, lead litigant in the landmark Sharma v environment minister court case
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The climate crisis is a cost of living issue for Australia. My generation will be the first to pay for it | Anjali Sharma
Politicians have divorced the issue of global heating from soaring prices – Australians must take bold action at the ballot box
www.theguardian.com
February 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
From food to insurance premiums, "the climate crisis is hitting our hip pockets right now", and "my generation, and the generations to come, will be hit the worst", warns @anjsharmaaa, lead litigant in the landmark Sharma v environment minister court case
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Climate change is a "a situation that could result in an unacceptable hazard to life or a significant loss of property"
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has created a new class of “emergency” permits for fossil fuel projects. WTF?
Why couldn't the Biden administration have pushed for emergency permits for renewable transmission projects?
Why couldn't the Biden administration have pushed for emergency permits for renewable transmission projects?
Trump Administration Moves to Fast-Track Hundreds of Fossil Fuel Projects (Gift Article)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has cited President Trump’s claim of a national energy emergency to speed up permits for new gas pipelines and other projects.
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Climate change is a "a situation that could result in an unacceptable hazard to life or a significant loss of property"
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👉NEW -- Rights and wrongs over Gaza judgment exposes Starmer
by Phil Miller
The prime minister’s anger at Gazans getting a visa to enter Britain demonstrates his double standards on Ukrainian and Palestinian refugees.
www.declassifieduk.org/rights-and-w...
by Phil Miller
The prime minister’s anger at Gazans getting a visa to enter Britain demonstrates his double standards on Ukrainian and Palestinian refugees.
www.declassifieduk.org/rights-and-w...
Rights and wrongs over Gaza judgment exposes Starmer
The prime minister’s anger at Gazans getting a visa to enter Britain demonstrates his double standards on Ukrainian and Palestinian refugees.
www.declassifieduk.org
February 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
👉NEW -- Rights and wrongs over Gaza judgment exposes Starmer
by Phil Miller
The prime minister’s anger at Gazans getting a visa to enter Britain demonstrates his double standards on Ukrainian and Palestinian refugees.
www.declassifieduk.org/rights-and-w...
by Phil Miller
The prime minister’s anger at Gazans getting a visa to enter Britain demonstrates his double standards on Ukrainian and Palestinian refugees.
www.declassifieduk.org/rights-and-w...
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"Trade deals today are no longer trade deals"
LISTEN NOW to the full episode of THE CURVE with @meadwaj.bsky.social and @graceblakeley.bsky.social 👇
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LISTEN NOW to the full episode of THE CURVE with @meadwaj.bsky.social and @graceblakeley.bsky.social 👇
patreon.com/macrodose
February 19, 2025 at 8:54 AM
"Trade deals today are no longer trade deals"
LISTEN NOW to the full episode of THE CURVE with @meadwaj.bsky.social and @graceblakeley.bsky.social 👇
patreon.com/macrodose
LISTEN NOW to the full episode of THE CURVE with @meadwaj.bsky.social and @graceblakeley.bsky.social 👇
patreon.com/macrodose
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This is embarrassing! The Mayor proud as punch, looking at a piece of tarmac and some temporary barriers with no covering and calling it a “fanzone” at Sandhills station. #EFC #Everton #Sandhills #BramleyMoore
February 6, 2025 at 11:38 PM
This is embarrassing! The Mayor proud as punch, looking at a piece of tarmac and some temporary barriers with no covering and calling it a “fanzone” at Sandhills station. #EFC #Everton #Sandhills #BramleyMoore