FuturesRob
@futuresrob.bsky.social
Devo. Housing. What else? Cities. New Towns. Battling with the past & the present. Trying to get back to the future
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We’d love people’s input to this! 👇 Where are the UK public sector reformers?
Help map the movement so that we can work out together how best to support it.
Grateful for RTs
Help map the movement so that we can work out together how best to support it.
Grateful for RTs
Where are the public sector reformers? Can you help us find them?
At @kinship.works, we thought we'd try to map the different public sector reform 'tribes' & where to find them (orgs, events, networks/communities, online spaces, newsletters/publications/podcasts etc) - but we need your help!
At @kinship.works, we thought we'd try to map the different public sector reform 'tribes' & where to find them (orgs, events, networks/communities, online spaces, newsletters/publications/podcasts etc) - but we need your help!
October 31, 2025 at 12:56 PM
We’d love people’s input to this! 👇 Where are the UK public sector reformers?
Help map the movement so that we can work out together how best to support it.
Grateful for RTs
Help map the movement so that we can work out together how best to support it.
Grateful for RTs
Canal as cultural infrastructure : fascinating piece on the #ErieCanal
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The Long Comeback of the Erie Canal
One of America’s first major public works projects is marking its 200th anniversary — and seeking a path to the future.
www.bloomberg.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Canal as cultural infrastructure : fascinating piece on the #ErieCanal
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
A big day for New Town news
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Expert Taskforce recommends locations for new towns
The New Towns Taskforce has recommended locations for the next generation of new towns.
www.gov.uk
September 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
A big day for New Town news
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Great to hear the item on Seattle’s waterfront on The Urbanist podcast. 20 years in the making, a lesson in community & civic commitment
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What we learned at the World Design Congress
Podcast Episode · The Urbanist · 18/09/2025 · 31m
podcasts.apple.com
September 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Great to hear the item on Seattle’s waterfront on The Urbanist podcast. 20 years in the making, a lesson in community & civic commitment
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
“A society can only afford to not invest in the public realm for so long before things start to break, and our cities are breaking.” Great interview www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The Buffalo Architect Fighting for Women in Design
From designing playgrounds to university campuses, Kelly Hayes McAlonie has worked to prioritize women and families in public space.
www.bloomberg.com
June 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“A society can only afford to not invest in the public realm for so long before things start to break, and our cities are breaking.” Great interview www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A useful tour round some familiar issues in this episode of Rethink - maybe nothing new, but good to hear the need for #socialhousing being recognised as a national & local priority
#affordability
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#affordability
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Rethink - Rethink...social housing - BBC Sounds
What's stopping the UK from building the social housing we need?
www.bbc.co.uk
June 1, 2025 at 9:46 AM
A useful tour round some familiar issues in this episode of Rethink - maybe nothing new, but good to hear the need for #socialhousing being recognised as a national & local priority
#affordability
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
#affordability
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The latest in a long line of developments & demolitions to revitalise downtown #Detroit
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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The Battle Over the Fate of Detroit’s Renaissance Center
Motor City officials and preservationists see different futures for RenCen, the soon-to-be-former headquarters of General Motors and once the world’s largest development.
www.bloomberg.com
May 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The latest in a long line of developments & demolitions to revitalise downtown #Detroit
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
First Sunday morning junior cricket fixture, happy days
April 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
First Sunday morning junior cricket fixture, happy days
If you see this, post something orange
April 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
If you see this, post something orange
Might start stockpiling Oswald Spengler books…
April 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Might start stockpiling Oswald Spengler books…
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So … public health jobs @healthfoundation.bsky.social are like buses - you wait for one for ages and then two arrive at the same time!
Another great role shaping our prevention agenda ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
Please share!
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So … public health jobs @healthfoundation.bsky.social are like buses - you wait for one for ages and then two arrive at the same time!
Another great role shaping our prevention agenda ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
Please share!
lde.tbe.taleo.net/lde01/ats/ca...
March 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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So … public health jobs @healthfoundation.bsky.social are like buses - you wait for one for ages and then two arrive at the same time!
Another great role shaping our prevention agenda ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
Please share!
lde.tbe.taleo.net/lde01/ats/ca...
So … public health jobs @healthfoundation.bsky.social are like buses - you wait for one for ages and then two arrive at the same time!
Another great role shaping our prevention agenda ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
Please share!
lde.tbe.taleo.net/lde01/ats/ca...
Dylan, Lynch & the mystery train: excellent again from @ianleslie.bsky.social
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Stop Making Sense
David Lynch, Bob Dylan, and the Beauty of the Inexplicable
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February 1, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Dylan, Lynch & the mystery train: excellent again from @ianleslie.bsky.social
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open.substack.com/pub/ianlesli...
Pretty pleased with my sales bargain today #BoundForGlory
December 29, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Pretty pleased with my sales bargain today #BoundForGlory
TIL that HBO originally wanted to cast Ray Winstone as Jimmy McNulty in The Wire, & now nothing will ever be the same again
a man in a blue sweater is sitting in front of a pile of papers
ALT: a man in a blue sweater is sitting in front of a pile of papers
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2024 at 7:08 PM
TIL that HBO originally wanted to cast Ray Winstone as Jimmy McNulty in The Wire, & now nothing will ever be the same again
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Download the full report as a PDF and explore the interactive map. ⬇️
www.common-wealth.org/publications...
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A Tale of Two Towns: Economic Disadvantage and Political Disempowerment in Ex-Industrial England | Report | Common Wealth
What do the stories of Mansfield and Corby tell us about the state of contemporary Britain?
www.common-wealth.org
November 22, 2024 at 12:36 PM
Download the full report as a PDF and explore the interactive map. ⬇️
www.common-wealth.org/publications...
www.common-wealth.org/publications...
Tech & innovative cities; legacy cities; emerging cities; affordable cities. Four urban (US) Americas, as set out by Alan Berube podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Alan Berube - Shaping Urban America: Climate, Policy, and the Future of Cities
Podcast Episode · The Century of Cities · 08/11/2024 · 26m
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November 10, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Tech & innovative cities; legacy cities; emerging cities; affordable cities. Four urban (US) Americas, as set out by Alan Berube podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Time for a re-up of Andor then
November 7, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Time for a re-up of Andor then
Great news - @ianleslie.bsky.social book on John & Paul is on its way
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Unveiling 'John & Paul: A Love Story In Songs'
Yes It's an Actual Book With a Cover and Everything
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October 6, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Great news - @ianleslie.bsky.social book on John & Paul is on its way
open.substack.com/pub/ianlesli...
open.substack.com/pub/ianlesli...
How To Be Charles Darwin
Nine Darwinian Habits of Mind and Behaviour
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September 14, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Very excited to get this in the post today #Buffalo #regenreadinglist
September 12, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Very excited to get this in the post today #Buffalo #regenreadinglist
There’s a lot to be said, for & against, about the #London2012 legacy of regeneration. But it has to be about more than counting cranes
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
London’s Olympic Legacy Makes Forgotten East End Unrecognizable
As Paris takes stock of its post-Olympic future, London assesses 12 years of rapid change.
www.bloomberg.com
August 28, 2024 at 9:04 PM
There’s a lot to be said, for & against, about the #London2012 legacy of regeneration. But it has to be about more than counting cranes
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...