Paul Smith
@housingpaul.bsky.social
“Housing expert and social historian”
And trade union owned/ generated co-ops…
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
And trade union owned/ generated co-ops…
Which is mentioned in my blog
October 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Which is mentioned in my blog
There is a logic to removing higher rate tax relief on pensions, I wouldn’t call it a tax rise just removing a subsidy to the better paid (like you and me)
July 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
There is a logic to removing higher rate tax relief on pensions, I wouldn’t call it a tax rise just removing a subsidy to the better paid (like you and me)
More gambling extracting greatly needed cash from the people of south Bristol, should this really be celebrated? Too often just the rich leaching of the poor and desperate
July 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
More gambling extracting greatly needed cash from the people of south Bristol, should this really be celebrated? Too often just the rich leaching of the poor and desperate
When you look at everything @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social is doing it’s stunning but rarely reported, housing is still a Cinderella area but maybe ministers being given the space to just crack on out of the spotlight is a good thing
July 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
When you look at everything @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social is doing it’s stunning but rarely reported, housing is still a Cinderella area but maybe ministers being given the space to just crack on out of the spotlight is a good thing
Isn’t the issue that the journalists seek out the hipster cafes and then comment on how hipsterish they are. It’s the journalists who need to go further out rather than hang around stokes croft
July 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Isn’t the issue that the journalists seek out the hipster cafes and then comment on how hipsterish they are. It’s the journalists who need to go further out rather than hang around stokes croft
Reposted by Paul Smith
In other obvious news, “A recent study shows that encampment bans & other policies that criminalize homelessness don’t keep people from living on the street. The analysis did not find any reduction in homelessness in any cities studied as a result of such ordinances.”
Homes and supports. Obviously.
Homes and supports. Obviously.
A New Study Proves Criminalizing Homelessness Doesn’t Reduce Homelessness
"The deterrence logic doesn’t hold": A recent analysis finds that encampments bans and other local ordinances aimed at unhoused populations don't actually lead to decreased homelessness.
nextcity.org
June 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In other obvious news, “A recent study shows that encampment bans & other policies that criminalize homelessness don’t keep people from living on the street. The analysis did not find any reduction in homelessness in any cities studied as a result of such ordinances.”
Homes and supports. Obviously.
Homes and supports. Obviously.