Daniel Reast
@danreast.bsky.social
Senior Research Officer at Centre for London. Views my own. Local government, planning, housing, local economies and much more. Also found in Metro, Big Issue, Independent, Mirror et al.
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
I don't know if I'm comfortable with the memeification of our party politics. Embarrassing for all involved, especially Bell.
September 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I don't know if I'm comfortable with the memeification of our party politics. Embarrassing for all involved, especially Bell.
🏛️ Come work with me!
@centreforlondon.bsky.social is kicking off an exciting and provocative research programme - and we're looking for a researcher to build a commanding body of work.
Enquiries via link or reach out if you have any questions. Thrilling times! centreforlondon.org/vacancy/rese...
@centreforlondon.bsky.social is kicking off an exciting and provocative research programme - and we're looking for a researcher to build a commanding body of work.
Enquiries via link or reach out if you have any questions. Thrilling times! centreforlondon.org/vacancy/rese...
September 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🏛️ Come work with me!
@centreforlondon.bsky.social is kicking off an exciting and provocative research programme - and we're looking for a researcher to build a commanding body of work.
Enquiries via link or reach out if you have any questions. Thrilling times! centreforlondon.org/vacancy/rese...
@centreforlondon.bsky.social is kicking off an exciting and provocative research programme - and we're looking for a researcher to build a commanding body of work.
Enquiries via link or reach out if you have any questions. Thrilling times! centreforlondon.org/vacancy/rese...
The bar is exceptionally low for housing delivery in the New Forest.
August 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The bar is exceptionally low for housing delivery in the New Forest.
Yes, driving does tend to be more expensive when you do more of it.
July 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Yes, driving does tend to be more expensive when you do more of it.
Sorry but this is pretty shockingly argued. A 28-yr old consultant on £50k in 2019 earning double that after six years but feeling the pinch because of tax and inflation.
I get the framing around generational wealth but it completely lacks self-awareness. www.cityam.com/100k-isnt-a-...
I get the framing around generational wealth but it completely lacks self-awareness. www.cityam.com/100k-isnt-a-...
July 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Sorry but this is pretty shockingly argued. A 28-yr old consultant on £50k in 2019 earning double that after six years but feeling the pinch because of tax and inflation.
I get the framing around generational wealth but it completely lacks self-awareness. www.cityam.com/100k-isnt-a-...
I get the framing around generational wealth but it completely lacks self-awareness. www.cityam.com/100k-isnt-a-...
Seb Payne making a poorly thought out comparison between 'middle class vigilantes' cleaning Tube carriages for clout and wealthy white South Africans in private estates. All feels a bit 2015.
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
June 14, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Seb Payne making a poorly thought out comparison between 'middle class vigilantes' cleaning Tube carriages for clout and wealthy white South Africans in private estates. All feels a bit 2015.
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Lovely day in Glastonbury, with it's gorgeous and green Abbey grounds, and equally green residents. Really something to see a high street thriving on its witchy, pagan heritage.
May 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Lovely day in Glastonbury, with it's gorgeous and green Abbey grounds, and equally green residents. Really something to see a high street thriving on its witchy, pagan heritage.
Rewind back to last week's Housing Summit for @centreforlondon.bsky.social. There's a lot of problems to solve.
May 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Rewind back to last week's Housing Summit for @centreforlondon.bsky.social. There's a lot of problems to solve.
Playing the Oblivion remaster to distract from the real world and I am delighted that the nostalgia remains very strong. Beautifully janky.
April 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Playing the Oblivion remaster to distract from the real world and I am delighted that the nostalgia remains very strong. Beautifully janky.
Or in other less eloquent but exasperated words.
April 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Or in other less eloquent but exasperated words.
Some more photos from today. No amount of wizard-funded hatred can erase the feeling of joy, hope and determination shared today.
April 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Some more photos from today. No amount of wizard-funded hatred can erase the feeling of joy, hope and determination shared today.
