Liam K McGrath
@liammcgrath.bsky.social
Forecasting & modelling for sustainable cities Transport for London🚇 Director at Leathermarket CBS affordable housing 🏢 Director se1.solar Community Energy ☀️ Urban history podcast yeoldeguide.com
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I am driving Ipswich's culture bid forward because it will help revive our town.
As we have seen throughout this year, when people come to an event or exhibition, they spend money in our shops, restaurants, pubs, bars and hotels.
This bid is our regeneration project.
As we have seen throughout this year, when people come to an event or exhibition, they spend money in our shops, restaurants, pubs, bars and hotels.
This bid is our regeneration project.
November 30, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I am driving Ipswich's culture bid forward because it will help revive our town.
As we have seen throughout this year, when people come to an event or exhibition, they spend money in our shops, restaurants, pubs, bars and hotels.
This bid is our regeneration project.
As we have seen throughout this year, when people come to an event or exhibition, they spend money in our shops, restaurants, pubs, bars and hotels.
This bid is our regeneration project.
www.bbc.com/news/article... at very low end its surely £50m added to the GDP of Birmingham, and £20m tax intake. Good jobs. Good news.
Banking firm Goldman Sachs to double workforce in Birmingham
The company says it is deepening its commitment to the UK economy.
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
www.bbc.com/news/article... at very low end its surely £50m added to the GDP of Birmingham, and £20m tax intake. Good jobs. Good news.
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[email protected] research finds that integrating public transport in England’s 6 Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities would improve public transport connectivity to city centres for up to 1.2m people.
Read more in this guest blog.
www.urbantransportgroup.org/blog/2025/11...
Read more in this guest blog.
www.urbantransportgroup.org/blog/2025/11...
November 28, 2025 at 10:42 AM
[email protected] research finds that integrating public transport in England’s 6 Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities would improve public transport connectivity to city centres for up to 1.2m people.
Read more in this guest blog.
www.urbantransportgroup.org/blog/2025/11...
Read more in this guest blog.
www.urbantransportgroup.org/blog/2025/11...
www.southwark.gov.uk/news/2025/al... good to see local government expressing its view on immigration which is so vital to London.
Always a Borough of Sanctuary | Southwark Council
A statement from the Leader & Deputy Leader of Southwark Council and local community champions.
www.southwark.gov.uk
November 27, 2025 at 10:41 AM
www.southwark.gov.uk/news/2025/al... good to see local government expressing its view on immigration which is so vital to London.
The Tories need to shut up during the budget. Totally disrespectful to businesses and the population who need to hear the budget detail. #budget
November 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The Tories need to shut up during the budget. Totally disrespectful to businesses and the population who need to hear the budget detail. #budget
It's #fuelpovertyawarenessday. SE1 Solar is helping hundreds of residents in Southwark with support from NEA. Behind the scenes we are working on rooftop solar models to generate a finding stream to tackle fuel poverty.
Funding from the UK Government’s Warm Homes Plan will provide a vital opportunity for the next Welsh Government to tackle fuel poverty, cut energy bills and make homes greener in Wales. #FuelPovertyAwarenessDay.
November 26, 2025 at 9:35 AM
It's #fuelpovertyawarenessday. SE1 Solar is helping hundreds of residents in Southwark with support from NEA. Behind the scenes we are working on rooftop solar models to generate a finding stream to tackle fuel poverty.
Grateful to our friends in California for this structured breakdown of Radiohead's most miserable songs in six categories.
November 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Grateful to our friends in California for this structured breakdown of Radiohead's most miserable songs in six categories.
40 new social rent homes sensitively added to Maltby Street, Bermondsey. Replacing old car parks. Very good.
November 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
40 new social rent homes sensitively added to Maltby Street, Bermondsey. Replacing old car parks. Very good.
Improving bus speeds one of the most underrated actions in transport planning. Increases mode share & revenue while lowering cost. Step free. It's about prioritising the road space for productive use. This corridor is ideal- a big gap in the rail network, dense, busy, but slow speeds lowering demand
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Improving bus speeds one of the most underrated actions in transport planning. Increases mode share & revenue while lowering cost. Step free. It's about prioritising the road space for productive use. This corridor is ideal- a big gap in the rail network, dense, busy, but slow speeds lowering demand
www.southwark.gov.uk/news/2025/so... great news for the Walworth Road corridor and Southwark. An area dependent on buses and with deprived areas. Faster buses will attract more passengers, make getting to jobs easier, and lower bus operating costs.
Southwark receives new funding from TfL Better Bus Partnerships programme | Southwark Council
Southwark is one of three London boroughs, along with Haringey and Lewisham, who have been selected to receive £10 million funding over the next four years from Transport for London (TfL), to help imp...
www.southwark.gov.uk
November 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
www.southwark.gov.uk/news/2025/so... great news for the Walworth Road corridor and Southwark. An area dependent on buses and with deprived areas. Faster buses will attract more passengers, make getting to jobs easier, and lower bus operating costs.
How much of UK GDP is spent cleaning up after muppets? A poor deployment of productive capacity. Sorry we can't build homes or provide care because x% of our workers are cleaning up lazy people's crap.
November 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
How much of UK GDP is spent cleaning up after muppets? A poor deployment of productive capacity. Sorry we can't build homes or provide care because x% of our workers are cleaning up lazy people's crap.
3 trains (including mine) racing into London Bridge. All of them have all seats taken. Plenty of demand for sustainable travel into London at 2pm on a Saturday.
