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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 12h

Tories seem to believe that the profit-motive will solve the housing crisis it created & protect housing standards, the environment & a liveable climate Seems unlikely to me "Conservatives announce plans to scrap Section 106, CIL & Future Homes Standard" www.insidehousing.co.uk/home/conserv...

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Conservatives announce plans to scrap Section 106, CIL and Future Homes Standard

Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith has confirmed plans to scrap Section 106 agreements, the Community Infrastructure Levy and Future Homes Standard.

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Today's wander was from Whitechapel to Cable Street, to commemorate 90 years since the Battle of Cable Street ¡No pasarán! I had to walk past this ginger cat to get set off to Whitechapel And Park View Appts. and the High Line actually looked quite nice in today's sunshine

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

From today's wander Balfron Tower from the balcony on the other side of St. Leonard's Road (I was re-delivering a mis-delivered package, to made use of the slightly different perspective...) 1/4

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Monday's sunset and today's late morning taken from Glenkerry House

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Announced today - government plans new caps on leaseholder fees and independent regulation of property agents A consultation will be launched ahead of legislation to create the new powers to cap fees on permissions and administration www.gov.uk/government/n...

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Government goes further to protect leaseholders

Leaseholders will be given more rights and better protections under new rules, the government can confirm today.

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Clapton CFC @claptoncfc.co.uk · 29/09/2026

Cable Street 90 events in East London including at the Old Spotted Dog Ground 👇️ www.claptoncfc.co.uk/2026/09/27/c...

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Why have I never noticed the "A" of "CHASE" peeking through the gap between Fusion House and 1 Canada Square?

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

TfL announces first publicly-owned bus co. BfL (Buses for London) will run route 6 between Willesden and Victoria from late 2027, with 4 more routes from 2028 All of London's 700 bus routes are currently contracted out to eight privately owned operators www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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TfL announces capital's publicly owned bus company

Transport for London says one west London route will switch to its own operator from late 2027.

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thames tunnel plan to heat 650k homes gets £41m London Strategic Heat Main will use heat from data centres & factories, transport it via hot water pipes Initially it will cross Bexley, Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark, City of London, Lambeth & Westminster www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Thames tunnel plan to heat 650,000 homes gets £41m funding boost

A new pipeline along the Thames will use heat from industry and redistribute it to homes across London.

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Teviot Watch @teviotwatch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Plans for a new housing union to be launched at TUC Congress today Suzanne Muna from @shacaction.bsky.social said "We expect a big fightback but if it doesn’t happen here we are not going to stop […] this is going to happen and it’s just a matter of when" www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/hous...

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Plans for first-ever housing union to be launched at TUC Congress

PLANS for a new housing union, complete with rent strikes and legal advocacy, will be launched at TUC Congress tomorrow.Volunteers at the Social Housing Action Campaign (SHAC) will present their 70-pa...

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Bid to Grade II list the Central YMCA building in Bloomsbury, London - called a "brutalist landmark" by the @c20society.bsky.social - rejected by Historic England following its closure and acquisition by Criterion Capital, raising fears over its future www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/fears-m...

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Fears mount over future of Brutalist YMCA building after listing bid rejected

Fresh fears have been raised over the future of London’s Central YMCA building after a bid to have the 49-year-old building listed was rejected

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Teviot Watch @teviotwatch.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Plans for 203 council homes at Battersea Power Station approved as part of the site's £9bn regeneration These take the proportion of affordable housing in the development to 15% Why do councils agree such tiny amounts of affordable and social housing? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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New council homes approved close to Battersea Power Station

Plans for 203 council homes at Battersea Power Station have been approved.

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Drag Down the Borders - London Anarchist Book Fair opening party Hosted byDrag Down the Borders, Bledi and Lesbians and Gays Support the Migrants Fri, Sep 25 6:30 PM → 11:00 PM Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Of course a Housing Benefit cut without corresponding rent reductions will make people homeless. It's just a question of how many #RentControlsNow! "Badenoch denies housing benefit cuts plan would make people homeless" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Kemi Badenoch denies housing benefit cuts plan would make people homeless

The Conservatives say £4bn could be cut from the housing benefit bill to help fund increased defence spending.

