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What do they know of town planning who only town planning know? (h/t C.L.R. James.) This is very much not a work account. Instagram: @samuel__stafford https://pod.co/50-shades-of-planning

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Sam Stafford @samuelstafford.bsky.social · May 29

Were I not a town planner I like to imagine myself as The Times’ Chief Football Writer and to indulge that fantasy I write a match report on Instagram after every game that I have been to, this compilation of which tells the story of my 2024/25 season.

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The Story of my Season (2024/25)

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Sam Stafford @samuelstafford.bsky.social · 5h

Sam’s All -Back-To-Mine Bedtime Banger…

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Bitter Sweet Symphony (James Lavelle Remix)

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Sam Stafford @samuelstafford.bsky.social · 21h

To Warwickshire, specifically The Warwickshire, to compete for the greatest prize in golf, if not the greatest prize in all of sport…

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Louise Wood @louise-wood.bsky.social · 1d

Agree NDMP, national scheme of delegation, deal with the ambiguity between utility regimes etc etc the practical stuff

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Sam Stafford @samuelstafford.bsky.social · 1d

The FT is reporting a ‘last-minute’ rewrite of the P&IB ‘to boost growth and patch up the public finances’.

If I wanted to both improve the operation of the planning system and convince the OBR that I was improving the operation of the planning system I would focus on NDMPs.

on.ft.com/3L3OPXa (£)

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Sam Stafford @samuelstafford.bsky.social · 1d

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Episode 150 of 50 Shades of Planning is available now via this link or the usual podcast platforms.

The Amazing Technicolour Green Belt.

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The Amazing Technicolour Green Belt - 50 Shades of Planning

Charles Goode hosted an event in Birmingham in September 2025 to mark the launch of his book, “The Green Belt, Housing Crises and Planning Systems” (link below). Charles invited Catriona Riddell, Mike...

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𝚁𝚎𝚍 𝚁𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚕 @rachrua.bsky.social · 1d

Bob Mortimer on WILTY reading a card that says “I once did the conga wi

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Sam Stafford @samuelstafford.bsky.social · 2d

Now That’s What I Call Staying Up Too Late.

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Sam's All-Back-To-Mine Bedtime Bangers

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Sam Stafford @samuelstafford.bsky.social · 2d

Sam’s All-Back-To-Mine Bedtime Banger…

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Return From The Ice

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Resolution Foundation @resfoundation.bsky.social · 2d

🏘️ 221,000 dwellings were approved in the year to June 2025, down by 7% on the previous year, and now at the lowest level since 2014.

Read our blog on the latest planning data⤵️ buff.ly/jdQnf5Q

Chart showing estimated number of dwelling units granted permission and net additional dwellings in the 12 months to the period shown: England

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Steve Griffiths 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @cymry.bsky.social · 2d

Private Eye nails it

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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 2d

All my comics have happy endings!

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Sam Stafford @samuelstafford.bsky.social · 2d

All killer. No filler.

Sam’s Breakfast Bangers…

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#FridayVibes

Sam's Breakfast Bangers

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Sam Stafford @samuelstafford.bsky.social · 2d

Sam’s Breakfast Banger…

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Factory Floor - Tell Me (Official Video) [PH146]

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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 3d

'London, a view of Somerset House seen through an arch of Waterloo Bridge' (c.1865) by Henry Pether

(Private collection)

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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 5d

What about the people who live in the HMOs! Where are they going to live?!

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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 4d

This article is just bollocks, isn't it? There are lots of good reasons not to eat many Doritos, but the carbon footprint of the corn going into them isn't one of them, because eating almost anything else would be worse.

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The hidden cost of ultra-processed foods on the environment: ‘The whole industry should pay’

Industrially made foods involve several ingredients and processes to put together, making it difficult to examine their true cost

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FT Edit @ftedit.ft.com · 3d

A new FT analysis has revealed that the majority of all houses in England are in the wrong council tax band, with many homeowners paying too much or too little. You may well be one of them! Modest homes are often paying more than mansions.