Jess McCabe
@jessmccabe.bsky.social
Deputy ed at Inside Housing
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Jess McCabe
@jessmccabe.bsky.social
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Black Lives Matter and housing – five years on
It’s been five years since social landlords made pledges for change in response to Black Lives Matter. Has there been a shift in the sector? Jess McCabe reports.
www.insidehousing.co.uk
Back in 2020, many social landlords in the UK made anti-racist pledges in response to Black Lives Matter. I've gone back to find out what, five years later, has changed:
www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/blac...
www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/blac...
nothing to see here...
November 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
nothing to see here...
I regret to say that now Inside Housing is online only, the temptation to make every story roughly the length of a New Yorker article is extraordinarily high
November 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I regret to say that now Inside Housing is online only, the temptation to make every story roughly the length of a New Yorker article is extraordinarily high
Absolutely wild story from the exempt accommodation sector
“‘Threats, arson and lies' claims as Birmingham supported housing firm goes bust owing over £12.2m”
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
'Threats, arson and lies' claims as Birmingham supported housing firm goes bust
A company with strong links to the controversial 'exempt supported housing' sector in Birmingham has been forced into liquidation amid shocking claims by administrators
www.birminghammail.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Absolutely wild story from the exempt accommodation sector
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Beatrice arriving on her chariot, with four evangelists (natch!), to have a little word with Dante. As envisioned in 1824 by William Blake, whose birthday is today.
November 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Beatrice arriving on her chariot, with four evangelists (natch!), to have a little word with Dante. As envisioned in 1824 by William Blake, whose birthday is today.
I struggle to see how you could read this and then come to Stephen Pollard’s point of view.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I struggle to see how you could read this and then come to Stephen Pollard’s point of view.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Otter is pissing me off with its tiny window to view the actual transcript, and massive but useless comment sidebar. Who UXd this??
And yes here is a little free snippet from the big council housebuilding story I'm working on, more next week.
And yes here is a little free snippet from the big council housebuilding story I'm working on, more next week.
November 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Otter is pissing me off with its tiny window to view the actual transcript, and massive but useless comment sidebar. Who UXd this??
And yes here is a little free snippet from the big council housebuilding story I'm working on, more next week.
And yes here is a little free snippet from the big council housebuilding story I'm working on, more next week.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:52 AM
We are a very strange country
November 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
We are a very strange country
I keep seeing this awful AI card advertised and every time I think, hello again Buddy Christ
November 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I keep seeing this awful AI card advertised and every time I think, hello again Buddy Christ
Tonight Inside Housing is up for an array of awards. I can't be at either ceremony unfortunately, but we have two covers shortlisted for cover of the year at the BSMEs, and we're in the IBP shortlist 12 times. The team at Inside Housing is really fantastic and I'm proud to work with them
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Tonight Inside Housing is up for an array of awards. I can't be at either ceremony unfortunately, but we have two covers shortlisted for cover of the year at the BSMEs, and we're in the IBP shortlist 12 times. The team at Inside Housing is really fantastic and I'm proud to work with them
If you were writing an internet etiquette book, what would you put in it? What's today's equivalent of leaving your elbows on the table? I would vote for "why are you bothering to report on X when Y is happening".
November 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
If you were writing an internet etiquette book, what would you put in it? What's today's equivalent of leaving your elbows on the table? I would vote for "why are you bothering to report on X when Y is happening".
Put that sweet potato casserole thing with marshmallows on in the bin while you're at it
The best place to store pumpkin pie is in the bin, along with pumpkin soup and also pumpkin spice (which admittedly has nothing to do with actual pumpkins, but is also gross).
I will not be taking questions.
I will not be taking questions.
November 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Put that sweet potato casserole thing with marshmallows on in the bin while you're at it
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It is good to see cross-party challenge to overt racism in British political and media discourse: Labour MP Sarah Owen, who chairs the women & equalities select committee, challenges the racist claim from GB News contributor Lucy White that Deputy Speaker Nus Ghani should be barred from parliament
I know who Nus Ghani MP is - not because we always agree - but because she’s been serving her constituency (as well as lewks) since 2015.
Who the hell is Lucy White?!
Ah, a quick google search reveals her as a rentagob for GB ‘news.’
I know which one is qualified to chair the budget debate.
Who the hell is Lucy White?!
Ah, a quick google search reveals her as a rentagob for GB ‘news.’
I know which one is qualified to chair the budget debate.
November 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
It is good to see cross-party challenge to overt racism in British political and media discourse: Labour MP Sarah Owen, who chairs the women & equalities select committee, challenges the racist claim from GB News contributor Lucy White that Deputy Speaker Nus Ghani should be barred from parliament
New news on our sustainability coverage: www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/inside-...
