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Strong recommend for Second Best, Asa Butterfield’s one man show at the Riverside, Hammersmith. Two weeks left

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I don't think we're going to make any progress with making housing space more equitable if we continue to talk about "unused bedrooms". Need to understand what people use them for: telegraph.co.uk/gift/dce22e4...

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In the wake of the 2016 Brexit vote, I followed a bunch of Trade experts To be honest, I had kind of hoped I’d be able to unfollow them by now, but here we are again…

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Behind on watching Traitors, but props to Maia for her “60% suspicion” First time on any series of Traitors that anyone has ever used a percentage below 100%?

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Particularly pleased about this one - permission for 8,500 homes at Gilston, East Herts Not only a major consent for a fantastic new community, but one we've worked on right from the start, and across all our different disciplinary teams. Proper place-making Congratulations to Places for People!

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@alfiehouse.bsky.social @georgerees-julian.bsky.social Hi, thanks for your work on here. Do you think there’s any prospect of persuading Saints to set up on Bluesky? And do you know if @southamptonfc.bsky.social is an official placeholder or just a squatter?

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I owe you all an apology. I didn’t think the Peter Thiel article could be as unhinged as you were all saying. But oh my goodness…

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Welcoming Housing Minister @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social to Bluesky!

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Latest app update allowing landscape image view means people “of a certain age” like me can finally read all those text screencaps you’ve been posting! Now we just need to normalise this as default setting:

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Seoul is an incredible city

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So zebra! Much crossing!

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Urbanists - any Tokyo recommendations? Third time so looking for less obvious things to do, places to visit

submitted 67 days ago • 1 comment

The phrase 'executive homes' sums up the meanness of current British policy discourse. You are describing a dwelling any regular family should be able to have as if it is some kind of bizarre extravagance.

submitted 77 days ago • 15 comments

Tomorrow's edition of OnLondon Extra to feature TfL Travel in #London report, latest Oxford St pedestrianisation gossip, how City Hall working with Rayner & developers to get housebuilding moving & Bits of Joy (incl Xmas cards by sister of @barneystringer.bsky.social). davehillonlondon.substack.com

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Thanks John My sister (a book illustrator) does some lovely Christmas cards on Etsy, beautifully printed www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Head...

submitted 85 days ago • 2 comments

My wife (not on here) got stuck inside a Berlin U-Bahn train headed for the depot But on the plus side she got this really cool/spooky photo so who’s to say it was bad?

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A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history.

submitted 90 days ago • 113 comments

Inspector Sands you say? I think I’ll get on this first train out of here after all, even though it’s not going my way (Apologies to non-uk readers for the niche tweet)

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In an ageing country, with falling birth rates, labour shortages, high debt-to-gdp, and a flat-lining economy - this is a huge economic (and cultural!) opportunity. But we talk about it as a problem instead Let's plan, invest and build to embrace this opportunity and make the most of it

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This week the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) hands back its planning powers to the boroughs Quod went on a field trip to see how much has changed. Our teams have been instrumental in this transformation, working on these sites for more than 20 years, since before Quod was even formed

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House move completed Last time I did this, 18 years ago, was in that awkward few years when broadband was already essential, but smartphones didn’t exist. So moving meant 2 weeks with literally no internet at all. Shudders

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I've created a starter pack of housing accounts worth following: go.bsky.app/CiCBZee

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Very cool analysis by @benediktstranak.bsky.social and Emmet Kiberd for NEF of changing patterns of car-dependency in new homes, including this historical view. Full report here neweconomics.org/2024/11/trap...

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TIL: Balfour Beatty’s 1980’s proposals for White City in west London included a monorail!

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I wrote this in a report for the CBI 25 years ago Report called for a shift in taxation towards motorway tolls and congestion charges Since then, motor vehicle miles driven annually in uk have increased by 50 billion If anything we’re further than ever from solving this

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Clearing out before moving house, and found this blast from the past. Happy with how the conclusions hold up though It was the convenience of the new Travelcard, not the cheap “Fares Fair” policy that made London Tube ridership shoot up between 1982-85 I remain sceptical of free public transport

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