Love bikes, coffee, books & movies (particularly Sci-Fi). Proud European, Quiet Rioter, HATE Brexit, the rise of the far right & the normalisation of racism. Sto imparando italiano.
Reform Council Leader’s Firm Advised £95 Million Project Which His Own Council Is a Partner In
Reform Council Leader’s Firm Advised £95 Million Project Which His Own Council Is a Partner InCllr Paul Mackings' consultancy has advised on the South Tyneside College relocation since 2021 and his firm gave £111,000 to Reform UK weeks before he stood as a candidatebylinetimes.com
🧵nightmarish AI slop Gibberish signage - a new explanation for post war high street shopping chain collapse
Paul CarnahanI’m learning so much about the UK’s good old days over on Facebook! Back then, there was a Bock Jbleaw on every corner, usually with a Bolitche nearby. Back then, Woolworths was so cool it became Coolworths, and the Cooperative Society tried a hip ‘Co-op’ rebrand, 50 years too early. Ain’t AI grand?
A Memorandum of Understanding with Active Travel England, adopted in 2024, wasn't published until we unearthed it under the Freedom of Information Act. Even now, we can see no signs of the promised annual reports on progress in putting it into practice transportactionnetwork.org.uk/national-hig...
National Highways must come clean on pedestrian and cycle safetyWe recently highlighted National Highways' serious failure to meet its road casualty reduction targets - despite their claim that "safety is our most important commitment”. Worse still is their failur...transportactionnetwork.org.uk
Badenoch is on the front page of the Daily Telegraph impersonating a police officer. Makes a change from impersonating a party leader.
Why not just hire a driver, you're a multi millionaire?
Unofficial BBCNews (UK) BotAuthor Lynda La Plante banned from driving for six months
And still people come out in public to defend speeding, whining that "people get caught out".
The modern Conservative Party, where Net Zero gets you out and Neo Nazism gets you in
“As Aydin jumps a scooter over ramps set up in the middle of the road, children around him are drawing with chalk, blowing bubbles and kicking a football in a spot where cars are usually driving through.” Good job Leeds. More children should have the chance to play in their neighbourhood like this.
Leeds: The city closing down streets so children can playIn Leeds, streets are being temporarily closed to traffic so kids have more space to safely play - an initiative proving beneficial to both children and adults.www.bbc.co.ukEx-Royal Navy officer gives x-rated review of Reform's small boats plan
Ex-Royal Navy officer gives x-rated review of Reform's small boats planA former Royal Navy officer has slammed Reform UK's plans to deal with small boats crossing the Channel as a "crock of sh*t."www.thelondoneconomic.com
This is unbelievable.
Emma JacobsThis story is insane www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Yes. Lukas is right. And since I don’t have any colleague to share the mic 🎤 with I rely on you, viewers, to be there with me. Ask questions, send encouragement, let’s do this together.
Lukas KnöflerI really cannot underline enough how absolutely nuts tomorrow's #TDFF2026 stage 5 will be. If you can at all clear your schedule, do it and watch the stage (it's broadcast from the start). You won't regret it.
You know how we get miffed when people call us "The Royal Institute"? Our frustration is justified, because it's been going on forever. 🙄 Check out this 1974 newspaper we just found in a drawer—we love the old ads!
EU membership is the best way to grow the UK economy. 🔊 'Mr Burnham cannot present himself as a "step forward" while sliding backwards on Europe. To fund social care without raising taxes or borrowing, he urgently needs economic growth.'
Letter: It's time Andy Burnham broke his silence on BrexitSIR - If a week is a long time in politics, two weeks is an eternity. Yet despite a flurry of early announcements, Primewww.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
11:15am yesterday, our village. Are these the first migrants from Ceuta to reach Dorset? A number of young lads in Cub Scout uniforms leapt out of a minibus & invaded Jill’s shop. They had no idea what Apple Cobbler was and taunted Simple Sally with their woggles. Deport. Now.
I was lucky enough to have known John for the last 25 years. He was remarkable to the end, witty, sharp and kind to a fault. Do read his obituaries, a fascinating life. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
John Croft obituaryCodebreaker at Bletchley Park who later worked at the Home Office and became a successful abstract artistwww.theguardian.com
“Don’t you think this is the inheritance you left them?” @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social says it's 'lamentable' that Conservative MP Matt Vickers won't admit responsibility for the prison crisis when his party added 500 places in 14 years.
The reality is that Pochin and her mates would have welcomed the Nazis if the country had lost the Battle of Britain. She'd have been waiting excitedly in Runcorn with a list of useful names and their addresses.
1/3 The dangers of the NHS's £330m contract with Palantir are well known. A subscription-based contract that leaves the NHS without meaningful ownership. Lock-in to a single supplier that risks future price gouging. Critical health infrastructure dependent on a shady spy-tech company.