Dan Wilson Craw
@danwilsoncraw.bsky.social
Deputy chief exec at Generation Rent
Sad that Tom Stoppard has died - really enjoyed studying Arcadia at A-level
But it did mean I learned this fact about him and one of my favourite films
But it did mean I learned this fact about him and one of my favourite films
RIP Tom Stoppard who did so much incredible work, not least writing every single line of dialogue in Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade.
November 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Sad that Tom Stoppard has died - really enjoyed studying Arcadia at A-level
But it did mean I learned this fact about him and one of my favourite films
But it did mean I learned this fact about him and one of my favourite films
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I say this as someone who is very much anti-intellectual - few politicians in this country did more to make anti-intellectualism central to political communication than Tony Blair
He wasn't anti-intellectual himself, but New Labour was very self-conscious about cultivating a "common touch"
He wasn't anti-intellectual himself, but New Labour was very self-conscious about cultivating a "common touch"
November 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I say this as someone who is very much anti-intellectual - few politicians in this country did more to make anti-intellectualism central to political communication than Tony Blair
He wasn't anti-intellectual himself, but New Labour was very self-conscious about cultivating a "common touch"
He wasn't anti-intellectual himself, but New Labour was very self-conscious about cultivating a "common touch"
Favourite bit of this is that Neil was George Osborne's adviser when he started taxing landlords more
British politics is now just about making up a guy and assuming he will vote for you
November 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Favourite bit of this is that Neil was George Osborne's adviser when he started taxing landlords more
Slightly and pleasantly surprised that a country of heavy car users are really keen on freezing train fares AND on balance ok with an eventual rise in fuel duty
Sadly unsurprised that Britons hate stealth taxes on people but love them for graduates (who are also people)
Sadly unsurprised that Britons hate stealth taxes on people but love them for graduates (who are also people)
% who say each 2025 Budget policy was the 'right thing to do' (1/3)
Increase gambling taxes: 82%
Freeze rail fares: 82%
Reducing energy bills by £150 a year by reducing green levies: 75%
Increasing minimum wage: 71%
Mansion tax: 67%
Decreasing biz rates for retail/hospitality/leisure: 64%
Increase gambling taxes: 82%
Freeze rail fares: 82%
Reducing energy bills by £150 a year by reducing green levies: 75%
Increasing minimum wage: 71%
Mansion tax: 67%
Decreasing biz rates for retail/hospitality/leisure: 64%
November 28, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Slightly and pleasantly surprised that a country of heavy car users are really keen on freezing train fares AND on balance ok with an eventual rise in fuel duty
Sadly unsurprised that Britons hate stealth taxes on people but love them for graduates (who are also people)
Sadly unsurprised that Britons hate stealth taxes on people but love them for graduates (who are also people)
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This house tax pretending is making me more insane than usual because as a renter I’ve had to move every 1-3 years just as standard because rents always rise. And no one cares. House owners get a tiny fraction of that precarity and suddenly it’s the worst thing that’s ever happened
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This house tax pretending is making me more insane than usual because as a renter I’ve had to move every 1-3 years just as standard because rents always rise. And no one cares. House owners get a tiny fraction of that precarity and suddenly it’s the worst thing that’s ever happened
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Some sympathy for this potentially made up woman but I wonder how the poster feels about the numerous people who would love to be able to call a house their own and form relationships with their neighbours but can't because of the housing market. Does their emotional plea count for anything?
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Some sympathy for this potentially made up woman but I wonder how the poster feels about the numerous people who would love to be able to call a house their own and form relationships with their neighbours but can't because of the housing market. Does their emotional plea count for anything?
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Appears there's been no move to unfreeze Local Housing Allowance, which will leave private renters facing another 18 months with rents rising and no extra help to cover the cost.
November 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Appears there's been no move to unfreeze Local Housing Allowance, which will leave private renters facing another 18 months with rents rising and no extra help to cover the cost.
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BREAKING: Our response to today’s Autumn Budget.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
BREAKING: Our response to today’s Autumn Budget.
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Reeves now raising taxes on landlords - who pay a lower rate on rental income than their tenants. Not National Insurance - a new categorisation of income tax, so retirees will pay it too. However, company landlords won't, so this may see more landlords incorporate to dodge it.
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Reeves now raising taxes on landlords - who pay a lower rate on rental income than their tenants. Not National Insurance - a new categorisation of income tax, so retirees will pay it too. However, company landlords won't, so this may see more landlords incorporate to dodge it.
Good point from Dan here - there are loads of very pricey homes in outer London which have a relatively low council tax band so won't be affected by the reported changes.
