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Odds and Ends #59: The end of "woke capitalism"
Plus the government did the stupid thing after all.
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Just Stop Oil is doing more harm for the cause than good
Mitigating climate change requires more than poems and protest
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Building luxury homes for millionaires is good for poor people
Yes In My Back Yard!
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Odds and Ends #58: An even greater London?
Plus a revealing portrait of Westminster's hidden connections and some cope on why Trump might not be *so* catastrophic. Maybe. If we're lucky.
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Four nuggets of Postcode Address File news
To free the PAF we must first solve a coordination problem
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Odds and Ends #57: The government isn't as sluggish as it feels
Why Labour supporters should hold their nerve (for now)
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The government ordering Apple to break its encryption is stupid, counter-productive and unworkable
For the love of god, ask the computer people if your plan might actually work first.
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Odds and Ends #56: The awkward truth about Brexit
Plus a giant leap for devolution, the nuclear industry being cowards, and some crazy humanoid robots
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AI is going to break how schools work – but that will be good
The awkward reality the government seems scared to talk about
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NEW EVENT: How the YIMBYs won
Book now to see my conversation with housing hero Anya Martin!
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James O'Malley

January 2025

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