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Olivier Sykes @oliviersykes.bsky.social · Sep 21

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A nice tour of Liverpool’s waterfront yesterday morning with Planning at the University of Liverpool’s largest ever cohort of Year 1 students. This was an opportunity to follow-up on a lecture… | Pl...

A nice tour of Liverpool’s waterfront yesterday morning with Planning at the University of Liverpool’s largest ever cohort of Year 1 students. This was an opportunity to follow-up on a lecture deliv...

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Olivier Sykes @oliviersykes.bsky.social · May 7

0.1% increase in UK GDP? 🥜

Olivier Sykes @oliviersykes.bsky.social · Apr 20

Happy Easter to all! 🐣

Olivier Sykes @oliviersykes.bsky.social · Mar 15

At Llanfairfechan tonight for the final Calan concert in North Wales.

Olivier Sykes @oliviersykes.bsky.social · Feb 14

The New Town skiffle group pictured in 1960!

Can we look forward to a wave of ‘New Tunes’ now that New Towns are on the agenda again in England?

We need something as we are past the usual ‘decade + 4’ rule when music usually begins to sort itself out in a decade! 😉🎶🎸

Olivier Sykes @oliviersykes.bsky.social · Jan 21

So kind of colleagues and students to organise a surprise book cake for my 50th. Birthday today!

Thanks everyone!

Liverpool for Europe @liverpoolforeurope.bsky.social · Jan 21

Join us to hear the inspiring Professor Michael Dougan talking about all things European.

Olivier Sykes @oliviersykes.bsky.social · Jan 16

Stunning winter sunset. Liverpool 15.01.25.

Olivier Sykes @oliviersykes.bsky.social · Jan 16

Misty morning meadows Liverpool. 15.01.25

Olivier Sykes @oliviersykes.bsky.social · Jan 6

North Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 jaunt to Eryri National Park for New Year 2025.

Olivier Sykes @oliviersykes.bsky.social · Dec 28

A few views from the Saint John’s Beacon in Liverpool before it closes indefinitely to visitors on 31.12.2024.

Not the best weather but still worth it!

Olivier Sykes @oliviersykes.bsky.social · Dec 28

Atmospheric Liverpool in the end of year fog.

Olivier Sykes @oliviersykes.bsky.social · Dec 27

Did someone say something about supporting U.K. farmers?

We look forward to seeing Whitehall crammed with tractors sporting EU flags and rejoin banners in the New Year!

And wall-to-wall media coverage on the news channels and in the newspapers…

🚜🇪🇺

Olivier Sykes @oliviersykes.bsky.social · Dec 22

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Olivier Sykes @oliviersykes.bsky.social · Dec 11

@livuniplanning.bsky.social Well done to all our Planning at the University of Liverpool graduates who graduated yesterday at the December University of Liverpool graduation ceremony! Students from all our programmes passed across the stage at the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.

Olivier Sykes @oliviersykes.bsky.social · Dec 8

An image of his own future in the form of Assad’s baleful face suddenly manifests before Mr. P. All dictators run out of road in the end.

Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · Dec 6

Seems that putting up trade barriers with our huge neighbouring trade bloc does not in fact make trade ‘free’, give us control or reduce red tape…
Seems it just means endless cost, hassle, form-filling, loss of competitiveness and ball-ache. For nothing.
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/sma...

Extract from article;
Tina McKenzie, policy chair at the Federation of Small Businesses, said: “The EU’s upcoming GPSR will be a real barrier to trade for some of our small firms looking to export to EU countries and those dealing with products crossing into NI.

We are deeply concerned that the complexity and associated costs of the new rules are leading some people to consider stopping export activity in Europe.

With the new regulation coming into force in less than two weeks’ time, the UK Government must urgently publish its promised guidance to businesses on how to navigate the new rules.”

Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · Dec 5

Calling all Modernists, Brutalists and bus spotters! Our very own @christina-c20.bsky.social played a major part in saving design icon Preston Bus Station. Learn all about it here bit.ly/3VnZgHF #AcademicSky #Architecture

Olivier Sykes @oliviersykes.bsky.social · Dec 4

Great, the far left working with the far right in France to sow chaos… And as history shows that always benefits progressive agendas right? 🤷‍♂️🤔🤦‍♂️🤡🥀

Olivier Sykes @oliviersykes.bsky.social · Dec 4

Great the far left working with the far right to sow chaos… And as history shows that always benefits the left right? 🤡🥀

Olivier Sykes @oliviersykes.bsky.social · Dec 4

At a time when local government funding and planning in England under a new government is in the news, this new chapter with @alexnurse.bsky.social, Sebastian Dembski, and Chris Couch takes a 'long view' on nearly half a century of regeneration policy in England.
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Talking about Regeneration – some reflections on 50 years of policy in England

This chapter reflects on nearly half a century of urban regeneration policy in England. It begins by discussing the genesis of regeneration policy in the ‘urban crisis’ of the 1970s and 19...

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Olivier Sykes @oliviersykes.bsky.social · Nov 30

Sad to see. Also sad to see… m.luton.gov.uk/Page/Show/Co...

European referendum 2016

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Olivier Sykes @oliviersykes.bsky.social · Nov 28

A complex and contested figure Mr. Churchill but the last line of this still resonates strongly today.

Olivier Sykes @oliviersykes.bsky.social · Nov 22

This is getting there. At 100,000 signatures this will be considered for debate in Parliament.

Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible

I believe joining the EU would boost the economy, increase global influence, improve collaboration and provide stability & freedom. I believe that Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there ...

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Olivier Sykes @oliviersykes.bsky.social · Nov 21

Interesting contrast between the amount of coverage the news channels gave to the Inheritance Tax protests on Tuesday in the U.K. and that which was given to the repeated anti-‘Brexit’ protests - the largest of which had between 1.5 and 2 million marchers… If you want to talk about diddly squat…

Olivier Sykes @oliviersykes.bsky.social · Nov 19

What a fail… How is the aspiration to be ‘Global Britain’ 😉 supposed to begin by cutting oneself off from the parts of the globe closest to Britain? 🤷‍♂️

Mark Tewdwr-Jones @marktewdwr-jones.bsky.social · Nov 19

Planning sometimes needs to be in the national interest even if the significant effects are local. Democracy is not removed in these instances. The pendulum swings to central govt & parliament, not local govt. Citizens can still have a role, making the case for new local services & good design

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Nov 19

In Kent, Labour has a fight on its hands – and a make-or-break test for its housing revolution | Polly Toynbee

If it wants to build 1.5m homes, the government will sometimes need to be brave enough to reject local feeling – as it has done in Swale Watch what happens in Swale, as it’s a tale that will be repeated often in the next few years. Here in Kent is a test…

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Alex Nurse @alexnurse.bsky.social · Nov 18

New paper with @oliviersykes.bsky.social on what Labour's early actions on Levelling Up tell us about the direction of travel for English Governance and devo.

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