Founder of the Hope Street Strategy Company. Expert, consultant, advisor in urban regeneration, housing, and economic development. #place #growth #regeneration
United Kingdom
Joined June 2010
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@GC_Rail Hi, the wi-fi is not working on the 13:17 from London Kings Cross to Doncaster. Just checked and confirmed this with the ticket inspector. Can you get this problem fixed? It’s the middle of the day during the work week.
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I just published So, what difference does he make? Andy Burnham and regeneration medium.com/p/so-what-differe…
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As a consultant, I've helped design and deliver regeneration programmes that have won prestigious awards.
But nothing generates interest like a mention of your client by Adrian Chiles!
Runcorn is "groovy."
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#Runcorn #regeneration #PrideinPlace
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Chinese vehicle giant chooses Liverpool for its first European headquarters
liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liv…
#Merseyside #EconDev #growth #regeneration
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Launch event: Area-based initiatives to transform #neighbourhoods
The research looked at 40+ ABIs across OECD countries so should contain useful lessons for the UK, especially in the context of #PrideinPlace.
meetoecd1.zoom.us/webinar/re…
#regeneration #place #econdev
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It would be interesting to follow this through, evaluate the impact, and draw out the lessons for places like Thamesmead and old and new New Towns.
bbc.co.uk/travel/article/202…
#culture #NewTowns #art #tourism #econdev #regeneration #Italy #architecture
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Not a bad view for the #regen2025 conference on 'Building momentum in the North West' with @Estates_Gazette.
#regeneration #housing #realestate #Liverpool
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Some thoughts on the messages coming out of Labour Party conference and what it means for #regeneration.
linkedin.com/posts/johnphoug…
#HopeStreetHotTakes #LPC25 #housing #Labour #cities
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‘Singapore with Eastern Europe attached.”
Alison McGovern quoting an academic on the scale of spatial #inequality and need for #growth outside #London. #LPC25 #cities
.@AntBreach addresses this point about #digital #innovation although highlights need for standards and shared systems.
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The #newtowns are an opportunity to embed #health and #housing collaboration. @SharonStevenage is on the panel and supported @eelga’s research on #healthyhomes #LPC25
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“My girlfriend wanted to go on a romantic date to Bath, Bristol, Edinburgh. I suggested #MiltonKeynes”.
Chris Williamson @RIBA speaks for the #housing #place and #architecture crew at #LPC25 #newtowns
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The win-win opportunity here is combining @PEXA_Group’s #fintech tools with #plantech / #landtech platforms to supercharge housing and infra. @TracyBrabin is speaking at @progbrit. Leeds and West Yorkshire would be an ideal testing site. #LPC25
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There are a few things employers and investors welcome including a skills pipeline. But they can create that if they need. The one thing they *need* from government is a stable and predictable #ukplanning system. Until then UK will lose out.
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Powerful argument @antoniabance
for smart intervention in #place and hard choices that balance nurturing #neweconomy and existing industrial strengths, with @GrowthandReform. #econdev #industrialstrategy #regeneration
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A briefing note and hot take on yesterday's #PrideinPlace announcement.
linkedin.com/posts/johnphoug…?
#HopeStreetHotTakes #regeneration #towns #cities
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The future of planning will be a “people-focused, scientifically-based, digitally enabled decision-making process.”
‘More #data than document driven.’
#planninginnovation #planning #innovation #place #digital
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