I've published Substack #2 this morning: FORGET STATE CAPACITY: WHAT ABOUT LOCAL CAPACITY? The Government is going to war on ‘sludge’. In the last fortnight, Darren Jones has put Whitehall on a war-footing.

Take note Elon Musk, *this* is how you start a new English Civil War.

Literally one of the greatest soft power brands on planet earth driven into the ground by successive British governments that embrace failure, decline and irrelevance. on.ft.com/3Wq1XIT

It's got to be the Roger Stevens building

Well, that *was* foaming fun! Stephanie Luning's "Island of Foam" transformed the sober Victorian #Bradford City Hall and Centenary Square this afternoon into something magical - and messy! @bradford2025.co.uk

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Honestly a bit overwhelmed by how good the Bradford Progress has been this weekend. Big up Bradford. @bradford2025.bsky.social