Nigel Bagshaw
@nigelbagshaw.bsky.social
Translator specialising in all things Central and East European (other than espionage). Sustainable transport campaigner and former Green councillor.
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Nice idea but without proper enforcement means nothing.
January 3, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Nice idea but without proper enforcement means nothing.
Wide of the mark, as ever. Trams and bikes reduce congestion, as do bus lanes/priority, enforcement and the removal of parking spaces. Iain is still trapped in the 1950s.
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Let’s fix the things we already have that are broken - Iain Whyte
Happy New Year to all Evening News readers. I hope that 2026 bring you all you wish for.
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January 2, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Wide of the mark, as ever. Trams and bikes reduce congestion, as do bus lanes/priority, enforcement and the removal of parking spaces. Iain is still trapped in the 1950s.
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Some cities realise where the future lies. If trams in #Edinburgh are 'unwanted', 'unnecessary' and 'out-dated', why are so many new networks being built elsewhere?
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Montpellier tram Line 5 links people and nature
FRANCE: Revenue services started on Montpellier tram Line 5 on December 20, with the 14·2 km route serving 27 stops across two newly built branches.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Some cities realise where the future lies. If trams in #Edinburgh are 'unwanted', 'unnecessary' and 'out-dated', why are so many new networks being built elsewhere?
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It’s worth mentioning, though it’s been said repeatedly: the Lizzie Line carries 1/6th of UK daily rail passengers (not including the Tube) and has already paid off its entire costs.
And if HS2 had been committed to, without plans being tweaked every 5 minutes, Phase 1 would be opening next year.
And if HS2 had been committed to, without plans being tweaked every 5 minutes, Phase 1 would be opening next year.
Worked example of the crippling effects or Treasury brain here
Elizabeth Line would ‘never’ be built, Michael Portillo wrote when urging cancellation
Former Treasury minister warned that Crossrail London link was too costly and unnecessary, newly released papers show
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December 30, 2025 at 12:17 PM
It’s worth mentioning, though it’s been said repeatedly: the Lizzie Line carries 1/6th of UK daily rail passengers (not including the Tube) and has already paid off its entire costs.
And if HS2 had been committed to, without plans being tweaked every 5 minutes, Phase 1 would be opening next year.
And if HS2 had been committed to, without plans being tweaked every 5 minutes, Phase 1 would be opening next year.
That's the way to do it, #Edinburgh (with no TRO sub-committee).
The transport convenor described 2025 as a "bumper year" for new walking and cycling paths in Glasgow.
More Glaswegians walking and cycling as 270km of new paths built across the city
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December 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
That's the way to do it, #Edinburgh (with no TRO sub-committee).
Why accept honours from such a dishonourable institution?
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New Year Honours list explained including what CBE, OBE and MBE mean
What are the meanings of CBE, MBE, OBE, damehood and knighthood that are awarded in the New Year Honours list?
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December 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Why accept honours from such a dishonourable institution?
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"The bill for extreme weather damages will continue to rise until the world slashes greenhouse gas emissions and phases out fossil fuels."
What some don't understand: it will rise disproportionately as resilience limits of infrastructure are increasingly exceeded.
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What some don't understand: it will rise disproportionately as resilience limits of infrastructure are increasingly exceeded.
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Cyclones, floods and wildfires among 2025’s costliest climate-related disasters
Christian Aid annual report’s top 10 disasters amounted to more than $120bn in insured losses
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December 27, 2025 at 10:19 AM
"The bill for extreme weather damages will continue to rise until the world slashes greenhouse gas emissions and phases out fossil fuels."
What some don't understand: it will rise disproportionately as resilience limits of infrastructure are increasingly exceeded.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
What some don't understand: it will rise disproportionately as resilience limits of infrastructure are increasingly exceeded.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Unbelievable that making city centres more pleasant to walk around is still such a struggle that it makes news when we just think about trying it for a bit
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Glasgow to trial 'People First Zone' for safer pedestrian access
Work will begin in February on the junction where Queen Street meets Ingram Street.
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December 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Unbelievable that making city centres more pleasant to walk around is still such a struggle that it makes news when we just think about trying it for a bit
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And not just the economic future - trams have huge environmental, health and social benefits too. The opposition to them tends to be ill-thought-out or simply unfounded.
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Trams are an investment in the economic future of Edinburgh - Donald Anderson
There’s been a heated debate about proposals for a second tram line in Edinburgh, but there can be little doubt that the city would receive a huge econ-omic boost from more trams.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
And not just the economic future - trams have huge environmental, health and social benefits too. The opposition to them tends to be ill-thought-out or simply unfounded.
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This turkey is being delivered #sustainably
December 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
This turkey is being delivered #sustainably
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In case you're unclear on what JD Vance is trying to do here maybe it will help to recall Italian writer Ignazio Silone's 1938 description of what fascism is:
“Fascism is a counter-revolution against a revolution that never took place.”
