Public Toilets

Nov 21, 20243 min read

World Toilet Day: Launching the London Loo Alliance

On Tuesday this week, World Toilet Day was celebrated across the world – laugh if you want, but it’s a long-established event led by...

Sep 23, 20243 min read

Two easy wins for healthier places

In the wake of Lord Darzi’s report on the NHS , the IPPR report on the nation’s health , and the government’s renewed focus on...

Jun 13, 20244 min read

CIL, health and health equity

Over the last year I’ve seen more and more reports of the tensions in local communities created by new housing development and the...

Apr 25, 20243 min read

Vulnerable in the city

“Vulnerability” comes from the Latin word for wound – vulnis. It’s the state of being open to injury, or appearing as if you are. Feeling...

Feb 7, 20245 min read

Toilets are the talk of the town

2024 is starting off with a bang for London’s public toilet campaigners. As conversations came to a head (!) toward the end of last year...

Oct 26, 20234 min read

Grasping the low-hanging fruit that will make our places happier & healthier

“Low hanging fruit”, when not in an orchard setting, refers to tasks or projects that can be easily and quickly completed before moving...

Aug 24, 20233 min read

We need to talk about Toilets

When I wrote over a year ago about the need to rethink public toilets, a journalist I know told me that the issue would not attract wider...

Mar 21, 20223 min read

Time for a rethink on public loos

I recently spoke with a national broadsheet journalist about disinvestment in public toilets at a time when awareness and interest in...

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