'Imagine your rent was £300 lower. What would you spend that money on?'

Amazing scenes from tonight's rent control rally with KWAJO- Social Issues Campaigner, Nick Bano, Blade Brown's Scales, & more!

We will only win by building power together. It starts here 👉 londonrentersunion.org/join

BREAKING| Reuters cites an UNRWA report as stating that kidnapped staffers of the agency were pressured by Israeli authorities into falsely stating that the agency has Hamas links and that staff took part in the Oct. 7 military operation.

The reports added that Israel's…

I wrote for The Observer about why fear of antisemitism should not be used as a pretext for banning protest.
And why I would like to see more British Jews speaking out against Israel.
I don’t want our sense of vulnerability used to dehumanise others. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Despite Israel's whitewash, 'survivors of [the] Gaza aid convoy massacre describe ‘indiscriminate’ Israeli fire. Palestinian eyewitnesses say troops shot directly at a starving crowd trying to get flour for their families, killing and wounding many.'
972mag.com/gaza-aid-convo…

Lee Rigby's wife joins calls for politicians to stop fuelling 'anti-Muslim hate' | ITV News itv.com/news/2024-03-1…

At the BBC we've had a whole independent review which made it very clear we shouldn't use profoundly misleading household finance analogies for the public finances. But now the Labour front bench keeps doing it. And it's not the first time: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Useful reactions to details in yesterday's budget announcements from Arun Advani - one to follow!

THE FUTURE OF HOUSING STANDARDS

Join us March 19 at the Barbican Centre together with the Architecture Foundation to discuss the challenges in defining affordable, decent, or adequate housing and providing homes that are equitable and sustainable in the long term.

Another interesting pre-Budget poll, this time from Joseph Rowntree Foundation: Finds people are more focused on public services than tax cuts.

75%+ of people are “very worried” or “fairly worried” about funding for the NHS and other public services.

Under 50% concerned about tax on earnings

Grim new official homelessness stats out today. Rough sleeping up 27% on last year. The number of households homeless following 'no fault' eviction up, 43% since 2019 when govt first promised abolition. There are now >142k children living in often dangerous TA, up 96% since 2010

Come work with me!

We're (Joseph Rowntree Foundation) looking for a Senior Policy Adviser to lead a new stream of policy work on climate justice.

Pls share with the climate bods in your life.

Some more info on the role below 👇

jrf.octo-firstclass.co.uk/candidates/c/a…

We’re about to witness the largest transfer of wealth in history

Trillions of unearned property wealth will become unearned inheritance — for some

Yet you still hear people say we live in a ‘meritocracy’ 🥴

A rare thread that appeals BOTH to my inner twitcher and economics geek.

(Still can't believe it was a labour chancellor that reduced the rate of tax on unearned capital gains below the rate of tax on wages. 🤯😡)

Useful update from Toby Lloyd Neal Hudson Rose Grayston - including quotes from housebuilders confirming they are scaling back in order to keep prices up. The private sector will *never* build enough to bring house prices down, it's just not in their interest.

The CMA has published the final report of its investigation into housebuilding

It’s an important and thorough piece of work - some reflections 🧵 gov.uk/government/pub…

Our new polling with Opinium shows that only one in six Britons want tax cuts and oppose key tax reforms. Browse the report now at fairnessfoundation.com/minority-sport or read the 🧵 below for a summary…

🔥 BREAKING: The UK has announced it will leave the climate-wrecking #EnergyCharterTreaty !

People up and down the country have campaigned tirelessly to help expose this obscure trade deal.

A massive thank you to everyone who's been part of it 🎉

independent.co.uk/climate-change…

New study shows people in just this small part of Notting Hill received as much in capital gains as everyone in Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle combined. Our tax system is ridiculous.

theguardian.com/money/2024/feb…

Let's hope this policy has teeth. Council leader Adam Hug points out 'if we could take back all the short term lets in Westminster and offer them as private rented properties to local people, it would be the equivalent of 7 years’ worth of house building.' standard.co.uk/news/politics/…

After housing costs are accounted for, 1/4 Londoners live in poverty. For a capital as rich as ours this is a disgrace.

Centre for London, the G15 housing group & L&Q have written to Michael Gove about the urgency & scale of the housing crisis

theguardian.com/society/2024/f…