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UK housebuilders have far too much power. Now a £4.5bn lawsuit could change that for good

Jul 08, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| MSN UK

Every new government – at least for the past decade or so – has come into office with a promise to build more homes. New ministers don a hard hat, take a trip out to a recently completed development and smile indulgently as a bright young couple get given the keys to a smart-looking new-build. Then follows a speech about aspiration. The unspoken truth will be that it is not up to the minister how many new homes are built in his or her term.

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What does Andy Burnham’s council housing pledge really mean?

Jul 08, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| Substack

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Nigel Farage’s housing policy is a racist misrepresentation of what social housing is and who gets it

Jun 30, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| Substack

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Measles: 3 more children die of suspected measles, 45 new cases identified

Jun 01, 2026 |

By Jon Sindreu , Peter Apps

| BD News 24

Three more children have died of suspected measles cases across Bangladesh in a 24-hour count. During this period, 45 new cases of measles have been confirmed. The regular measles bulletin for Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Saturday said that 90 people have died of confirmed measles cases across the country since Mar 15. In addition, 498 people have died with symptoms consistent with the highly-contagious disease.

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May 28, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| Dezeen

Green walls could present a similar fire risk to the highly combustible cladding used on Grenfell Tower due to the plastic used in their potting systems, research shared exclusively with Dezeen has found. Sometimes called living walls, green walls allow plants to be potted vertically up the facade of a building.

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Dining across the (housing) divide with Jamie Ratcliff

May 26, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| Substack

Too many people disagree on the internet these days. So Jamie and I did so in person instead. If you have the means to do so, please consider becoming a paid subscriber, which is billed monthly at just £3.50 or annually at £35. This provides access to subscriber-only posts and the back catalogue of more than 100 articles - as well as the opportunity to leave comments and submit questions for Q&A pieces.

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What's the latest with the police investigation into the Grenfell fire

May 19, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| Substack

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G7 finance chiefs seek to tackle imbalances as trade strains unity

May 18, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| EIN News

G7 finance ministers gathering in Paris on Monday will try to find common ground on tackling global economic tensions and coordinating critical raw material supplies, even as geopolitical differences threaten to test the group's cohesion. The two-day meeting follows a summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing that yielded few concrete economic breakthroughs, as tensions over Taiwan and trade simmered beneath a display of diplomatic cordiality.

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The Glasgow Rent Strike and a fire in Manhattan

May 13, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| Substack

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Opinion: Mixed Messages, Military Mismatch Erode U.S., Europe Pact

May 01, 2026 |

By Peter Apps , Copyright Rafael Henrique

| MarineLink

As America’s European allies digest the diplomatic fallout of their spat with the Trump administration over their inaction on Iran, the U.S. Army in Europe has kept pushing forward with its training programme for the year in several nervous nations on NATO’s eastern flank.

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'This shouldn't be acceptable if it was just one child' - why are so many children losing their lives in temporary housing?

Apr 24, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| Substack

Trigger warning - this post will discuss factors surrounding the deaths of young children, including sudden infant death syndrome and stillbirth Anyone who is viewing the housing crisis in the UK with clear eyes should be able to see that the most pressing challenge for policy makers is the spiralling numbers of families stuck in temporary housing. It is takes vast sums of money out of local services, and is devastating for the life chances of the 175,990 children currently impacted.

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Column-Amid Middle East chaos, China changes tactics on Taiwan and Japan

Apr 20, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| Aol

By Peter Apps April 17 (Reuters) - As U.S. Vice President JD Vance returned to Washington last weekend after unsuccessful peace talks in Pakistan over the crisis in the Gulf, China’s Foreign Ministry was preparing for a bumper slate of visitors including Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the leaders of Spain, Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates.

