Tim Pinder

Whereas the fact that she’s still on there makes me glad I moved here

Thankyou for posting; brings back fond memories of chats with Jimmy at Newcastle Side Gallery where his full fabulous catalogue was often on show.

And I’ve helped to get it to 74%!

But in doing so, do we risk “objectively” providing poorly designed, cookie-cut, drab “anywhere” houses?
For all its difficulties & challenges, I always thought the ambition to deliver homes of “beauty” a worthy one.

Jimmy Carter was an evangelical, but not that kind of evangelical (RNS) — Carter described himself as 'born again,' but his encounters with social justice-minded Georgia Christians convinced him that following Jesus led to interracial alliances and poverty relief,…

OPINION: Carter was the wrong type of evangelical for the evangelicals of the Christian right — but an evangelical nevertheless, and one whose heartfelt faith pervaded his entire life.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100 Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died. He was 100 years old and had spent more than a year in hospice care.

Jimmy Carter, former US president who was committed to human rights, has died. He was 100 years old.

Carter set a powerful example for world leaders to make human rights a priority, and he continued to fight for human rights after he left office.

Not many ex Presidents would have been game to take part in Newcastle’s Lord Mayor’s parade as the thoroughly decent, honourable and fun loving Jimmy Carter did. I remember it fondly.

I bet your humble pie was as tasty as mine!

A nativity scene inside a Sherry barrel

Merry Sherry Christmas! 🥂🎄✨
#sevilla #spain #azaharsevilla

Team Trump discord over Kemi Badenoch’s meeting with J. D. Vance — The Independent Newly elected Tory leader Kemi Badenoch hopes to have found a new political ally in vice president elect J. D. Vance after the two met - but not everyone in Team Trump is happy

He’s been given the C list world politicians to smooze- can see how that might fly under the radar.

Well that was a blast! Being part of Sacred Harp Singers sharing the stage with Laurie Anderson & her production of ARKv at Factory International; captured well in this video

Does it need a Consultation/ is it required? Because the urgency of the housing crisis requires action on RTB rather than consultation on it. Otherwise a gap is opening between rhetoric of “pulling out all the stops” and a more leisurely pace in reality.

Free market at work - would have thought that was right up the Mail’s street.

Hey Jude- keen to hear your thoughts on Sacred Harp choir as part of Laurie Anderson’s ARK

It’s astonishing. I’d be very surprised if Salford University haven’t developed other buildings in last 8 years that makes you wonder whether this might have been utilised instead. Higher Education glossy developments seem to be an arms race of vanity projects.

What doesn’t add up is that by providing £500m for 5,000 new homes, then the 5 year rent settlement cannot deliver “tens of thousands” new homes- it’s still only 5,000!

Whilst fully agree- it’s nowhere the scale needed to match the lofty ambitions of 1.5m new homes in 5 years. But many Developing Social Landlords keen to get building again no matter.

Does feel like a significant gap between the rhetoric, size of the challenge & Chancellor’s room for manoeuvre. Need to be careful on balancing of promise / deliver scales.

Perhaps those that did, like me just aren’t conference goers!

But there is no “rest of AHP”. Current programme fully committed & we’re all eagerly awaiting announcement of scale of a new programme.

We can’t even be sure that it’s same pot of money can we. Existing programme has finished & we’re awaiting announcement of scale of new programme

Yes when looking at the team sheet a bonus point win was by no means certain. Showed some flair I think, but frustratingly soft tries conceded

And not even an ambitious ambition: to build more than you lose. That won’t solve a housing emergency!

A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #2,835,714, Tim Pinder ‪@timpinder.bsky.social‬, joined on Dec 31, 2023"

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,835,714!

And of course in any event is there enough industry capacity & funding to deliver on the overall numbers but especially on housing need. I’m not seeing the case being made to suggest there is.

Tickets on sale for U.S. premiere of the Gwyneth Paltrow ski trial musical in Utah "Gwyneth Goes Skiing," the London musical based on Gwyneth Paltrow's internet-breaking trial over a skiing accident, will be making its U.S. premiere — at Park City's Egyptian Theatre, not too far fro...

Can’t recommend Gwyneth goes skiing highly enough. RIP roaring silliness & inventive audience participation. Still on at Hope Mill Manchester. Well worth catching

What fitting, though depressing and once inconceivable bedfellows: Morrisey & The Telegraph.

Grenfell is simply explained: firms chased profits, ministers sat on their hands, innocents paid with their lives | Peter Apps Today’s report should make you angry. People died horribly and futures were wrecked because of ideology, neglect and greed, says author and housing specialist Peter Apps

This is an incredibly powerful and succinct boiling down of key findings into a key message:

“I believe the dark heart of this catastrophe lies in this simple, depressing narrative: the state stepped back, corporate greed stepped in and innocent people died.”

It always has and always will be the case that simply encouraging and hoping that Departments will do the right thing in terms of land release for housing (especially affordable) doesn’t work. There needs to be some mandating & clarity about not seeking max. Capital receipt

Absolutely and even bigger shame because of the way the comms & council support issues got in the way of what could have been a great community flagship facility. It was never given the chance for all sides to come together properly.