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Steve Hilditch

@stevehilditch.bsky.social
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Housing. Labour-ish Politics. Geography. Newcastle United. North Paddington/Queens Park for 50 years but still a Geordie. #nufc @redbrickblog @labourhousing

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Private equity controlled TalkTalk, UK's 4th largest broadband provider, facing administration. Loaded with debt by PE, asset-stripped, low investment, poor service. PE control of essential services damages economy and national security. Neoliberals eye a bailout.
lbc.co.uk
National security concerns as broadband giant TalkTalk 'could go into administration within days' | LBC
Security officials are warning that the Ministry of Defence could be impacted if the telecom provider goes under
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I don't believe he left the UK because of the odd filtered street. I do believe he's left cos he doesn't want to pay tax and contribute to the UK. Unpatriotic.
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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Seven years on, Grenfell still asks who Britain’s rules are really written for US cladding company at the heart of the tragic inferno paid shareholders almost twice as many millions as it did survivors and bereaved relatives ✍️ Kenan Malik bit.ly/3Stwc38
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Grenfell Tower report shows what’s good for business is o...
US cladding company at the heart of the tragic inferno paid shareholders almost twice as many millions as it did survivors and bereaved relatives
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Tim Morton @timmorton2.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"Together with Shelter, Chas and others, Shac’s advocacy for homeless people ultimately led to the transformational 1977 Housing (Homeless Persons) Act that is still the basis for homelessness legislation today.” So many lives changed. @stevehilditch.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Peter O’Callaghan obituary
Other lives: Housing association executive who was at the centre of the early movement to tackle homelessness
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The US war on Iran has been devastating BUT highly profitable, for a select few. Oil giants, big banks & defence firms have been using chaos & crisis as a cash machine. The Govt must stop this grotesque profiteering & help those struggling. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ra...
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Steve Hilditch @stevehilditch.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Guardian Obituary of Peter O'Callaghan. A pioneer in work with homeless people in the early 70s, a man of great humour, a storyteller, a lover of words, literature & poetry - & all things Irish. Laid to rest with jokes, stories & tears in Devizes today. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Peter O’Callaghan obituary
Other lives: Housing association executive who was at the centre of the early movement to tackle homelessness
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The case for Labour to introduce a wealth tax has never been stronger. 99% of us are paying, in total, 40% to 50% tax on our incomes, billionaires are paying 25% at most. 2% levy on fortunes above £100m could begin to reverse decades of rising inequality. But govts like to hit the poor.
theguardian.com
The case for Labour to introduce a wealth tax has never been stronger | Phillip Inman
A 2% levy on fortunes above £100m – with no exemptions – could begin to reverse decades of rising inequality
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 10/06/2026
A statement from the family: “We have many migrants who make a deeply valuable contribution to our country, including in our healthcare system and hospitality sector, and we depend on them to make our country work. We do not want this terrible tragedy to be used to divide people or fuel hostility.”
theguardian.com
Do not use our tragedy to fuel violence, family of Belfast attack victim say
Relatives of Stephen Ogilvie say unrest is unwelcome and that many migrants make valuable contribution to UK
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Kevin Maguire: "After the attack on the Liverpool football parade & it was a white guy, middle class, former royal marine, no-one went after other white, middle class former marines & set this person represents that entire group"
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
The BBC's flagship politics show devoting the whole programme this morning to 'two tier policing'. May as well hand the entire schedule directly over to Elon Musk www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-bbcs-t...
adambienkov.co.uk
The BBC’s ‘Two Tier’ Journalism Boosting Reform and the Far-Right
Why is our national broadcaster giving so much oxygen to the racist fantasies of the far-right?
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Steve Hilditch @stevehilditch.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Great policy. Another alternative would be to build new homes above them. london has loads of car parks with nothing above them.
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Steve Hilditch @stevehilditch.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Such sad news that my friend Peter O’Callaghan has died after a long illness aged 82. A long housing career helping homeless people, starting at SHAC. A hugely amusing & entertaining storyteller. Born in Cork, he never forgot his Irish roots. Condolences to family & friends.
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SeaWindowCraster @seawindowcraster.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
25th May 2026 05.25
Still water, sun rising above the haze
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Completely unacceptable from the Board of Deputies. This nakedly partisan hypocrisy does not represent me or many other British Jews. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Michael Wegier, executive director of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, told Haaretz that Reform UK “is a serious party with many supporters, local councillors, and an increasing number of members of Parliament from month to month, which cannot be ignored. They have also expressed very broad support for the fight against antisemitism. There was no way we would not invite them.”

