Er, no, BBC it really isn't complicated.
December 11, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Er, no, BBC it really isn't complicated.
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Absolutely amazing chart from @peterkellner.bsky.social's piece in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social today:
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
December 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Absolutely amazing chart from @peterkellner.bsky.social's piece in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social today:
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
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London has incredibly high rents, so it is utterly ridiculous that Labour and the Conservatives are campaigning against housing being built on a car park.
If that's not brownfield, what is?
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
If that's not brownfield, what is?
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Plans for hundreds of homes on north London station car park rejected
The scheme would have seen five blocks built next to High Barnet station
www.standard.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
London has incredibly high rents, so it is utterly ridiculous that Labour and the Conservatives are campaigning against housing being built on a car park.
If that's not brownfield, what is?
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
If that's not brownfield, what is?
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
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Self-declared Free Speech Capital of the World Deeply Concerned about European Censorship proposes pre-screening tweets for wrongthink as part of the ESTA application process.
Cool. Cool cool cool.
Cool. Cool cool cool.
December 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Self-declared Free Speech Capital of the World Deeply Concerned about European Censorship proposes pre-screening tweets for wrongthink as part of the ESTA application process.
Cool. Cool cool cool.
Cool. Cool cool cool.
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"The 2016 decision to exit the European Union has been nothing short of an economic disaster... It’s a bigger hit than if every bank, brokerage firm and hedge fund in London were suddenly to disappear." ~AA
👏🏽"The President and the Brexiteers share a fear of strangers... Trade, in [Trump's] view, is other countries draining our wallets. Immigration is other people stealing our jobs. International treaties are handcuffs limiting sovereignty." 🎯~AA
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/o...
December 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"The 2016 decision to exit the European Union has been nothing short of an economic disaster... It’s a bigger hit than if every bank, brokerage firm and hedge fund in London were suddenly to disappear." ~AA
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NEW: 50+ transport and health groups have written to the Government calling for clear targets in the upcoming Cycling & Walking Investment Strategy 3, as well as a comprehensive plan for a national active travel network, matching the long-term strategic focus given to roads.
December 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
NEW: 50+ transport and health groups have written to the Government calling for clear targets in the upcoming Cycling & Walking Investment Strategy 3, as well as a comprehensive plan for a national active travel network, matching the long-term strategic focus given to roads.
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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Nearly £300,000 spent on trying to prevent people seeking safety from having accommodation. That's money which could have been used to help homeless individuals or support the community. You know, things those protesting hotels complain don't get funded because of them.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Council's legal bill over The Bell Hotel in Epping revealed
Epping Forest District Council is attempting to prevent asylum seekers staying at the hotel.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Nearly £300,000 spent on trying to prevent people seeking safety from having accommodation. That's money which could have been used to help homeless individuals or support the community. You know, things those protesting hotels complain don't get funded because of them.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Great to see the new Rotherhithe foot/cycle ferry finally in action, but the fare is obscene: £4.10! Plus:
🚫 no concessions/discounts
😱 Works out at TWENTY FIVE POUNDS per mile
💸 Still more expensive than even the peak time #SilvertownTunnel or #BlackwallTunnel toll
This is unacceptably expensive.
🚫 no concessions/discounts
😱 Works out at TWENTY FIVE POUNDS per mile
💸 Still more expensive than even the peak time #SilvertownTunnel or #BlackwallTunnel toll
This is unacceptably expensive.
⛴️ Orbit Clipper is here: a fully-electric, zero-emissions ferry across the Thames.
Journeys are every 10 minutes from each side on weekdays, and every 15 minutes on weekends.
Getting around South East London just got easier.
Journeys are every 10 minutes from each side on weekdays, and every 15 minutes on weekends.
Getting around South East London just got easier.
December 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Great to see the new Rotherhithe foot/cycle ferry finally in action, but the fare is obscene: £4.10! Plus:
🚫 no concessions/discounts
😱 Works out at TWENTY FIVE POUNDS per mile
💸 Still more expensive than even the peak time #SilvertownTunnel or #BlackwallTunnel toll
This is unacceptably expensive.
🚫 no concessions/discounts
😱 Works out at TWENTY FIVE POUNDS per mile
💸 Still more expensive than even the peak time #SilvertownTunnel or #BlackwallTunnel toll
This is unacceptably expensive.
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Ahahahahaha, local business that recorded themselves sticking a load of Union Jacks to lampposts all about town are currently pissing and moaning about finally Finding Out.
November 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Ahahahahaha, local business that recorded themselves sticking a load of Union Jacks to lampposts all about town are currently pissing and moaning about finally Finding Out.
