Adrian Miles
@adrianmilesarch.bsky.social
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There are ways of planning communities that increase density around amenities where cost is offset by adding value. Plenty of great examples. However this takes political will and developers will default to a poor quality default in absence of this.
July 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
There are ways of planning communities that increase density around amenities where cost is offset by adding value. Plenty of great examples. However this takes political will and developers will default to a poor quality default in absence of this.
Can confirm - kicking off with Ambulance Blues FFS.
July 11, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Can confirm - kicking off with Ambulance Blues FFS.
Yes sorry wasn’t referring to your stats - I think it was noted recently that the Government have started announcing UK figures when saying they are in track for 1.5m. Will find link if possible.
June 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Yes sorry wasn’t referring to your stats - I think it was noted recently that the Government have started announcing UK figures when saying they are in track for 1.5m. Will find link if possible.
Also the original pledge was just for England but Labour now seem to be using UK-wide stats
June 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Also the original pledge was just for England but Labour now seem to be using UK-wide stats
Overall social housing has been a net generator of income for the state. It’s insane that such an essential good is treated as anything other than core to our national wellbeing.
May 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Overall social housing has been a net generator of income for the state. It’s insane that such an essential good is treated as anything other than core to our national wellbeing.
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3) Ultimately, migration shouldn’t be managed by the same government department as crime and domestic security. It should be its own department - with a focus on community cohesion, infrastructure, and the country’s real economic needs.
May 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
3) Ultimately, migration shouldn’t be managed by the same government department as crime and domestic security. It should be its own department - with a focus on community cohesion, infrastructure, and the country’s real economic needs.
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Dreaming of an alternate reality where Starmer took the Spanish approach.
Sitting on a booming economy & thriving social care system would have made Farage look very silly in 2029.
I think that dream is now dead.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Sitting on a booming economy & thriving social care system would have made Farage look very silly in 2029.
I think that dream is now dead.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
How Spain’s radically different approach to migration helped its economy soar
As immigration has increased, GDP has surged and unemployment has fallen to lowest level since 2008
www.theguardian.com
May 12, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Dreaming of an alternate reality where Starmer took the Spanish approach.
Sitting on a booming economy & thriving social care system would have made Farage look very silly in 2029.
I think that dream is now dead.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Sitting on a booming economy & thriving social care system would have made Farage look very silly in 2029.
I think that dream is now dead.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
There has been a trend generally over the last 20 years to detail in a way that looks as crisp as possible for photoshoots but forgoes a sensible approach to weathering.
March 23, 2025 at 9:39 AM
There has been a trend generally over the last 20 years to detail in a way that looks as crisp as possible for photoshoots but forgoes a sensible approach to weathering.