Tim Gill
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Independent writer & researcher. Books: No Fear, Urban Playground. @designcouncil Ambassador. Dad. Pro #childfriendlycities. Amateur mycologist.
London E17, UK
Joined March 2010
All you need and want to know about my latest book: ordering, synopsis, 20-page sample, media coverage, launch events, and some lovely feedback. My favourite has to be: "Absolutely mind-blowing: I can’t stop reading it." @RIBABooks.
rethinkingchildhood.com
All you need to know about the book Urban Playground: How child-friendly planning and design can save cities, written by Tim Gill and published in 2021 by RIBA Publications
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RT @theTCPA: On #WorldChildrensDay we are pleased to announce our upcoming report, collaborating with @playingout, @FieldsInTrust, @timrgil….
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The gap between the promise of the planning application … & the dismal disappointment of delivery (view in same position).Aust we have huge problems on the design, construction, environmental performance & cost of our housing. Beyond planning, just not building well or enough
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In 2017 144 people died in 'work-related accidents'. 4x as many people - 520 - died from crashes involving working drivers. The driver's seat is just as much a workplace as the building site or factory floor. So why is driving for work so unregulated?
drivingforbetterbusiness.com
Driving for work - the death toll Nearly one in three road deaths involves a driving-for-work trip Thirty-nine per cent of pedestrian deaths involve a worki ...
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This exchange between .@livingstone_s. & @daisygreenwell makes me think that campaigners, academics & experts need to try much harder to find common ground on #smartphone & #socialmedia regulation. #Bigtech will be happy to see the level of disagreement.
bbc.com
How much are smartphones harming children and what should we do about it? BBC InDepth hosts a debate between a campaigner and an academic.
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It’s twilight. 2 girls aged about 8 are playing in the colourfully lit fountains outside my local town hall. As the jets rise and fall randomly, the girls point at the jets and chant “You can’t get me, naa naa na naa naa,” over and over. #playfulmoments.
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If you read anything about #Grenfell - and you should - read this piece. Its author has followed the grim story for years. I cannot help but see parallels with other examples of state weakness and corporate capture of regulations, from motor vehicles to social media apps.
The dark heart of this catastrophe lies in this simple, depressing narrative: the state stepped back, corporate greed stepped in and innocent people died. Bit by me for The Guardian: .
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I've added a comment to this piece, which you can read here:
theguardian.com
It may outrage the right, but reducing speed limits in populated areas makes roads safer for everybody and journeys smoother, says author Jonn Elledge
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This piece makes sound points about slower speeds. But it undermines its own arguments, as it is almost entirely written from a motorists' point of view. We need to start seeing streets differently, and this means moving away from car-centric thinking.
theguardian.com
It may outrage the right, but reducing speed limits in populated areas makes roads safer for everybody and journeys smoother, says author Jonn Elledge
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Sad news. Nicky was an early & dedicated champion for children & teenagers in planning & housing, and an effective campaigner: incredible to see the causes she fought for & battles she won. I feel lucky to have known her, & will miss her smile, warmth, energy & determination.
Nicky's family is very sad to announce that she has died. She passed away peacefully at home on 30th August.
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@LabourParty Lots more to comment on (including the role of poverty and disadvantage, and health and physical activity). But I will finish by noting that 1 of the 6 recs is "let children play." 6/n Good work @childrensociety
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In 2007 a similar finding from UNICEF prompted a media outcry and lively public debate, and led to the ambitious @LabourParty Every Child Matters strategy. Now? I wonder. 5/n
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3rd: Shockingly, UK teens are bottom of a 28-nation 'league table' for life satisfaction. Also big gaps between girls & boys, & between the most & least disadvantaged. Trend data shows gap widened between 2015 and 2018. 4/n
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2nd: school is a big issue, and schoolwork. It is the topic that children score the lowest, with big falls in the last 10 years or so. Also for appearance (mostly with girls). Happiness with friends has also fallen, but not as much. 3/n
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3 findings leap out for me. 1st, a poor and worsening picture for girls compared to boys (a big shift since 2015). The difference is most pronounced on appearance, schoolwork, and life as a whole. 2/n
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The latest @childrenssociety #goodchildhood report makes depressing reading. It is worth a close look, as it is a detailed, robust and revealing dataset on UK children, with international comparisons & trend data going back to 2010. 1/n
childrenssociety.org.uk
Our Good Childhood Report 2024, shows the latest trends in children's wellbeing.
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RT @jneill: @timrgill @SocietyGuardian I managed to annualise the monthly MHS32a chart. Now we can see the rising % of all referrals that….
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I meant a 50-fold increase in NHS *anxiety* referrals, as in article. On a closer look, much of this increase seems to be relabelling of other conditions as anxiety. The increase in MH referrals overall is steadier over the period (tho still a worry). See @jneill exchange below.
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There is a problem with children’s #mentalhealth. But these figures - showing a *50-fold increase* in NHS referrals in just 7 years or so - cannot just be down to greater prevalence of MH disorders. We do children a disservice if we leap to conclusions.
theguardian.com
Exclusive: more than 500 children a day or one every three minutes are referred to mental health services in England
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