Ken Gibb

This is superb. Absolutely spot-on and therefore slightly terrifying

What the world can learn from Uruguay as the global housing crisis deepens One of Latin America’s smallest nations has a robust network of housing cooperatives, which give access to permanent, affordable housing to citizens at a range of income levels.

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Trump’s tariffs have finally kicked in, so what happens next? Households and economists are holding their breath.

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If mansion owners paid a fair council tax, local authorities wouldn’t be in such a mess | Simon Jenkins Angela Rayner’s proposed reforms are ill-conceived and fail to address the system’s inherent unfairness, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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'People Make Glasgow' tower to be turned into flats The Vita Group intend to convert the Met Tower into a

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This report examines the ways in which housing can impact upon other areas of society and the economy, drawing together contributions from multiple disciplines to provide an overview of the difference that housing makes.

Check it out below!

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Tuition fees are rising again and nobody is happy – it’s time to actually fix our broken university sector | Zoe Williams The figures simply don’t add up for higher education in England and Wales. Yet delusional politicians from all parties seem intent on avoiding the issue, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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Ashes 2025-26: Glenn McGrath predicts 5-0 win for Australia As usual, Glenn McGrath predicts Australia will win the 2025-26 Ashes 5-0 - but says Joe Root and Harry Brook are the England players the hosts will fear most.

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It’s that time of the cycle before the Ashes where this prediction always comes round.

Thatcher’s right to buy policy is celebrated but here’s the cost: losses to us all of £194bn and a fractured society | David Madden A new report details the damage. This was an ideological ploy from which we have yet to recover, says LSE’s David Madden

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‘Ask and act’ homelessness prevention measures to be piloted with new £4m fund A fund for pilot projects to help people stay in their homes has been launched by housing secretary Màiri McAllan. Managed by Advice Direct Scotland, the £4 million fund will support orga...

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Shelter Scotland welcomes new committee member - Shelter Scotland Shelter Scotland welcomes new committee member to strengthen fight against homelessness.

📣 We're proud to welcome @elenawhitham.bsky.social to our committee.

With lived experience of homelessness and a career spent tackling it, Elena joins us at a vital time in the fight to end Scotland’s #HousingEmergency.

⬇️ Read more about the appointment here ⬇️
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Dyson as maker of the Gom Jabbar test - highly likely I’d have thought

Motherwell vs Rangers - LIVE - Scottish Premiership radio, text, stats & match report Rangers drop points on the opening day for the third Scottish Premiership season in a row after Motherwell score a late equaliser to deny Russell Martin a winning league start.

What a start - genuine excitement among home supoorters watching the way we played(apart from playing out at the back) www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Radioactive wasp nest discovered at old US nuclear weapons site The nest with 10 times more radiation than permitted was found at a facility that once produced parts for US nuclear weapons.

Reality is stranger than (comic-book) art
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What if universal rental assistance were implemented to deal with the housing crisis? If the government supported rental assistance in amounts commensurate with the tax benefits given to homeowners, it would drastically alleviate the housing affordability crisis.

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Sir David MacMillan: 'I'd bet my house' on treatment for Alzheimer's Sir David MacMillan says his work in molecular chemistry could lead to a treatment for Alzheimer's disease within the next five years.

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He is from the same village as my wife’s family, which also was where Sir Alexander Gibson came from.

BBC reunites with Met Office for weather forecasts After eight years apart, the BBC wants the Met Office to help provide "the most trusted" forecasts.

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Jordan Houston: Student housing crisis continues amid legislative uncertainty Jordan Houston, a real estate associate at Dentons, discusses the impact of the Housing (Scotland) Bill on the student accommodation sector. Scotland's student accommodation shortage shows no signs of...

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New mortgage affordability rules help UK housing market avoid summer lull Record number of homes for sale has created ‘buyer’s market’ and kept price rises in check, Zoopla report says

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American musical satirist Tom Lehrer dies at 97, US media report Lehrer, a Harvard-trained mathematician, wrote darkly humorous songs, often with political connotations.

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James Cleverly to return as shadow housing secretary in Tory reshuffle Kemi Badenoch will also bring in new shadow health secretary as Edward Argar steps down due to ‘health scare’

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Rents rise by £221 a month in three years, Zoopla analysis suggests The monthly cost of renting rose just as fast as mortgage increases over the last three years, figures show.

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Three stunning and shaming paragraphs, by Rachel Wolf of Public First, in @theobserveruk.bsky.social

Average UK house asking price registers steepest monthly drop for 20 years Rightmove blames the 1.2% fall in new sellers’ prices on the end of stamp duty discounts and more homes coming on to the market

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Rental deposit scheme ‘puts millions in the pockets of landlords’ Exclusive: Almost a quarter of tenants have had money withheld unfairly, say campaigners

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Professor Susan J Smith becomes the thirty second President of The British Academy Professor Susan J Smith was formally elected President at the Academy's Annual General Meeting on 17 July 2025

Welcome Susan J Smith @sjs1869.bsky.social as the new President of @britishacademy.bsky.social. A geographer! A specialist on housing! A President for our times.
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Consultation closes on Housing Bill as landlords and tenants clash over rent control exemptions The Scottish Government’s consultation on the Housing (Scotland) Bill will close today, bringing to an end a heated debate over proposed rent control measures and potential exemptions that have ...

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Scotmid backs student-led housing co-op in Glasgow with £300,000 investment Scotmid Co-operative has contributed a total of £300,000 in loan and share capital investment in Student Co-op Homes to support the purchase of a traditional flatted property in South West Glasg...

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The Guardian view on Reeves’s trickle-down economics: deregulation dressed as economic renewal | Editorial Editorial: The ‘Leeds reforms’ revive a finance-first growth model – repackaging a failed economics as strategy, while sidelining real investment and wages

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