Paul Roberts

Housing folk - if you can, visit this exhibition.

MARC DAVENANT's photo portrait series OUTSIDERS gives homeless people names, faces and voices The portraits in Marc Davenant’s series Outsiders are a powerful plea to pay attention to the plight of those who find themselves homeless.

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Article about our current exhibition Outsiders by @marcdavenant.bsky.social

Written by @s-w-s-l.bsky.social for Buzz Magazine

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And I thought the conga was a drunken party dance

Good to see them Hung Up. I’m assuming there’s an intentional Paul Weller reference here 😉

You’d be more than welcome, we’re back after the summer break. Our Facebook page is

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Really enjoyable trip this morning to @workersgallery.bsky.social to see Outsiders exhibition by @marcdavenant.bsky.social Really well displayed with moving and informative narratives. Had a lovely chat with Gayle about local projects and post lockdown challenges.

A round up of the key provisions from @cymorthcymru.bsky.social here

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Good timing as Welsh Government has just published its Homelessness and Social Housing Allocations (Wales) Bill

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Yes Google Maps, Apple Maps and Waze all integrate with What3Words

Tenants’ Choice was far too difficult. I was involved in the third and I think final TC transfer in south Wales. Progress to each step was in the gift of the local authority and if they were hostile then deadlock. We learnt a lot from WECH’s experience

One of Mick Byrne’s articles refers to the usual fears being expressed, exodus of private landlords due to rent control, home ownership subsidies creating housing price inflation. For measures already in place (such as RPZ controls) is there any evidence to justify fears?

I’ll second this suggestion. What do you think @nationaltrust.bsky.social This would be great addition to your Wales offer

Same here Mike, a visit is a must to see the Outsiders exhibition

One of the strangest things I’ve read in a while.

I knew Sam Smith’s pubs had a reputation for “quirkiness” and were unpopular with some but didn’t realise how deep the insanity and poor business behaviour went

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A flavour of what Chartered Institute of Housing Members got for their memebrship fee this year!

And there's more of the same next year, so don't forget to renew your membership here ➡️ www.cih.org/membership/r...

And that’s what takes time. Easier to build new, even on brownfield. LAs need local regeneration strategies in place to focus effort and resources on empty properties where improvement will be sustainable

Yes certainly tackling empty homes in parts of south Wales Valleys are challenging where communities are struggling (but empty homes are a key factor in and cause of that decline and poor sustainability)

The news (for me anyway) only broke early on December 9, my 21st birthday. Radio 1 played Beatles tracks back to back all day and that evening I went to see The Jam in Bristol. Weller’s dedication, “this one’s for John Lennon, he helped write all our songs”

It should be on the radar but I suspect they are focussing on quicker solutions. Tracking down absent owners, the compulsory purchase process all takes time and then refurb. It needs to be on the list to be tackled soon

Had not see this before. Very well done

“Incredibly important”

A review of our podcast The Trapped in the i paper.

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Romany travellers etc are protected by the Equality Act but even so the overt racism is shocking and history will judge us harshly.

Answering my own question here, according to Wikipedia it was his 42nd studio album. Glad I’m not collecting them

Hot James Brown · Album · 1976 · 9 songs

On Spotify - 1976 on Polydor. Is it a compilation?

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Always the way isn’t it, clearly irritated Bill RJ and he handled it well. Shushing from the audience worked for a short while but some people have no self awareness

I agree, used to work in Barry and lost count of the number of people that told me they saw Led Zeppelin play there

Great to see a proper gig at the Memo, thought the sound was pretty good too. That Kliph can really hit drums can’t he? Fantastic

As I reflect in retirement I feel there is little I can do & my chance has gone but I can add my name to the CIH Cymru, Shelter Cymru and Tai Pawb campaign to Back the Bill to enshrine the right to a good home in Wales. Listen to the podcast and I think you will too

www.taipawb.org/policy-influ...

Great contribution to the podcast from @alisoninman.bsky.social

I spent countless hours in strategic working groups trying to mend the system but we knew the only solution was investment in improving existing homes and building new homes.

Maybe it was easier to talk about shipping containers