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MichaelLondonSF

@michaellondonsf.bsky.social
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semi-retired / activist on London housing and planning / UCL Bartlett / grandfather JustSpace.org.uk michaeledwards.org.uk I don't follow people with empty bios.

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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
You know what really bugs me? We cant own anything. Everything is a subscription....like literally everything. You cant buy Microsoft Office. You have to purchase a subscription for a year. You literally have to pay for everything FOREVER Isn't anyone else bothered by this.
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Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
A pleasure to be invited to the institution which is Lunch with the FT
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Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
On his first morning as PM, Andy Burnham backed a national rough-sleeping pledge with £340m and the 'Housing First' model he ran in Manchester.
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Nope @neilbef.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I advocate for a yearly published list of large companies showing the percentage of their employees on benefits. It would look great alongside the CEO pay and dividend schedule. Name and shame on a yearly basis.
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Green New Deal Rising @gndrising.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Our message to the new Prime Minister. What we’re asking for isn’t radical - a decent job, somewhere to live, places to meet our friends, a safe climate. We deserve a future we can look forward to. And we're getting organised to win it. Join us.
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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 21/07/2026
I have no less than probably 40 citations per chapter for my upcoming book which is 18 chapters. It took 5 years to write. A fact checker and the legal department at Hachette have to review those sources. And just in the editing phase we see that some of those articles don’t even exist no more.
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Robin Layfield (he/they) 💚 🌈 ✊🏽 @robinlayfield.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The UK electoral system is not fit for purpose. Andy Burnham knows this and for a long time he has put his backing behind Electoral Reform. ER is the gift of true democracy that can cement Labour's place in history in a positive way. Sign the petition now! actionstorm.org/petitions/na...
A photo montage of PM Andy Burnham set against the houses of Parliament and a map of the uk. The headline reads: "Tell Andy Burnham to launch a National Commission on Electoral Reform"

To the side is a statistic: 11,027 people have signed this petition so far. The petition has been created by Open Britain
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Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Reactionaries & centrists horrified by DSA’s new pro-worker, pro-democracy platform. "The workweek, set at 40 hours by the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938. and never reduced... since — even as productivity has exploded, would finally be reduced to thirty-two hours." jacobin.com/2026/07/dsa-...
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The Democratic Socialists of America Want to Expand Democracy
Right-wing and centrist pundits, and even House Speaker Mike Johnson, have rushed to denounce the Democratic Socialists of America’s new “Workers Deserve More” platform. But the platform’s central ins...
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Tom Lewis @tomlewiscambridge.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
LNER train. Kings Cross.
Train. In a station. At night.
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Davenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
One of the notable moments in the Outsiders touring exhibition was when it was displayed inside the Houses of Parliament. We added this huge panel, along with a photo of people still rough sleeping on the Embankment, to confront politicians with the consequences of their decisions on homelessness.
OUTSIDERS
 We advise all those visitors to England who
 would like to see the reverse side of our
 apparent prosperity to go and look at those
 who habitually sleep on the Embankment,
 with their filthy tattered clothes, their bodies
 wasted by disease, their unshaven faces, a
 living reprimand to the Parliament in whose
 shadow they lie'
 George Orwell, 1929
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I strongly believe in giving the man a chance. But keeping Shabana Mahmood as Home Secretary suggests the vicious attacks on immigrants and refugees, and self-defeating attempts to outrun the far right, are likely to continue. Which is pretty damn depressing. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Read these words from 100 years ago about immigrants in Britain – and see how history is chillingly repeating itself | George Monbiot
Shabana Mahmood’s new rights clampdown looks outlandish until we remember that this kind of hardline action is part of our country’s fabric, says George Monbiot
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noted bones haver @noted.bones.haver.zone · 21/07/2026
why do kitchen appliances need wifi now. i dont want to have to log in to my refrigerator or have my dishwasher break from a firmware update. it just needs to plug into the wall and begin functioning
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Stephanie Kemmerer @doubtisthewayout.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
My hubby made an amazing chicken pot pie from scratch - crust and all. He's incapable of making bad food. I could go on and on about how awesome he is in every sense. A lifetime of bad relationships & then I find the perfect one & that makes it all worth it.
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K M Flett @keithbeard.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
very good piece. Burnham likely to fail a reality test of promising change in the context of imperial crisis. What happens from below can make a difference to how that plays out of course
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 21/07/2026
I welcome our new Prime Minister’s announcement that VAT will be cut from electricity bills this Autumn. The reduction gives households some breathing space this winter, and is the kind of action Londoners need on the cost of living.
bbc.co.uk
VAT to be cut from electricity bills in October
Homes will save around £45 a year through the cut announced on Andy Burnham's first full day as prime minister.
