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The £311 billion Brexit Bill: A stark reminder of how much leaving the EU will cost the UK by 2035 The £311 billion Brexit Bill: A stark reminder of how much leaving the European Union will cost the UK by 2035.

The £312 billion Brexit Bill: The UK’s economy will be 4 per cent smaller by 2035 than it would have been had it stayed in the EU, due to diminished trade, reduced investment, and weaker productivity

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UK squanders £10bn on defective or unsuitable PPE during pandemic Health department accounts show largest writedown was £4.7bn for stock bought for higher than current market price

Conservatives squander £10bn on defective or unsuitable PPE during pandemic - on.ft.com/46UJUiC via @FT

Scrapping the Climate Change Act would be a reckless and indefensible move, undermining the UK’s green economy and damaging our global credibility at a time of escalating climate risks.

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Circular economy policy in the UK: a post Brexit review In this stocktake, we examine how Brexit has shaped UK circular economy policy and where gaps are widening

Since Brexit, UK circular economy policy has fallen behind the EU.

eg: Extended producer responsibility for packaging is just now being implemented, and only after much delay and dilution.

Our latest stocktake examines the growing gap and what England's upcoming strategy must deliver to close it.

Regenerative Paradigm Map A Flourish data visualization by Dr Vanessa Taveras-Dalmau

Rather beautiful interactive map - examining the elements of a paradigm shift towards a regenerative future

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YouTube video by Financial Times The graduate 'jobpocalypse': Where have all the entry-level jobs gone? | FT Working It

Challenging piece on the impact of AI on graduate recruitment youtu.be/IeTFpsuCor8?...

The category error of planning deregulation Viewing the planning system as a blocker to growth ignores its real purpose and democratic accountability

The #BuildBabyBuild mantra is basically calling for a free market free-for-all on housing. We only need to look at past and recent consequences of deregulation to understand that approach is not going to deliver the homes this country needs @uklabour.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/ec...

The article says they are talking about 'leaving the Aarhus Convention' which protects our basic rights of access to information, justice and decision making on our natural environment.

When did @uklabour.bsky.social decide to put GDP before people and the planet?

Safer Parks: Design only goes so far – we need to tackle harassment We must create a community of active bystanders to make our parks safer and more inclusive, writes Dr Anna Barker on the launch of a new campaign. Professionals in the built environment have a vital r...

Parks should be accessible & welcoming to all. Yet in Britain, women are 3x more likely than men to feel unsafe in a park during the day. We must create a community of active bystanders to make our parks safer & more inclusive, writes Dr Anna Barker on the launch of a new campaign.
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At this year's TCPA Annual Conference, we'll hear inspiring examples of community planning & nature recovery, learn what the Planning & Infrastructure Bill proposals mean in practice, & consider how local planning authorities should approach the next year.
Tickets: www.tcpa.org.uk/event/tcpa-a...

The New Towns Taskforce has a unique opportunity, not only to explore lasting solutions to the housing crisis, but to deliver complete communities that enhance people’s health & wellbeing. ‘Health, hope & prosperity‘ sets out what's needed to create a healthy new town
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Acoustic challenges - and solutions - for ASHPs in new-build homes & retrofit - Good Homes Alliance Tuesday 7th October 2025 @ 12:00 - 13:00 - Join acoustics expert Jack Harvie-Clark as he navigates the complex landscape of ASHP noise regulation and practical solutions.

🔊 Air Source Heat Pumps are vital for decarbonising homes but noise can be a real barrier
Join acoustics expert Jack Harvie-Clark on for a webinar on ASHP noise rules + smart design solutions

🗓️ Tue 7 Oct | 12–13 | Online
💷 Free for GHA/BPN members | £20+VAT others

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The populist right wants to remake the UK in the image of Dubai. We should all be careful what they wish for | Jonathan Liew Politicians and influencers eulogise the emirate as a place of cleanliness, convenience and low crime. The truth is far darker, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

“Dubai presents the hard-right vision of utopia: a place stripped of workers’ protections or the right to protest, a place of pure environmental dereliction”

Good piece on the dystopian vision Farage, Tice & Reform are reaching for:

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Guest post: How heat pumps became a Nordic success story - Carbon Brief A common criticism of heat pumps is that they do not work in cold weather. But how did heat pumps became a Nordic success story?

