Greg Hurst
@gregjhurst.bsky.social
Director of comms & public engagement at the Centre for Homelessness Impact. Ex-The Times. Views = mine
A bean sandwich for lunch at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool (I left it a bit late and not much was left) … I like sandwiches … I like beans … but together? :-/
September 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
A bean sandwich for lunch at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool (I left it a bit late and not much was left) … I like sandwiches … I like beans … but together? :-/
Reposted by Greg Hurst
Recruitment has begun for chair of the UK Statistics Authority. Could you help rejuvenate our official statistics? An important role
3 days a week / £75-£81k / 5 year term / apply by 5th September
uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/news/applica...
3 days a week / £75-£81k / 5 year term / apply by 5th September
uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/news/applica...
Applications open for the new Chair of the UK Statistics Authority
The Cabinet Office has launched a recruitment process to appoint the next Chair of the UK Statistics Authority.
The successful candidate will lead the UK Statistics Authority Board, which oversees th...
uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk
July 29, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Recruitment has begun for chair of the UK Statistics Authority. Could you help rejuvenate our official statistics? An important role
3 days a week / £75-£81k / 5 year term / apply by 5th September
uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/news/applica...
3 days a week / £75-£81k / 5 year term / apply by 5th September
uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/news/applica...
Please can someone direct me to a good open access resource for British political speeches e.g. with full text of leaders' speeches to annual party conferences?
July 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Please can someone direct me to a good open access resource for British political speeches e.g. with full text of leaders' speeches to annual party conferences?
Great to be in Liverpool, working with the city region / local + public authorities … and to see that seagulls in Liverpool have no more respect for royalty (Prince Albert, since you ask) than anywhere else
July 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Great to be in Liverpool, working with the city region / local + public authorities … and to see that seagulls in Liverpool have no more respect for royalty (Prince Albert, since you ask) than anywhere else
Reposted by Greg Hurst
A superb piece of journalism in The Observer: it seems like the one of the sacred texts of Nature Writing (TM) is not quite as much of an unflinchingly honest read as claimed
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
The real Salt Path: how a blockbuster book and film were ...
Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal that the truth behind it is ve...
observer.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 7:54 AM
A superb piece of journalism in The Observer: it seems like the one of the sacred texts of Nature Writing (TM) is not quite as much of an unflinchingly honest read as claimed
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I was a guest at a fine dinner in Liverpool before speaking at the Local Govt Assn conference…not sure about my place name, though
July 2, 2025 at 7:23 AM
I was a guest at a fine dinner in Liverpool before speaking at the Local Govt Assn conference…not sure about my place name, though
Good article in @insidehousing.bsky.social discussing homelessness prevention investments - with an excellent tangible example: light-tough universal screening in secondary schools for risks of homelessness www.insidehousing.co.uk/home/how-can...
How can homelessness prevention funding be most effective?
In funding prevention, the chancellor set in train some genuinely path-breaking changes to the way we tackle soaring levels of homelessness, writes Stephen Elder, national prevention manager at Centre...
www.insidehousing.co.uk
June 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Good article in @insidehousing.bsky.social discussing homelessness prevention investments - with an excellent tangible example: light-tough universal screening in secondary schools for risks of homelessness www.insidehousing.co.uk/home/how-can...
That’s A LOT of books to take on holiday …
June 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
That’s A LOT of books to take on holiday …
Sneak preview of the opening of my speech at the Orwell Prizes Ceremony, where I’ll introduce the Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness 🗣️📜
June 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Sneak preview of the opening of my speech at the Orwell Prizes Ceremony, where I’ll introduce the Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness 🗣️📜
Little trip to Dover to share a progress update with our partners delivering a randomised controller trial of the impact of allocating a personalised case budget to people impacted by homelessness
June 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Little trip to Dover to share a progress update with our partners delivering a randomised controller trial of the impact of allocating a personalised case budget to people impacted by homelessness
Bulletin on BBC One’s News At 10 about a missing dog? Really 🤷♂️
June 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Bulletin on BBC One’s News At 10 about a missing dog? Really 🤷♂️
Say what now?
June 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Say what now?
This never ceases to shock me …
Being in work no longer guarantees that people can provide for their family.
Watch @ruthcurtice.bsky.social on BBC Panorama discussing the economic challenges facing Britain today.