He added: “We did not invite the Greens’ Zack Polanski because we very strongly do not believe he has done enough to root out antisemitism from his party.”
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Steve Hilditch @stevehilditch.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
I think a period of silence from all Labour Together types would be very welcome. Their factionalism got us into the Starmer mess and only a return to Broad Church politics and internal democracy can save the Labour Party.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
This entire pointlessly destructive war so far has cost the US military around $60 billion, which is around twice the amount cut from USAID which saved millions of lives.
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Steve Hilditch @stevehilditch.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
If there was any doubt before, it is clear now, the House of Lords should be abolished because it is anti-democratic. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
The assisted dying bill has failed - but the debate isn't over
In June 2025 MPs backed the legislation but now it has run out of time to become law.
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Shelter @sheltercharity.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
All of us at Shelter were saddened to hear about the passing of Giles Peaker. Highly respected, he was a legend in the housing law world through his many achievements, such as drafting and pushing for the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018, and the @nearlylegal.co.uk website.
insidehousing.co.uk
Tributes paid to lawyer described as ‘instrumental’ to Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018
Tributes have been paid to Giles Peaker, a leading housing sector lawyer who passed away last weekend.
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Pete Apps @peteapps.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
There are small group of people whose views on housing I hold in such high regard that if I see them arguing a point, I naturally just think 'well I better cross the road to whichever side they're on, because I already know they're right'. Giles was probably top of that tree
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 21/04/2026
Hungary’s PM-elect Peter Magyar says he would enact an ICC arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu and detain him on arrival. The election winner said Hungary would stay a member of the International Criminal Court which his predecessor Viktor Orban began withdrawing from last year.
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 20/04/2026
The government froze local housing allowance, which effectively meant a real-terms cut to housing benefit. This is what it means for renters
bigissue.com
'Terrified of rent increase': How housing benefit cuts hit renters
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Tim Morton @timmorton2.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was @alisoninman.bsky.social @bushbell.bsky.social @tomemurtha.bsky.social @stevehilditch.bsky.social @simplicitly.bsky.social @lucyferman.bsky.social
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Adam Hug @adamhug.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Some positive news about efforts to tackle child poverty in Westminster.
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Gary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Cherry blossoms in Japan.
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Municipal Dreams @municipaldreams.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
1/ 'The Shadow of the Cutteslowe Walls' - class divisions in Oxford then and now. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
bbc.co.uk
The Shadow of the Cutteslowe Walls - Episode 1 - BBC Sounds
The former council estate which sat behind two eight-foot walls for 25 years.
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Steve Hilditch @stevehilditch.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
They could also find out who is making excess profits from the price rise and do something about that.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 06/03/2026
A U.S. oil blockade has cut off the Cuban government from accessing desperately needed fuel as the Trump administration intensifies pressure on Cuba.
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Cuba Suffers Another Massive Blackout as U.S. Oil Blockade Worsens Humanitarian Crisis
A massive blackout in Cuba has left most of the island, including Havana, without power. Cuban officials said the island’s largest plant unexpectedly went offline. A U.S. oil blockade has cut off the ...
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Labour MP Ian Byrne: "The lines from the PM and Cabinet today essentially labelling the Green Party as extremist is appalling, desperate and frankly embarrassing. "It also makes very clear that the leadership has zero understanding of where it has been going wrong."
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Alf Dubs @alfdubs.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Children need their families. Refugee children are no different. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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‘Pulling up the drawbridge’: Alf Dubs criticises Shabana Mahmood’s plans for child refugees
Exclusive: Labour peer, who came to UK as a refugee, says some ministers try to show they won’t ‘just do things because of their background’
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Tim Morton @timmorton2.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I wasn’t the only teenager there. @lucyferman.bsky.social was there with her mum and went on to a stellar #ukhousing career. We didn’t meet until 2014/15 where are shared roots came up as we campaigned for #SocialHousing at #SocialRent with #SHOUT www.theguardian.com/housing-netw...
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The new campaign for social housing is something to Shout about
The message of the new Shout campaign is loud and clear: put social housing back on the agenda in 2014, says John Healey
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The Access Project @theaccessproject.org.uk · 13/01/2026
We are saddened to learn of the passing of Neil McIntosh CBE, former Chair of the Board of Trustees at The Access Project. We are incredibly grateful to Neil for his thoughtful guidance of The Access Project. We extend our sympathies to Neil’s friends, family, and colleagues during this time.
theaccessproject.org.uk
In memoriam: Neil McIntosh, former Chair of the Board - The Access Project
We are saddened to learn of the passing of Neil McIntosh CBE, former Chair of...
