Prince Architect
@princearchitect.bsky.social
Liverpool based architect and part-time architecture tutor at the University of Liverpool. he/him
Discouraging an activity with a benefit-to-cost ratio of nearly 10:1. A triumph of policymaking.
Fall in international student numbers ‘cost UK £2.9 billion’
Latest cost-benefit analysis finds overseas enrolments generate nearly 10 times more money for UK than they take away
timeshighereducation.com
Could commentators please stop going on about players "entering the record books" at this #WorldCup... being the first person to score 2 goals in the second 20 minutes of a knock-out match, not ever, just since Julio Geordio did it at France '98, is not a record. At best it's an irrelevant stat.
Rainbows are brilliant. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
"...Operation Epstein Fury..." more excellent reporting from the consistently on-the-nose, PNG!
Henry Morris@mrhenrymorris.substack.com · 5mo agoEXCLUSIVE - I've just been passed the latest copy from the Papua New Guinea Courier's USA correspondent. Subscribe to my Substack for more! mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/the-latest...
It's nearly "When's International Men's Day? Day. Or as it's sometimes known International Women's Day. If you're actually interested in equality for every gender (because equality means equality for all) then please support this terrific festival. (it's November 19th to preempt)
Stella Creasy MP@stellacreasy.bsky.social · 5mo agoLess than 10 days to the we can build it better festival in London for international women’s day - here’s the full line up of speakers and activities. All were welcome of whatever gender so get your tickets before it’s full up here: sohotheatre.com/events/walth...
“In a battle between hope and hate, hope has won.” Congratulations to new MP Hannah Spencer! bylinetimes.com/2026/02/27/h...
Hope Beats Hate: Green Party Defeats Reform and Labour in Huge Gorton and Denton By-Election Victory
A concerted political and media campaign to scare voters about a “Green Menace” winning this by-election failed, reports Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com
NEW - I'm thrilled to announce I was asked to interview Robert Jenrick at a car boot sale for the New Yorker. open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
Jenrick Among the Folding Tables
A New Yorker profile
open.substack.com
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY. There was also a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
forbes.com
The power went out and when he woke that morning in his Passive House, it was 9°F outside and 62°F inside. "At our neighbor's house, which was identical to ours [before the Passive House retrofit], it was 36°F. They may as well have been living in a tent" passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/how...
How A Texas Passive House Survived a 2021 Deep Freeze
Discover how a Texas passive house maintained comfort and energy efficiency during the 2021 deep freeze, showcasing resilient sustainable home design and passive house principles for extreme weather e...
passivehouseaccelerator.com
Brilliant to see the BBC picking up Ranald Lawrence and Dean Hawkes' fabulously interesting and important #environmentalhumanities work on #HardwickHall. They measured solar gain to understand Elizabethan comfort tech. The original articles are hugely worth reading too. www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
'The past is an underused tool': An Elizabethan mansion's secrets for staying warm
In a deadly cold period known as the Little Ice Age, clever Elizabethan designs kept a magnificent stately home unusually warm – with lessons for how we can heat our own homes better.
bbc.co.uk
As a social movements scholar, I absolutely love the diversity of tactics being developed by each city, reflecting their local flavor Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods
Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7mo agoNaaaaaaailed it
Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸
The wonderful @johnczulowskiburns.bsky.social has joined Bluesky! Do give him a follow. He's the architect who produced the digital models of our buildings for #FormFollowsFuel, which enabled us to calculate #embodiedenergy for each of them. Also the stunning cover image. @florianurban.bsky.social
It's sad when you don't have the vision to be born into a dynasty. So sad... Losers.
Henry Morris@mrhenrymorris.substack.com · 8mo agoThe Little Match Girl - A Christmas Story By Donald J Trump, winner of the coveted FIFA peace prize Live now, on my Substack Nadolig llawen pawb! open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
this is incredible. Art is incredible. Science is incredible. Great artists and great scientists are life changing.
Harry Wallop@harrywallop.co.uk · 8mo agoGreat culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard
Baroness Jones, "The problem is that labour have not created enough safe managed routes" "If we had safe managed routes people could come here, justify their arrival, start to work, start to pay tax, start to create business" "And actually be a huge benefit to our society"
Twatting around with the planning system won't achieve anything. You need to fund and resource local authorities properly AND embark on a serious council housing building programme. THE PRIVATE SECTOR CANNOT, AND WILL NOT, DELIVER SUFFICIENT HOUSING! ARRRGGGHHH!
Peter Stefanovic@peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 9mo ago'We can't keep saying no to development when we've got a housing crisis' Housing Secretary Steve Reed speaks to #BBCBreakfast about plans to build homes on land close to railway stations in England
'The engineer said there were two options: “Color or cracks.”' 👀
Lloyd Alter@lloydalter.bsky.social · 9mo agoStrictly speaking, it's not a façade that's cracking up at 432 Park Ave. in NYC; it's a "load-bearing, concrete exoskeleton." This makes the problem much harder to fix. The engineers called it back in 2012, but hubris and vanity overruled them. lloydalter.substack.com/p/schadenfre...
If you're in Stockport on Tuesday, go and see Robin. You won't regret it!
The European Convention on Human Rights protects every single one of us in the UK. Some politicians want to tear up these protections to distract us from the real problems affecting our daily lives.
