Jamie Ratcliff

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Jamie Ratcliff

Jamie Ratcliff

@Jamrat_

Independent consultant #ukhousing, whisky coinnoisseur, @NorwichCityFC fan & proud father of two mischievous children.

Bristol, England Katılım Mart 2013
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Chris Rose@ArchRose90·
This is Walker Smith. After dedicating 17 years to Waitrose, he was recently dismissed. The reason? For attempting to stop a shoplifter nicking Easter eggs. Yes you read that right. He should be applauded, not sacked. Shameful @waitrose. Re-employ Walker Smith!
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New to Earth@Mond112233·
@s8mb I was in a pub yesterday and they sold a dark version on tap, that was also lovely
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Sam Bowman@s8mb·
Is this the best widely-sold lager available in Britain? I believe it might be.
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Jamie Ratcliff@Jamrat_·
@s8mb @gavinantonyrice I think Camden Hells is better. Budvar is the exception that proves the rule that state-ownership is always bad.
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Jamie Ratcliff@Jamrat_·
@aireyj Really interesting piece Jack, thank you. I agree with lots of that and in particular that real world viability is currently the biggest challenge restricting housing supply. We should be laser focused on improving that.
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Jack Airey@aireyj·
YIMBYs reshaped the housing debate. But if we’re honest they've done more to influence elite thinking than increase housing delivery. To make a difference they need a broader approach - focusing more on demand, viability, real schemes and cost of living. propviews.co.uk/blog/the-yimby…
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Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho@ClaireCoutinho·
Your energy spokesperson backed higher taxes on oil and gas that you now reject. You resigned from your party over a burqa ban you now say you support. You reported Rupert Lowe to the police for hurty words and say you care about free speech. In the nine months I had in Government I started a reset on Net Zero, pushed back on costs to consumers and on legislation crushing businesses, legislated to protect North Sea licenses, signed off Rosebank and more gas power plants, started the largest expansion of nuclear power in generations and a true costing of renewables. I’ve worked to change my party’s position further which is why I backed Kemi because I knew she would have the courage of her convictions to do so as well. As ‘head of policy’ you spend most of your time sounding like someone whose head was flushed down a toilet too many times at school - all fragile ego without bothering to learn that education policy is devolved or that Grangemouth is not in Wales. Perhaps get off X and into the detail of your brief.
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Zia Yusuf@ZiaYusufUK

The closure of Grangemouth refinery was announced in 2023 when Claire Coutinho was the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. She killed it and returns to the scene of the crime to film. Depraved.

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Sam Dumitriu
Sam Dumitriu@Sam_Dumitriu·
Why does the UK have such a bad fly-tipping problem? In the Guardian, George Monbiot blames deregulation and not enough spending on enforcement. To me, the cause is obvious. Britain has the highest landfill tax in Europe. The returns to flytipping are just higher here.
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Conservatives
Conservatives@Conservatives·
Wishing a joyous Passover to the Jewish community in Britain and around the world. Chag Pesach Sameach!
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Conservatives@Conservatives·
Vote Conservative for fewer potholes! Introducing our new National Pothole Patrol 🪏
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Robert Colvile
Robert Colvile@rcolvile·
The most important and least appreciated limitation on government policy decisions is the state of its databases (via @lara_spirit)
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Jamie Ratcliff@Jamrat_·
@JohnCleese You were funny once. Now a sad, old man. This photo is over ten years old and doesn't show what you claim.
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Peter Williams
Peter Williams@ProfPWilliams·
UK Housing Review 2026. We are launching the latest review at the House of Lords today giving up to date comment and statistics on housing in the UK and its four constituent countries. Available online from later this afternoon at lnkd.in/e6fwSukv 📷
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Norwich City FC
Norwich City FC@NorwichCityFC·
Book a stadium tour of Carrow Road - new dates now available. Terms and conditions will most definitely apply 😬
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Tom Forth
Tom Forth@thomasforth·
So here would be an amazing data story in housing. It's looking quite possible in the data so far that Dublin will complete more homes than London in 2025. Not per capita. Absolute number of new homes completed. Higher in Dublin than London.
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Ant Breach
Ant Breach@AntBreach·
The Chancellor's roadmap for fiscal devo is genuinely exciting - done right, it should improve growth + public services across England But the Government needs to act fast - decisions on some new local gov maps are imminent, and we may miss a historic opportunity to get it right
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Centre for Cities@CentreforCities

The Chancellor’s fiscal devolution roadmap is a major shift. But without the right local boundaries, it risks creating uneven tax bases and service gaps. Local government reform must match economic reality👇 buff.ly/fqXZERH

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Sam Bowman
Sam Bowman@s8mb·
The real "Preston Model" is that Preston has managed to get loads of houses built – six times more than its targets require – without much local objection by tying new housebuilding to new roads, bypasses, parks, and other infrastructure. samdumitriu.com/p/the-truth-ab…
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Sam Dumitriu@Sam_Dumitriu·
For @GuardianBooks, I argue that Britain's legal protections for nature are expensive, ineffective, and prevent us from building the infrastructure we need to tackle climate change. "Why do our environmental laws end up creating these bizarre situations? The problem is their inflexibility. They are designed to prevent specific harms caused by specific developments. This approach only makes sense if building is one of the main drivers of nature loss. But it isn’t, for a simple reason: we don’t, and almost certainly never will, do enough of it. Less than 6% of Britain is built on. If Labour succeeds in building 1.5m homes, the total amount of built-up land would only increase by a few hundredths of a percent. Even if you tripled the rate, it would take decades before even a tenth of Britain was built on. Far more of it, nearly two thirds, is dedicated to agriculture." theguardian.com/books/2026/mar…
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