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Went to the housing demo at Parliament Square today I seem to have taken more photos of the concrete wonder that is Westminster Underground Station than of the actual demo... But the demo was good More social housing!!!

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Wet concrete on Carradale House ... haven't seen that in a while

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Yesterday's wander 🔹St Michael's Court (a listed building soon to be obscured by high-rises) 🔹Leven Road Bus Garage Development 🔹The Spratt's Patent Limited factory (as was) from the Teviot Estate

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Historic England has raised serious concerns about the Tower of London due to the size of potential future skyscrapers in the east of the Square Mile It wants changes to the City of London's draft City Plan 2040 to restrict developments near the Tower www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

Historic England urges city plan tweak to protect Tower of London

Historic England is seeking changes to the Corporation's draft City Plan on development locations.

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Removing the wands leaves cycle lanes exposed to dangerous traffic. Cycle infrastructure can't be created with paint Making roads dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians is a weird right wing obsession "Council's funds frozen over removed bike lane wands" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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TfL freezes Croydon Council's funding over removed bike lane wands

TfL froze the funding after spotting on the mayor's Instagram that Croydon had removed a cycle lane.

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Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

It’s high time for more cooperative strategies to get the things we need! From housing, to food, to work, working together as communities makes us stronger and more secure to economic and political shocks.

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

"More than ½ of owner occupied homes in the UK have two or more spare bedrooms" @fryrsquared.bsky.social on how stamp duty makes people stay in oversized homes Other countries tax homes on an ongoing basis based on size, incentivising the freeing up of larger homes www.youtube.com/shorts/dHXKq...

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Stamp Duty is stupid

YouTube video by Hannah Fry

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Oshodi was part of London's first black-led housing co-op, Fusions Jameen, which self-built 13 social homes in the '90s The regulatory & financial rules make such initiatives almost impossible today 'I built my own home to beat the London housing crisis' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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'I built my own social home so I could be housed in London'

How people in London decided to build their own homes, learning new skills and finding stability.

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Trip along the canal to the big Tesco 🔹Bike parking still not started - stand too close to wall so can't fix both wheels to the stand. Here's the latest victim 🔹River Lea level = high 🔹Can almost sail straight over Bow Locks 🔹A cormorant chilling in the canal 1/2

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

About 30 seconds before this photo was taken (or as long as it took me to fetch my camera), the sun was reflecting off the hands and clock outline in a quite striking way. 1/2

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Pleased to announce Bromley-by-Bow tube station frontage is no longer dilapidated. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Public Mtg: "Women, Rent Strikes and Cable Street" In the 1930s as now, the fight for better housing went hand-in-hand with fighting the far right Explore this history, including the Bangladeshi squatting movement of the 1970s, with local activists www.outsavvy.com/event/38801/...

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Public Meeting: "Women, Rent Strikes and Cable Street" Tickets - London - OutSavvy

In the 1930s, then as now, the fight for better housing went hand-in-hand with the fight against the far right. The East End saw some of the biggest campaigns against slum landlords and evictions, inc...

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Is that a new Tommy Flowers pub location? I should pop in for a pint now and again. I'm always grumbling about pubs closing, but rarely go for a pint these days The problem with the younger generation is, they don't call out people like me of my generation enough for hypocrisy…

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Andy Burnham promises 42k council homes in England over 10 yrs (out of 70k "affordable") Over the last 10 years, over 100k council homes have been lost to right to buy, and council house waiting lists have increased by 156k This is nowhere near what is needed

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LCC municipal @lccmunicipal.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Today’s municipal treasure - a badge featuring the coats of arms of the London Borough of Newham. Newham largely adopted the former Couny Borough of West Ham arms, CB East Ham not having been formally granted them.

A small enamel and metal badge featuring the coats of arms of the London Borough of Newham. The word “Newham” is written across the top.

Per Wikipedia:

The borough adopted West Ham's coat of arms, but with a motto adapted from that of East Ham.

The arms include the following elements:

The crosier signified the Cistercian Stratford Langthorne Abbey.
The sword and the red and yellow chevronells are taken from the arms of William de Montfitchet, a major local landowner and founder of the abbey.
The crossed hammers represent the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, once a major local employer.
The ship in full sail represents the maritime trades and the area's links to the sea.
The arms also include a sun rising in the east.
The borough's motto, "Progress with the People" is an English translation of East Ham's Latin "Progressio cum Populo".

