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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 04/07/2025

Good piece here by Nick Robinson but am I the only one who can't imagine Keir Starmer saying this?! ⬇️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 26/05/2025

I won't post the link as you can know everything you need to from this.

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 20/05/2025

I think the longer version of this article would have been better. Savills have done some good analysis of social v market rents which shows a big gap pretty much everywhere. If rents don't deliver a surplus over costs then it calls into question the whole HA model. What's the alternative?

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 20/04/2025

Looks like £100 and £55 now. Hope you got more for yours.

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 01/02/2025

I'm a traditionalist (and I can't find my Italian whisky) so here's my five nations whisky line up.

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 09/01/2025

It's times like this ⬇️ that I'm glad I haven't yet deactivated my Twitter account...

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 09/12/2024

I thought all the planning reform stuff looked really good and I'm glad that is now confirmed. #ukhousing

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 30/11/2024

Last week in London before big family move to Bristol. Just got our last haircuts at the fantastic Saif's.

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 25/11/2024

The model doesn't work as well as it used to but on average HAs are still profitable. Underlying social housing business produces average margin of 21.4%⬇️. Most of those costs are one-offs. Would all be taken into account in the price a for profit would be willing to pay.

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 24/11/2024

The numbers are broadly right. If you sold all HA homes and paid off all debt HAs would be left with about £100bn. Although they couldn't then reinvest it into their homes as there would be none left. Guess idea would be to use it to build more affordable homes?

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 24/11/2024

Nathan Redmond celebrating in ecstasy after scoring the third and final goal in the playoffs semi-final against Ipswich. 16 May, 2015

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 22/11/2024

Grant Holt laughing as Norwich beat Ipswich 5-1 at Portman Road ok their way to winning the Championship and a 9-2 aggregate win for the season.

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 21/11/2024

I'm really excited to read @shippersunbound.bsky.social 's final tome in his "Brexit chronicles".

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 21/11/2024

I really enjoyed the Devonshires Christmas gathering last night in German Gymnasium's beautiful building. Apologies for (accidentally) booming my arrival just as the room went quiet for speeches! #ukhousing

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 20/11/2024

Great to be front row for Angela Rayner's first speech to #ukhousing sector at Social Housing conference. It was an incredibly positive and passionate speech clearly expressing her desire to work in partnership with housing associations.

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 20/11/2024

Leaving London soon after sixteen years so had to snap this beautiful sunrise this morning.

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 20/11/2024

Thanks very much to @richard-a-foster.bsky.social for organising a great Ludlow whisky tasting yesterday at the Soho Whisky Club. Very much enjoyed the company of @boutiqueydave.bsky.social and the islay cask finish was my favourite.

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 16/11/2024

This is the best I've tried. It's actually 46% but you only use a drop so makes a 0.5% G&T and you get most of the flavour.

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 06/11/2024

I never thought channelling Jimmy Saville would be a winning electoral strategy.

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 25/10/2024

I really enjoyed taking part in the SNG annual "Big Building Check" this morning in Brixton with colleagues from across the organisation, knowing hundreds more colleagues are inspecting many other blocks.

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 22/10/2024

After a busy day I've finally made it to the @thehousingforum.bsky.social national conference 2024 in time for a panel on one of the biggest issues facing #ukhousing - homelessness and temporary accommodation. Chaired by the brilliant Lord Best.

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 11/10/2024

Beautiful sunrise over Wanstead Flats on a crisp morning.

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 23/09/2024

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,752,900!

A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #1,752,900, Jamie ‪@jamrat.bsky.social‬, joined on Oct 29, 2023"

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 21/08/2024

.@guardian-world-rss.bsky.social 's story ⬇️ indicates the new Government is rightly considering undoing previous cuts to #ukhousing income which removed ~ 1/5 capacity. This certainty would be a prudent investment in future homes for people in need & stimulate growth theguardian.com/society/articl…

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 13/08/2024

Three generations of Ratcliffs together at Carrow Road. #NCFC #OTBC

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 13/08/2024

In 2015 I argued it is worse than that when you consider land supply. This this still stands ⬇️ (but the numbers need updating).

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Jamie Ratcliff @jamrat.co.uk · 10/12/2023

Merry Christmas my good friend @coldorak.bsky.social thank you very much for sharing the oldest whisky I've ever had with me. 🥃🥃🥃

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