Seán Keyes @Keyes
Executive director of @progressireland progressireland.org Dublin via London via Limerick Joined March 2008-
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Seán Keyes retweeted
New for @_fitzwilliam: I wrote about the current struggles of the Irish Maths Olympiad, and why I think it can be saved with a trivial amount of money
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new from me for @WorksInProgMag: how France achieved the world’s fastest nuclear buildout I tell the story of how France defied the global backlash against nuclear power by aligning local incentives, embracing standardisation and abandoning a failed domestic design. 🧵
Surprising to me that the trend is identical with and without housing. Rampant Misesian malinvestment
Surprising to me that the trend is identical with and without housing. Rampant Misesian malinvestment
Seán Keyes retweeted
This government has a choice. Will we build the infrastructure we need to function (not to mention, prosper) as a country or will we decline? The government was elected to make decisions. It shouldn’t empower “activists” to prevent major projects.
This government has a choice. Will we build the infrastructure we need to function (not to mention, prosper) as a country or will we decline? The government was elected to make decisions. It shouldn’t empower “activists” to prevent major projects.
From @judgeglock, Why does rent control persist? 1. rental housing is immobile 2. It's durable and therefore decay happens slowly 3. New builds are a small part of total housing stock so impact on that is also slower 4. no quick fix to housing prices thefp.com/p/is-there-a-d…
Seán Keyes retweeted
How to build infrasturcture cheaply. progressireland.substack.com/p/for-cheap-in…
“Vast quantities of space between the blocks are wasted to satisfy the GLA’s voracious appetite for facades” — nice line
“Vast quantities of space between the blocks are wasted to satisfy the GLA’s voracious appetite for facades” — nice line
Seán Keyes retweeted
The secret to affordable infrastructure: pre-commitment.
The St Paul of YIMBY ⛪️
Seán Keyes retweeted
Over the last three years, housebuilding in London has collapsed. Molior recorded just 2,158 private starts in the first half of 2025, around 5% of London’s (low) targets, and still falling. What is going on? I have posed this question to numerous specialists, most of whom…
Seán Keyes retweeted
I think this is probably the best short explanation of how to keep infrastructure costs low that exists out there. From @Keyes & @ProgressIreland progressireland.substack.com/p/for-cheap-in…
The qualitative side of YIMBY is often overlooked.
The qualitative side of YIMBY is often overlooked.
Seán Keyes retweeted
Over the past 35 years, the cost of the components in the Electric Stack - li-ion batteries, magnets and motors, power electronics, and embedded compute - have fallen 99%. The Electric Era is inevitable. The question is who builds it. I wrote 40,000 words to understand.
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