A lot of people like Simon Dudley who want to roll back post Grenfell changes frame the fire as a one off disaster rather than the consequence of widespread non-compliance that made such a tragedy all but inevitable
Full piece on peteapps dot substack dot com
Don't accelerate building safety remediation without fixing the gaps in the existing system, says Giles Grover of @endourcladdingscandal
Watch the full chat on peteapps dot substack dot com
Pleasure to join the Developer's podcast to discuss how the housing crisis in London could interact with climate breakdown. Find the full episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you regularly stream
Good to speak in Bookmarks, the amazing left wing bookshop in the centre of London, last month. They've released the talk as a podcast which you can find on Spotify, Apple Podcasts etc. Here's a short preview where I'm asked why I focused Homesick on London:
My sister Lucy has a launch event for her novel next week and has somehow landed an *amazing* chair.
If anyone wants to come along rickets are free /lucy-apps-in-conversation-with-peter-apps
You can pre-order her (incredible) book here: /Gloria-Dont-Speak-Lucy-Apps/dp/1068794178
What's this? My big sister Lucy (@lucy.emma13 ) an Observer Debut Novelist of the year, for her "challenging but tender" book 'Gloria Don't Speak'
Very pleased to see her amazing writing getting the platform it deserves
/culture/books/article/the-best-debut-novelists-2026
