Planning Futures
A cross-sector corporate membership organisation bringing together the most well-respected voices in planning to share ideas, initiate collaborations and communicate the sector's priorities to key political and administrative stakeholders.
@urbanhistory.bsky.social
Urban History features articles covering social, economic, political and cultural aspects of the history of towns and cities. We're worldwide in scope. 🔗 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/urban-history
@samwetherell.bsky.social
Historian of Britain and the World at the University of York. Interested in cities, art-making and the future. Liverpool and the Un-Making of Britain out in 2025: https://www.waterstones.com/book/liverpool-and-the-unmaking-of-britain/sam-wetherell//9781801
@luketryl.bsky.social
Lover of finding out what people think. Director @moreincommonuk.bsky.social https://www.moreincommon.org.uk/
@transportfornewhomes.org.uk
We believe new housing should be planned in a way that allows residents to walk, cycle and use public transport in their daily lives. transportfornewhomes.org.uk
@ldadesign.bsky.social
LDA Design makes great places and shapes the world around us for the better. We are proud to be 100% employee owned. Join us: http://lda-design.co.uk
@qualityoflifeuk.bsky.social
UK charity that helps communities, professionals and policy makers to plan, design, create and care for homes and neighbourhoods in ways that will benefit people’s health and wellbeing in the long term. www.qolf.org
@mazzucatom.bsky.social
Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value, University College London. Author: Entrepreneurial State, Value of Everything, Mission Economy, Big Con. Founding Director UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose www.marianamazzucato.com
@gabyhinsliff.bsky.social
Guardian columnist & writer, author of Half a Wife, sometimes on telly/Guardian Politics Weekly podcast. No, I didn't write the headline. Event host & speaker https://www.specialistspeakers.com/?p=2705
@fionahowie.bsky.social
Chief exec of the Town and Country Planning Association, and former chief exec of Campaign for National Parks.
@mrandrewblack.bsky.social
Chartered Town Planner. Owner of Andrew Black Consulting. Shareholder of AFC Wimbledon. Most likely to post about town planning.
@andrewcities.bsky.social
Chief Executive at Centre for Cities. www.centreforcities.org. Views my own.
@generationrent.bsky.social
The voice of private renters. We campaign to make our homes safe, secure and affordable. Team behind #VentYourRent and #HomesNotHotels https://linktr.ee/GenerationRentUK
@municipaldreams.bsky.social
Social historian of housing. Author of 'A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates' (RIBA Books) and 'Municipal Dreams: the Rise and Fall of Council Housing' (Verso). I blog at https://municipaldreams.wordpress.com/.
@pmsmith.bsky.social
Developer, land promoter, planner, surveyor, cyclist, YIMBY. MD of The Strategic Land Group, director at LPDF, advisor to PricedOut and columnist for Housing Today. I write longer things on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/longwall
@queensparkkaren.bsky.social
Chair, Generation Rent. Old Oak Common DC, Paddington and South Kilburn. Former MP for Westminster North. Labour. Housing, Sondheim, Springsteen and other passions. Views personal.
@feedthedrummer.bsky.social
Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Richmond and Northallerton 2024. On the Labour YIMBY Exec. PricedOutUK Advisory Board. Occasionally witty. 🇺🇦🇬🇧🏳️🌈
@jonnelledge.bsky.social
#1 Sunday Times bestselling author, because apparently that matters. New Statesman, Oh God What Now, The Newsletter of (Not Quite) Everything, Paper Cuts (RIP). Not an American.
@matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social
Labour MP for Greenwich and Woolwich | Minister of State for Housing and Planning | Email: matthew.pennycook.mp@parliament.uk
@stephenkb.bsky.social
Associate editor and columnist @financialtimes.com. Post too often about culture, public policy, management, politics, nerd stuff, Arsenal, wosoc. Try my UK politics newsletter for free here: www.ft.com/tryinsidepolitics
@robfordmancs.bsky.social
Politics Professor, University of Manchester. Author of "Brexitland" and "The British General Election of 2019" My Substack, "The Swingometer", is here: https://swingometer.substack.com/ https://www.robertford.net/
@bankofengland.bsky.social
As the UK's central bank, we work to ensure low inflation, trust in banknotes and a stable financial system.
