Simon Ricketts
@simonicity.bsky.social
Ubiquitous planning lawyer.
Arts; culture; politics; simonicity blog.
Personal views.
Not much football because Saints FC.
Arts; culture; politics; simonicity blog.
Personal views.
Not much football because Saints FC.
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SA: "My baby is crying. Should I feed it?"
ChatGPT: "Your baby may need feeding."
SA: "I fed it yesterday."
ChatGPT: "Actually, you're correct. Your baby is fed."
ChatGPT: "Your baby may need feeding."
SA: "I fed it yesterday."
ChatGPT: "Actually, you're correct. Your baby is fed."
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
SA: "My baby is crying. Should I feed it?"
ChatGPT: "Your baby may need feeding."
SA: "I fed it yesterday."
ChatGPT: "Actually, you're correct. Your baby is fed."
ChatGPT: "Your baby may need feeding."
SA: "I fed it yesterday."
ChatGPT: "Actually, you're correct. Your baby is fed."
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RIP the great Martin Parr
December 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
RIP the great Martin Parr
Tree’s up, cat’s up
December 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Tree’s up, cat’s up
New blog post, Local Plans, LGR, Devolution: Goal Posts Moving On A Sloping Pitch For A Game Of Indeterminate Length With Shifting Rules & Teams
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Local Plans, LGR, Devolution: Goal Posts Moving On A Sloping Pitch For A Game Of Indeterminate Length With Shifting Rules & Teams
Am I wrong? Let’s ease ourselves in gently… Pragmatism, co-operation I covered Matthew Pennycook’s 30 July 2024 letter to the Planning Inspectorate’s chief executive Paul Morrison in my 11 August 2…
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December 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
New blog post, Local Plans, LGR, Devolution: Goal Posts Moving On A Sloping Pitch For A Game Of Indeterminate Length With Shifting Rules & Teams
simonicity.com/2025/12/06/l...
simonicity.com/2025/12/06/l...
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Hoy en "Como lo hacen?"
Visitamos una fábrica de Punkis en china
Visitamos una fábrica de Punkis en china
December 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Hoy en "Como lo hacen?"
Visitamos una fábrica de Punkis en china
Visitamos una fábrica de Punkis en china
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Anyone else happen to catch Jeremy Vine’s radio 2 lunchtime phone-in segment on this? Far from being unbiased he was close to blowing a gasket, accusing academic, who was calmly putting him right, of jargon & instead v much agreeing with…Edwina Currie. Bigger issues to focus on.
🔴Rachel Reeves and the Daily Mailification of the BBC
For all the focus on its supposed “left wing bias”, the BBC’s heavy coverage of allegations of dishonesty against Rachel Reeves shows how its political coverage is still largely led by the right-wing press
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/r...
For all the focus on its supposed “left wing bias”, the BBC’s heavy coverage of allegations of dishonesty against Rachel Reeves shows how its political coverage is still largely led by the right-wing press
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/r...
Rachel Reeves and the Daily Mailification of the BBC
For all the focus on its supposed "left wing bias", the BBC's heavy coverage of Conservative allegations of dishonesty against Rachel Reeves shows how its political coverage is still largely led by th...
bylinetimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Anyone else happen to catch Jeremy Vine’s radio 2 lunchtime phone-in segment on this? Far from being unbiased he was close to blowing a gasket, accusing academic, who was calmly putting him right, of jargon & instead v much agreeing with…Edwina Currie. Bigger issues to focus on.
Police are on the trail.
French farm has €90,000 worth of escargot snails stolen
French farm has €90,000 worth of escargot snails stolen
The break-in was "a real blow", says L'Escargot Des Grands Crus, which was preparing deliveries for the holiday season.
www.bbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Police are on the trail.
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Muscular Christianity.
“Wear some headphones, kid. And put your shoes back on”
“Wear some headphones, kid. And put your shoes back on”
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Muscular Christianity.
“Wear some headphones, kid. And put your shoes back on”
“Wear some headphones, kid. And put your shoes back on”
Hope to see some of you at the LPDF conference this morning and walking to the station just now I gave a preview to the Boxmoor sheep of what I plan to say in the panel session. Please don’t back away worried like they did.
November 27, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Hope to see some of you at the LPDF conference this morning and walking to the station just now I gave a preview to the Boxmoor sheep of what I plan to say in the panel session. Please don’t back away worried like they did.
Halestorm at the O2 this evening. Phew. Lizzy Hale (middle dot on stage) has possibly the most amazing vocal cords in modern rock. An enjoyable whatever the opposite is of a quiet night in…
November 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Halestorm at the O2 this evening. Phew. Lizzy Hale (middle dot on stage) has possibly the most amazing vocal cords in modern rock. An enjoyable whatever the opposite is of a quiet night in…
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If we are doing old videos of Christmas Parties may I direct you all to Slaughter and May in 1981?
For those of us who weren't around at the time, it is remarkable just how far law (especially Big Law) has changed in the last 45 years from the lack of women solicitors to the piles of paper.
For those of us who weren't around at the time, it is remarkable just how far law (especially Big Law) has changed in the last 45 years from the lack of women solicitors to the piles of paper.
November 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
If we are doing old videos of Christmas Parties may I direct you all to Slaughter and May in 1981?
For those of us who weren't around at the time, it is remarkable just how far law (especially Big Law) has changed in the last 45 years from the lack of women solicitors to the piles of paper.
For those of us who weren't around at the time, it is remarkable just how far law (especially Big Law) has changed in the last 45 years from the lack of women solicitors to the piles of paper.
16 years ago young Justin Bieber broke his foot on stage supporting Taylor Swift, and I was there…
November 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
16 years ago young Justin Bieber broke his foot on stage supporting Taylor Swift, and I was there…
Enjoyed an event in the House of Commons this evening.
November 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Enjoyed an event in the House of Commons this evening.
Social media strategies 101: should I spend a morning writing a blog post or post a pic of cat & snow? 🤔
November 19, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Social media strategies 101: should I spend a morning writing a blog post or post a pic of cat & snow? 🤔
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... and for those interested in wider public law challenges to accommodating asylum seekers in a particular area, check out Friday's judgment in R(Coventry) v. Home Secretary.
New blog post, There Was Some Controversial News In Planning This Week But Instead Let’s Focus On the Latest Ruling In The Epping Forest Asylum Seekers Litigation
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November 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM