The jaw-dropping mess of UK higher education is starkly revealed by a series of news stories all on the Times Higher Education website in the last week or so: 1.) There are job cuts right across the sector (44 universities and counting): timeshighereducation.com/news/portsmout…

A BIS paper argues central banks ought to just set aside the whole concept of neutral, or r-star as it’s known. That’s because there’s so much uncertainty about it is trib.al/SFHnE30

So proud of ⁦Ralph Donovan⁩ and Mash for good times today

“Local plan making remains slow, divisive, and patchy at best” 🗣️ Kate Barker Dame Kate Barker speaks to the changes that have taken place in the last 20 years since the first Barker Review was published. 📄🏡 #HBFPolicy24

Dame Kate Barker concludes by asking 20 years on… 💬 Was the review a success? 💬 Though it was hoped the 2004 review would help get more people better and more affordable housing … …ultimately, the impact of the report on policy has been a disappointment Kate Barker

This was a really thoughtful speech - thank you James

Yesterday gave bottle of claret for church tombola though slightly reluctantly. Today bought just 6 tickets and improbably won it back…..

At #housingcommission roundtable with Kate Barker Vicky Pryce Tom Chance Alexandra Notay Hon MRTPI Andrew Taylor Paul Brocklehurst (mostly on BSky) Shoosmiths discussing retrofit

This will be an experience familiar to anyone who has done research for a book, but the number of widely cited facts which when traced down are either misunderstandings, mistranslations or just widely-shared lies is pretty amazing.

Our Larissa Marioni unpacks the UK's low #productivity performance and the impact of regional inequalities 📊 You can read our full briefing on UK productivity, as well as accessing more resources, in our dedicated #GeneralElection hub 🗳️👇 hubs.la/Q02zYfmt0

I’m late to this but I wanted to set out some thoughts on the awful BMJPublicHealth excess deaths article. Commentary has focussed on media coverage, linking deaths to vaccines, but I want to discuss the article itself, which should not have been published in its current form.

Happy memory from January 2002 at the second board meeting of the Independent Football Commission, which pushed hard for better regulation of professional football. Over 20 years later we might finally see that delivered. Good to see Kate Barker Thanks to Prof Derek Fraser🙂⚽️🤞

September is often when there is a real mood reset. Post holiday and firms look at their budgets

This 👇🏼 "Economic, social & environmental goals will be attained more readily by a planning system that is focused more on outcomes, less on process." Kate Barker (2004)

Great profile of Kate Barker in today’s @TimesProperty Home section by Martina Lees. Includes sobering statistics around how the housing crisis has worsened over 20 years, but also signs of hope… The woman tasked with fixing Britain’s housing crisis thetimes.com/article/4bddbb…

There's a new podcast out on industrial strategy featuring me, @AndyWWestwood, Bart van Ark and Kate Barker pca.st/episode/efb9fd…

Celebrating the launch of the Radix Big Tent Housing Commission report at Shoosmiths, with many thanks to our Commissioners Alexandra Notay Hon MRTPI Kate Barker Catriona Riddell Richard Blyth Tom Chance melissa mean Alexandra Notay Hon MRTPI Vicky Pryce Elsie Owusu OBE Jackie Sadek #RadixHousingCommission

Many thanks to #RadixHousingCommissioners former chair Kate Barker & current chair Alexandra Notay Hon MRTPI for producing a fantastic & vital piece of work 'An incredible & important contribution to housing debate' Matthew Pennycook MP Catriona Riddell Jackie Sadek Shoosmiths

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Scored 8/10 in today's quiz - boxers and Australia