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mr.place

Place passionate person - aspiring urban fixer - former UK High Street Czar -think tank wonk - ABI survivor - media baron😘 I also cycle and play bass badly, but not to date simultaneously, plus interests in cricket, SAFC, politics & a more equal society.

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“The prime minister said he should have read the speech more carefully” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Julia Davies - impact investor, entrepreneur, and member of Patriotic Millionaires UK – argues for a wealth tax, not billionaires’ patronage.

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

I did a podcast with the RSPH, talking to their CEO, William Roberts, about health and our High Streets. There's a bit about my own "journey" with ill health and how the people in left behind places are, criminally, more f*cked than the buildings... mr.place/words-spoken...

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The fact we are making ourselves more dependant on US military assistance, not less, is fundamentally insane. We cannot rely on the US as a security partner, how obvious can that possibly be before the UK security establishment takes it in?

submitted 4 days ago • 133 comments

Dear heads of state: Donald Trump won’t love you back. He may be the worst boyfriend the world has ever seen | Marina Hyde

submitted 5 days ago • 22 comments

Any other UK Urbanists slogged around Surrey with CBRE today?

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The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry out with a strong statement on the situation in Iran.

submitted 6 days ago • 16 comments

After over thirty years of place making and public/private partnerships, I’ve landed a role where I can bring it all together and as a Hartlepudlian I couldn’t be prouder. teesvalley-ca.gov.uk/news/senior-...

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

Irrespective of your view on the #assisteddying bill, had it been reversed, it would have represented an unspeakable cruelty on those in early-stage terminal illness who saw hope. Albeit probably too distant in any case😢

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Niall Ferguson has fallen far. Irrespective of the pros and cons of US v Iran, the almost pornographic prose around the military details of massive ordnance on Substack chips further away at his reputation as a public intellectual. And being wrong about everything for about 5 years doesn't help🤣

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Well, this all seems fine.

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Another reminder to be mindful of your dogs in this heat. No dog has died from missing a walk, but they can easily get heatstroke running around in this weather!

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Like all men of a certain age, I am revisiting vinyl, but rather than just retreading my collection, I am adding to it with new gems like this.

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Huge win! Government announces plans to open up the Land Registry. If delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wales. Read my blog post for more details & how you can write to the Minister to make sure this now happens: whoownsengland.org/2025/03/06/h... 🧵1/

submitted 114 days ago • 44 comments

England is not a modern country. The graphic below by @guyshrubsole.bsky.social in today's Observer underlines this fact.

submitted 13 days ago • 28 comments

If they haven’t had a million cat videos by the end of the week then I will be very disappointed in Great Britain.

submitted 13 days ago • 24 comments

I think America might actually benefit from the paternal hand of the son of a Greek immigrant. Nevermind #nokingsday Let’s #makeAmericaGreatBritainAgain RuWithMe?

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

My kids know an American flag when they see one – but they don't yet know all that it represents. When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:

submitted 15 days ago • 493 comments

Not very PC.

submitted 15 days ago • 3 comments

1. Trump's tax cuts overwhelmingly help the rich 2. His spending cuts are targeted at the poor 3. Tariffs cost the poor a larger share of their income Roll these three regressive policies together and you get the largest redistribution from poor to rich in American history. The anti-Robin Hood.

submitted 16 days ago • 48 comments

Media reported that the UK weakened tax reform due to "experts" saying taxes triggered a "millionaire exodus" Not only did this exodus never happen, but when we asked these experts, they denied claiming millionaires were leaving because of Labour tax policies A story in 4 acts

submitted 16 days ago • 3 comments

How ambitious is the Government’s newly announced affordable homes programme? It is significantly bigger than recent funding packages, and almost as big (in annual terms) as the programme announced by the last Labour government ⤵️

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