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Right, I haven't written anything for ages and please don't laugh at me but I've written something on MY BLOG for the first time in 7 years, it's some thoughts on the 2021 Serpentine Pavilion, and some wider architectural issues it raises youyouidiot.blogspot.com/2021/07/some-t…

Out today! The GLA has published its 2021 Housing in London report, with over 100 pages of charts, maps and facts on London’s housing crisis. The report and tables are available here data.london.gov.uk/dataset/housin… Some highlights to follow …

This is a lovely read (and contains some GLA history, for those that way inclined).

The GLA has just published some important new research analysing the available evidence on housing and race equality in London. Please do read the full report, but here's a thread summarising some of the key points. data.london.gov.uk/download/housi…

The London Housing Panel is recruiting a new Chair. This is a paid position. The panel helps to ensure that the views of a diverse range of Londoners are considered in the Mayor's housing policy. DEADLINE - 3 May. Please spread the word. trustforlondon.org.uk/news/vacancy-l… #ukhousing

Our team is recruiting a new Senior Policy Officer – we are particularly welcoming applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates and people with disabilities. Happy to speak to anyone about the role. Please share this opportunity far and wide!

Authors and readers alike should strongly encourage the use of books as ornamental objects. The more people that buy books and never read them, the better things are for everyone. It's like a subsidy for the literate

The GLA has published the 2022 edition of its Housing in London report, the evidence base for the Mayor's London Housing Strategy data.london.gov.uk/housing/housin… A thread of highlights follows ...

Lots to take from this morning's closing statements at the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, but this from Danny Friedman KC is probably worth sharing. The inquiry has shown a world absent empathy. As well as all the technical stuff, that needs to change

It was great to host Inside Housing’s Peter Apps at City Hall today, who gave a powerful talk on the shocking negligence and disregard for safety that led to the Grenfell Tower fire. He is the author of the book ‘Show me the Bodies; How we let Grenfell Happen’.

Our council house in Tooting gave me the best start in life. Families in London today deserve the same opportunity. Yesterday I was shown round one of the beautiful new council homes in Brent. It’s changed a family’s life.

As everyone knows, rents for new private tenancies have been rising rapidly of late, and the Greater London Authority has today published an analysis of data on supply of and demand for rental housing in London to try and understand these trends. london.gov.uk/sites/default/…

According to ONS, housing rents are making an increasing contribution to inflation (as measured using the CPIH rate as opposed to CPI), via actual rental costs and the effect on owner occupiers' ongoing costs (as measured using rental equivalence). ons.gov.uk/economy/inflat…

“In 30 years of covering politics, I have never attended a New Zealand party-political rally that attracted anywhere near that many.” Beautiful piece by John Campbell on what drew people to the Kīngitanga-convened hui yesterday, and the sheer power of it: 1news.co.nz/2024/01/21/joh…

I may be biased, but there is an amazing opportunity to work as a Senior Analyst in our great Housing Policy Team. Applications close this Sunday.

Very sad to hear that Nicky has died. Hard to overstate the influence Nicky had on the capital's planning and therefore on London itself. Her legacy is the greener, cleaner, more humane London we enjoy - and our responsibility is to continue her work.