Franklin Steves
@franklinsteves.bsky.social
Husband, father, Senior Policy Adviser, International Financial Architecture Reform at Climate Think Tank @E3G.
In that order.
All views my own.
In that order.
All views my own.
November 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Took me all of 30 seconds to work out that that's a 29% increase in real terms - to say nothing about stagnant real wage growth over those 23 years.
November 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Took me all of 30 seconds to work out that that's a 29% increase in real terms - to say nothing about stagnant real wage growth over those 23 years.
Sorry to be Annoying Local Guy but this is how Canary Wharf changed between 2010 and 2019... and it's gotten much bigger since!
September 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Sorry to be Annoying Local Guy but this is how Canary Wharf changed between 2010 and 2019... and it's gotten much bigger since!
"Never been a better time".... 🙄
July 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"Never been a better time".... 🙄
Shocking scenes from Greenwich.
How can anyone survive this horror?
How can anyone survive this horror?
June 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Shocking scenes from Greenwich.
How can anyone survive this horror?
How can anyone survive this horror?
There's a lot that still worka well to celebrate. I just want to highlight one: our urban parks.
June 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
There's a lot that still worka well to celebrate. I just want to highlight one: our urban parks.
Hah you'll love my 'Tofu Eating Wokerati' t-shirt. Perhaps @balconyshirts.co.uk would like to do an update to their classic hit?
March 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Hah you'll love my 'Tofu Eating Wokerati' t-shirt. Perhaps @balconyshirts.co.uk would like to do an update to their classic hit?
Being patient b/c this. 🤣
But please do delete, I don't like being insulted here.
But please do delete, I don't like being insulted here.
January 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Being patient b/c this. 🤣
But please do delete, I don't like being insulted here.
But please do delete, I don't like being insulted here.
Three points: (1) I'm not suggesting cakeism/exceptionalism, as I've laid out pretty extensively; (2) I don't generally interact with or allow anonymous accounts to follow me; (3) I don't take well to being called a clown, so if this isn't deleted shortly, you're blocked.
January 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Three points: (1) I'm not suggesting cakeism/exceptionalism, as I've laid out pretty extensively; (2) I don't generally interact with or allow anonymous accounts to follow me; (3) I don't take well to being called a clown, so if this isn't deleted shortly, you're blocked.
The average is 4 years and 10 months. No country has ever taken more than 10 years.
January 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The average is 4 years and 10 months. No country has ever taken more than 10 years.
Also: sure this 14yo talks to VCs and leading scientists.
December 11, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Also: sure this 14yo talks to VCs and leading scientists.
Happily own this. But gonna need to post more to up the Thought Leadership rating!
December 4, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Happily own this. But gonna need to post more to up the Thought Leadership rating!
Also - was he using bots or ghosts in 2018? This is not normal.
November 29, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Also - was he using bots or ghosts in 2018? This is not normal.
Huh - does this mean that this person has blocked me? I haven't had to block anyone (yet).
November 21, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Huh - does this mean that this person has blocked me? I haven't had to block anyone (yet).
AI is so weird.
November 20, 2024 at 4:42 PM
AI is so weird.
Huh - that option doesn't come up for me...
November 15, 2024 at 11:01 AM
Huh - that option doesn't come up for me...
Well, that doesn't feel at all fashy.
July 24, 2023 at 10:20 AM
Well, that doesn't feel at all fashy.
July 6, 2023 at 11:04 AM