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Alison Fure @benton2.bsky.social · 27/07/2018
Some London districts have more- recently developed neighbourhoods- than traditional ones; so with all our #NPPF #BREEAMS #SPG #Londonplan #LBAPs why do we get #totalfootprint developments with no green infrastructure to replace chirpy twacky hedges
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Why is women’s work so often neglected within traditional economic theory? How have pensions become affected by gender? Why does the gender pay gap still exist? This weeks podcast with Dr Daniella Jenkins - Executive Director of the Womens Budget Group. youtu.be/9zeGy4BNOhY?...
youtu.be
How The Economy Is Rigged Against Women | Dr. Daniella Jenkins
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 19/07/2026
Adapting London, one green space at a time. Grosvenor Square reopens to the public tomorrow after its transformation into a climate resistant haven for wildlife. This reimagined space will allow Londoners to reconnect with nature in the heart of the West End.
timeout.com
Mayfair’s biggest and oldest square will reopen next week after a £25 million makeover
Lunch break in the sunshine, anyone?
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 19/07/2026
No cheat codes needed - London is one of the world’s leading cities for games makers and the London Games Festival is a big part of that success. Its move to the Business Design Centre will allow the festival to welcome even more international visitors. www.gamesindustry.biz/london-games...
gamesindustry.biz
London Games Festival moves to central venue for 2027 showcase
Games London centralises programme at the Business Design Centre to improve accessibility for international visitors
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Colbobs.bsky.social "Col" he/him/his @colbobs.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The UK Israel lobby has resurrected the anti-semitism scam it used against Jeremy Corbyn and the left. It involves all the same usual, ugly suspects and is, again, coordinated with its ‘mainstream’ media allies.
thecanary.co
Israel attacks Green party for discussing PROPOSAL to recognise Zionism as racism
Why are Israel and their lobbyists getting all worked up about a Green party proposal? This is the Corbyn smears all over again
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Mayor of London Press Office @ldn-pressoffice.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
London is changing, and we want Londoners to help shape its future. @MayorofLondon has published the new draft #LondonPlan for a fairer, greener, and more prosperous city over the next two decades. Have your say in the consultation until 15th October 👇 london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
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London boroughs to have their own affordable housing targets
The current city-wide affordable housing threshold would be replaced with borough-specific goals.
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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Political honeymoon latest: encountered my first anti-Burnham protest outside parliament (over oil and gas drilling). To govern is to choose etc.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Thames Water increased its bonus payouts to £4.1m for senior managers. It has £19.7bn debt, fleeces customers, dumps sewage in rivers, loses billions of litres of water to leaky pipes. Numerous criminal convictions, licence not revoked. But bosses rewarded .. for what? Govt/Ofwat do nothing.
theguardian.com
Thames Water increases bonus payments to £4m despite uncertainty over future
Annual results show struggling firm’s net debt has risen to £19.7bn, up from £17.7bn a year earlier
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phoenix509.bsky.social @phoenix509.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
💙💙💙NJ Town pulled $91 Million from Citizens Bank ➡️because they fund ICE Detention Centers (aka Camps) Great job for taking a stand against the inhumanity 👏👏
nj.com
This N.J. town just pulled $91M from Citizens Bank over ICE
Two N.J. municipalities have now pulled more than $330 million combined, according to the De-ICE Citizens Bank coalition.
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Rise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
07.17.2026 | NYC, NY Anti-ICE "Good Trouble" March: Immigration advocates rallied at Foley Sq, then marched to 26 Federal Plaza, placing flowers in the fence surrounding the federal building housing Manhattan's ICE offices and immigration court. 🎥 Kevin RC Wilson @FreedomNTV
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Deeply irresponsible. We're in a climate crisis. This is such a terrible start. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Burnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drilling
Drilling has become a controversial topic for the Labour party after the 2024 manifesto pledged to not issue new licences.
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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 24/04/2021
.@AndyBurnhamGM thanks for hearing my question today at the .@gmtenantsunion housing hustings today. .@SadiqKhan has written it in #LondonPlan. A similar written commitment woukd be warmly welcomed by .@claddag and, I expect, probably by .@GrenfellUnited as well. Thanks. #PEEPs
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CPRE London @cprelondon.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
🌆 Can the new London Plan deliver a greener city? Join our free webinar on 4 June (12:30–2 pm) to explore what the Mayor's proposals mean for climate, housing & green space, and how to respond. 📌 Register: cpre-london.eventcube.io #LondonPlan #CPRELondon #GreenBelt
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Just Space @justspace7.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
London is so unfair, unjust But will the #LondonPlan impact assessment reveal and change it? We post a revised draft of our response to the IIA scoping report justspace.org.uk/wp-content/u... Deadline for you to write is Friday.
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Mayor of London Press Office @ldn-pressoffice.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
A new draft #LondonPlan aims to supercharge the capital's future by boosting economic growth & the delivery of affordable homes, protecting nightlife, revitalising high streets & creating a greener, more resilient city www.london.gov.uk/mayor-publis...
