Alongside 36 other organisations, we have written to the Home Secretary James Cleverly🇬🇧 urging him to reconsider proposals to fine and imprison people forced to sleep on our streets #CriminalJusticeBill bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

We’ve looked at a Conservative claim that London mayor Sadiq Khan is “planning to introduce a pay-per-mile scheme”.

Mr Khan and TfL have previously talked about the potential for such a scheme, but he says he’s now ruled this out while he’s mayor. (1/2)
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The new Future Homes Standard includes low energy efficiency standards and no requirement for rooftop solar. Translation? New homes will keep contributing to #ClimateChange 🤯🌍

We urge gov to adopt more ambitious standards to help us reach #NetZero 👇

cse.org.uk/news/response-…

Even as a classicist I endorse Phillip Ward's message x.com/falcutt/status…

When we talk about deceptive campaigning we’re talking about political parties dressing up election leaflets to look like something they’re not, in order to win votes. In this case a demand for payment. 1/2

🗳️ As we approach the next general election, there's a frenzy of organisations producing advice on how to reform the planning system.
❌These are the Seven Deadly Mistakes of Planning Reform that ministers must bear in mind.
🗣️ New blog from Hugh Ellis: tcpa.org.uk/the-seven-dead…

NEW: Sure Start, England’s first large programme to provide holistic support to families with children under five, greatly improved disadvantaged children’s GCSE results.

Read Nick Ridpath Sarah Cattan Pedro Carneiro’s report, funded by Nuffield Foundation: ifs.org.uk/publications/s…

Another day, another profoundly stupid take that nobody sensible would have commissioned

There's been a lot of discussion recently about Waspi women/increases in state pension age and who was adequately informed about what, which prompted me to look back at work we did years ago using English Longitudinal Study of Ageing which asked a representative sample of affected women exactly this...

SAVE THE DATE! 🗓️

Our annual Reach Ride to the historic reachfair is coming up soon. Join us for a fun, friendly Bank Holiday ride for all ages and abilities through the beautiful Cambridgeshire countryside.

Find out more at camcycle.org.uk/reachride

We’re concerned about these leaflets from the Conservative Party that some of our supporters are receiving through their doors.

Deceptive campaign practices can mislead the public during elections - and that’s not on. [1/2]

I've been having a read of Home BuildersFed HBF's new report - looking back at the last 20 years of housing policy, and the consequences of not building the number of new homes set out by Kate Barker's 2004 report. This is a depressing summary table: hbf.co.uk/documents/1343…

🚨OUT TODAY: Stronger protections for renters won’t drive landlords out of the market

Fears that stricter regulations - like those in the Renters (Reform) Bill - will reduce the supply of rental properties are overblown.
👉smf.co.uk/publications/a…

A propos unsaintly people in stained glass windows (see Arthur, King; Padstow) see also Churchill, Winston and Roosevelt, Franklin D at St Andrews Cransley.

Is this the only depiction of someone smoking in stained glass?

Depressing how often commentators spout 'postcode lottery' as an argument against decentralisation. Performance and outcomes vary wildly in centralised system, at least with devolution someone would be clearly accountable x.com/ce_pickles/sta…

NEW REPORT OUT TODAY 🚨

‘Close enough to care: A new structure for the English health and care system’ as covered in The Times and The Sunday Times

We propose pooling and devolving the NHS budget to regional mayors, and in turn, abolishing NHS England. 🧵

thetimes.co.uk/article/abolis…

Nice outing to SuffolkWildlifeTrust Lackford Lakes: quintessential East Anglia water and sky

✏️ 🏙️ Survey: What does it mean for a city to grow?

The growth of Cambridge is seen as of regional and national significance. A public event on 4 June will open dialogues and enable new visions.

Take our survey on the future growth of Cambridge
crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/41983