Historian David Olusoga on inequality, the key challenge facing the next UK government after July’s election.

In 2004, Tony Blair’s government commissioned economist Dame Kate Barker to review housing supply in Britain. 20 years later, Barker tells me nobody ever thought things could ever get so bad The i Paper inews.co.uk/news/tony-blai…

Very sad that she failed the academic job market and had to take a government job.

Pleased to have been invited as a Speaker at the UNITAC Hamburg hybrid conference next week! Join us for what will be a rich discussion on the theme of collaboration as we explore how tech and data can be used as a tool for urban equity. #urban #tech #data

What an amazing first day here in Hamburg!

Finally got to see this masterpiece!! #hamburg #architecture #design #urban

Met up with up with these two members of Young Urbanists South Africa who happened to be in Delft for a summer school 💛 I love this community of passionate and action orientated people in South Africa &what a treat to see these two in Delft! #urban #meetups #youngurbanists

Working on exciting research using #SpaceSyntax or related approaches? Submit your expression of interest to present in the #SSLS via our application form bit.ly/SSLSform. Submission deadlines for 24-25 presentations are: Term 1 05.09.24, Term 2 05.12.24, Term 3 03.04.25.

🚌NEW PROJECT - DIGITAL TWINS🚌 Really pleased to be co-investigator on a cross-sector, international Innovate UK R&D project (Podaris, Liverpool City Region) using digital twins and big data to improve bus services in Liverpool. Read about it here: tinyurl.com/pr-iuk.

I've been involved in a number of PhD vivas now where the questions to be asked have been sent to the student in advance. And now I can't see why we don't always do this. Can't see why we terrorise a student with pre-viva anxiety and guessing games. 1/3

Please know that when I ask you how you are, I always want the long answer.

Legal first: Man fined €280 for harassing woman in Rotterdam buff.ly/3Y77buF

It's official. The Revolution happened and bicycles won. Cyclists in #Paris now outnumber drivers. …institutparisregion-fr.translate.goog/mobilite-et-tr…

youtu.be/lFYWflyxZH0?fe… CNN flighted this documentary last weekend. I’m grateful to Jo Munnik for the engagement to find compelling people and stories across three vibrant African cities in order to weave this narrative tapestry. Enjoy meeting these amazing protagonists.

#GlobalFellow Ruth Nelson is exploring how transportation policy can drive #equity in accessibility! Her research focuses on Cape Town, #SouthAfrica, analysing how different scenarios impact fair access to opportunities for all. #GlobalLunch

At the #GlobalLunch, Ruth shared how she evaluated transport policy scenarios, revealing how non-motorised options can reduce inequities. She links #accessibility to #ethics, showing that transport is not just engineering, it is about community agency & political vision.

The discussion about the classics in economics is pushing some economists to position the field closer to hard sciences such as physics. That's sweet. But while I agree that economics shares many features with the hard sciences, we also need to acknowledge two things. First,

I am happy to share this article about my work on transport equity hot off the press!! Available in Dutch and English #capetown #mobility #transport #equity #SDGs tudelft.nl/innovatie-impa…

The richest 1% own 24% of the UK's wealth. All the immigrants who arrived in the last ten years together own under 1% of the UK's wealth. It is the billionaires who are making you poor, not immigrants. Don't be played for a fool.

I just welcomed South African Vice President Paul Mashatile🇿🇦, along with several ministers and business leaders from South Africa. Through dynamic trade between South Africa and France, we are creating jobs in both our countries.