James Taylor (@JamesADAPT) profile picture

MD at ADAPT Real Estate. Chair at Andrews PG. Former Chair at Brighter Places HA. Visiting Fellow at UWE. Ginger, Farmer's Son and Southern-ised Lancastrian.

Bristol - Llangybi
Joined March 2011
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Devastating @UNICEF league table on changes in child poverty over 7+ years up to 2021: UK in the bottom spot Report: unicef.org/globalinsight/rep…
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The reality behind this is horrible
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James Taylor retweeted
One chart tells you everything you need to know about British politics since 2016…
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The average waiting time for NHS surgery is now three health secretaries
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James Taylor retweeted
Time for this one yet again.
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Cleverly: 8 jobs in 7 years Shapps: 10 jobs in 7 years Barclay: 7 jobs in 6 years 16 housing ministers in 13 years 5 PM’s in 13 years 7 Home Secretaries 9 Foreign Secretaries 10 Environment Ministers A strong and stable government.
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James Taylor retweeted
The Bay Area is 7.7 million people within a 70km circle. Or 6 million people within a 50km circle. Similar circles for England around and about Manchester have 12 million and 7 million people respectively.
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Just a plot of all the objects in the universe… 🤯 from: pubs.aip.org/aapt/ajp/articl…
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What You Need to Earn to Own a Home in 50 American Cities visualcapitalist.com/what-yo… by @VisualCap
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Parliament spent over 1300 hours on legislation & scrutiny for HS2. Yet Parliament played no role in the decision to scrap it, which was announced unilaterally by the PM at party conference. So what does this mean for Parliament? New @HansardSociety blog hansardsociety.org.uk/blog/h…
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A parable of HS2 from Andy Haldane, formerly of the Bank of England and now FT contributing editor. A sharp critique of short-termism in this oped ft.com/content/70d1b7bf-6ef9…
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🇬🇧 Britain’s bullet train 🇬🇧 In Japan, I saw the benefits high speed rail can bring - to connect communities & grow the economy That’s why, despite the global inflationary pressures, we remain fully committed to building @HS2ltd 🇬🇧 🚄 Building it shows we believe in Britain👇
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No flip-flopping from @Jeremy_Hunt on infrastructure: “I will proceed with HS2. It is absolutely vital for our country” #HasToBeHunt #Hustings
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Last great Bradford station plan lasted a month. I suspect we'll get a bit longer this time. But the outcome will most probably be the same. It doesn't go to London. It won't be funded.
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Remember when Rishi Sunak publicised a huge package of rail projects to help the North of England? Was that today? No, it was November 2021. Of course none of it actually materialised. It's worth reading the whole thing to see what a let down it's been. gov.uk/government/news/integ…
This is the biggest ever public investment in Britain’s rail network with £96 billion to deliver faster and better journeys to more people across the North and the Midlands. #LevellingUp
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No HS2 = no ambition for our country just when the whole world is looking at us. Now is a time to be AMBITIOUS! #GreatDecision
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Plus, given the timing and the knowledge that power is ebbing away why not make a stand for what is right and posterity? They can’t even make a good judgement call with a self centred, cynical mindset!
I know it’s naive, but HS2 and the clear inability of Ministers to stand true to their clearly stated opinions of what is best for the country is depressing. History will compare @Jeremy_Hunt @GregHands @grantshapps & others to the likes of Lords Carrington Howe Heseltine poorly
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I know it’s naive, but HS2 and the clear inability of Ministers to stand true to their clearly stated opinions of what is best for the country is depressing. History will compare @Jeremy_Hunt @GregHands @grantshapps & others to the likes of Lords Carrington Howe Heseltine poorly
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