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コラム：静かに動く中国、台湾と日本へ「戦術転換」

Apr 17, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| Reuters Japan

3月9日、北京の人民大会堂前で撮影。REUTERS/Florence Lo [１７日ロイター] - バンス米副大統領がイランと合意できないままパキスタンを後にした先週末、中国外務省はロシアのラブロフ外相やスペイン、ベトナム、アラブ首長国連邦（ＵＡＥ）の各首脳を招く準備を進めていた。米軍がホルムズ海峡でイランの港への船舶の出入りを封鎖する措置を講じ、イラン側が海峡の安全な通航を保証する対価として暗号資産（仮想通貨）の支払いを要求し続ける中、中国は自らを幅広い国際社会の有力な仲介者として位置づけるための外交努力を強化しつつある。習近平国家主席がスペインのサンチェス首相との１４日の会談で世界が「弱肉強食が支配する状態に戻る」ことへの反対を表明したように、中国こそが国際社会の健全さと安定を提唱する存在だとアピールすることもその外交努力に含まれる。...

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Experts, officials urge swift rollout of front-of-package labelling to curb diet-related diseases

Apr 16, 2026 |

By Peter Apps , Stephanie Pfeifer

| EIN News

Bangladesh is facing a rapidly escalating public health crisis driven by poor dietary habits and ultra-processed foods, according to a media statement and remarks made at a journalists’ workshop on food labelling held in Dhaka.

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Haunting echoes of the Grenfell Inquiry in probe into devastating Hong Kong fire

Apr 15, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| Substack

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After Ukraine, Iran war further supercharges marine drone revolution

Apr 06, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| New Straits Times

INSIDE a hangar on an industrial estate near a motorway and a port somewhere in England, sleek glass fibre hulls shaped like oversized canoes spray-painted naval grey await the fitting of nearby packaged engines and other high-tech systems. From Ukraine, similar unmanned attack boats — most initially built by Ukraine special forces and security services specifically for that task — have largely driven the Russian Black Sea Fleet out of nearby waters.

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Após Ucrânia, guerra com Irã potencializa revolução de drones marítimos

Apr 05, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| CNN Brasil

Dentro de um hangar em uma área industrial próxima a uma rodovia e a um porto, elegantes cascos de fibra de vidro no formato de canoas de grandes dimensões, pintados de cinza naval, aguardam a instalação de motores e outros sistemas de alta tecnologia.

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Iran war supercharges marine drone revolution

Apr 04, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| Oman Observer

Inside a hangar on an industrial estate near a motorway and a port, sleek glass fibre hulls shaped like oversized canoes spray-painted naval grey await the fitting of nearby packaged engines and other high-tech systems. From Ukraine, similar unmanned attack boats - most initially built by Ukraine's special forces and security services specifically for that task - have largely driven the Russian Black Sea Fleet out of nearby waters.

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After Ukraine, Iran war further supercharges marine drone revolution

Apr 03, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| New Hampshire Union Leader

SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND - Inside a hangar on an industrial estate near a motorway and a port, sleek glass fiber hulls shaped like oversized canoes spray-painted naval grey await the fitting of nearby packaged engines and other high-tech systems. From Ukraine, similar unmanned attack boats – most initially built by Ukraine special forces and security services specifically for that task – have largely driven the Russian Black Sea Fleet out of nearby waters.

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The fall of Simon Dudley - and what it tells us about the pushback against change post-Grenfell

Apr 03, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| Substack

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コラム：海戦の主役狙う海洋ドローン、イラン紛争で量産加速へ

Apr 03, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| Reuters Japan

３月２日、ホルムズ海峡を航行するボート。オマーンのムサンダムから撮影。REUTERS/Amr Alfiky [英国内某所２日ロイター] - 英国某所。幹線道路と港に近い工業団地の格納庫の中で、大型カヌーを思わせる流線型のガラス繊維製の船体が海軍グレーに塗装され、近くに並べられたエンジンユニットや各種ハイテクシステムの取り付けを待っている。ウクライナでは、これと同じような無人攻撃艇が、ロシア黒海艦隊を近海からほぼ駆逐することに成功している。その多くは元々、ウクライナ特殊部隊と情報機関がこうした任務に特化して製造したものだ。イスラエルおよび米国とイランとの戦闘が中東全域に拡大した場合、これら英国製の新型艇の一部が実戦に投入される可能性がある。こうした艦艇は、捜索・救難活動など「危険で単調かつ過酷」な任務のほか、海戦の未来を担う存在として注目が高まっている。＜機動力ある新興企業＞...

