John Myers
@johnrmyers.bsky.social
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John Myers
@johnrmyers.bsky.social
· Jul 11
Mission‑driven government needs more than ambition: we must rewrite the rules of the game.
Today for @britishprogress.bsky.social, Pedro and I show how mechanism design (‘ reverse game theory’) can help the Government shape markets, crowd in investment and deliver radical reform.
Today for @britishprogress.bsky.social, Pedro and I show how mechanism design (‘ reverse game theory’) can help the Government shape markets, crowd in investment and deliver radical reform.
‘Freedom is the by-product of economic surplus’ - Aneurin Bevan
July 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
‘Freedom is the by-product of economic surplus’ - Aneurin Bevan
Mission‑driven government needs more than ambition: we must rewrite the rules of the game.
Today for @britishprogress.bsky.social, Pedro and I show how mechanism design (‘ reverse game theory’) can help the Government shape markets, crowd in investment and deliver radical reform.
Today for @britishprogress.bsky.social, Pedro and I show how mechanism design (‘ reverse game theory’) can help the Government shape markets, crowd in investment and deliver radical reform.
July 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Mission‑driven government needs more than ambition: we must rewrite the rules of the game.
Today for @britishprogress.bsky.social, Pedro and I show how mechanism design (‘ reverse game theory’) can help the Government shape markets, crowd in investment and deliver radical reform.
Today for @britishprogress.bsky.social, Pedro and I show how mechanism design (‘ reverse game theory’) can help the Government shape markets, crowd in investment and deliver radical reform.
This is a must read for anyone who cares about building more homes and other infrastructure. Brilliant work by
@anyamartin.bsky.social
@anyamartin.bsky.social
NEW amazing article by @AnyaM8_ of @PricedOutUK for @WorksInProgMag: the little-known scheme that accounts for over 30% of Japanese urban development, as well as other countries including Taiwan, Korea and Germany. 🧵
June 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This is a must read for anyone who cares about building more homes and other infrastructure. Brilliant work by
@anyamartin.bsky.social
@anyamartin.bsky.social
A fascinating and important paper showing how better state capacity (in this case justices of the peace) accelerated the Industrial Revolution. nofuturepast.wordpress.com/2025/05/13/j...
Justices of the Peace: Legal Foundations of the Industrial Revolution
How did local legal institutions power the British Industrial Revolution? In a new working paper, available here in open access, Tim Besley, Dan Bogart, Jonathan Chapman and I show that Justices of…
nofuturepast.wordpress.com
May 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
A fascinating and important paper showing how better state capacity (in this case justices of the peace) accelerated the Industrial Revolution. nofuturepast.wordpress.com/2025/05/13/j...
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NEW: Government reforms just announced will slash the time to deliver infrastructure! These are big changes:
April 23, 2025 at 9:49 AM
NEW: Government reforms just announced will slash the time to deliver infrastructure! These are big changes:
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According to this story, the total cost of the Lower Thames Crossing will be £10bn, and £450m, or 4.5%, is planning - on.ft.com/4jeSUUK via @financialtimes.com
An anonymous source says the planning investment will lower the risk of overruns or unexpected costs.
An anonymous source says the planning investment will lower the risk of overruns or unexpected costs.
One-third of Lower Thames Crossing budget spent on planning documents
More than £450mn used for obtaining permission for road tunnel scheme
on.ft.com
April 23, 2025 at 5:58 AM
According to this story, the total cost of the Lower Thames Crossing will be £10bn, and £450m, or 4.5%, is planning - on.ft.com/4jeSUUK via @financialtimes.com
An anonymous source says the planning investment will lower the risk of overruns or unexpected costs.
An anonymous source says the planning investment will lower the risk of overruns or unexpected costs.
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🚨 We’re hiring!
If you're passionate about fixing the housing crisis and want real impact — whether through policy or campaigns — we want to hear from you.
Help us build a future with more homes for all 🏘️👇
If you're passionate about fixing the housing crisis and want real impact — whether through policy or campaigns — we want to hear from you.
Help us build a future with more homes for all 🏘️👇
April 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🚨 We’re hiring!
If you're passionate about fixing the housing crisis and want real impact — whether through policy or campaigns — we want to hear from you.
Help us build a future with more homes for all 🏘️👇
If you're passionate about fixing the housing crisis and want real impact — whether through policy or campaigns — we want to hear from you.
Help us build a future with more homes for all 🏘️👇
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NEW: we're looking to hire a Campaigns Officer! Do you know someone passionate about housing who would be a great fit? Please send them our way!
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April 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
NEW: we're looking to hire a Campaigns Officer! Do you know someone passionate about housing who would be a great fit? Please send them our way!
(link in next post)
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NEW | Grey belt: the underestimated game-changer for housing
@johnrmyers.bsky.social, Director of YIMBY Alliance, outlines the homes already being unlocked by Labour’s new reforms to low-quality ‘grey belt’ land
redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/04/grey...
