Ian Weinfass
@ianweinfass.bsky.social
Freelance journalist specialising in buildings and police (+where the two meet).
British Journalism Awards finalist 2016 & 2023.
Read some of my best pieces here: https://www.clippings.me/ianweinfass
Contact: ianweinfass[at]hotmail.com, or send a DM
British Journalism Awards finalist 2016 & 2023.
Read some of my best pieces here: https://www.clippings.me/ianweinfass
Contact: ianweinfass[at]hotmail.com, or send a DM
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Evolving police responses to domestic abuse: Innovations and challenges in tackling domestic and family violence
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Evolving police responses to domestic abuse: Innovations and challenges in tackling domestic and family violence
A new thematic report exploring how the issue of domestic abuse and family violence is being tackled across the world, how this has changed, and how it continues to evolve, has been launched by…
policinginsight.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Evolving police responses to domestic abuse: Innovations and challenges in tackling domestic and family violence
policinginsight.com/news/evolvin...
policinginsight.com/news/evolvin...
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It’s the mark of an amateur – in journalistic writing, book writing, TV, whatever – that they think ideas are the currency, where the value is, and need fiercely protecting.
Everyone has ideas. Usually ten before breakfast. Executing them well is the hard bit.
Everyone has ideas. Usually ten before breakfast. Executing them well is the hard bit.
'The words are AI, but the idea is all me.'
'This is MY story, I just needed telling it.'
'The voice is authentically my own.'
'The novel is mine, but I used AI to write it.'
'This is MY story, I just needed telling it.'
'The voice is authentically my own.'
'The novel is mine, but I used AI to write it.'
December 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM
It’s the mark of an amateur – in journalistic writing, book writing, TV, whatever – that they think ideas are the currency, where the value is, and need fiercely protecting.
Everyone has ideas. Usually ten before breakfast. Executing them well is the hard bit.
Everyone has ideas. Usually ten before breakfast. Executing them well is the hard bit.
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This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
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Extremely 80s Conservative voice:
"Maybe the only way to stop modern slavery is to nationalise it!"
"Maybe the only way to stop modern slavery is to nationalise it!"
Watching the Mahmood announcement and debate. Tory backbencher (Karen Bradley) suggests putting refugees into debt and making them repay during the rest of their lives. Mahmood says she’ll think about it.
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Extremely 80s Conservative voice:
"Maybe the only way to stop modern slavery is to nationalise it!"
"Maybe the only way to stop modern slavery is to nationalise it!"
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A Surrey architect has wound down her practice as she looks to spend more time following her passion as a motorbike rider
Motorcycling pioneer architect winds down practice to focus on her passion
Motorcycling pioneer architect winds down practice to focus on her passion
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A Surrey architect has wound down her practice as she looks to spend more time following her passion as a motorbike rider
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Cost of Chipperfield’s new Edinburgh concert hall more than trebles
Cost of Chipperfield’s new Edinburgh concert hall more than trebles
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Cost of Chipperfield’s new Edinburgh concert hall more than trebles
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Wow - those are quite phenomenal headlines given the details of the story.
Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done.
You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story!
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1/9
Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done.
You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story!
🧵
1/9
October 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Wow - those are quite phenomenal headlines given the details of the story.
Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done.
You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story!
🧵
1/9
Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done.
You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story!
🧵
1/9
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Francis Terry’s ‘world-first’ Neoclassical Passivhaus home rejected
Francis Terry’s ‘world-first’ Neoclassical Passivhaus home rejected
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Francis Terry’s ‘world-first’ Neoclassical Passivhaus home rejected
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A great piece from James Marriott. FWIW I am working on a laptop, I didn't read this on my phone... open.substack.com/pub/jmarriot...
The dawn of the post-literate society
And the end of civilisation
open.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
A great piece from James Marriott. FWIW I am working on a laptop, I didn't read this on my phone... open.substack.com/pub/jmarriot...
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Plans for older people’s homes in Hertfordshire have been refused after a councillor said they resembled the local crematorium.
‘Crematorium-like’ later-living housing scheme refused
‘Crematorium-like’ later-living housing scheme refused
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Plans for older people’s homes in Hertfordshire have been refused after a councillor said they resembled the local crematorium.
The scale and cost of the RAAC crisis at UK police forces revealed
The impact of crumbling concrete on UK policing
www.policeoracle.com
September 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The scale and cost of the RAAC crisis at UK police forces revealed
The PFI building dispute that could cost Kent Police £39m
The building dispute that could cost Kent Police £39m
www.policeoracle.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The PFI building dispute that could cost Kent Police £39m
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Ozzy Osbourne, the people’s Prince of Darkness, took heavy metal into the light
Ozzy Osbourne, the people’s Prince of Darkness, took heavy metal into the light
Having escaped a life of drudgery in Birmingham, Ozzy became the rare rock frontman you could relate to – and then, against the odds, a national treasure
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Ozzy Osbourne, the people’s Prince of Darkness, took heavy metal into the light
This reads like the Met and CPS this week taught the Cabinet Office what contempt of court is www.gov.uk/government/n...