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Depois da Ucrânia, guerra com o Irã potencializa revolução dos drones marítimos

Apr 02, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| Terra

Dentro ‌de um hangar em uma área industrial próxima a uma rodovia e a um porto, elegantes cascos de fibra de vidro no formato de canoas de grandes dimensões, pintados de cinza naval, aguardam a instalação de motores e outros sistemas de alta tecnologia.

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'It's fundamentally unfair to expect leaseholders to pay for cladding remediation when their building has already burned down'

Mar 25, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| Substack

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Peter Apps | Substack

Mar 20, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| Substack

I am a freelance journalist focusing on housing. My book Show Me The Bodies in 2022 about the build up to the Grenfell Tower fire won the Orwell Prize in 2023. My personal substack is here: https://peteapps.substack.com/

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'This is going to turn into a whole new version of the EWS1 debacle' - the Building Safety Regulator and resident-managed blocks

Mar 17, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| Substack

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The Construction Products Reform White Paper does not do enough to tackle the dark heart of the cladding scandal

Feb 26, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| Substack

Leaving testing and certification in the private sector invites another scandal and misses the point of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry's recommendation. Plus - PAS 9980 and record homelessness All of my work is completely human-made - there is no use of AI in research, writing or editing. If you have the means to do so, please consider becoming a paid subscriber, which is billed monthly at just £3.50 or annually at £35.

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Balconies - a safety blind spot?

Feb 19, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| Substack

All of my work is completely human-made - there is no use of AI in research, writing or editing. If you have the means to do so, please consider becoming a paid subscriber, which is billed monthly at just £3.50 or annually at £35. This provides access to subscriber-only posts and the back catalogue of more than 100 articles - as well as the opportunity to leave comments and submit questions for Q&A pieces.

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Następna wojna światowa

Feb 17, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| granice.pl

Od Waszyngtonu przez Londyn, Moskwę i Pekin po nowe linie frontu na Ukrainie, w cyberprzestrzeni, a nawet po drugiej stronie Księżyca - Peter Apps śmiało bada linie podziału, wzdłuż których globalny pokój zaczyna się kruszyć Po raz pierwszy od zakończenia zimnej wojny kraje na wszystkich kontynentach przygotowują się do potencjalnych działań wojennych na skalę niespotykaną od 1945 roku.

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Home truths: ‘If we want a better future, we have to push for it’

Feb 13, 2026 |

By Angela Cobbinah, Peter Apps

| Westminster Extra

The former Heygate estate, in Elephant and Castle. The plan for its transformation in 2014 into 2,700 new homes included only 82 for social rent IT was the focus of a bitter planning battle waged by residents over a lucrative slice of real estate on the edge of Clerkenwell that mayor Boris Johnson weighed into and personally signed off.

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Sick buildings - new builds, retrofits and the damp and mould crisis

Feb 12, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| Substack

All of my work is completely human-made - there is no use of AI in research, writing or editing. If you have the means to do so, please consider becoming a paid subscriber, which is billed monthly at just £3.50 or annually at £35. This provides access to subscriber-only posts and the back catalogue of more than 100 articles - as well as the opportunity to leave comments and submit questions for Q&A pieces.

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“If you’ve never flooded, you don’t realise that the water is filthy”

Feb 09, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| thedeveloper.live

The average flood damage in the UK is 0.3m, barely up to the shins in terms of water, but that can still mean thousands of pounds in damage. Peter Apps reports on the growing issue of flood poverty “We have the idea of being in food poverty and fuel poverty,” says Kerry Halfpenny, a flooding consultant and building surveyor. “But we really need to add another ‘F’ to that list – for flood poverty.” We all know that flooding is a growing risk to the UK.