I’m in Norway right now. When I told folks here that back home in the UK people say heat pumps don’t work in cold weather they just laughed out loud.

Find out why 👇

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Findings on indoor #airquality from this research study of 300 homes in Bradford, includes how cooking leads to pollutant spikes and poor ventilation in bedrooms esp in winter increases exposure to carbon dioxide:
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Green Roots Fund Non-profits and local councils can apply for funding to improve London's green and blue spaces for local communities.

London's Green Roots Fund is open for applications from local authorities and charities until 22 Jan - funding projects that promote green and blue infrastructure around the capital @thetcpa.bsky.social @habsandheritage.bsky.social
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hussainmanawer on Instagram: "Unity. Poem 😔 Shot on @leicauk #poetry #explore #spokenword #immigration #uk #politics #england #art #leicaukView all 695 comments" Unity. Poem 😔 Shot on @leicauk #poetry #explore #spokenword #immigration #uk #politics #england #art #leicauk

Unity - love this poem by #HussainManawer

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The UK’s problems aren’t caused by immigration It’s not hard to see how so many came to worry about the issue. But the data isn’t there

The UK’s problems aren’t caused by immigration on.ft.com/46p3BPl

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This analysis of UK government policies that shape urban development suggests health rarely features to any substantial extent. Collaborative action across government departments and political leadership could support better integration of health into planning: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Warning! The rightwing junktanks behind the Tories’ worst disasters still have the keys to No 10 | George Monbiot Who is running the government’s ‘growth school’ for civil servants? The answer surpassed my worst fears, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Apparently key advisors to the Treasury are the very same guys who 'advised' Liz Truss - that's not worrying at all?! @kateraworth.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Our Healthy Homes - September update is now live! 🏡

Click on the link below for the latest on housing, health and planning...

#Housing #Health

The Housing minister says the NPPF addresses people's health but this means little in practice - as paragraph nine of the NPPF states these policies ‘are not criteria against which every decision can or should be judged’. @dluhcmedia.blog.gov.uk.web.brid.gy

Announcing the TCPA’s Annual Conference 2025: The Purpose of Planning  - Town and Country Planning Association We are pleased to announce the TCPA’s 2025 Annual Conference will focus on the Purpose of Planning.

🗣️ 'Planning has been described by some, rather mischievously, as a ‘system without a purpose’. But we argue that the planning system can be transformational.'

Lachlan Anderson-Frank reveals what to expect from this year's Annual Conference: The purpose of planning.

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Baroness Warwick (Lab) agrees PDR reform is needed. RICS found that office to resi conversions were worse quality under PDR than through planning. She calls for the HealthyHomes Principles to apply as a minimum

#housing @local.gov.uk @dluhcdigital.blog.gov.uk.web.brid.gy @thetcpa.bsky.social

Baroness Thornhill (Lib Dem) has called on the government to reform Permitted Development Rights to ensure that we build more good quality homes through the planning system

#housing #Planning @lgbtqreads.bsky.social @dluhcmedia.blog.gov.uk.web.brid.gy @thetcpa.bsky.social

Baroness Warwick points to a RICS study that found the quality of commercial to residential conversions under PDR were far worse than conversions through planning. She called for all PDR conversions to adopt the #HealthyHomes Principles #Housing
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We were running so fast this was all I could capture!!

Making British homes affordable again Politicians have long blamed a housing shortage for soaring prices, but it is tax reform that can make the market less dysfunctional

Important @FT article suggesting that the affordable #housingcrisis is less about lack of supply and more about high land value and the unequal distribution of homes around the English population - by John Plender

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Ministers urged to put brakes on offices in England being turned into homes Housing providers and charities want development rights abolished amid concern over lack of affordable homes

The @local.gov.uk has found that nearly 28,000 affordable homes have not been delivered due to office-to-residential conversions under PDR in the past 11 years.

It is time for reform

#housing

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