Gilian Macinnes
@gilianmac.bsky.social
Town Planner, mother, Pluto owner🐕. Working in and for local government- management, infrastructure planning, Development Contributions. Views own etc and unless they are interesting ones of someone else 😁
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My entire X timeline is anti-EU posts from people I don't follow.
Even if I change it from 'for you' to 'following', it switches back to 'for you' each time I open the site.
X is being weaponised against the EU. And unfortunately X is still the public square for European journalists & politicians.
Even if I change it from 'for you' to 'following', it switches back to 'for you' each time I open the site.
X is being weaponised against the EU. And unfortunately X is still the public square for European journalists & politicians.
December 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
My entire X timeline is anti-EU posts from people I don't follow.
Even if I change it from 'for you' to 'following', it switches back to 'for you' each time I open the site.
X is being weaponised against the EU. And unfortunately X is still the public square for European journalists & politicians.
Even if I change it from 'for you' to 'following', it switches back to 'for you' each time I open the site.
X is being weaponised against the EU. And unfortunately X is still the public square for European journalists & politicians.
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Episode 155 of 50 Shades of Planning is available now.
🎅🏻The 50 Shades of Planning Festive Christmas Quiz☃️
🍎: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/3hTV...
🎅🏻The 50 Shades of Planning Festive Christmas Quiz☃️
🍎: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/3hTV...
December 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Episode 155 of 50 Shades of Planning is available now.
🎅🏻The 50 Shades of Planning Festive Christmas Quiz☃️
🍎: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/3hTV...
🎅🏻The 50 Shades of Planning Festive Christmas Quiz☃️
🍎: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/3hTV...
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Government is pushing ahead with plans to permit new housing near 'well connected' stations, even in green belts. This could be quite significant - there's a lot of potential land near stations, especially in the London green belt.
Swathes of green belt land will be opened up to housing development if it is within a 15 minute walk from a ‘well-connected’ train station under the biggest planning reforms for years, ministers have announced trib.al/oBYUf0S
December 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Government is pushing ahead with plans to permit new housing near 'well connected' stations, even in green belts. This could be quite significant - there's a lot of potential land near stations, especially in the London green belt.
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NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
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The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
December 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
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My @politicshome.bsky.social story from the summer about the AI-generated "I rise to speak" phenomenon in Parliament has made it into @nytimes.com 🇺🇸
(sadly, without credit)
(sadly, without credit)
December 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
My @politicshome.bsky.social story from the summer about the AI-generated "I rise to speak" phenomenon in Parliament has made it into @nytimes.com 🇺🇸
(sadly, without credit)
(sadly, without credit)
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A rare earths start-up with only 30 staff has won a blockbuster funding deal from Pentagon, three months after Donald Trump Jr’s venture capital firm invested in the company.
Vulcan Elements will receive a $620mn loan from US defence department as part of a $1.4bn deal
www.ft.com/content/952f...
Vulcan Elements will receive a $620mn loan from US defence department as part of a $1.4bn deal
www.ft.com/content/952f...
Donald Trump Jr-backed start-up scores $600mn US federal government deal
President’s son’s fund 1789 Capital poised to capitalise from father’s administration
www.ft.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
A rare earths start-up with only 30 staff has won a blockbuster funding deal from Pentagon, three months after Donald Trump Jr’s venture capital firm invested in the company.
Vulcan Elements will receive a $620mn loan from US defence department as part of a $1.4bn deal
www.ft.com/content/952f...
Vulcan Elements will receive a $620mn loan from US defence department as part of a $1.4bn deal
www.ft.com/content/952f...
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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False use of photo about Muslim family celebrating end of two child benefit cap, via @fullfact.org
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Picture doesn’t show ‘family in Sheffield’ welcoming removal of two-child benefit cap – Full Fact
An image being widely shared with the caption “family in Sheffield welcome Labour removing two-child benefit limit” is actually an old photo of a family in Pakistan.
fullfact.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
False use of photo about Muslim family celebrating end of two child benefit cap, via @fullfact.org
fullfact.org/politics/old...
fullfact.org/politics/old...