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Questions around China's military posture after purge of top general

Feb 06, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| New Straits Times

AS Biden administration national security adviser Jake Sullivan met General Zhang Youxia in August 2024, the tired and strained look on the American's face contrasted with the relaxed smile of the veteran Chinese officer, then at the height of his power as the top uniformed member of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). "Your request to meet with me shows the value you attach to military security and the relationship between our militaries," Zhang told the United States delegation led by Sullivan.

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Could the UK’s low house price growth be a good thing?

Jan 23, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| Financial Times

There is a strange and sharp contradiction in the way the British discuss house prices.

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£134k deposits and record homelessness: London's housing crisis in numbers

Jan 20, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| Substack

All of my work is completely human-made - there is no use of AI in research, writing or editing. If you have the means to do so, please consider becoming a paid subscriber, which is billed monthly at just £3.50 or annually at £35. This provides access to subscriber-only posts and the back catalogue of more than 100 articles - as well as the opportunity to leave comments and submit questions for Q&A pieces.

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The Next World War: The new age of global conflict and the fight to stop it by Peter Apps

Jan 13, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| The Waterstones Podcast

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PAS wars, heat networks as the new cladding crisis and nightclub fires

Jan 05, 2026 |

By Peter Apps

| Substack

All of my work is completely human-made - there is no use of AI in research, writing or editing. If you have the means to do so, please consider becoming a paid subscriber, which is billed monthly at just £3.50 or annually at £35. This provides access to subscriber-only posts and the back catalogue of more than 100 articles - as well as the opportunity to leave comments and submit questions for Q&A pieces.

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When London floods: “If you have vulnerable people living in basement flats, there's a huge risk”

Dec 16, 2025 |

By Peter Apps

| thedeveloper.live

ao link Get updates from The Developer straight to your inbox Yes, please! No one knows exactly how many basement flats there are in London, or where they are located. And surface water flooding, like rain, can happen anywhere. It’s unpredictable, fast and a threat to life. Peter Apps reports Joan was playing bridge online with friends on 12 July, 2021 when it began to rain. It was the tail-end of the COVID era, and after weeks of hot, dry weather storm clouds were building over London.

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Question and answer special: Zack Polanski, rent control and the likelihood of Grenfell prosecutions

Dec 15, 2025 |

By Peter Apps

| Substack

In my first Question and Answer piece, I am picking up a series of questions submitted by paid subscribers a couple of weeks ago. They are: What’s your view on the impact of Social Housing Regulation on the sector at the end of year two? Interim findings from campaign group Stop Social Housing Stigma’s national tenant survey have revealed that more than two-thirds of tenants feel stigmatised living in social housing. What steps can we take as a sector to reduce this stigma?

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Drones, rare earths drive Chinese supply chain dependence

Dec 02, 2025 |

By Peter Apps

| Taipei Times

By Peter Apps / Reuters, LONDON When British Army Captain Hugo Crawford was told by his commanders to build drone capability for his battalion and given some limited regimental funds, no one questioned their first purchases: cheap, mass-produced multi-rotor drones from China.

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Conflict, drones, rare earths drive China supply chain dependence fears

Nov 28, 2025 |

By Peter Apps

| Bilyonaryo

By Peter Apps, Reuters LONDON, Nov 28 (Reuters) – When British Army Captain Hugo Crawford was told by his commanders to build drone capability for his battalion and given some limited regimental funds, no one questioned their first purchases: cheap, mass-produced multi-rotor drones from China.

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Hong Kong's horror fire

Nov 28, 2025 |

By Peter Apps

| Substack

If you have the means to do so, please consider becoming a paid subscriber, which is billed monthly at just £3.50 or annually at £35. A paid subscriber has full access to the back catalogue of more than 100 posts, can comment on articles and can submit questions for Q&A pieces. All of my work is completely human-made - there is no use of AI in research, writing or editing.