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
3 trains (including mine) racing into London Bridge. All of them have all seats taken. Plenty of demand for sustainable travel into London at 2pm on a Saturday.
www.timeout.com/london/news/... good to see our city getting healthier by the day
Inside ‘mind-blowingly good’ plans for new cycle lanes in central London
The West End’s traffic-congested streets could get a radical redesign.
www.timeout.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
www.timeout.com/london/news/... good to see our city getting healthier by the day
Great trees this autumn
November 12, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Great trees this autumn
China pouring ahead on decarbonising it's energy and especially with batteries. We could have a rooftop solar revolution on UK housing estates, but we need to reduce distribution costs for solar powering local facilities via local grid www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months - Carbon Brief
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions were unchanged from a year earlier in the third quarter of 2025, extending a flat or falling trend that started in March 2024.
www.carbonbrief.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
China pouring ahead on decarbonising it's energy and especially with batteries. We could have a rooftop solar revolution on UK housing estates, but we need to reduce distribution costs for solar powering local facilities via local grid www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
I regularly travel around East Anglia. The railway is the best in the country. High punctuality, level access, clean trains. It pays a premium back to the government. The six year old trains still feel new. A success.
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I regularly travel around East Anglia. The railway is the best in the country. High punctuality, level access, clean trains. It pays a premium back to the government. The six year old trains still feel new. A success.
In today’s media climate, progressives face an asymmetry: any mistake or misleading impression is treated as a scandal, while the right’s constant stream of misinformation is normalised.
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
In today’s media climate, progressives face an asymmetry: any mistake or misleading impression is treated as a scandal, while the right’s constant stream of misinformation is normalised.
www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2025/11/06/s... despite some of the most expensive prices in the world and huge demand, vast areas of vacant land sit in London. 25 years wait is absurd. If developers can't make these sites work, feel free to give them to me.
Silvertown Quay's first block nears completion after 25 years of talk - Murky Depths
The first block of 6,500 homes at Silvertown Quays is nearing completion after a quarter of century talking but no action
www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2025/11/06/s... despite some of the most expensive prices in the world and huge demand, vast areas of vacant land sit in London. 25 years wait is absurd. If developers can't make these sites work, feel free to give them to me.
www.ribaj.com/buildings/st... this wonderful building in Bermondsey has won the Stirling prize
‘Hopeful and imaginative’ modern almshouse Appleby Blue wins RIBA Stirling Prize 2025
Witherford Watson Mann scoops architecture’s top prize for the second time with an agenda-setting older people’s social housing scheme in Bermondsey, south London that is designed to foster human conn...
www.ribaj.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:38 AM
www.ribaj.com/buildings/st... this wonderful building in Bermondsey has won the Stirling prize
www.theguardian.com/society/2025... I'm desperate for the maths behind this decision to be published. Given the prices these flats are sold at I cannot believe they are not viable but could be convinced by some numbers e.g. cost per unit, land cost, policy cost etc.
London developers to be allowed to reduce percentage of affordable homes
Housing secretary and capital’s mayor draw up plans to boost housebuilding, but homelessness charities protest
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:33 AM
www.theguardian.com/society/2025... I'm desperate for the maths behind this decision to be published. Given the prices these flats are sold at I cannot believe they are not viable but could be convinced by some numbers e.g. cost per unit, land cost, policy cost etc.
www.leathermarketcbs.org.uk/project/elim... 35 new council rent homes approved! 🌟
Sustainable, accessible, green — with a new games area and biodiversity improvements.
Because everyone deserves a safe, affordable home. 🏡💚
Sustainable, accessible, green — with a new games area and biodiversity improvements.
Because everyone deserves a safe, affordable home. 🏡💚
Elim Estate | Leathermarket CBS
www.leathermarketcbs.org.uk
October 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
www.leathermarketcbs.org.uk/project/elim... 35 new council rent homes approved! 🌟
Sustainable, accessible, green — with a new games area and biodiversity improvements.
Because everyone deserves a safe, affordable home. 🏡💚
Sustainable, accessible, green — with a new games area and biodiversity improvements.
Because everyone deserves a safe, affordable home. 🏡💚
For historical buildings, Ipswich is massively underestimated www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/2553888...
One of Ipswich's oldest buildings taken off the market
The Old Neptune Inn, a 13-bedroom building on the Ipswich Waterfront dating back to the 15th century, has been taken off the market.
www.ipswichstar.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
For historical buildings, Ipswich is massively underestimated www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/2553888...
Cities around the world are calming their streets, making them safer and cleaner. This road in East Dulwich used to be a congested rat run. Great example of improving London for its residents and due for planting next month 🌳🌿⚘️
October 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Cities around the world are calming their streets, making them safer and cleaner. This road in East Dulwich used to be a congested rat run. Great example of improving London for its residents and due for planting next month 🌳🌿⚘️
Massively frustrating. Thousands of people in insecure accomodation while acres of space next the the Elizabeth Line wasted. No more excuses - build or lose the land.
The arrival of the Liz line at Abbey Wood should have produced much new building nearby.
However many sites remain vacant just a short walk away. Most in Peabody hands for 11 years but not all. Sites like the former car wash long had planning permission.
However many sites remain vacant just a short walk away. Most in Peabody hands for 11 years but not all. Sites like the former car wash long had planning permission.
October 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Massively frustrating. Thousands of people in insecure accomodation while acres of space next the the Elizabeth Line wasted. No more excuses - build or lose the land.
Given they have a massive majority and most people agree on this: can the government replace council tax and stamp duty with Land Value Tax and higher Capital Gains tax? Seems like there is agreement on this across the spectrum. Am I wrong?
September 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Given they have a massive majority and most people agree on this: can the government replace council tax and stamp duty with Land Value Tax and higher Capital Gains tax? Seems like there is agreement on this across the spectrum. Am I wrong?