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House builders are not a bunch of bankers
Plus how to build Heathrow's third runway BEFORE the next election – and how focusing on time can speed up infrastructure planning.
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James O'Malley
Why I'm worried that Nigel Farage will break the British state
Madness is like gravity, all it takes is a little push.
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Did I get ripped off, or should I be flattered? (Odds and Ends #70)
Plus how to build Heathrow's third runway by the next election, more air conditioning propaganda and why liberals need to find their will to power.
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James O'Malley
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Jabs for the rich, moralising for the poor
Plus why the government's new app starts the transformation of the British state
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Universal Credit is a model for how to do government right
I'm actually serious.
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Why the new GOV.UK app is a big deal
Catch up with my writing on digital government to learn why it matters
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June 2025

Matt Goodwin's train nightmare
Plus is everything we thought we knew about economics actually wrong?
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James O'Malley
28 Years Later (Odds and Ends #69)
A post that – surprisingly – isn't about HS2.
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James O'Malley
What the NHS can learn from Dave
On branding, legibility and how to communicate change.
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James O'Malley
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Why HS2 is a disaster
Plus autonomous Uber rides in London, and Tom Forth on the National Data Library
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James O'Malley
Is this the secret plan to build HS2 to Manchester?
Known Facts + Wild Speculation = Cope
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SMRs vs Big Daddy Reactors
Plus has Northern Powerhouse Rail saved HS2? And we dig into a controversial digital identity proposal.
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