Parliament Square is heaving and the message is clear.
April 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Parliament Square is heaving and the message is clear.
With around 3.8 million homes, London's housing problems are complex.
On April 30th @centreforlondon.bsky.social will host our second Housing Summit to find solutions and unpack the city's unique challenges.
Register by April 24th to get your ticket - see you there!
forms.office.com/e/hGVGdpzC6w
On April 30th @centreforlondon.bsky.social will host our second Housing Summit to find solutions and unpack the city's unique challenges.
Register by April 24th to get your ticket - see you there!
forms.office.com/e/hGVGdpzC6w
April 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
With around 3.8 million homes, London's housing problems are complex.
On April 30th @centreforlondon.bsky.social will host our second Housing Summit to find solutions and unpack the city's unique challenges.
Register by April 24th to get your ticket - see you there!
forms.office.com/e/hGVGdpzC6w
On April 30th @centreforlondon.bsky.social will host our second Housing Summit to find solutions and unpack the city's unique challenges.
Register by April 24th to get your ticket - see you there!
forms.office.com/e/hGVGdpzC6w
Mike Waltz only adds his top spies to group chats.
March 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Mike Waltz only adds his top spies to group chats.
Really great to chat with BBC London on our research into the future of London's Black Cab trade. Making the case for the trade's future, arresting its decline and building a stronger partnership between the Mayor and taxi trade.
Read our report here: centreforlondon.org/publication/...
Read our report here: centreforlondon.org/publication/...
March 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Really great to chat with BBC London on our research into the future of London's Black Cab trade. Making the case for the trade's future, arresting its decline and building a stronger partnership between the Mayor and taxi trade.
Read our report here: centreforlondon.org/publication/...
Read our report here: centreforlondon.org/publication/...
CNN's stock market tracker is an all round mood for politics and economics, I'd say.
March 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
CNN's stock market tracker is an all round mood for politics and economics, I'd say.
Excited and heading to work dressed up for World Book Day. Very tricky to find a globe-shaped blazer.
March 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Excited and heading to work dressed up for World Book Day. Very tricky to find a globe-shaped blazer.
A summary of my recent experience with NHS primary care. The lack of communication is infuriating.
February 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A summary of my recent experience with NHS primary care. The lack of communication is infuriating.
Any peace talks which don't include Ukraine with President Zelenskyy in the lead in negotiations are not fair, viable or conducive to lasting peace. UK Government and EU leaders must do more to stand up to any deals by the backdoor.
February 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Any peace talks which don't include Ukraine with President Zelenskyy in the lead in negotiations are not fair, viable or conducive to lasting peace. UK Government and EU leaders must do more to stand up to any deals by the backdoor.
More public transport, more buses, more Bakerloo. Hopefully the roads will be clear enough for the new service to be effective...
January 31, 2025 at 11:01 AM
More public transport, more buses, more Bakerloo. Hopefully the roads will be clear enough for the new service to be effective...
NIMBYs please. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...
January 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
NIMBYs please. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01...
This is not a satirical headline.
January 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This is not a satirical headline.
Good news for fans of brutalist architecture and retrofit as conversion of Barclays House in Poole (my hometown) approved in June for 362 BTR flats. Over 100 letters of support from locals.
Benefits definitely outweigh the positives but I have concerns...
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2437408...
Benefits definitely outweigh the positives but I have concerns...
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2437408...
December 28, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Good news for fans of brutalist architecture and retrofit as conversion of Barclays House in Poole (my hometown) approved in June for 362 BTR flats. Over 100 letters of support from locals.
Benefits definitely outweigh the positives but I have concerns...
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2437408...
Benefits definitely outweigh the positives but I have concerns...
www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2437408...
Loved being by the sea on Boxing Day. I'm less enamoured by rail replacement buses from Basingstoke.
December 27, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Loved being by the sea on Boxing Day. I'm less enamoured by rail replacement buses from Basingstoke.