Ben Fletcher
@benfletcherno1.bsky.social
Chief Operating Officer at Make UK. Formerly Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London Legacy, London 2012 and 20+ years in Whitehall. All views very obviously my own. Come here for LCFC, 2012 nostalgia and forays into UK manufacturing.
I am just going outside, I may be some time...
April 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I am just going outside, I may be some time...
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Impressive results from UK pilot of problem-solving courts - three quarters of offenders stuck to conditions and two thirds of random drug tests were negative www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
‘Tougher than jail’ community sentences could stop reoffending
More than 75 per cent of offenders have complied with new community sentences, with mandatory drug and alcohol treatment
www.thetimes.com
January 20, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Impressive results from UK pilot of problem-solving courts - three quarters of offenders stuck to conditions and two thirds of random drug tests were negative www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
Feeling slightly sorry for the poor sod who has to go back to work at @BBCOne next week and start working on the Christmas Day 2025 schedule.
#GavinAndStacey #gavinandstaceythefinale
#GavinAndStacey #gavinandstaceythefinale
December 26, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Feeling slightly sorry for the poor sod who has to go back to work at @BBCOne next week and start working on the Christmas Day 2025 schedule.
#GavinAndStacey #gavinandstaceythefinale
#GavinAndStacey #gavinandstaceythefinale
Annual pilgrimage to the @oldvictheatre. A Christmas Carol is wonderful and this production works its magic every year. Not a dry eye in the house at the end.
December 21, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Annual pilgrimage to the @oldvictheatre. A Christmas Carol is wonderful and this production works its magic every year. Not a dry eye in the house at the end.
Westminster seems to have hit Christmas party season with a bang tonight. Lots of big groups in Santa hats bouncing between pubs and restaurants all the way from Parliament Square to Victoria. All rather wonderful 🎄🤶🎅
December 5, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Westminster seems to have hit Christmas party season with a bang tonight. Lots of big groups in Santa hats bouncing between pubs and restaurants all the way from Parliament Square to Victoria. All rather wonderful 🎄🤶🎅
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what a goal for Leicester City and Daka
December 3, 2024 at 10:08 PM
what a goal for Leicester City and Daka
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My speech at #OneNorth #Hull conference today;
"We can see the re-industrialisation happen in the #Humber and other key coastal hubs"
"We now have the opportunity to accelerate, totally decarbonise our energy system, electrify our economy and create 1000s of well paid jobs for our communities"
December 3, 2024 at 2:27 PM
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London Centric continues to smash it: open.substack.com/pub/londonce...
Ice cream wars and illegal gambling: How Westminster Bridge became lawless
Plus: Have you visited the capital's least used railway station?
open.substack.com
November 22, 2024 at 1:33 PM
London Centric continues to smash it: open.substack.com/pub/londonce...