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Rosalie Callway @rcallway.bsky.social · 7h

Stop pitting the quality of our homes and communities against the quantity delivered @teamlabouruk.bsky.social - when you know we can do both. And you also know to address growing health inequalities we must tackle the crisis in affordability and quality of homes.

It is time for #HealthyHomesNow!

Town and Country Planning Association @thetcpa.bsky.social · 1d

We need #HealthyHomesNow! We're campaigning for political commitment to ensure that all new homes are healthy, secure & genuinely affordable. We’re seeking amendments to the Planning & Infrastructure Bill to deliver healthy homes & neighbourhoods.

Join the campaign:
www.tcpa.org.uk/healthy-home...

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Rosalie Callway @rcallway.bsky.social · 17h

Wood burners linked to 2,500 deaths a year in the UK, analysis finds.

Use of wood-burning stoves and fires in homes is mostly unnecessary and their toxic pollution costs the NHS millions.

#AirPollution #HealthyHomes

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Wood burners linked to 2,500 deaths a year in the UK, analysis finds

Use of wood-burning stoves and fires in homes is mostly unnecessary and their toxic pollution costs the NHS millions

www.theguardian.com

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Rosalie Callway @rcallway.bsky.social · 17h

No prosecutions made after 15,195 wood-burning complaints in a year in England
#AirPollution #HealthyHomes

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

No prosecutions made after 15,195 wood-burning complaints in a year in England

Campaigners say figures reveal a lack of enforcement with just 24 fines issued by councils for rule violations

www.theguardian.com

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Crisis @crisis-uk.bsky.social · 6d

We need Crisis at Christmas volunteers for all kinds of roles:

🍽️ Serving food? Well obviously!
♟️ Chess player? We need you!
🔢 Bingo caller? Yup!
🪮 Hairdresser? You bet!
🦸 Good listener? the most important job of all.

Join us this Christmas: https://bit.ly/479O3PU

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Town and Country Planning Association @thetcpa.bsky.social · 6d

📣 We’re seeking amendments to the Planning & Infrastructure Bill to ensure that new homes are healthy, secure & genuinely affordable.

📨 Use our email template to tell the Minister for housing in the Lords that we need #HealthyHomesNow!

www.tcpa.org.uk/healthy-home...

@nationwidefdtn.bsky.social

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Rosalie Callway @rcallway.bsky.social · 7d

Our October Healthy Homes update is live!

Click on the link below for the latest news, including on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, New Towns, new resources and up-coming events:

mailchi.mp/03d54c0376aa...

Healthy Homes: October 2025 update

mailchi.mp

Rosalie Callway @rcallway.bsky.social · 7d

Next week @houseoflords.parliament.uk are voting on key amendments to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.

It's time to stop permitting slum housing.

It's time for health improvement to be a central aim in planning decisions.

It's time for #HealthyHomesNow!

www.tcpa.org.uk/healthy-home...

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Rosalie Callway @rcallway.bsky.social · 8d

Salford City Mayor, Paul Dennett says the government needs to address Land Value Capture in the north of England where viability of #housing development is so much harder than elsewhere.

#HealthyCityDesign #HCD2025

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Rosalie Callway @rcallway.bsky.social · 8d

Helen Simpson @greatermanchester.bsky.social describes Greater Manchester's 10-year health plan and partnership which commits to delivering Healthy Homes for all - recognising housing is a cornerstone for happy and healthy people

#HCD2025 #HealthyCity

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Rosalie Callway @rcallway.bsky.social · 9d

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more UK homes at risk.

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, @theguardian.com and #Aviva find

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

Rosalie Callway @rcallway.bsky.social · 9d

Looking at what is driving growing #health inequalities in the UK... 'The question of housing supply, quality and affordability looms large', says Malcolm Marmot via @bigissue.com

www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

The UK is not doing well. Here's how the Marmot Principles could help turn things around

Marmot Places are spreading across the UK, bringing joined-up thinking to tackle health inequalities. Marmot's founder is here to explain.

www.bigissue.com

Rosalie Callway @rcallway.bsky.social · 17d

The £312 billion Brexit Bill: The UK’s economy will be 4 per cent smaller by 2035 than it would have been had it stayed in the EU, due to diminished trade, reduced investment, and weaker productivity

www.thelondoneconomic.com/business-eco...

The £311 billion Brexit Bill: A stark reminder of how much leaving the EU will cost the UK by 2035

The £311 billion Brexit Bill: A stark reminder of how much leaving the European Union will cost the UK by 2035.

www.thelondoneconomic.com

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Rosalie Callway @rcallway.bsky.social · 17d

Conservatives squander £10bn on defective or unsuitable PPE during pandemic - on.ft.com/46UJUiC via @FT

UK squanders £10bn on defective or unsuitable PPE during pandemic

Health department accounts show largest writedown was £4.7bn for stock bought for higher than current market price

on.ft.com

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Green Alliance @green-alliance.org.uk · 21d

Scrapping the Climate Change Act would be a reckless and indefensible move, undermining the UK’s green economy and damaging our global credibility at a time of escalating climate risks.