Catch up here ➡️ buff.ly/IzHfBtB
Watch @ruthcurtice.bsky.social on BBC Panorama discussing the economic challenges facing Britain today.
Catch up here ➡️ buff.ly/IzHfBtB
June 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This never ceases to shock me …
Encouraging …
Stop believing that your brain peaked in your 20s... it's not true but it might become a self-fulfilling prophecy if you stop challenging it www.ft.com/content/5d47...
June 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Encouraging …
Really pleased to see this article by @ligia-teixeira.bsky.social CEO of @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social making a care to prioritise prevention of homelessness in the forthcoming Spending Review:
on.ft.com/4mO09oZ
on.ft.com/4mO09oZ
Preventing homelessness is less costly than the cure
The rapid increase in spending by councils is in reaction to a problem better tackled at source
on.ft.com
June 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Really pleased to see this article by @ligia-teixeira.bsky.social CEO of @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social making a care to prioritise prevention of homelessness in the forthcoming Spending Review:
on.ft.com/4mO09oZ
on.ft.com/4mO09oZ
I've written a piece for @pressgazette.co.uk on a checklist for reporting homelessness we commissioned at @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social based on academic research on ways to avoid associations with stigma. Take a look👇 pressgazette.co.uk/comment-anal...
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pressgazette.co.uk
June 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I've written a piece for @pressgazette.co.uk on a checklist for reporting homelessness we commissioned at @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social based on academic research on ways to avoid associations with stigma. Take a look👇 pressgazette.co.uk/comment-anal...
Visited Edinburgh last week … this made me smile
June 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Visited Edinburgh last week … this made me smile
Slightly startled, when waiting for my coffee to dispense at the train buffet car, to hear the young man behind me - a well spoken American - order two gin and tonics … it’s 9.10am
May 30, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Slightly startled, when waiting for my coffee to dispense at the train buffet car, to hear the young man behind me - a well spoken American - order two gin and tonics … it’s 9.10am
En route to Edinburgh … I’m going to spend A LOT of time on trains today …
May 30, 2025 at 6:07 AM
En route to Edinburgh … I’m going to spend A LOT of time on trains today …
Cycling past Green Park in London and a young woman on a Lime bike in front of me suddenly braked and swerved right, cutting across me and stopping.
I jammed on my brakes, lurched forward, but thankfully didn't make contact.
'Oh la la!' she exclaimed, as I remounted and cycled on ....
I jammed on my brakes, lurched forward, but thankfully didn't make contact.
'Oh la la!' she exclaimed, as I remounted and cycled on ....
May 29, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Cycling past Green Park in London and a young woman on a Lime bike in front of me suddenly braked and swerved right, cutting across me and stopping.
I jammed on my brakes, lurched forward, but thankfully didn't make contact.
'Oh la la!' she exclaimed, as I remounted and cycled on ....
I jammed on my brakes, lurched forward, but thankfully didn't make contact.
'Oh la la!' she exclaimed, as I remounted and cycled on ....
Good summary of our report with the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk calling for a 'turn' to focus on homelessness prevention, rather than crisis responses: www.insidehousing.co.uk/home/a-smart...
A smarter approach to homelessness
We have an opportunity to shift from reactive to proactive measures, writes Jules Birch
www.insidehousing.co.uk
May 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Good summary of our report with the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk calling for a 'turn' to focus on homelessness prevention, rather than crisis responses: www.insidehousing.co.uk/home/a-smart...
Join us in September for our biggest Impact Forum yet! Details below👇
We're excited to announce our next Impact Forum: Delivering the prevention turn - Embedding upstream thinking to end homelessness, on Thursday 25 September.
We'll dive into how we need a whole-government, whole-society approach to proactive prevention. Book your free ticket bit.ly/Impact-Forum...
We'll dive into how we need a whole-government, whole-society approach to proactive prevention. Book your free ticket bit.ly/Impact-Forum...
May 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Join us in September for our biggest Impact Forum yet! Details below👇
Niche …
May 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Niche …
The Wallace Collection is one of London's hidden gems ...
enjoyed this in the Wallace Collection. like ostentatiously displaying a signed photograph of Liz Truss
May 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The Wallace Collection is one of London's hidden gems ...