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SeaWindowCraster @seawindowcraster.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
16th January 2026 08.33
True golden globe
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 04/01/2026
The Israeli military continues to demolish structures in northern Gaza while also blocking the entry of aid.
aljazeera.com
Israel launches deadly strikes in Gaza in new ceasefire violations
The Israeli military continues to demolish structures in northern Gaza while also blocking the entry of aid.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
BREAKING: Ed Davey’s response to Keir Starmer’s statement
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Steve Hilditch @stevehilditch.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Can anyone tell me the difference between America wanting to control/annex countries on its borders and Russia wanting to do the same? Aren’t both equally bad?
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
With apologies for the self-promo, but I've just hit 50k followers here - over double the following I had on X I stopped posting on X earlier this year & have zero regrets. The move over here was never really about reach, so it's just a bonus on top of Bluesky not being owned by a far-right troll.
My profile on Bluesky, having hit 50k followers
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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 28/11/2025
The Chancellor has scrapped the two-child limit, benefitting more than half a million families. More than half of the affected families have at least one member in work, and 88% had 3 or 4 children.
Chart showing proportion of families impacted by the two child limit
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Steve Hilditch @stevehilditch.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
I really do object to the term ‘welfare’ which has become a pejorative word and is not ‘out of control’. I’ve paid for my pension through nearly 50 years of work and everyone pays in through taxes. Where’s the chart showing corporate welfare, tax breaks and tax avoidance?
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Steve Hilditch @stevehilditch.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
The Tories doing their best to divide crudely between people who work who pay taxes and people on benefits. We all pay tax and we all receive public services, that’s how the system works. Calling everything ‘welfare’ is just ignorance.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Was trying to work out in which way Shabana Mahmood, an otherwise pretty unremarkable politician, could possibly be described as a "luminous golden star" who "dazzles like a blue-white supernova" and then I realised, its simply a willingness to be a bit more cruel to immigrants
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 25/11/2025
The latest report came hours after the RSF agreed to a three-month humanitarian truce.
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Sudan’s RSF committing war crimes in Darfur, says Amnesty
The latest report came hours after the RSF agreed to a three-month humanitarian truce.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Asked if Keir Starmer believes British people want to "see refugee children pulled out of school and deported after 10 years in this country”, his spokesman says that “what the British public wants and what this government was elected on a mandate to deliver was to secure our borders"
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Steve Hilditch @stevehilditch.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Almost every BBC current affairs programme highlights the newspapers, most of which are right wing. Free advertising every day for appalling products, importing bias into every programme. BBC should end this practice immediately.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
BBC News bulletins leading on the story of an Algerian man being mistakenly released by the prison service. Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
It is way past time for the UK government & the BBC to get off X & for Musk to be treated as a threat to national security. The world's richest man is using his site to promote civil war, ethnic violence & the overthrow of an elected government. You won't win him over with another conference on AI
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Nothing on the BBC Radio news this morning. Nothing I could find on their website. This is an MP from the party whose lead in the opinion polls normally ensures them wall-to-wall coverage. She spouts racist nonsense for which even she feels obliged to apologise. What on earth are they playing at?
lbc.co.uk
Reform’s Sarah Pochin forced to apologise after claiming adverts 'full of black people' drive her 'mad’ | LBC
The Runcorn and Helsby MP was responding to a viewer live on air who complained about the demographics of advertising.
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Steve Hilditch @stevehilditch.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
It isn’t real convergence, and it isn’t fairness, unless ‘Affordable Rents’ are included as well as Social Rents. Converging all rents - some up, some down- would bring back coherence to rent setting and enable the eventual repeal of the AR tenancy.
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Steve Hilditch @stevehilditch.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Much of this borrowing funded capital assets and kept businesses going during the pandemic - which now pay tax. Where do the benefits of borrowing appear in the national accounts and why do @theIFS never focus on the upside?
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Steve Hilditch @stevehilditch.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
This story is missing the crucial information about what rents will be charged to the eventual tenant. Is it genuinely affordable?
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Steve Hilditch @stevehilditch.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
It’s an example of how much our views are manipulated that almost no one will believe that welfare payments are stable and not out of control.
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