@johnrmyers.bsky.social, Director of YIMBY Alliance, outlines the homes already being unlocked by Labour’s new reforms to low-quality ‘grey belt’ land
redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/04/grey...
Grey belt: the underestimated game-changer for housing - Red Brick
John Myers, Director of YIMBY Alliance, outlines the homes already being unlocked by Labour's new reforms to low-quality 'grey belt' land
redbrickblog.co.uk
April 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
NEW | Grey belt: the underestimated game-changer for housing
@johnrmyers.bsky.social, Director of YIMBY Alliance, outlines the homes already being unlocked by Labour’s new reforms to low-quality ‘grey belt’ land
redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/04/grey...
@johnrmyers.bsky.social, Director of YIMBY Alliance, outlines the homes already being unlocked by Labour’s new reforms to low-quality ‘grey belt’ land
redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/04/grey...
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Average Home Size In US States vs Western European Countries
For size in sq Meters see: brilliantmaps.com/home-size...
For size in sq Meters see: brilliantmaps.com/home-size...
April 7, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Average Home Size In US States vs Western European Countries
For size in sq Meters see: brilliantmaps.com/home-size...
For size in sq Meters see: brilliantmaps.com/home-size...
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This is an intriguing addition to the centre-left think tank space, with an impressively dynamic leadership - I will be interested to see the ideas they produce!
💫 We’re launching the Centre for British Progress
Our founding essay: Rediscovering British Progress is a case for growth that drives shared progress, rooted in Britain's values and industrial heritage.
It all starts with a postcard from 1870 👇
britishprogress.org/articles/red...
Our founding essay: Rediscovering British Progress is a case for growth that drives shared progress, rooted in Britain's values and industrial heritage.
It all starts with a postcard from 1870 👇
britishprogress.org/articles/red...
April 3, 2025 at 8:12 AM
This is an intriguing addition to the centre-left think tank space, with an impressively dynamic leadership - I will be interested to see the ideas they produce!
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💫 We’re launching the Centre for British Progress
Our founding essay: Rediscovering British Progress is a case for growth that drives shared progress, rooted in Britain's values and industrial heritage.
It all starts with a postcard from 1870 👇
britishprogress.org/articles/red...
Our founding essay: Rediscovering British Progress is a case for growth that drives shared progress, rooted in Britain's values and industrial heritage.
It all starts with a postcard from 1870 👇
britishprogress.org/articles/red...
April 3, 2025 at 7:52 AM
💫 We’re launching the Centre for British Progress
Our founding essay: Rediscovering British Progress is a case for growth that drives shared progress, rooted in Britain's values and industrial heritage.
It all starts with a postcard from 1870 👇
britishprogress.org/articles/red...
Our founding essay: Rediscovering British Progress is a case for growth that drives shared progress, rooted in Britain's values and industrial heritage.
It all starts with a postcard from 1870 👇
britishprogress.org/articles/red...
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NEW: the Office for Budget Responsibility estimates that the Government’s reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework will produce an extra 170,000 homes, raising GDP by 0.5%!
March 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
NEW: the Office for Budget Responsibility estimates that the Government’s reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework will produce an extra 170,000 homes, raising GDP by 0.5%!
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NEW | Attlee’s secret weapon to build homes: zoning
Ahead of today’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill, @johnrmyers.bsky.social looks back to the Special Development Orders used by Attlee to supercharge housebuilding:
redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/03/attl...
Ahead of today’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill, @johnrmyers.bsky.social looks back to the Special Development Orders used by Attlee to supercharge housebuilding:
redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/03/attl...
Attlee’s secret weapon to build homes: zoning - Red Brick
Special Development Orders in the Town and Country Planning Act not only show zoning of the past but also look to the potential of the future.
redbrickblog.co.uk
March 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
NEW | Attlee’s secret weapon to build homes: zoning
Ahead of today’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill, @johnrmyers.bsky.social looks back to the Special Development Orders used by Attlee to supercharge housebuilding:
redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/03/attl...
Ahead of today’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill, @johnrmyers.bsky.social looks back to the Special Development Orders used by Attlee to supercharge housebuilding:
redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/03/attl...
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Wanted: a Britain economics writer
An opportunity to join the staff of The Economist
www.economist.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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I wrote about the many consequences of housing shortages, with comments from @peterkanne2024.bsky.social, @johnrmyers.bsky.social and others. (In Dutch but Google Translate does a good job.)
De woningnood veroorzaakt wereldwijd tal van andere problemen: de ongelijkheid groeit, de economie krijgt een dreun, de geboortecijfers dalen en het aantal daklozen loopt op.
Deze duizenddingencrisis is de wind in de rug voor radicaal-rechts. Maar de enige echte oplossing blijft uit: bouwen.
Deze duizenddingencrisis is de wind in de rug voor radicaal-rechts. Maar de enige echte oplossing blijft uit: bouwen.