@shaunspiers1.bsky.social responds👇

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Green Alliance @green-alliance.org.uk · 22d

Since Brexit, UK circular economy policy has fallen behind the EU.

eg: Extended producer responsibility for packaging is just now being implemented, and only after much delay and dilution.

Our latest stocktake examines the growing gap and what England's upcoming strategy must deliver to close it.

Circular economy policy in the UK: a post Brexit review

In this stocktake, we examine how Brexit has shaped UK circular economy policy and where gaps are widening

buff.ly

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Rosalie Callway @rcallway.bsky.social · 22d

Rather beautiful interactive map - examining the elements of a paradigm shift towards a regenerative future

public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...

Regenerative Paradigm Map

A Flourish data visualization by Dr Vanessa Taveras-Dalmau

public.flourish.studio

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Rosalie Callway @rcallway.bsky.social · 23d

Challenging piece on the impact of AI on graduate recruitment youtu.be/IeTFpsuCor8?...

The graduate 'jobpocalypse': Where have all the entry-level jobs gone? | FT Working It

YouTube video by Financial Times

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Rosalie Callway @rcallway.bsky.social · 24d

The #BuildBabyBuild mantra is basically calling for a free market free-for-all on housing. We only need to look at past and recent consequences of deregulation to understand that approach is not going to deliver the homes this country needs @uklabour.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/ec...

The category error of planning deregulation

Viewing the planning system as a blocker to growth ignores its real purpose and democratic accountability

www.newstatesman.com

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Rosalie Callway @rcallway.bsky.social · 25d

The article says they are talking about 'leaving the Aarhus Convention' which protects our basic rights of access to information, justice and decision making on our natural environment.

When did @uklabour.bsky.social decide to put GDP before people and the planet?

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26d

Starmer asks Conservative peer to write planning bill to block judicial reviews

Exclusive: One option could be to leave treaty that allows legal claims against projects such as Heathrow expansion Keir Starmer has tasked a Conservative peer with writing a new planning bill to remove the ability for environmental groups to delay projects such as Heathrow’s third runway with judicial reviews. The Guardian understands that leaving the Aarhus convention is being discussed as an option. This is an international treaty signed up to by the EU and other countries in Europe, which protects the right for campaigners to bring legal claims against large infrastructure projects such as waste plants, nuclear power stations and motorways. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Town and Country Planning Association @thetcpa.bsky.social · Sep 23

Parks should be accessible & welcoming to all. Yet in Britain, women are 3x more likely than men to feel unsafe in a park during the day. We must create a community of active bystanders to make our parks safer & more inclusive, writes Dr Anna Barker on the launch of a new campaign.
shorturl.at/kti7o

Safer Parks: Design only goes so far – we need to tackle harassment

We must create a community of active bystanders to make our parks safer and more inclusive, writes Dr Anna Barker on the launch of a new campaign. Professionals in the built environment have a vital r...

www.thedeveloper.live

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Town and Country Planning Association @thetcpa.bsky.social · 29d

At this year's TCPA Annual Conference, we'll hear inspiring examples of community planning & nature recovery, learn what the Planning & Infrastructure Bill proposals mean in practice, & consider how local planning authorities should approach the next year.
Tickets: www.tcpa.org.uk/event/tcpa-a...

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Town and Country Planning Association @thetcpa.bsky.social · 27d

The New Towns Taskforce has a unique opportunity, not only to explore lasting solutions to the housing crisis, but to deliver complete communities that enhance people’s health & wellbeing. ‘Health, hope & prosperity‘ sets out what's needed to create a healthy new town
www.tcpa.org.uk/resources/he...

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Good Homes Alliance @goodhomesalliance.bsky.social · Aug 21

🔊 Air Source Heat Pumps are vital for decarbonising homes but noise can be a real barrier
Join acoustics expert Jack Harvie-Clark on for a webinar on ASHP noise rules + smart design solutions

🗓️ Tue 7 Oct | 12–13 | Online
💷 Free for GHA/BPN members | £20+VAT others

goodhomes.org.uk/events/acous...

Acoustic challenges - and solutions - for ASHPs in new-build homes & retrofit - Good Homes Alliance

Tuesday 7th October 2025 @ 12:00 - 13:00 - Join acoustics expert Jack Harvie-Clark as he navigates the complex landscape of ASHP noise regulation and practical solutions.

goodhomes.org.uk

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · Sep 23

“Dubai presents the hard-right vision of utopia: a place stripped of workers’ protections or the right to protest, a place of pure environmental dereliction”

Good piece on the dystopian vision Farage, Tice & Reform are reaching for:

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The populist right wants to remake the UK in the image of Dubai. We should all be careful what they wish for | Jonathan Liew

Politicians and influencers eulogise the emirate as a place of cleanliness, convenience and low crime. The truth is far darker, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

www.theguardian.com

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · Sep 22

I’m in Norway right now. When I told folks here that back home in the UK people say heat pumps don’t work in cold weather they just laughed out loud.

Find out why 👇

www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...

Guest post: How heat pumps became a Nordic success story - Carbon Brief

A common criticism of heat pumps is that they do not work in cold weather. But how did heat pumps became a Nordic success story?

www.carbonbrief.org

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