Taco van Heusden

Co-Founder of Urbanist Group & Kaly Group | Hospitality | Real Estate Development | Sustainable Infrastructure

[Taco van Heusden @HeusdenTaco]

@avalanche_edin @edinburghpaper @DA_Anderson @EdinburghSSC It is only a matter of time before @brianjaffa will share the breaking news that Dunard admit they need public help to bring their ORHS vision to life.

[Taco van Heusden @HeusdenTaco]

@Apple News increased its prices by 30% today. #greedflation #inflation #CostOfLivingCrisis

[Taco van Heusden @HeusdenTaco]

@brianjaffa That alternative reality was there for you with the Old Royal High School saga. Shining example of effective city management.

[Taco van Heusden @HeusdenTaco]

@S_Hammond Ever wondered why road construction takes so long in the UK? UK government pays for the number of days contractors need, other governments pay a fixed price for say putting in a roundabout. Go figure.

[Taco van Heusden @HeusdenTaco]

@avalanche_edin @edinburghpaper @brianjaffa @theSpurtle @jomowat @DA_Anderson @johnmclellan Despite your misgivings Kevin, the conservation lobby has managed to safeguard that most precious of World Heritage views of the picturesque left side of the Calton Hill landscape. 🙈🙈😂

[Taco van Heusden @HeusdenTaco]

And with the complete disdain by the establishment for tax revenue producing developments, it’s no wonder arts funding is having a tough time in Scotland. All part of the same incompetence. @brianjaffa

[Avalanche Records @avalanche_edin]

In today's @edinburghpaper column
RHS predictions have come back to haunt us
https://t.co/d1fJRF1wqy

[Taco van Heusden @HeusdenTaco]

Hi @theSpurtle turns out it’s not just me who is good at predicting the future of @rhspt’s Old Royal High School, @johnmclellan is as well… My money is also on his prediction for the future. Care to put in an opposing wager?

https://t.co/X3frUq3oja

[Taco van Heusden @HeusdenTaco]

@The_Q_R @theSpurtle @rhspt @brianjaffa The time for these arguments is far behind us but the £3M annual tax revenues for City of Edinburgh could have been used for good causes. You propose to shut down the Rolls Royce and Jaguar factories as well? A Rosewood doesn’t do zero hour contracts, it’s not a Travelodge.

[Taco van Heusden @HeusdenTaco]

@mangowhizz @brianjaffa When megaphoning the opinions of a select few goes wrong... the jolly of jumping on bandwagons rather than thinking critically for oneself...

[Taco van Heusden @HeusdenTaco]

@brianjaffa Would the @rhspt be willing to share a copy of the lease ? Ours at the time had a very specific description of the deliverable scheme and I wonder what the terms are of yours...? 🤣

[Taco van Heusden @HeusdenTaco]

@theSpurtle @rhspt @brianjaffa Good morning Spurtle! Care to opine on the latest twist in the ORHS saga? https://t.co/Jd69Uol9Ij

[Taco van Heusden @HeusdenTaco]

@Peston @FT The resetting of generational wealth inequality situation is a very welcome episode for many young people.

[Taco van Heusden @HeusdenTaco]

@siftscotland @mcsuk It has been a tad disappointing to see the light touch recommendations @siftscotland has put on wild harvesting of seaweed. Monitoring of #biodiversity loss should have been the least of the recommendations?

[Taco van Heusden @HeusdenTaco]

@RobertKennedyJr 5 billion years of product development vs about 25, maybe 20? 🤔 Bill is single issue focused on the eradication of malaria and neglects the systems view of nature. You cannot pick and choose your battles.

[Taco van Heusden @HeusdenTaco]

The #Brexit brigade did not realise that after Brexit no UK citizens could leave for Europe anymore. With an equal number of immigrations needed in the UK, the net immigration has only gone up! #owngoal #Conservatives

[The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes]

Data released by the Office for National Statistics today showed that about 1.2m people moved to the UK in 2022 and 557,000 emigrated. It means immigration added a city roughly the size of Glasgow to the UK’s population last year

[Taco van Heusden @HeusdenTaco]

@kaly_eco2022 @dmclhillman and I will be present at Seagriculture, waving the flag for Isle of Skye seaweed.

We are looking forward.

[Seaweed Scotland @SeaweedScotland]

Seagriculture EU to focus on seaweed opportunities - Fish Farmer Magazine. https://t.co/AnpNg5fga7

[Taco van Heusden @HeusdenTaco]

Unless use of our natural resources is paid for properly, we will continue to abuse our planet.

The sewage and nitrogen continues to deplete our marine life, on which we rely to feed ourselves.

[Steve Loftus @LoftusSteve]

@magicwhiteboard I wouldn't want to swim in it but it's happened forever everywhere.

The cost to 100% stop it would more than triple water bills.

Its always been there. You're just far more aware of it.

[Taco van Heusden @HeusdenTaco]

@RobertKennedyJr There are plenty nature-based solutions to combat these issues. @kaly_eco2022 is working on seaweed based biostimulants that recycle nitrogen from the seas, creating a circular system. #naturebasedsolutions #seaweed

[Taco van Heusden @HeusdenTaco]

Seaweed farming in Scotland - good for you, good for Scottish waters. Find out more! @brianjaffa @edinburghpaper

[Kaly Group @kaly_eco2022]

Check out our latest blog post for some inspiration for including #kelp in your diet. To your health! https://t.co/ffs4ks7I8x

[Taco van Heusden @HeusdenTaco]

@elonmusk @peterrhague @elonmusk makes a typical and convenient mistake - he forgets the cost of nature externalities. The issue of brine disposal and the devastating impact on marine biodiversity is priced at zero by him. There are solutions for it being worked on, but "absurdly cheap" is not correct.