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Confederation of Co-operative Housing @coophousinguk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

CCH Annual One Day Conference 2026 Strong Foundations, Sustainable Futures in London - 3 October 2026 Book before 25 August for our Early Bird tickets! www.cch.coop/cch-annual-o...

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Today's pics 🔹The High Line - I always thought it was just the tall tower, but it's also this six-storey block 🔹Some juice for your EV outside the High Line 🔹The high part of the High Line 🔹Balfron Tower peeking through the gap between the High Line & Parkview Apartments 1/2

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Jago Hazzard @jagohazzard.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I’ve always liked Stepney Green. Here’s a video about it.

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Stepney Green: A Stepney in the Right Direction

YouTube video by Jago Hazzard

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Things that don't fare well in the heat: 🔹Langdon Park grass 🔹The 309 🔹This humble photographer, especially when taking pictures of the Leven Road bus garage development 😠

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

No. of households in temp. accommodation in England hits record high For 40 years, govts of all stripes have said they will take measures to fix the housing crisis. None of them have done anything to change the basic Thatcherite landlord-friendly policies morningstaronline.co.uk/article/numb...

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Number of households in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high

OLDER people need solutions to the housing crisis now, poverty campaigners warned today after official data revealed a record number of older households facing homelessness.The Ministry of Housing, Co...

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Watching the eclipse at Greenwich Park yesterday evening My cornflake box pinhole camera may not have been the best way to see it, but the nice atmosphere, friendly crowd (and regular loans of their eclipse glasses) more than made up for it ☀️🌕🕶️

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Hats off to the builders, the fixers and the maintainers, particularly in this heat 🎩🙏☀️🫡

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Having been playing away at the Brunswick Centre yesterday, Glenkerry*, Balfron and Carradale were looking resplendent in the sunshine today. And The bus garage development was looking... clad * a bonus Moon next to the watchtower 1/3

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Eoin Keating @eoinkeating.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

David Levitt, who was one of Hodgkinson’s assistant architects on the project, lives there, rebutting the classic assertion that architects of challenging modern buildings prefer to live in Georgian houses or comfortable suburbia.

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I had a look round the Brunswick Centre in Bloomsbury earlier today Not quite the Barbican, but a great example of brutalist architecture, mixing residential, commercial and entertainment features in an integrated development Great design and a nice feeling about the place 1/2

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Peace & Justice Project @peaceandjustice.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🌐ONLINE BRIEFING Join Jeremy Corbyn and guest speakers at 'The Housing Crisis: How We Can Fix Britain's Broken System' online briefing at 7PM on Monday 10 August. Guest speakers will be announced soon. ✍️Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

London only English region to see population fall, down 0.3% in 2025 from 2024. Every other region grew Population in 23 of London's 33 boroughs shrunk Biggest falls were Camden, Westminster & Southwark, down 1.5%, 1.8% & 1.5% respectively www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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London only region in England to see population fall, says ONS

The Office For National Statistics finds the capital's population fell by 0.3% in 2025 compared with 2024.

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Pet hate #416 - it's almost impossible to read the display on these DLR tap-in/out consoles. Unless you know what the beeps mean, how can you tell if your tap has been successful?

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Why nearly two hours more to cycle on a hire bike? There are Santander docking stations close by, and any number of Lime and Forest bikes littered around Glenkerry.

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The Canal Club is next to, and closely linked to the Grand Union Housing Cooperative, which has its own fascinating history 1/2

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Today's wander to Poplar Riverside Village (or is it now called Heron Wharf? The crows don't like that...) I wonder if the like-mindedness is contractual, and if so, what it entails exactly... Can still see Glenkerry through the gap The River Lea is navigable 1/3

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Carradale House and Balfron Tower through windows that are cleaner than they will be for another next year or two...

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The Goodyear blimp was floating past us today

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Glenkerry Co-operative @glenkerrycoop.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

An event at Chrisp Street Market commemorating 75 years since the Festival of Britain There is a display of scanned and 3D printed objects from local people relating to the community The bell is from the Festival Inn (to call time), which has many of its original 1951 fittings

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