“Fascism is a counter-revolution against a revolution that never took place.”
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
In case you're unclear on what JD Vance is trying to do here maybe it will help to recall Italian writer Ignazio Silone's 1938 description of what fascism is:
“Fascism is a counter-revolution against a revolution that never took place.”
“Fascism is a counter-revolution against a revolution that never took place.”
Standards in public life.
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Ex-council leader Cammy Day used fake name to lodge complaint about colleague
The former Labour leader of Edinburgh City Council has issued an 'unreserved apology' after the Sunday Mail uncovered evidence of the bizarre ploy.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Standards in public life.
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www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...
The complexities of the Poles' relationships with the Ukrainians.
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‘Teach your daughter to speak Polish’: Ukrainians in Poland face growing resentment
Change in attitudes has been stoked by disinformation, viral videos and the election of rightwing populist president
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December 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The complexities of the Poles' relationships with the Ukrainians.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Hype.
No form of CO₂ removal is a climate solution as long as we’re still releasing >40 billion tonnes of CO₂ every year from fossil fuel burning.
No form of CO₂ removal is a climate solution as long as we’re still releasing >40 billion tonnes of CO₂ every year from fossil fuel burning.
Hope or hype? Deep Sky says unique carbon-capture facility eyed for southwestern Manitoba will help ‘save our planet’; critics call technology high-risk and under-researched
Since early October, the rural municipalities of Pipestone and Two Borders — agriculture and oil-dominant communities about three hours southwest of Winnipeg — have found themselves at the heart of a ...
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December 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Hype.
No form of CO₂ removal is a climate solution as long as we’re still releasing >40 billion tonnes of CO₂ every year from fossil fuel burning.
No form of CO₂ removal is a climate solution as long as we’re still releasing >40 billion tonnes of CO₂ every year from fossil fuel burning.
But is entirely the right place for sycophantic motions lauding the royal family.
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City Chambers is not the place for student politics - Iain Whyte
With a bursting agenda of 11 items needing decision, mostly with important financial implications, you would think the last council meeting of the year would be a chance to drop the juvenile virtue si...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
But is entirely the right place for sycophantic motions lauding the royal family.
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🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
No need for electoral reform. Really?
🚨 #GE2029 | Reform lead by 15pts
➡️ REF: 33% (+3)
🔵 CON: 18% (=)
🟢 GRN: 17% (-1)
🔴 LAB: 14% (=)
🟠 LD: 11% (-1)
Via @FindoutnowUK, 18 Dec (+/- vs 10 Dec)
➡️ REF: 33% (+3)
🔵 CON: 18% (=)
🟢 GRN: 17% (-1)
🔴 LAB: 14% (=)
🟠 LD: 11% (-1)
Via @FindoutnowUK, 18 Dec (+/- vs 10 Dec)
December 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
No need for electoral reform. Really?
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Michel Mone linked firm goes bust bit.ly/3Yzqwns Liquidation means the money will not be repaid unless the govt can go after the personal assets in trust but that could be tricky.
PPE company linked to ex-Tory peer Michelle Mone goes into liquidation
PPE Medpro owes government £148m for supplying unusable personal protective equipment during Covid-19 pandemic
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December 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Michel Mone linked firm goes bust bit.ly/3Yzqwns Liquidation means the money will not be repaid unless the govt can go after the personal assets in trust but that could be tricky.
"Vanity project!" "Fix the potholes first!". The full Edinburgh transport cliche bingo card ticked off as an MSP shows zero understanding of the problems facing the city.
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New Edinburgh tram line rubbished as 'vanity project' as council told to fix potholes
Ministers confirm no funding for “standalone” extension of network
www.scotsman.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:29 AM
"Vanity project!" "Fix the potholes first!". The full Edinburgh transport cliche bingo card ticked off as an MSP shows zero understanding of the problems facing the city.
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www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
Countries across Europe offer cheap monthly transport passes to get folk out their cars - the UK not so much.
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Which European countries offer monthly public transport passes?
Germany, Switzerland, Hungary and Portugal already have similar schemes seeking to reduce residents’ dependence on private vehicles.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Countries across Europe offer cheap monthly transport passes to get folk out their cars - the UK not so much.
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First Alistair Darling, then Peter Hendy. What precisely does UK Labour have against Leeds having a proper public transport network?
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Leeds £2.5bn tram scheme delayed to late 2030s after government review
Business case must be submitted for mass transit system with lines connecting Leeds and Bradford before work continues
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December 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
First Alistair Darling, then Peter Hendy. What precisely does UK Labour have against Leeds having a proper public transport network?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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This is what happens when you prioritise 'growth' over the environment. We need to things differently, and now.
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‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case climate crisis scenarios revealed by scientists
Scientists say government must prepare for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
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December 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This is what happens when you prioritise 'growth' over the environment. We need to things differently, and now.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...