Dutch directness can be a bit much sometimes 😳
09.03.2026 08:44
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Dutch directness can be a bit much sometimes 😳
Katie Lam has “something of the Margarets” about her.
"Badenoch has ranked MPs based on how well they are performing on X..."
One for @hubnut.bsky.social
Mapping out play areas does seem to miss the point that play should be possible in residential streets - which IS a transport matter.
And why oh why is her main message “My message is just for others to wear a helmet. It's going to keep you safe.” Instead of for DRIVERS to look properly for pedestrians and cyclists??? Or a message to councils to provide safe environments?
Be interesting to find out for certain, as if that’s the case the misguided parent is calling for children to wear helmets when walking. That would be an escalation even beyond US levels of pedestrian safety advice.
That’s what Inwas thinking too, and this could be read as being in the past tense: “He had been cycling in the area and had crossed the road”.
Somewhere a REFUK London Assembly Member will be formulating an objection to cycleways on the basis they make it easier for illegal aliens to invade us.
The poor guy is just trying to earn a perfectly normal modest living from his dalek walking business and there you are harassing him! 😁
An unexpected benefit of London's cycle lanes...our would-be Dalek overlords are able to take an afternoon stroll with their human minders, unimpeded
He was a legend.
@marina-purkiss.bsky.social have you seen this about the girls school bombing last week?
Might not have been Claude but seems to be an AI fuck-up nonetheless. And that’s on the humans who let it rip.
Stationary phone distraction isn’t harmless — the evidence is clear. It impairs hazard detection and reaction time, with effects lasting well beyond the interaction. This is road danger and it can (and does) have fatal consequences. Academic research strongly backs it (see pic). Enforcement matters.
Phone-use drivers are like buses, you can wait ages for one and then two come along at once.
Love the ol' "quick right hand to left hand" technique of the Centrica driver (it won't save him) as opposed to the dimwitted brazen style of the Seat driver.
Try all you want to hide it, we'll catch you.
White text: strange how nobody cares about pedestrian safety until the villainous cyclist shows up
Note this IMPORTANT paragraph.
“Some urbanists claim [the 15-Minute City] manufactured controversy has ‘died down,’ but the truth is that in many ways, the disinformation achieved its goal.”
That’s NOT ok. With or without the brand, the concept of proximity is critical & common sense. Discuss it.
It’s absolutely ridiculous what Rachel has to put up with time and time again for her work, and how little institutional support she receives when targeted by far-right grifters and neo-Nazi thugs. Our media and journalism orgs need a wake-up call.
Alf agrees to undergo hypnotic regression, and 'relives' what appears to be an abduction experience. This is eerily similar to PC Godfrey's regression video - his advisory role in full effect here. (2/3)
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It’s the first one I’ve listened to. Subscribed now.
Origin Story podcast recently did a really good summary of the 15 minute city concept and how this got twisted in the public consciousness into something it’s most definitely not.
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The deranged attacks on Miliband have nothing to do with North Sea oil & gas, which peaked in 1999.
It’s about keeping Britain hooked on fossil fuels.
Even with new licences, North Sea output will fall by 95% from 2026 to 2050.
Only renewables can deliver British energy sovereignty.
Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.” I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.” She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …
Dear Shabana,
Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.
We’ve not had the volume of snow we normally have, but I’ve mostly missed the clear crisp winter days. It’s just been moist and meh.
"Straight from the playbook of tobacco".
The Stove Industry Association has been pressuring councils to tone down their public health campaigns, telling them they were exploring options for potential legal action.
This stinks even more than the burning they promote. #WoodBurning #AirPollution
Screenshot from Telegraph daily newsletter Today we can reveal the source of Sir Keir Starmer's hesitation over Iran. It was Ed Miliband. Tony Diver, our new Political Editor, has the full story.
Just imagine the depths of uselessness and ghastliness this government could achieve if it didn’t have Ed Miliband in it
Zone 2 cardio. Mobility maxxing. There will be no further discussion.
A blue transistor radio with a winding handle to power it.
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