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Erin 🇨🇦 @spicyerin.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I never met my real Grandmother on my Dad’s side. She was an artist. I finally got one of her paintings.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 15/07/2026
Gutted. But proud. England gave it everything - and London backed them all the way. Thank you to the team for everything you’ve given.
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Mark Hebden @unionlib.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Guy on the radio earlier saying we should all save our shower water and use that to flush the toilet. Around 60 companies are responsible for 80% of all global carbon emissions; telling us as individuals to do something without addressing that is just gaslighting and guilt tripping.
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Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine @waterpalestine.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Zionist Genocide has no limits. Palestine must be free.
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Just Space @justspace7.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Handling the consultation process is being sub-contracted to TfL (Mayor's decision 11 May). Why won't this inhibit the responses influencing the Plan?
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Just Space @justspace7.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
GLA has issued a London Heat-Ready plan www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Too cheap to meter. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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Spain’s Solar Is So Cheap Investors Are Looking for an Exit
The country has too much power on sunny days.
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Just Space @justspace7.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Our members meeting had a preview of our report on how threats of council estate demolition will grow if government sustains its ludicrous housing targets and boroughs try to placate them. Crucial to stop this at or before planning stage. We are on this with EstateWatch.London
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Money on the Left @moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
"Mischaracterised by university leaders as financial ‘saving’, austerity is in truth vandalism. It ravages decades of training, accrued and accredited knowledge, and publicly funded research."
moneyontheleft.org
UK Universities in Crisis? Time to Transform Higher Ed Finance
by Rob Hawkes and Scott Ferguson Universities in the UK are in crisis. Job cuts in the sector are reaching ‘cataclysmic’ levels, with an estimated 10,000 already lost and many more at risk. Just da…
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Just Fair @justfairuk.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🏠 Housing systems across the world are at a turning point. As governments scramble for solutions to the global housing crisis. Everyone has the right to a safe, secure and affordable home. Embedding the right to housing in UK law has never been more important.
aljazeera.com
‘Affordability crisis’: How the Western housing crisis spiralled | Housing | Al Jazeera
Rising rents and prices outpacing wages provoke global debate: Is housing a basic right or an investment asset?
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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Of course unions look out for their members but it defies belief that they chose *this week* to lobby for more North Sea oil drilling. They should be lobbying for super-generous retraining terms.
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Rafe Smyth @rafe-s.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Wondering why it was too hot to sleep last night? Today's @thecccuk.bsky.social report shows carbon emissions from UK surface transport grew significantly in 2025, the only sector to do so. As the biggest sector, transport is particularly responsible for #climate breakdown.
A bar chart showing change in UK emissions for 2024-25 by sector. Transport is the only sector showing an increase. Note these are provisional figures quoted by CCC in https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/progress-in-reducing-emissions-2026-report-to-parliament
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Rafe Smyth @rafe-s.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
If you want to know more, do check out @transportaction.bsky.social and its campaign for transparency and alternatives transportactionnetwork.org.uk/campaign/low...
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Lower Thames Crossing
Lower Thames Crossing This page contains all our information on the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) and possible alternatives: Taking all the cash The Lower Thames Crossing 'smart' motorway is the enemy o...
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Andy Cox @andy-cox.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
178mph. A life lost. Driving is a privilege, not a right — this extreme speed with lethal consequences warrants nothing less than a lifetime ban. We revoke firearms licences for less. Why should a vehicle user be any different? Protect every road user. #RoadSafety www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Judge looks for best way of banning 178 mph Milton Keynes biker
The barrister for the defence told jurors that "there was no racing" but says his client had ridden "like a lunatic".
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Portes "Theres a lot of nonsense talked, including on Sky, about the spiralling welfare bill.. as a proportion of our national income.. its lower than it was 15yrs ago & its pretty much back to what it was under Thatcher.. this idea its out of control is just wrong" Spot on!
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GD's Tales @tanktales.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
80 years ago today on 4th July 1946 Polish soldiers, police, and locals murdered 42 Jewish Holocaust survivors in Kielce.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I wish just one NATO leader (or all of them) would say, "This is unacceptable. The US president has lost his mind. America come get your boy. He's broken and needs to be under a doctor's care back home." I wish someone would tell the damn truth about what's happening.
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Dr Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Yesterday I visited Niendorf on the Lübeck Bay to see the site of the British military hospital where 40 very ill survivors from Bergen Belsen were brought in July 1945. They were critically ill with TB and typhus. Most of them passed away in the weeks that followed, one of them Therese Teichner.
A three storey building with a decorative tower from turn of the century
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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
to not mention people’s horrible bigotry after their death is disrespectful to them & their bigotry, as they fervently held those beliefs in life & weren’t ashamed to be bigots
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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Hoping firefighters and residents are safe and that this scary fire is brought under control swiftly.
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