Sam Stafford
@samuelstafford.bsky.social
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.
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Sam Stafford
@samuelstafford.bsky.social
· May 29
The Story of my Season (2024/25)
samuelstafford.blogspot.com
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 Cribs - A Point Too Hard To Make (Official Video)
YouTube video by TheCribsVEVO
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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November 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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In the late 90s, Mick Jagger decided he wanted to follow cricket while on tour with the Stones.
So he did the only logical thing: he formed a company, partnered with Cricinfo bought streaming rights & broadcast it on the internet.
A piece on that 👇
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
So he did the only logical thing: he formed a company, partnered with Cricinfo bought streaming rights & broadcast it on the internet.
A piece on that 👇
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
Mick Jagger. Rolling Stone. Cultural icon. And cricket streaming pioneer
The Rolling Stones' lead singer, a huge cricket fan, spotted the huge potential of the internet while others still treated it with suspicion
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:49 AM
In the late 90s, Mick Jagger decided he wanted to follow cricket while on tour with the Stones.
So he did the only logical thing: he formed a company, partnered with Cricinfo bought streaming rights & broadcast it on the internet.
A piece on that 👇
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
So he did the only logical thing: he formed a company, partnered with Cricinfo bought streaming rights & broadcast it on the internet.
A piece on that 👇
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
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Reeves has just confirmed that she is scrapping the plans for huge increases in landfill tax - which could have added £25k to the cost of building a house. This is very good news for the housing sector.
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Reeves has just confirmed that she is scrapping the plans for huge increases in landfill tax - which could have added £25k to the cost of building a house. This is very good news for the housing sector.
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Utterly surreal that a key part of the pre Budget narrative from the government hasn’t been ‘Russian planes keep buzzing the Essex coast, US support for NATO is looking shaky, and thanks to the Tories our army fits in Old Trafford - that’s why we need to raise taxes’.
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Utterly surreal that a key part of the pre Budget narrative from the government hasn’t been ‘Russian planes keep buzzing the Essex coast, US support for NATO is looking shaky, and thanks to the Tories our army fits in Old Trafford - that’s why we need to raise taxes’.
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I think this is a very important point in yimby discourse: people say they don’t like densification but in London at least the densification is happening anyway. It happens via house shares, kids living in parents houses forever etc. you get the densification with or without more housing!
A long time ago Ian Mulherin made this chart and this is densification. That part is already happening! Look at the line for London!
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I think this is a very important point in yimby discourse: people say they don’t like densification but in London at least the densification is happening anyway. It happens via house shares, kids living in parents houses forever etc. you get the densification with or without more housing!
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Deep Sea Diver - What Do I Know (Official Video)
YouTube video by Deep Sea Diver
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Not sure who made this.
I really love it
I really love it
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Not sure who made this.
I really love it
I really love it
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
The demand-side problem: could the Government bring back equity support for first time buyers?
(I have heard this week of a builder with 100 unsold homes on one site (which must be costing millions in interest) and another that is mothballing sites for private sale.)
lichfields.uk/blog/2025/no...
(I have heard this week of a builder with 100 unsold homes on one site (which must be costing millions in interest) and another that is mothballing sites for private sale.)
lichfields.uk/blog/2025/no...
The demand-side problem: could the Government bring back equity support for first time buyers?
This blog considers the factors behind the current pressure and speculation, what lessons can be learned from previous rounds of equivalent assistance (notably Help to Buy) and what the evidence says ...
lichfields.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The demand-side problem: could the Government bring back equity support for first time buyers?
(I have heard this week of a builder with 100 unsold homes on one site (which must be costing millions in interest) and another that is mothballing sites for private sale.)
lichfields.uk/blog/2025/no...
(I have heard this week of a builder with 100 unsold homes on one site (which must be costing millions in interest) and another that is mothballing sites for private sale.)
lichfields.uk/blog/2025/no...
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You know you're in the hipster pub in Bradford when it has a Rita, Sue and Bob Too version of a Sonic Youth album cover on the wall.
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
You know you're in the hipster pub in Bradford when it has a Rita, Sue and Bob Too version of a Sonic Youth album cover on the wall.
Love Manchester. Love Christmas. Love markets.
Hate Manchester’s Christmas markets.
Hate Manchester’s Christmas markets.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Love Manchester. Love Christmas. Love markets.
Hate Manchester’s Christmas markets.
Hate Manchester’s Christmas markets.
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Three unrelated things
November 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Three unrelated things
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A good time was had by all at the Labour YIMBY Awards last night, but I am still reeling at the special recognition gong bestowed upon the Leader of Hertsmere.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
A good time was had by all at the Labour YIMBY Awards last night, but I am still reeling at the special recognition gong bestowed upon the Leader of Hertsmere.
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Can't wait until Wednesday when we can finally stop speculating about what's in the Budget, and start speculating about what'll be in the Spring Statement.
November 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Can't wait until Wednesday when we can finally stop speculating about what's in the Budget, and start speculating about what'll be in the Spring Statement.
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Yours for a bit shy of one million of your finest English pounds: one crack den.
They really don't want to share any interior shots but when they do, you just know that unspeakable acts have been committed within... www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
Check out this 3 bedroom end of terrace house for sale on Rightmove
3 bedroom end of terrace house for sale in 75 Camden Mews, Camden, London, NW1 9BY, NW1 for £925,000. Marketed by Auction House London, Hampstead
www.rightmove.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Yours for a bit shy of one million of your finest English pounds: one crack den.
Burnin' (DJ Sneak Mongowarrier Mix)
YouTube video by Daft Punk - Topic
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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The 2026 World Cup's dichotomy between small national qualifying glee and dystopian politics at the top.
My commentary for @theobserveruk.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
My commentary for @theobserveruk.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
World Cup qualifiers reignited joy of football despite – not thanks to – Fifa | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 8:21 AM
The 2026 World Cup's dichotomy between small national qualifying glee and dystopian politics at the top.
My commentary for @theobserveruk.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
My commentary for @theobserveruk.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
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Just rewatched "Get Calf" which was thirty years old this week. Still a fantastic half hour I can quote endlessly and only slightly less good than the video diaries which I find close to perfect. Now to weep for my youth...
www.dailymotion.com/video/x5c49qr
www.dailymotion.com/video/x5c49qr
Coogan's Run S01E01 - Get Calf
Dailymotion video by Arthur Twosheds Jackson
www.dailymotion.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Just rewatched "Get Calf" which was thirty years old this week. Still a fantastic half hour I can quote endlessly and only slightly less good than the video diaries which I find close to perfect. Now to weep for my youth...
www.dailymotion.com/video/x5c49qr
www.dailymotion.com/video/x5c49qr
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There is a second political strategy imho. GM is not as robust as it looks. One or two Reform led councils could completely disrupt the entire show, which is predicated on everyone largely moving as one. This is partly intended to futureproof a collective investment strategy and its principle
November 22, 2025 at 9:18 AM
There is a second political strategy imho. GM is not as robust as it looks. One or two Reform led councils could completely disrupt the entire show, which is predicated on everyone largely moving as one. This is partly intended to futureproof a collective investment strategy and its principle
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Does the government perhaps understand that this is very bad for Britain?
'Ahead of the autumn budget on 26 November, Universities UK (UUK) has calculated that funding per student for teaching in 2025-26 is at 64 per cent of the level it was in 2015-16.' 1/3
University teaching income ‘£6.4 billon less’ than 10 years ago
UUK says shortfall in teaching money is ‘baked in’ to higher education funding system as institutions brace for new tax in upcoming budget
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Does the government perhaps understand that this is very bad for Britain?