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The limits of estate 'regeneration' in London

Nov 19, 2025 |

By Peter Apps

| Substack

If you have the means to do so, please consider becoming a paid subscriber, which is billed monthly at just £3.50 or annually at £35. A paid subscriber has full access to the back catalogue of more than 100 posts, can comment on articles and can submit questions for Q&A pieces. All of my work is completely human-made - there is no use of AI in research, writing or editing.

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Sweeties for crying developers and some reflections on politicians and victims

Nov 04, 2025 |

By Peter Apps

| Substack

If you have the means to do so, please consider becoming a paid subscriber, which is billed monthly at just £3.50 or annually at £35. A paid subscriber has full access to the back catalogue of more than 100 posts, can comment on articles and can submit questions for Q&A pieces. All of my work is completely human-made - there is no use of AI in research, writing or editing.

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A clumsy patching up of a broken system: Khan and Reed cut London's affordable housing targets

Oct 24, 2025 |

By Peter Apps

| Substack

If you have the means to do so, please consider becoming a paid subscriber, which is billed monthly at just £3.50 or annually at £35. A paid subscriber has full access to the back catalogue of more than 100 posts, can comment on articles and can submit questions for Q&A pieces. All of my work is completely human-made - there is no use of AI in research, writing or editing. If you pay £40 or more for an annual subscription, I will send you a signed copy of my first book, Show Me The Bodies.

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Drone defense gap sparks industry surge

Oct 24, 2025 |

By Peter Apps

| The Jakarta Post

A s unidentified drones brought chaos to multiple European airports last month, former Danish Air Force officer Dan Hermansen was not surprised to find his company MyDefence suddenly besieged with orders.

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Could Zurich’s housing cooperatives be the solution to the rest of Europe’s housing crisis?

Oct 23, 2025 |

By Peter Apps

| Inkl

Children zoom down a tunnel slide, as their parents watch on, sipping coffees and chatting amicably on the long benches in the middle of the courtyard. They are surrounded by modern-looking housing developments – architecturally smart, medium-rise, expensive-looking in their design.

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The Building Safety Regulator and delays to fixing existing buildings. What's gone wrong and how to fix it?

Oct 22, 2025 |

By Peter Apps

| Substack

If you have the means to do so, please consider becoming a paid subscriber, which is billed monthly at just £3.50 or annually at £35. A paid subscriber has full access to the back catalogue of more than 100 posts, can comment on articles and can submit questions for Q&A pieces. All of my work is completely human-made - there is no use of AI in research, writing or editing. If you pay £40 or more for an annual subscription, I will send you a signed copy of my first book, Show Me The Bodies.

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'A hypocrite and a non-serious politician' - Starmer's constituents hit out as building safety case looms

Oct 17, 2025 |

By Peter Apps

| Substack

If you have the means to do so, please consider becoming a paid subscriber, which is billed monthly at just £3.50 or annually at £35. A paid subscriber has full access to the back catalogue of more than 100 posts, can comment on articles and can submit questions for Q&A pieces. If you pay £40 or more for an annual subscription, I will send you a signed copy of my first book, Show Me The Bodies. Or you can buy a copy here. My second book, Homesick can be purchased here.

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Hot property: London’s housing problem? It’s going to get worse

Oct 15, 2025 |

By Peter Apps

| thedeveloper.live

ao link Get updates from The Developer straight to your inbox Yes, please! The affordability and supply problem are not the full story. The flats we’ve built could be uninhabitable by 2050. We need to talk about this more, writes Peter Apps What is the future of London housing? Will it ever become more affordable? Will the families of future London get space again, or will the city continue to be broken up into bedsit flats?

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Build, baby, build (with lower rates of affordable housing in London)

Oct 08, 2025 |

By Peter Apps

| Substack

My posts are all initially published for free, before being paywalled after three weeks. If you have the means to do so, please consider becoming a paid subscriber, which is billed monthly at just £3.50 or annually at £35. A paid subscriber has full access to the back catalogue of more than 100 posts. If you pay £40 or more for an annual subscription, I will send you a signed copy of my first book, Show Me The Bodies. Or you can buy a copy here. My second book, Homesick can be purchased here.

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