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Anna Minton

@annaminton.bsky.social

Writer, journalist, UEL academic and trying to have it all mum of two boys. Author of Ground Control and Big Capital. Working on a new book on the global housing crisis, which will be published by Penguin in 2026. Contributor to Guardian & FT

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Looking forward to bring on this brilliant online panel with @thelrm.bsky.social Come along - free to join!

21.01.2026 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations to my cousin Professor Ollie Minton πŸ‘

04.01.2026 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Housing, Power and Property A symposium on the politics of housing, rent, urban space and tenants' organising

Please join us for this important conference on Housing, Power and Property at the University of East London on December 12th. Free to attend but please register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/housing-po...

14.11.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What will Labour sacrifice for its housing targets? A standoff in south London is putting it to the test | Anna Minton In Peckham, developers unwilling to meet affordable housing quotas are facing down residents and the council, says author Anna Minton

My piece in @theguardian.com on the Public Inquiry into plans by Berkeley to build hundreds of luxury apartments in Peckham that barely any local people can afford: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Great to be part of the discussion last night @housmansbookshop.bsky.social for the launch of @thelrm.bsky.social wonderful new book The Feminist Art Of Walking

09.10.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Two years after 7 October and the kidnap of my parents, hate is in fashion. For all our sakes, we need compassion | Sharone Lifschitz So many were killed – yet on her release, my mother said β€˜shalom’ to her captors. Let’s learn from that moment of grace, says Sharone Lifschitz, London-based film-maker and academic

Searing and vitally important piece by Sharone Lifschitz two years after October 7 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

07.10.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨ICYMI🚨

Housing expert and author of Big Capital: Who Is London For? @annaminton.bsky.social joins @hannahfearn.bsky.social to discuss the nightmare of trying to build houses in a system designed to inhibit it πŸ‘‰ linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...

#starmer #housing #regeneration

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Build, baby, build – Is Labour losing the Regeneration Game? Podcast Episode Β· Oh God, What Now? Β· 30/09/2025 Β· 1h

A joy to chat about the scourge of regeneration with @annaminton.bsky.social for an @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social deep dive.

From Baltimore to Liverpool docks, β€œmarket renewal pathfinders” (who remembers them?) to city sterilisation - we’ve got it all.

Listen up!

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Really enjoyed this conversation with @hannahfearn.bsky.social

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Really looking forward to talking to @thelrm.bsky.social about her great new book on women walking in the city

29.09.2025 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The fact that Starmer sat next to Blackstone's Steve Schwarzman at the King's banquet presumably to thank him for the Β£90 billion 'investment' aka asset stripping tells you all you need to know about this government

18.09.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Occasionally I come across an article in the foreign press that’s strikes me as so important that I want to share it with you. The following was originally written by an Israeli professor of law named Orit Kamir. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/a-betrayal-of-the-victims-of-the

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Tomorrow!

24.06.2025 10:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wednesday 25th UEL book event with Joanna Kusiak & Joe Penny - please join us!

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Please join us for this great event on Wednesday 25th June wt #JoannaKusiak and #JoePenny talking about their new books on the financialization of housing & grassroots alternatives in London & Berlin
Wednesday 25 June 5pm-7pm, in person, University Square, Stratford US1.01
booking: lnkd.in/eEJdcmeq

18.06.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

On now!

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A new kind of gentrification is spreading through London – and emptying out schools | Anna Minton Thanks to β€˜placemaking’, thriving communities are hollowing out, to be replaced by luxury apartments and expensive restaurants, says author Anna Minton

my @theguardian.com piece on how regeneration is sterilizing the city and driving children and families out:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Thanks @shedworking.bsky.social

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whoever is doing this campaign in London well bloody done πŸ‘

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The Trump 50 per cent doctrine With ruthless purges of the US government, the president is tipping the scales towards autocracy

Clear eyed assessment as ever by @edwardluce.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/8632...

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From Z to X: How Russian Information Warfare Primed the World for Trump and Musk β€œMoney and information are the twin tactical nukes of modern politics” according to Steve Bannon. But the the seeds for this tech dystopia were sown more than a decade ago

How Russian Information Warfare Primed the World for Trump and Musk

A superb article from @peterjukes.bsky.social & @bylinetimes.bsky.social

bylinetimes.com/2025/01/25/h...

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What is genocide? And what I learnt from my great-uncle Leo’s attempt to answer

Outstanding piece in @financialtimes.com on the legal meaning of genocide by @simonkuper.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/9466...

23.01.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is great @adelap.bsky.social

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This is a great piece by @edwardluce.bsky.social

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Camila Batmanghelidjh remembered by Lemn Sissay The poet tells of his relationship with the founder of Kids Company, who was the β€˜embodiment of integrity’ in her work for children in need

This is all true - Camila Batmanghelidjh did incredible work
www.theguardian.com/culture/2024...

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That would be great - deadlines as well though…

29.11.2024 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Delighted to say that I've been awarded a
@Soc_of_Authors grant to work on my current book about the global housing crisis. It's not easy being a writer and it's awards like this that enable us to keep going #SoA @PenguinUKBooks @NicolaBarr123

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Oops! Warning ahead:

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Calling all regulated tenants in the UK to take part in a research project on security of tenure and proposals for future rent controls. Please get in touch to find out more and spread the word among your neighbours, friends, family etc

17.11.2024 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Myspace died because a right wing billionaire (Rupert Murdoch) bought it and tried to make a bunch of unpopular changes to the platform.

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