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Unknown Host hosts YIMBY Pod – formerly The Abundance Agenda, a news show with 76 episodes published.
The government is proposing new measures to stop NIMBYs vexatiously taking energy projects to judicial review! And James tries to persuade Martin that space-based data centres aren’t a completely ridiculous idea. The Ben
On YIMBY Pod this week: * For the first time on the pod, James makes the case for liberating the Postcode Address File. * And we speak to Lord Mark Pack about how Secondary Legislation is a hidden problem that is slowing
Martin reveals the extraordinary grip one Bedfordshire councillor has on BBC coverage of the new Universal theme park. And James speaks to Dan Mead from Labour Together about why nationalising Thames Water might not be t
James and Martin dig into some astonishing YouGov polling that reveals a huge gender gap in support for nuclear energy… and desperately try not to get cancelled while talking about it. And we speak to Tym Syrytczyk from
James talks about Technology Secretary Liz Kendall’s speech last week, which essentially sets out Britain’s AI strategy – and he explains why the strategy is determined by some rather limited choices. And then we speak t
Why Green Party complaints about “industrial scale” solar farms are fundamentally unserious. Martin visits the actual Bat Tunnel – and returns with a crazy plot twist. And we speak to Dan Davies about his pitch for a les
Why it’s patriotic duty to switch on our air conditioners this summer. The NIMBY battle against a cancer hospital. And we speak to Maxwell Marlow from TYI Strategy about why phone signal in Britain is so crap – and how w
On YIMBY Pod this week: * James and Martin get unusually mad about the latest developments in the West Yorkshire team saga. We just want a tram! * Then James speaks to Andrew Greenway, a partner at Public Digital about h
On YIMBY Pod this week: * James talks about Tory plans for a ‘National Pothole Patrol’, and explains how AI can be used to detect potholes. * Martin tells the story of a big NIMBY campaign to save… a car park. * And we s
James gets annoyed his new build was saddled with old technology. Martin tells the story of the surprisingly futuristic British wine industry. And we speak to Thomas Ableman about his proposal for Mini-Switzerland, a pla
James talks about how Rachel Reeves’ plan to give mayor a slice of income tax could help get infrastructure built. Martin digs into two more BBC Local Democracy Reporting Service stories with an alarming NIMBY slant. And
James argues that Reform’s idea about politicising the Civil Service could be good, and begs everyone not to hate him. Martin tells the maddening story of his local playground, and how two years on kids are still not all
James tells Martin the story of Open Safely, an incredible tool that scientists can now use to research country-wide NHS GP data. And we speak to energy policy guru Adam Bell, partner at Stonehaven, ex-head of the govern
On YIMBY Pod this week, James and Martin have good news for once: Cornwall might be about to become Britain’s lithium-and-geothermal powerhouse, and London is (finally) getting a pedestrianised Oxford Street — after year
Arch-Remainer James discovers why re-aligning with Europe could spell doom for Britain’s critical fixes to how we build nuclear power plants. Martin updates us on the drama at Dobbins Lane in Wendover, and how HS2 and th
How just one planning objection scuppered a neighbourhood battery storage project in Banbury – and what this says about how much money councils are wasting on vexatious complaints. Why Europe needs its own independent sp
A new study casts doubt on whether AI really will be a big productivity boost, so Martin and James have their AI argument again. A small tweak in how the government determines value for money could have big implications
Martin bursts open the maddening story of how the new Universal theme park is worrying Anglian Water… and how nobody seems to have anticipated this? James talks about his big day grandstanding at the London Assembly’s Pl
Martin digs into the NIMBY drama at Bristol Zoo… and then enters the lion’s den himself, and attends a meeting of his Parish Council. James goes full neoliberal shill talking about Darren Jones’ proposals for fixing the
James argues the digital ID U-turn doesn’t deserve the hysterical coverage that Westminster lobby journalists have been giving it. Martin concludes the incredible story of a 17th century engineering project – and how it
Lord Mark Pack
Party President
1 appearance on this show
Dan Davies
Chief Officer · Renegade Press LLC
1 appearance on this show
Adam Bell
energy policy guru · Internet Subway
1 appearance on this show
Phil Tinline
author
1 appearance on this show
Zion Lights
Author of "Energy is Life"
1 appearance on this show
Dan Mead
Labour Together
1 appearance on this show
Hannah Keenan
Institute for Government
1 appearance on this show
Maxwell Marlow
TYI Strategy
1 appearance on this show
Asif Ghafoor
BE.EV
1 appearance on this show
Simon Kaye
Re:State
1 appearance on this show
Chris Lintott
Oxford
1 appearance on this show
Alexander Iosad
Tony Blair Institute
1 appearance on this show
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