@centreforcities.bsky.social
The Centre for Cities is an independent think tank dedicated to improving the economies of the UK's largest cities and towns
@sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social
Mayor of London since 2016. Former Cabinet Minister, MP and lawyer. Husband and father. Author.
@london.gov.uk
Husband, father and Mayor of the greatest city in the world. He/Him.
@julespipe.bsky.social
Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and the Fire Service. Responsibilities include infrastructure.
@andrewlewinmp.bsky.social
Labour MP for Welwyn Hatfield🌹 Chair UK Business & Trade Commission / Member of MHCLG Select Ctte Chair APPGs for New Towns & Cricket www.andrewlewin.co.uk
@shamatatler.bsky.social
Proud single mum. Head of Labour Office at LGA. Vice-chair London Labour REC. Labour cllr, Kingsbury Ward, Brent 🌹🌹🌹
@ruthcadbury.bsky.social
Proud Labour MP - Brentford & Isleworth (inc Hounslow Whitton Osterley & Heston E) Transport Select Committee Chair DMs not responded to so please email with constituency address; ruthcadburymp@parliament.uk. Or transcom@parliament.uk for committee work
@heidialexander.bsky.social
Swindon girl. Labour MP for Swindon South. Secretary of State for Transport. Email: heidi.alexander.mp@parliament.uk
@iipp-ucl.bsky.social
Changing how the state is imagined, practised, and evaluated to tackle societal challenges. Director: @mazzucatom.bsky.social, Deputy Directors: @rainerkattel.bsky.social & @eaves.ca
@samfr.bsky.social
Writes the most popular UK politics Substack (samf.substack.com) Sunday Times bestselling book "Failed State" out now. (An Economist and Financial Times Book of the Year for 2024). Senior fellow: Institute for Government
@instituteforgovernment.org.uk
The UK’s leading independent think tank working to make government more effective. ➡ Find our latest research, analysis, events and opportunities https://linktr.ee/instituteforgov
@chriscurtis94.bsky.social
Proud Milton Keynesian and Labour MP for MK North. Can't spell, views my own.
@annaclarke.bsky.social
Policy and Public Affairs at The Housing Forum. Interested in UK housing policy, planning, economics, housebuilding, energy, social policy. Views are my own. Cambridge based. https://housingforum.org.uk/
@lichfieldsuk.bsky.social
The UK's pre-eminent planning and development consultancy. We’ve been helping create great places for over 60 years
@carladenyer.bsky.social
Green MP for Bristol Central. Co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales. Engineer. Bi 🏳🌈. She/Her. Need to get in touch? 📧 carla.denyer.mp@parliament.uk
@c20society.bsky.social
The national charity campaigning to protect Britain’s modern architectural and design heritage. Report buildings at risk to caseworker@c20society.org.uk www.c20society.org.uk
@henryoverman.bsky.social
Economics, Cities, Policy. Professor, London School of Economics. Research Director Centre for Economic Performance @cep-lse.bsky.social. Director @whatworksgrowth.bsky.social. President @urbaneconomics.bsky.social
@maxnathan.bsky.social
Professor of Economic Geography, UCL. Also CEP, IZA. Cities, economics, innovation, diversity, and public policy. Views here are mine, not those of UCL, funders, data providers, etc. https://max-nathan.github.io
@jamrat.co.uk
Interested in politics, policy, communities, making the UK better, #UKHousing, Norwich City FC and whisky.
@andrewjtaylor.bsky.social
@vickypayne.bsky.social
➖Strategic Planner + Urban Designer➖ Director at Jas Bhalla Works 〰️ Chair RTPI Urban Design Network 💡Large Masterplans/New Settlements 💡High Streets 💡Design Codes💡 Art @vicky_payne_art on Instagram
@robzowski.bsky.social
Personal account | Director of Planning & Building Standards, London Borough of Haringey | Chief Planner 🏛️ | Best Planning Authority 2024! 🏆 www.linkedin.com/in/robzowski
@rcolvile.bsky.social
Director of CPS, editor-in-chief of CapX, columnist for The Sunday Times, author of The Great Acceleration. Politics, policy and parenting.