Speaking as someone who lived in a Band A home in Waltham Forest that's worth probably 3x the Band A home I'm now in on Tyneside
Speaking as someone who lived in a Band A home in Waltham Forest that's worth probably 3x the Band A home I'm now in on Tyneside
I'll steal an example from @cjayanetti.bsky.social buff.ly/8iaBJn2
The average home in Walthamstow is now worth more than in Mid Buckinghamshire. But there are only 70 homes in band F, G and H in the whole of Walthamstow.
There are 15,000 in Mid Buckinghamshire.
The average home in Walthamstow is now worth more than in Mid Buckinghamshire. But there are only 70 homes in band F, G and H in the whole of Walthamstow.
There are 15,000 in Mid Buckinghamshire.
Why Council Tax Reform Is Fraught With Difficulty
New analysis shows why council tax reform is such a hard task for the government as it faces widespread calls for the system to be updated.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Good point from Dan here - there are loads of very pricey homes in outer London which have a relatively low council tax band so won't be affected by the reported changes.
Speaking as someone who lived in a Band A home in Waltham Forest that's worth probably 3x the Band A home I'm now in on Tyneside
Speaking as someone who lived in a Band A home in Waltham Forest that's worth probably 3x the Band A home I'm now in on Tyneside
Because it's only produced by mothers' bodies for their newborn babies, by chowing down on colostrum you're literally snatching essential sustenance from the world's most fragile creatures, so... hell no
The science that backs up enthusiasts’ claims for colostrum is mixed. And cost shouldn’t be an afterthought
Should adults take colostrum supplements?
Claims for “first milk” have been exaggerated, but trials point to some benefits
econ.st
November 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Because it's only produced by mothers' bodies for their newborn babies, by chowing down on colostrum you're literally snatching essential sustenance from the world's most fragile creatures, so... hell no
Up nice and early for my flight to Perth, Australia, where I have tickets for the fourth day of the Test. Now to take large sip of coffee and see how England are getting on...
November 22, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Up nice and early for my flight to Perth, Australia, where I have tickets for the fourth day of the Test. Now to take large sip of coffee and see how England are getting on...
Ashes highlights on YouTube lads www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gjQ...
England vs Australia | The Ashes Day 1 | Ben Stokes leads England fightback | TNT Cricket Highlights
YouTube video by TNT Sports
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November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Ashes highlights on YouTube lads www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gjQ...
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Lovely short thread (with a v good piece at the end). I think Ruth's point at the end is entirely right. Also I think shows that 'being an effective minister' is a skillset in itself. Castle was not a transport wonk or labour market wonk or a welfare wonk, yet she was v effective in all three roles.
This week is Road Safety Week & a chance to talk about Barbara Castle!
Barbara was Transport Minister for three years yet she was able to introduce the Breathalyzer, a proper integrated transport strategy & more!
This was done despite fierce opposition.
📸 Photo from the Parliamentary Achieve
Barbara was Transport Minister for three years yet she was able to introduce the Breathalyzer, a proper integrated transport strategy & more!
This was done despite fierce opposition.
📸 Photo from the Parliamentary Achieve
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Lovely short thread (with a v good piece at the end). I think Ruth's point at the end is entirely right. Also I think shows that 'being an effective minister' is a skillset in itself. Castle was not a transport wonk or labour market wonk or a welfare wonk, yet she was v effective in all three roles.
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Two-thirds of English councils have not prosecuted a single landlord in past three years www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
Two-thirds of English councils have not prosecuted a single landlord in past three years
Exclusive: Councils prosecuted just 64 landlords despite receiving 300,000 complaints from tenants in unfit homes
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Two-thirds of English councils have not prosecuted a single landlord in past three years www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
It's a shame that unzoomed is going paid-only but also I've got to the point where I'm crushing it apparently just by remembering which cities haven't come up yet
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November 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
It's a shame that unzoomed is going paid-only but also I've got to the point where I'm crushing it apparently just by remembering which cities haven't come up yet
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Section 21's days are finally numbered. In 168 days' time landlords will no longer be able to evict a tenant to raise the rent, to punish them for complaining or simply because they're having a bad day.
Thanks to everyone who has campaigned with @generationrent.bsky.social for this!
Thanks to everyone who has campaigned with @generationrent.bsky.social for this!
On 1 May 2026, we will abolish Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions when we switch on the new private rented sector tenancy system.
More details in our roadmap for implementing the Renters’ Rights Act published today 👇🏻
www.gov.uk/government/p...