Inside Housing upgrades sustainability coverage and launches Cities Encyclopaedia
Inside Housing has upgraded its sustainability coverage and launched a Cities Encyclopaedia, looking at how 19 cities are preparing to meet climate goals.
www.insidehousing.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
New news on our sustainability coverage: www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/inside-...
There’s been a bit of chat about how practical trade jobs are insulated from the risk of AI. Well, there is a bricklaying robot 🤖 at the Homes conference today:
November 25, 2025 at 12:09 PM
There’s been a bit of chat about how practical trade jobs are insulated from the risk of AI. Well, there is a bricklaying robot 🤖 at the Homes conference today:
We wanted to find out what the first days of Awaab’s Law have been like for social landlords - as Michael Edwards, director of reactive repairs at Southern Housing put it to Ellie Brown, “the biggest change in repairs I can remember” www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/the-...
The first days of Awaab’s Law: how are social landlords coping?
With Awaab’s Law now in effect, Ellie Brown finds out the initial impact on social landlords and how they prepared.
www.insidehousing.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 10:27 AM
We wanted to find out what the first days of Awaab’s Law have been like for social landlords - as Michael Edwards, director of reactive repairs at Southern Housing put it to Ellie Brown, “the biggest change in repairs I can remember” www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/the-...
The world of for profit providers of affordable housing is growing fast. @jamesriding.bsky.social and Zainab Hussain are launching our brand new Living website with exclusive data demonstrating what is going on:
living.insidehousing.co.uk/analysis/ins...
living.insidehousing.co.uk/analysis/ins...
Inside Housing Living presents: Fastest-Growing For-Profits 2025
In an exclusive survey, James Riding and Zainab Hussain track the progress and pipelines of the top for-profit registered providers.
living.insidehousing.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
The world of for profit providers of affordable housing is growing fast. @jamesriding.bsky.social and Zainab Hussain are launching our brand new Living website with exclusive data demonstrating what is going on:
living.insidehousing.co.uk/analysis/ins...
living.insidehousing.co.uk/analysis/ins...
This is terrible. Also PSA, don’t sand your walls!
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apple.news/Ayvp-hqeMQYG...
Why Britain’s children are still suffering from lead poisoning — The Times and The Sunday Times
When Becky Farrow bought her house in Devon in 2011, she was “over the moon”. She and her husband had worked hard to save for it, and they had two young children who needed the room to grow. By 2018, ...
apple.news
November 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This is terrible. Also PSA, don’t sand your walls!
apple.news/Ayvp-hqeMQYG...
apple.news/Ayvp-hqeMQYG...
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
It seems like whoever designed this school survey has fallen into the throes of the tiresome “who is British?” discourse.
November 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
It seems like whoever designed this school survey has fallen into the throes of the tiresome “who is British?” discourse.
Tl;dr very. The part about AI is particularly awful
www.vulture.com/article/dumb...
www.vulture.com/article/dumb...
How Stupid Was This Year?
Taylor Swift’s asinine lyrics, a best seller that makes no sense, and more signs of a culture in decline.
www.vulture.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Tl;dr very. The part about AI is particularly awful
www.vulture.com/article/dumb...
www.vulture.com/article/dumb...
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Died (alas!) on this day in 1625, the remarkable painter Sofonisba Anguissola. Here, self portrait as a young woman, showing off her talents in 1556.
November 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Died (alas!) on this day in 1625, the remarkable painter Sofonisba Anguissola. Here, self portrait as a young woman, showing off her talents in 1556.
A shocker here involving a fund that advertised on social media and promised a guaranteed return of 8% to invest in social housing. So many strands that are concerning here
www.thetimes.com/money/saving...
www.thetimes.com/money/saving...
The prominent socialist and the mystery of the missing millions
Investors in the property firm run by Workers Party bigwig Ahsan Ullah say that dividend payments have stopped and they can’t get at their cash
www.thetimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
A shocker here involving a fund that advertised on social media and promised a guaranteed return of 8% to invest in social housing. So many strands that are concerning here
www.thetimes.com/money/saving...
www.thetimes.com/money/saving...
This is so great, but at the same time absolutely wild that the New York system for allocating affordable housing works like this, it sounds like total chaos.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/r...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/r...
New York Lacked an Affordable Housing Portal. So These Teenagers Made One.
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:15 AM
This is so great, but at the same time absolutely wild that the New York system for allocating affordable housing works like this, it sounds like total chaos.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/r...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/r...
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What I feel you are missing is - the people who think there is no difference between Labour and the viable alternatives are not the ones who are going 'oh look, another thing they've fucked up'. Those people are having a great time saying 'vote Green!'
November 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
What I feel you are missing is - the people who think there is no difference between Labour and the viable alternatives are not the ones who are going 'oh look, another thing they've fucked up'. Those people are having a great time saying 'vote Green!'