Today we are proud to launch Future Economy Scotland 🚀 We are a non-partisan think tank that aims to create a new economy that is democratic, sustainable and just. Watch our video to find our more about our vision and mission:

🗣️ Some professional news: today we’re proud to launch Future Economy Scotland. We’re a think tank the aims to create a new economy that is democratic, sustainable and just. Do watch out launch video, and give us a follow!

King Charles's bucolic fairytales would lead to mass starvation and ecological destruction. My column about how romantic idylls of food production block honest conversations about what it takes to feed the world without devouring the planet. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

NEW: last week a group of US hardline conservatives brought the National Conservatism conference to London. It fell completely flat. Why? Because Britain and America are completely different societies. Key chart: UK Cons are *way* more liberal than US Reps on ~every measure.

New post just out The Policy Paradox: why the most obvious ideas are the least likely to happen. (This one is free to read) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/the…

Want to make your local parks and public spaces more welcoming to girls? This fab guide provides simple advice for how you can help

Some of France's environmental initiatives, especially its training for public sector workers, are astonishing. It shows what can be done, even within the regrettable constraints of growth-based capitalism. My column. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

📣 BREAKING NEWS: RTPI's 2023 State of the Profession Report is out. It provides insights into the size, demographics, employment patterns, and pressing challenges confronting the UK's planning profession. Read more: rtpi.org.uk/stateoftheprof… #planning

Our new CaCHE paper exploring why it is so difficult to achieve good design outcomes on new housing developments. The paper offers a new model of the planning and development system to improve outcomes through 'critical points of intervention': tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Are well-designed places possible? New #OpenAccess paper by James White, Tom Kenny, Flora Samuel, Chris Foye, Gareth James & Bilge Serin offers a new model of the planning & development system to improve outcomes through 'critical points of intervention' tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Why is so much new housing poor quality despite design being raised as a priority by politicians, builders and communities? Our new paper proposes answers based on qual case studies from around the UK

Working in Research and Innovation? Act now to have your voice heard! The 2024 Research and Innovation workforce survey is now live, giving you a unique opportunity to influence UK government and UK research and innovation (UKRI) policy. bit.ly/3wyaAHl

I've been sent the full list of Labour's new nature policies - see screengrabs below. Some of these are profiled in the Guardian's piece here: theguardian.com/environment/ar… Here's my take on them below. Thread 1/

Good to see Labour committing to reform CPO rules and set up new public development corporations An important step towards creating a new public-led development model that actually delivers the housing we need in the places that need them inews.co.uk/news/abour-pla…

"Fundamentally they are there to make profit but that does not necessarily ensure people live in safe, affordable and accessible homes.” Dr. Abi O'Connor on the trouble with relying on private developers to solve the housing crisis in the Big Issue bigissue.com/news/housing/l…

1. Whenever I write about new fermentation technologies, that could greatly reduce the environmental impacts of our diets as well as the exploitation of animals, I run into the same set of objections. In this thread, I’ll take them one by one.🧵

Fascinating

Normally listen to #50shadesofplanning for expert planners but also really enjoyed a nuanced discussion of YIMBY politics in the recent pod, especially Aydin Dikerdem on zero sum nature of some housing decisions and politics of choosing what to prioritise pca.st/episode/ce2afb…

Really interesting thread on linking research areas of interest to companies

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