James Taylor

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.

[Tom Clark @prospect_clark]

Devastating @UNICEF league table on changes in child poverty over 7+ years up to 2021: UK in the bottom spot

Report: https://t.co/cbMIKYpSZ4

[Ciarán Casey @ciaranmcasey]

The reality behind this is horrible

[Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy]

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[Ben Page @Benpagelondon]

One chart tells you everything you need to know about British politics since 2016…

[Tommy Coyne. Preferred Pronouns Ho-hum @TommyCoyneBN1]

From today's @TimesDiary , courtesy of @patrick_kidd #SuellaBraverman

[David__Osland @David__Osland]

The average waiting time for NHS surgery is now three health secretaries

[Rob Cowan @cowanrob]

Time for this one yet again.

[Me, Mike. 🌍 @mikegallacher1]

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.

[Tom Forth @thomasforth]

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.

[Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful]

Just a plot of all the objects in the universe… 🤯
from: https://t.co/6xVLjFr6gX

[Jesse Felder @jessefelder]

What You Need to Earn to Own a Home in 50 American Cities https://t.co/ejXgoEgFQl by @VisualCap

[Robert Saunders @redhistorian]

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
https://t.co/CSi5cBaQwo

[Tony Tassell @TonyTassell]

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 https://t.co/zc8Z4OR0qc

[Mark Harper @Mark_J_Harper]

🇬🇧 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👇

[Sir Greg Hands @GregHands]

No flip-flopping from @Jeremy_Hunt on infrastructure: “I will proceed with HS2. It is absolutely vital for our country” #HasToBeHunt #Hustings

[Tom Forth @thomasforth]

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.

[Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward]

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.
https://t.co/FyW5Nugw8f

[Sir Jeremy Hunt MP @Jeremy_Hunt]

No HS2 = no ambition for our country just when the whole world is looking at us. Now is a time to be AMBITIOUS! #GreatDecision

[James Taylor @JamesADAPT]

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!

[James Taylor @JamesADAPT]

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

[James Taylor @JamesADAPT]

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