Good to meet the team from Renters’ Reform Coalition in Parliament earlier to discuss reforming private renting ahead of the Renters’ Rights Bill’s second reading tomorrow.
Jim Waterston's new London newsletter has broken a story that Kings College Hospital in Lambeth is charging £2 per hour to hire wheelchairs whilst visiting hospital, with the first hour free. He goes on to note that people can wait up to 12 hours in A&E. @jimwaterson.bsky.social
So the UK passed a law especially to stop Abu Dhabi buying the Telegraph, which in turn screwed other foreign investment in UK news, paving the way for the Telegraph to be sold to… some unknown hardcore Trump-backing super-pro-Israel US guy with unclear funding. www.theguardian.com/media/2024/o...
Alarm among staff at potential new owner, who has backed fighting Hamas ‘with every report and headline’
Caroline Pidgeon, former London Assembly Member giving her maiden speech in the House of Lords today, following her recent elevation. We have been informed the topic of trains came up.
I guess I'm on my own in wanting *more* coverage of the Sue Gray story. Here's two reasons why: (1) Internal arrangements around the most senior people in an organisation have a big impact on how well they and their organisation do in my experience. Sure, it's that final performance which...
Emergency responders now having to spend their time fighting disinformation.
My mom, over 80 and displaced indefinitely from Asheville, NC, has started repeating some of these hoaxes to us. It's just... so hard. www.wunc.org/news/2024-10...
