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The Shard Inquiry
Episode 171
This episode features the recording of an event hosted by Lorenzo Pandolfi and Simone Pagani in February 2026. Lorenzo and Simone invited Chris Katko…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Tip of the AIceberg
Episode 170
"The second (epochal change) is the technology revolution led by developments in artificial intelligence, which will change everything. I mean everyt…
3 months ago
Meet the MPs - Labour
Episode 169
The role of local councillors in the planning system has been a familiar topic of conversation on the podcast in the context of, for example, overtur…
3 months, 1 week ago
Reform, reform and more Reform
Episode 168
Sam Stafford was in Manchester recently and took the opportunity to catch up with friends of the podcast Charlotte Leach, Katie Wray, Claire Petricca…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
LGR
Episode 167
The 2026 local elections will likely turn out to be significant for a number of reasons. Westminster psychodrama aside though, one area of immediate …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The West Midlands Problem (plus Grey Belt and some other stuff)
Episode 166
Sam Stafford was in Birmingham recently and took the opportunity to catch up with friends of the podcast Mike Best, Kathryn Ventham and Michelle Simp…
4 months ago
What is really wrong with the Habitats Regulations?
Episode 165
DEFRA recently launched a consultation on significant changes to it’s guidance on how Habitat Regulations Assessments should be carried out, which co…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Some Things Just Take Time
Episode 164
Sam Stafford was in London recently and took the opportunity to catch up with old friends of the podcast Mike Kiely, Annie Gingell, Andrew Taylor and…
5 months ago
New Towns: Practicalities & Placemaking
Episode 163
New Towns are back in the news because the Government has announced the first formal step in creating the next generation of them with the launch of …
5 months, 1 week ago
All Around the World - The Netherlands
Episode 162
This is the third of a series of episodes being led by the oldest friend of the podcast, Paul Smith.
Paul put it to Sam Stafford that debates about t…
5 months, 2 weeks ago