These could have saved lives in Ukraine instead of being part of a strategic catastrophe in the ME.

Faytuks Network@faytuksnetwork.bsky.social · yesterday

US military has used up nearly 80% of THAAD missile interceptors and roughly 50% of its Patriot interceptors since start of the Iran war, according to two sources speaking to CNN.

Good thread - includes a case study about why homelessness spending is a mess

Giles Wilkes@gilesyb.bsky.social · yesterday

Quotes: "during our period of study (1993-2024), mechanisms designed to regulate spending tended towards input control and short-term decision-making, struggled to support strategic investment and often failed to deliver sustained improvements in outcomes."

Interesting, balanced long read on the increasing calls for rent controls. A few thoughts from me... www.ft.com/content/975d...

Can rent controls ever work?

The policy is back in favour with progressives, but critics say it benefits only existing tenants and saps investment

ft.com

Need a nap, thought "I wish I had a hammock", now have Design For Life as an earworm

DEADLINE: Today is the last day landlords can apply to court using a Section 21 notice.    If they miss today’s deadline to apply, they will need to start again using the new Section 8 grounds under the Renters’ Rights Act.

Homes are the foundations of our lives, yet rents have spiralled beyond what most people can afford. That’s why we invited people to write to Angela Rayner, urging her to bring rent controls back on the agenda 🧵👇

Utterly bizarre oped in the Times. The content itself, about Burnham's appointments and vibes, is interesting albeit with Phillips' usual conservative slant. But I only clicked to find out in what way Kemi Badenoch actually likes Britain and got no answer: only one paragraph even mentions her

Love how German Duolingo will accept any old shit like "ooniversity" and "wie bist du" as the correct answers (should be Universität and wie gehts) but French Duolingo will snootily refuse to understand a slight variation on a vowel that has no direct equivalent in English

Can't believe they voxpopped Janan

Sky News@news.sky.com · 2w ago

'£50 doesn't even buy a meal': What people think of Burnham's electricity VAT cut

Rent rises have slowed down in the past year or so - that means it might take a while before new protections for renters start having an impact. I've had a look at the latest data and what to expect whether current trends continue or we get another spike www.generationrent.org/2026/07/22/r...

Renters have new protections from unreasonable rent rises, excessive demands for upfront rent, and bidding wars. We've looked at what these mean at a time when rent rises have slowed, and how useful they'll be the next time rents shoot up Read more: www.generationrent.org/2026/07/22/r...

What to expect from your rent under the Renters Rights Act - Generation Rent

The Renters Rights Act does a lot of things to make renting better, from providing better protections from eviction to making it easier to tackle negligent landlords. But it does […]

generationrent.org

Rent rises have slowed down in the past year or so - that means it might take a while before new protections for renters start having an impact. I've had a look at the latest data and what to expect whether current trends continue or we get another spike www.generationrent.org/2026/07/22/r...

@jburnmurdoch.ft.com hi John, just catching up with your excellent housing long read - I don't suppose you know of "living with parents" stats for Austin and Auckland?

I just can't believe Unai Simón gets the Golden Glove because of that - his teammates only let 10 shots on target through. He's like the reverse Messi or something

Kieran Doyle@kierdoyle.bsky.social · 2w ago

That might be the best defensive tournament of all time by Spain. 1 goal conceded is nuts.

A shot of Trump there, reminding us that it's only still 0-0 because he showed up

What I hope everyone reading this story actually takes away from it is that a household with two people each earning £38k are in the richest 20 per cent of the population.

More than 100,000 households in social housing are in richest 20%

Andy Burnham promises to expand social housing when he moves into No 10, but questions have arisen over whether it should be a lifetime entitlement

thetimes.com

Despite the name, most of Generation Rent's supporters are middle aged and older - largely lifetime renters who have had enough of decades of mistreatment, but probably a few folk like John. We talk about intergenerational injustice ("the young should be rioting") but experience drives activism.

John Blake@johndavidblake.bsky.social · 3w ago

After separation, I went back into renting having been a homeowner for a decade. More people should return to renting in their 40s, they’d be radical housing market reformers before the end of the week.

I enjoyed The Odyssey (2026) but I have one historical nitpick. The phrase “Jiminy Christmas” is a minced oath for “Jesus Christ”. As the story is set around 1200 B.C. it is unlikely that Odysseus would have said the phrase even once, let alone the dozens of times he says it in the film

The number of landlords selling up has fallen after an apparent increase ahead of the Renters Rights Act coming in. The Act allows evictions for sale but with safeguards against abuse, which should encourage more landlords to sell with sitting tenants instead www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/buytol...

LATEST: Our latest analysis of government data finds that Black renter households are 2x as likely to have faced homelessness as a result of a S21 eviction compared to the rest of the population, shining a spotlight on the racial inequality in UK housing. www.generationrent.org/2026/07/13/b...

Black households twice as likely to face Section 21 homelessness - Generation Rent

The private rented sector (PRS) houses the highest proportions of ethnic minorities relative to any other tenure, yet certain groups are still subject to persistent racial discrimination locking them ...

generationrent.org

Fun fact: Saint Jude is variously described as patron saint of "hopeless causes" and "the impossible"

Letting agents are bullying tenants into leaving without serving a Section 8 notice, even claiming an eviction for sale counts against them for future rentals. It could cost the agent a £7,000 fine. Read more: www.gov.uk/guidance/enf...

A scammer posing as a letting agent went as far as registering with a deposit protection scheme and insuring the tenants deposit before doing a runner with their money. www.londoncentric.media/p/london-ren...

London's rental scammers have infiltrated the schemes meant to stop them

London's scammers find a new tactic • "I felt sick... They’re doing everything except for actually having a flat." • What happens when the scammers get inside the systems?

londoncentric.media

The competition is tough but for me the worst part of the Black Eyed Peas' I Gotta Feeling is that if you translate the title into standard English it is "I have got to feeling" which is pure nonsense

For North Tyneside and adjacent folk, please act to contest the closure of High Borrans outdoor education centre. The petition needs 2000 signatures to be discussed at council (it's at 1600 already), and the sooner this happens the better in terms of timing of the decision.

Renters - we want to hear from you! Temperatures are smashing through 30 degrees again - are you able to keep your home bearable, and what are you doing to deal with the heat? Tell us in the replies!

Dodgy shops on your local high street? They're still paying rent. And what if they're actually *pricing out* the legitimate cafes, restaurants, thanks to the option of "simply not paying your taxes" and therefore having more budget to pay landlords. www.londoncentric.media/p/who-wants-...

Call me old-fashioned but I don't think sportspeople should be considered for knight/damehoods until they've retired. Sounds ridiculous "on me head Sir Harry?" "Shoot Sir Harry!" Give over

Layla Moran MP 🔶🕊️@laylamoran.bsky.social · last mo.

I have tabled an Early Day Motion in Parliament, calling for Harry Kane to be awarded a knighthood following his efforts in England's match against the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday evening. buff.ly/HSh2rps

Of course, were she a Simpsons fan, she would have simply declared a "Go To Work With Your Parents Day" like Seymour Skinner did that one time