Stop the yachts. Tax wealth.
The Labour Government: there to serve the
November 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Stop the yachts. Tax wealth.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Since 2011 the fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury £133 billion.
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Rachel Reeves will freeze fuel duty to dodge ‘political suicide’
The chancellor will also highlight a rise in the minimum wage and plans to cut energy bills as she tries to win over voters by focusing on cost of living
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Since 2011 the fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury £133 billion.
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Who remembers that Brexit campaign slogan from 2016? 🤔
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Who remembers that Brexit campaign slogan from 2016? 🤔
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A sad day for climate action. Heathrow’s third runway getting government backing sends the message that airport expansion matters more than safeguarding our future. We need leadership that prioritises people and planet. #Climate
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Heathrow's plan for longer third runway chosen by government
Under the selected plan, the runway would be up to 3.5km long and require a new road tunnel under the airport.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A sad day for climate action. Heathrow’s third runway getting government backing sends the message that airport expansion matters more than safeguarding our future. We need leadership that prioritises people and planet. #Climate
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Nothing says unbiased more than pandering to the far-right clearly...
"The BBC were asked by this paper whether there had been any similar discussions about securing the support of voters for other parties in the UK, but they did not identify any examples"
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
"The BBC were asked by this paper whether there had been any similar discussions about securing the support of voters for other parties in the UK, but they did not identify any examples"
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output
The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC “story selection” in order to secure the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage’s party
bylinetimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Nothing says unbiased more than pandering to the far-right clearly...
"The BBC were asked by this paper whether there had been any similar discussions about securing the support of voters for other parties in the UK, but they did not identify any examples"
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
"The BBC were asked by this paper whether there had been any similar discussions about securing the support of voters for other parties in the UK, but they did not identify any examples"
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
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Reform is a party that says things that appeal to racists, fields racist candidates, fawns over racist world leaders, made a convicted racist guest of honour at their conference, and whose leader refuses to outright deny having racially abused people.
If only there were a word for such a party.
If only there were a word for such a party.
November 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Reform is a party that says things that appeal to racists, fields racist candidates, fawns over racist world leaders, made a convicted racist guest of honour at their conference, and whose leader refuses to outright deny having racially abused people.
If only there were a word for such a party.
If only there were a word for such a party.
Govt firmly on the side of climate breakdown.
A telling nugget from transport Qs on Thurs. Heidi Alexander: "There are no proposals to introduce a national pay-per-mile scheme. This Govt [is] firmly on the side of drivers.
"We are pumping £24bn of capital into motorways & local roads, with a record £1.6bn for local roads maintenance this year"
"We are pumping £24bn of capital into motorways & local roads, with a record £1.6bn for local roads maintenance this year"
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Govt firmly on the side of climate breakdown.
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There's always money for more driving
Reeves to announce £1.5bn boost in EV subsidies amid pay-per-mile concerns
Reeves to announce £1.5bn boost in EV subsidies amid pay-per-mile concerns
Industry experts welcome extra incentives but fear a consultation on a mileage tax sends mixed messages
Drivers will be able to claim government subsidies to cut the cost of buying a new electric car until 2030 under plans to be announced by Rachel Reeves at next week’s budget.
The chancellor will unveil an extra £1.3bn for subsidies for new electric vehicles (EVs) and a further £200m for charging points, as she attempts to prevent the market for clean cars drying up amid concerns about a new pay-per-mile tax. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
There's always money for more driving
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As we inch ever closer to politicians no longer being able to plausibly pretend the bridge will reopen to cars, the time may finally soon be here for an honest conversation about more realistic solutions
November 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
As we inch ever closer to politicians no longer being able to plausibly pretend the bridge will reopen to cars, the time may finally soon be here for an honest conversation about more realistic solutions
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For those of you in the UK, especially if you are a UK citizen, can you please take part in the consultation on changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain (Settlement) that were just proposed by the UK government. We need as many people as possible to reject these proposals. www.gov.uk/government/c...
Earned settlement
The government is consulting on how the current settlement system should be reformed and how those reforms should be implemented.
www.gov.uk
November 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM
For those of you in the UK, especially if you are a UK citizen, can you please take part in the consultation on changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain (Settlement) that were just proposed by the UK government. We need as many people as possible to reject these proposals. www.gov.uk/government/c...
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Compare and contrast the Government language.
£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.
Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.
And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.
£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.
Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.
And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Compare and contrast the Government language.
£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.
Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.
And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.
£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.
Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.
And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.