Looking forward to chairing this event tomorrow- always a really great group of very engaged folk
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Looking forward to chairing this event tomorrow- always a really great group of very engaged folk
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Prime example of why the contract between the public and the police is breaking down, regardless of long term crime trends. Thames Valley Police don’t even think it’s their job to investigate this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kidlington fly-tipping: Criminals dump mountain of waste in field
The enormous pile of rubbish is called an
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Prime example of why the contract between the public and the police is breaking down, regardless of long term crime trends. Thames Valley Police don’t even think it’s their job to investigate this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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In 2023, life expectancy for females in the UK was 82.9 years, lower than all other comparable countries.
Veena Raleigh reviews the latest international data to assess how the UK’s health compares to other countries: https://bit.ly/47PQNSQ
Veena Raleigh reviews the latest international data to assess how the UK’s health compares to other countries: https://bit.ly/47PQNSQ
November 16, 2025 at 9:05 AM
In 2023, life expectancy for females in the UK was 82.9 years, lower than all other comparable countries.
Veena Raleigh reviews the latest international data to assess how the UK’s health compares to other countries: https://bit.ly/47PQNSQ
Veena Raleigh reviews the latest international data to assess how the UK’s health compares to other countries: https://bit.ly/47PQNSQ
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Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
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ICE is a domestic terrorist organization.
November 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
ICE is a domestic terrorist organization.
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Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
The value of public R&D
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October 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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This is what happened to my Grandfather in Frankfurt, Germany on 9th November 1938, commonly known as Kristallnacht.
In Portland, Oregon, masked ICE GOONS abducted and vanished US citizen Gonzalo Catalan last week. Tragically, his family remains unaware of his whereabouts and has not received any communication from him as of today.
October 29, 2025 at 4:13 AM
This is what happened to my Grandfather in Frankfurt, Germany on 9th November 1938, commonly known as Kristallnacht.
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Major global travel and tourism group to quit London HQ and move to Europe because of Brexit
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Brexit sees another international institution abandon Britain for Europe
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has become the latest major international institution to announce plans to close its doors on its headquarters in the UK
www.independent.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Major global travel and tourism group to quit London HQ and move to Europe because of Brexit
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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youtube.com/watch?v=Js9K... one of the best shows- sad funny - life 👏👏👏👏
Riot Women | NEW Trailer 💥🤘 - BBC
YouTube video by BBC
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October 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
youtube.com/watch?v=Js9K... one of the best shows- sad funny - life 👏👏👏👏
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The uproar from conservatives, Fox etc if Obama or Biden had unilaterally (and possibly illegally) tore down a near century old part of the White House, to replace with a ballroom, would (rightly) have been endless. Historic level vandalism.
October 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The uproar from conservatives, Fox etc if Obama or Biden had unilaterally (and possibly illegally) tore down a near century old part of the White House, to replace with a ballroom, would (rightly) have been endless. Historic level vandalism.
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This is a grim read. I stick to my view that the wilful blindness of the government to the financial crisis in local government will cost them their majority at the next election. Why not roll the dice for change when the local public realm is falling apart? www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
English councils to remain poorer than in 2010 despite funding rise, says report
Exclusive: Impact of austerity cannot be undone by end of parliament despite above-inflation funding, analysis finds
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This is a grim read. I stick to my view that the wilful blindness of the government to the financial crisis in local government will cost them their majority at the next election. Why not roll the dice for change when the local public realm is falling apart? www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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The Environmental Audit Committee’s report into Flood Resilience in England paints a stark picture of the current flood risk management approach. While the Committee’s recommendations are welcome, it's not clear that they amount to the systemic regulatory overhaul that's needed. shorturl.at/qjRf4
Response to Environmental Audit Committee report on flood resilience - Town and Country Planning Association
Whilst the Environmental Audit Committee’s recommendations would improve the current system, it is not clear that they amount to the systemic regulatory change that is required.
www.tcpa.org.uk
October 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The Environmental Audit Committee’s report into Flood Resilience in England paints a stark picture of the current flood risk management approach. While the Committee’s recommendations are welcome, it's not clear that they amount to the systemic regulatory overhaul that's needed. shorturl.at/qjRf4
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If when I’ve finished a future town planning podcaster rips off the ‘High Notes series and asks me about my career highlights the title of this blog will definitely feature.
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OBR, Where Art Thou?
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October 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
If when I’ve finished a future town planning podcaster rips off the ‘High Notes series and asks me about my career highlights the title of this blog will definitely feature.
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