Debarment investigations into Grenfell suppliers paused to safeguard integrity of criminal proceedings
Debarment investigations into seven organisations criticised by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry have been paused to prevent any impact on criminal investigations
www.gov.uk
July 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
This reads like the Met and CPS this week taught the Cabinet Office what contempt of court is www.gov.uk/government/n...
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The loud drumbeat that companies should "embrace AI now or be left behind" has more in common with high-pressure sales techniques than biz strategy. And that's fine - tech firms have something to sell. But the rest of us needn’t confuse it with anything more profound. www.ft.com/content/4688...
July 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The loud drumbeat that companies should "embrace AI now or be left behind" has more in common with high-pressure sales techniques than biz strategy. And that's fine - tech firms have something to sell. But the rest of us needn’t confuse it with anything more profound. www.ft.com/content/4688...
Higgins Homes and four workers appear in court over death of mother walking past Bow construction site in 2018
Higgins Homes in court over 2018 Bethnal Green death | Construction News
Higgins Homes and four construction workers have appeared in court over the death of a woman in east London seven years ago. Michaela Boor was struck by a
www.constructionnews.co.uk
June 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Higgins Homes and four workers appear in court over death of mother walking past Bow construction site in 2018
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In other news, Saudi Arabia, which has done as much as anyone to ensure the financial success of Club World Cup for FIFA, has executed a journalist, who was tried in secret, and sentenced to death over what activists say were tweets critical of the regime.
June 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
In other news, Saudi Arabia, which has done as much as anyone to ensure the financial success of Club World Cup for FIFA, has executed a journalist, who was tried in secret, and sentenced to death over what activists say were tweets critical of the regime.
Higgins Homes and four men charged in connection with the death of Kayla Boor, 28, in Bethnal Green in March 2018.
She was struck by a pallet containing more than two tonnes of bricks as she walked on a public road, having just dropped her young son off at nursery.
She was struck by a pallet containing more than two tonnes of bricks as she walked on a public road, having just dropped her young son off at nursery.
Building company and four men charged with causing death of woman
The four men are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 16 June.
news.met.police.uk
May 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Higgins Homes and four men charged in connection with the death of Kayla Boor, 28, in Bethnal Green in March 2018.
She was struck by a pallet containing more than two tonnes of bricks as she walked on a public road, having just dropped her young son off at nursery.
She was struck by a pallet containing more than two tonnes of bricks as she walked on a public road, having just dropped her young son off at nursery.
Silicosis kills 500 construction workers in the UK every year. They're not often discussed, but the risks of contracting the disease are increasing
The dangers of silica dust | Construction News
The mortal danger to construction workers from silica dust is getting worse Stonemason Stuart Johnson would come home from work “absolutely covered in
www.constructionnews.co.uk
April 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Silicosis kills 500 construction workers in the UK every year. They're not often discussed, but the risks of contracting the disease are increasing
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A great way to fight back against AI taking away work from creatives is to buy art by actual humans.
(Reply to this post with your own art/website etc. But only if you’re an organic life-form).
www.worldofmoose.com
(Reply to this post with your own art/website etc. But only if you’re an organic life-form).
www.worldofmoose.com
Website of artist, cartoonist & tweeter Moose Allain
Welcome to the website of artist, cartoonist and prolific tweeter Moose Allain. Please fell free to have a poke about.
www.worldofmoose.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
A great way to fight back against AI taking away work from creatives is to buy art by actual humans.
(Reply to this post with your own art/website etc. But only if you’re an organic life-form).
www.worldofmoose.com
(Reply to this post with your own art/website etc. But only if you’re an organic life-form).
www.worldofmoose.com
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It’s already hard to judge whether products you buy online will be the right size or not, but what if the product doesn’t even exist? @koltai.bsky.social helps you to distinguish between real and AI-generated products online. www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
How to Spot AI-Generated Scam Products
It's harder than before to tell what’s real and what’s fake, but if you look closely there are often tell-tale signs.
www.bellingcat.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
It’s already hard to judge whether products you buy online will be the right size or not, but what if the product doesn’t even exist? @koltai.bsky.social helps you to distinguish between real and AI-generated products online. www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
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give Nathan Newby a knighthood, what an absolute hero
March 23, 2025 at 11:23 AM
give Nathan Newby a knighthood, what an absolute hero
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Gotta love the possibility that the Government won't know how much it needs to cut because cuts to the ONS have robbed it of the ability to effectively measure the economy
Official statistics affect everything. They shape how problems are seen and discussed, how policies are developed and assessed, and how we hold governments to account. The crisis at the ONS is therefore a crisis of governance - if statistics are how the State sees, it is going blind...
The latest disaster at the ONS. I wonder if they'll cease all data publication before too long.
In all seriousness, if labour market, trade and PPI data can't be trusted, there must be questions about what other errors and problems are lurking that we haven't found out yet.
In all seriousness, if labour market, trade and PPI data can't be trusted, there must be questions about what other errors and problems are lurking that we haven't found out yet.
March 21, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Gotta love the possibility that the Government won't know how much it needs to cut because cuts to the ONS have robbed it of the ability to effectively measure the economy