Minder baby’s, lagere lonen, dakloosheid, klimaatschade: de woningnood is tien crises ineen
De woningnood veroorzaakt wereldwijd tal van andere problemen: de ongelijkheid groeit, de economie krijgt een dreun, de geboortecijfers dalen en het aantal daklozen loopt op. Deze duizenddingencrisis ...
corr.es
February 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I wrote about the many consequences of housing shortages, with comments from @peterkanne2024.bsky.social, @johnrmyers.bsky.social and others. (In Dutch but Google Translate does a good job.)
In Boston, MA today and tomorrow! Anyone want to catch up or suggest someone I should meet?
February 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
In Boston, MA today and tomorrow! Anyone want to catch up or suggest someone I should meet?
UK Day One is an inspiring organisation working to drive UK growth and progress. This is a great opportunity for someone enthusiastic to work with the brilliant @jujulemons.bsky.social and @davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social, and make a real difference helping the whole country.
ukdayone.org/headofopps
ukdayone.org/headofopps
January 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
UK Day One is an inspiring organisation working to drive UK growth and progress. This is a great opportunity for someone enthusiastic to work with the brilliant @jujulemons.bsky.social and @davidlawrenceuk.bsky.social, and make a real difference helping the whole country.
ukdayone.org/headofopps
ukdayone.org/headofopps
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Applications for the No 10 Innovation Fellowships are now open!
December 20, 2024 at 9:24 AM
Applications for the No 10 Innovation Fellowships are now open!
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Where should the new towns go? And why is our thinking on new towns important for more than just new towns?
Read my new report for @centreforcities.bsky.social – out today!
Read my new report for @centreforcities.bsky.social – out today!
December 10, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Where should the new towns go? And why is our thinking on new towns important for more than just new towns?
Read my new report for @centreforcities.bsky.social – out today!
Read my new report for @centreforcities.bsky.social – out today!
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NEW REPORT | Restarting housebuilding III: New towns and land value capture 🏘️
Our latest report focuses on where best to develop New Towns and presents new modelling on the potential land value capture from these developments.
Read the full report👇
www.centreforcities.org/publication/...
Our latest report focuses on where best to develop New Towns and presents new modelling on the potential land value capture from these developments.
Read the full report👇
www.centreforcities.org/publication/...
Restarting housebuilding III: New towns and land value capture - Centre for Cities
This report identifies possible locations for large-scale urban extensions each with good access to one of 15 big cities by public transport.
www.centreforcities.org
December 10, 2024 at 9:33 AM
NEW REPORT | Restarting housebuilding III: New towns and land value capture 🏘️
Our latest report focuses on where best to develop New Towns and presents new modelling on the potential land value capture from these developments.
Read the full report👇
www.centreforcities.org/publication/...
Our latest report focuses on where best to develop New Towns and presents new modelling on the potential land value capture from these developments.
Read the full report👇
www.centreforcities.org/publication/...
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Huge new announcement: planning applications that comply with the local development plan will bypass planning committees and be decided by officers to speed up building!
Deputy PM Angela Rayner said the current planning process is acting like a "drag anchor" on housing.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Deputy PM Angela Rayner said the current planning process is acting like a "drag anchor" on housing.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Planning committees could be bypassed to speed up house building
The move is part of what ministers say will be a "sweeping overhaul" of England's local planning system.
www.bbc.com
December 8, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Huge new announcement: planning applications that comply with the local development plan will bypass planning committees and be decided by officers to speed up building!
Deputy PM Angela Rayner said the current planning process is acting like a "drag anchor" on housing.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Deputy PM Angela Rayner said the current planning process is acting like a "drag anchor" on housing.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Encouraging that the new Government milestone is for ‘clean’ power, not solely wind and solar. Could pave the way to improving the approval processes for nuclear power, to add jobs and cheaper energy by capturing some of the coming wave of international investment in datacentres and power for them.
December 5, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Encouraging that the new Government milestone is for ‘clean’ power, not solely wind and solar. Could pave the way to improving the approval processes for nuclear power, to add jobs and cheaper energy by capturing some of the coming wave of international investment in datacentres and power for them.
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A major new report from @centreforcities.bsky.social calls for the Government to take much bolder action on reform to be sure to achieve its goal of 1.5 million new homes this Parliament!
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December 3, 2024 at 8:00 AM
A major new report from @centreforcities.bsky.social calls for the Government to take much bolder action on reform to be sure to achieve its goal of 1.5 million new homes this Parliament!
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The UK could accelerate the path to net zero and cheaper energy with better nuclear power policy and regulation. An impressive new report from @tonelangengen.bsky.social @jeegarkakkad.bsky.social at al is featured in today’s Guardian. institute.global/insights/cli...
December 2, 2024 at 6:53 AM
The UK could accelerate the path to net zero and cheaper energy with better nuclear power policy and regulation. An impressive new report from @tonelangengen.bsky.social @jeegarkakkad.bsky.social at al is featured in today’s Guardian. institute.global/insights/cli...