Hilary Burkitt
@hilaryburkitt.bsky.social
Housing, poverty, social policy, cats | Housing policy at Independent Age
How is this a comfortable sleeping position?
November 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
How is this a comfortable sleeping position?
Good grief this is an alarming chart - fewer than 1 in 3 landlords know they legally have to protect tenant deposits, awareness of other legal requirements not much better
June 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Good grief this is an alarming chart - fewer than 1 in 3 landlords know they legally have to protect tenant deposits, awareness of other legal requirements not much better
Really appreciated the opportunity to speak to the Work & Pensions Select Committee about how Local Housing Allowance rates are impacting older renters
June 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Really appreciated the opportunity to speak to the Work & Pensions Select Committee about how Local Housing Allowance rates are impacting older renters
Good to know that when the machines take over, us humans will still be able to confound them by leaving each other voicemails
June 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Good to know that when the machines take over, us humans will still be able to confound them by leaving each other voicemails
One elusive word away from Queen Bee - 7 letters beginning with NA - HIVEMIND WHAT IS IT?!
May 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
One elusive word away from Queen Bee - 7 letters beginning with NA - HIVEMIND WHAT IS IT?!
No Bluesky, No! Please can we just stop with the tiktokification of every single social media platform?
January 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
No Bluesky, No! Please can we just stop with the tiktokification of every single social media platform?
I’m going to file this quote alongside this photo of an academic’s office to remind myself that there’s a whole tier of being cerebrally shambolic to which I can only aspire
January 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I’m going to file this quote alongside this photo of an academic’s office to remind myself that there’s a whole tier of being cerebrally shambolic to which I can only aspire
I’m never going to be the kind of person who counts 30 plants a week but by a rough estimation I have about 20 in this lunch 😇
January 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I’m never going to be the kind of person who counts 30 plants a week but by a rough estimation I have about 20 in this lunch 😇
Ha I was thinking this earlier! Some countries looks like a pagoda lantern
January 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Ha I was thinking this earlier! Some countries looks like a pagoda lantern
This tent must be heading towards 40 years old - first used by my Dad to cross Scotland, now I take it on backpacking adventures with my kids.
January 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This tent must be heading towards 40 years old - first used by my Dad to cross Scotland, now I take it on backpacking adventures with my kids.
What was the runner up idea, setting light to a kitten?
December 10, 2024 at 10:23 PM
What was the runner up idea, setting light to a kitten?
Not even deigning to sit on my lap, just purposely preventing me from moving
December 10, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Not even deigning to sit on my lap, just purposely preventing me from moving
Not sure anyone would be thrilled with this as Christmas gift, but…
November 24, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Not sure anyone would be thrilled with this as Christmas gift, but…
No I have *no idea* why the keyboard keeps malfunctioning…
November 22, 2024 at 11:42 AM
No I have *no idea* why the keyboard keeps malfunctioning…
Nothing livens up the commute like seeing this on the next platform
November 14, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Nothing livens up the commute like seeing this on the next platform