More details in our roadmap for implementing the Renters’ Rights Act published today 👇🏻
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Implementing the Renters' Rights Act 2025: Our roadmap for reforming the Private Rented Sector
www.gov.uk
November 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Section 21's days are finally numbered. In 168 days' time landlords will no longer be able to evict a tenant to raise the rent, to punish them for complaining or simply because they're having a bad day.
Thanks to everyone who has campaigned with @generationrent.bsky.social for this!
Thanks to everyone who has campaigned with @generationrent.bsky.social for this!
Doesn't mention it but this sounds like shared ownership.
Insane that the default response to lack of HA interest is to sell them to corporate landlords rather than switch to the First Homes scheme - 20% discount on market price for first time buyers www.msn.com/en-za/news/o...
Insane that the default response to lack of HA interest is to sell them to corporate landlords rather than switch to the First Homes scheme - 20% discount on market price for first time buyers www.msn.com/en-za/news/o...
How thousands of new-builds are being bought by rental companies
Property experts say thousands of homes being built for sale are ending up being sold to build-to-rent companies
www.msn.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Doesn't mention it but this sounds like shared ownership.
Insane that the default response to lack of HA interest is to sell them to corporate landlords rather than switch to the First Homes scheme - 20% discount on market price for first time buyers www.msn.com/en-za/news/o...
Insane that the default response to lack of HA interest is to sell them to corporate landlords rather than switch to the First Homes scheme - 20% discount on market price for first time buyers www.msn.com/en-za/news/o...
He's gone back to his plough... on the concrete farm
Mike Graham sacked from TalkTV after ‘failure’ to assist inquiry into racist post
Mike Graham sacked from TalkTV after ‘failure’ to assist inquiry into racist post
Broadcaster suspended presenter last month over Facebook post he said happened after account was hacked
The presenter Mike Graham has been dismissed from Rupert Murdoch’s digital channel TalkTV, after the company said he had failed to cooperate with an investigation into a racist post that appeared on one of his social media accounts.
Graham, 65, was suspended by the broadcaster, owned by Murdoch’s News UK, after concerns were raised about the message, which was posted on his Facebook account last month. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
He's gone back to his plough... on the concrete farm
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
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Excellent and courageous investigative journalism.
The fact that it is (apparently) legal to do this to people is utterly disgusting.
The fact that it is (apparently) legal to do this to people is utterly disgusting.
“It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car,” one woman who paid Milne tens of thousands of pounds told us. “He has just wiped me out.”
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived
Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Excellent and courageous investigative journalism.
The fact that it is (apparently) legal to do this to people is utterly disgusting.
The fact that it is (apparently) legal to do this to people is utterly disgusting.
The GR team is not lazy, so we have never campaigned for renting to be put on the national curriculum.
However, now mortgages (mortgages!) have been recommended to go in it, it feels like we'll have to try and get space for the more immediate tenure today's schoolkids will need to get to know
However, now mortgages (mortgages!) have been recommended to go in it, it feels like we'll have to try and get space for the more immediate tenure today's schoolkids will need to get to know
For political hacks like myself, 'put it in the curriculum' is the oldest and hattiest of old hat policy ideas.
Why do we think schools should solve all our problems? What if we thought differently about life skills and civic education?
howtorunacountry.substack.com/p/schools-ca...
Why do we think schools should solve all our problems? What if we thought differently about life skills and civic education?
howtorunacountry.substack.com/p/schools-ca...
Schools cannot solve all our problems
The limits of ‘put it in the curriculum’ politics
howtorunacountry.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The GR team is not lazy, so we have never campaigned for renting to be put on the national curriculum.
However, now mortgages (mortgages!) have been recommended to go in it, it feels like we'll have to try and get space for the more immediate tenure today's schoolkids will need to get to know
However, now mortgages (mortgages!) have been recommended to go in it, it feels like we'll have to try and get space for the more immediate tenure today's schoolkids will need to get to know
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The point about Awaab's Law is that ordinary use of the property should not result in condensation mould. So cooking, washing, washing and drying clothes, and indeed breathing should not result in excessive condensation. If it does, there is a problem with the property.
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The point about Awaab's Law is that ordinary use of the property should not result in condensation mould. So cooking, washing, washing and drying clothes, and indeed breathing should not result in excessive condensation. If it does, there is a problem with the property.
Finally something for those of us with Wambsgans withdrawal
Death by Lightning review – absolutely nobody plays losers like Matthew Macfadyen
Death by Lightning review – absolutely nobody plays losers like Matthew Macfadyen
The Succession actor is utterly brilliant in every moment of this punchy historical miniseries. His portrayal of the crank who killed the US president in 1881 takes his mastery to the next level
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Finally something for those of us with Wambsgans withdrawal