Sam Dumitriu
Head of Policy at Britain Remade.
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- Coventry is doing something that many thought impossible: building a tram line in Britain quickly and cheaply. Read David Milner of @createstreets.bsky.social on how they've done it and what we can learn from it. capx.co/coventrys-tr...
- The Government are abolishing the legal requirment to consult the public before submitting a planning application for major infrastructure. Here's why they are right to do so. www.samdumitriu.com/p/britain-is...
- NEW: The Planning and Infrastructure bill will abolish the legal requirement to consult before submitting a planning application for major infrastructure projects. Consultation is good in theory, but it has become a box-ticking exercise. This reform will slash years off planning tables.
- "This state of affairs is not inevitable or necessary. It is a political choice. Politicians are choosing a system that will, on occasion, put protecting specific species and environmental features ahead of jobs, growth, and energy security." www.samdumitriu.com/p/the-planni...
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- You can hear me (plus Rosie Pearson and Andrew Boswell) on the @tortoisemedia.bsky.social Slow Newscast discussing NIMBYism, the Lower Thames Crossing, legal challenges and much more. www.tortoisemedia.com/listen/the-s...
- They can’t keep getting away with this.
- Reposted by Sam Dumitriu💫 We’re launching the Centre for British Progress Our founding essay: Rediscovering British Progress is a case for growth that drives shared progress, rooted in Britain's values and industrial heritage. It all starts with a postcard from 1870 👇 britishprogress.org/articles/red...
- New from me: The OBR estimate that recent planning reforms will boost the UK economy by £7bn a year by the end of the Parliament. Here are 7 thoughts on what this means. www.samdumitriu.com/p/7-thoughts...
- My latest on the threat to the Planning and Infrastructure bill from innocous sounding amendments pushed by green groups. www.samdumitriu.com/p/how-to-bre...
- New: Has the Government solved the £121m Bat Tunnel problem? My latest looks at the bat tunnel problem and whether or not the new Planning and Infrastructure fixes it. www.samdumitriu.com/p/have-we-so...
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- We are in the midst of a global nuclear renaissance, but the Climate Change Committee haven't heard. In their new Carbon Budget 7 advice, nuclear will only make up 13% of our grid by 2050. Why does nuclear play such a small role? In short, they assume it doesn't get cheaper.
- New from me: How the UK's Climate Change Act and its system of carbon budgets for territorial emissions is flawed. www.samdumitriu.com/p/the-climat...
- The largest subsector of the '120bn a year' creative industries is software and computer services. It is dishonest to use this statistic to argue against the text-and-data mining exemption proposed by the Government.
- Reposted by Sam DumitriuOlaf Scholz mocked British railways over “broken tracks and bad trains”, claiming that "nothing works any more” in the UK. Turns out: Germany rail problems have become so bad that Deutsche Bahn long-distance service is less punctual than even the worst operator in Britain. www.ft.com/content/d3b6...
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- Richard Tice announces Reform will ban grid-scale batteries until they've 'been proven completely safe'. It's mad gone health and safety.
