Alex Ingram
@nutty.bsky.social
Free range nerd in Sydenham, Lewisham, London, England, Earth. (He/Him)
Trying to fix climate, environment, streets, housing and harvest tomatoes.
Trying to fix climate, environment, streets, housing and harvest tomatoes.
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Although its very cold at the moment in the UK, 2025 was both the warmest (with a mean temperature of 10.09°C) and sunniest (1648.5 hours) on record. Here is a climate and weather #dataviz summary for the last year. #climatechange #globalwarming.
January 6, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Although its very cold at the moment in the UK, 2025 was both the warmest (with a mean temperature of 10.09°C) and sunniest (1648.5 hours) on record. Here is a climate and weather #dataviz summary for the last year. #climatechange #globalwarming.
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Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
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When you came down the steepest bridge in the city, THIS was the most logical route to exit the landing. On the sides are two-way routes in and out. Basically, if you didn't brake to almost a complete on any busy day, you would wreck and hurt yourself and multiple others.
January 6, 2026 at 7:56 PM
When you came down the steepest bridge in the city, THIS was the most logical route to exit the landing. On the sides are two-way routes in and out. Basically, if you didn't brake to almost a complete on any busy day, you would wreck and hurt yourself and multiple others.
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One of the best write ups I’ve read on road safety claims by AVs.
We’re not comparing apples with apples human driver v AV.
And remember:
“Self-driving technology is only one of many tactics available to reduce crashes, and it is not at all clear that it offers the highest return on investment”
We’re not comparing apples with apples human driver v AV.
And remember:
“Self-driving technology is only one of many tactics available to reduce crashes, and it is not at all clear that it offers the highest return on investment”
Sorry, but triumphant claims about autonomous vehicle safety are wildly exaggerated.
It's an open question whether today’s self-driving cars are any safer than those driven by humans.
And if reducing crashes is the goal, that isn’t even the right question.
My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵
It's an open question whether today’s self-driving cars are any safer than those driven by humans.
And if reducing crashes is the goal, that isn’t even the right question.
My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵
We Still Don’t Know if Robotaxis Are Safer Than Human Drivers
And even if self-driving technology proves to be less dangerous, there are many better ways to improve traffic safety and prevent fatal crashes.
www.bloomberg.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:55 PM
One of the best write ups I’ve read on road safety claims by AVs.
We’re not comparing apples with apples human driver v AV.
And remember:
“Self-driving technology is only one of many tactics available to reduce crashes, and it is not at all clear that it offers the highest return on investment”
We’re not comparing apples with apples human driver v AV.
And remember:
“Self-driving technology is only one of many tactics available to reduce crashes, and it is not at all clear that it offers the highest return on investment”
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The government will probably need to formally correct the record: as the numbers are wrong, the definition/meaning is wrong, and the "more than any other social platform" is wrong.
This may lead to the government developing a more informed view of the real picture.
This may lead to the government developing a more informed view of the real picture.
January 5, 2026 at 9:03 PM
The government will probably need to formally correct the record: as the numbers are wrong, the definition/meaning is wrong, and the "more than any other social platform" is wrong.
This may lead to the government developing a more informed view of the real picture.
This may lead to the government developing a more informed view of the real picture.
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The UK government may still be on X because they're very stupid.
There are around 19.5m families in the UK. Baroness Anderson claims here, on behalf of the government, that 10.8m = 55% of them "use X as their main news source".
This is an obvious lie.
hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2026-0...
(1/3)
There are around 19.5m families in the UK. Baroness Anderson claims here, on behalf of the government, that 10.8m = 55% of them "use X as their main news source".
This is an obvious lie.
hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2026-0...
(1/3)
January 5, 2026 at 9:24 PM
The UK government may still be on X because they're very stupid.
There are around 19.5m families in the UK. Baroness Anderson claims here, on behalf of the government, that 10.8m = 55% of them "use X as their main news source".
This is an obvious lie.
hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2026-0...
(1/3)
There are around 19.5m families in the UK. Baroness Anderson claims here, on behalf of the government, that 10.8m = 55% of them "use X as their main news source".
This is an obvious lie.
hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2026-0...
(1/3)
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It's also pretty clear that people are posting images of celebrities with the intention of driving engagement with replies asking Grok to take their clothes off.
January 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM
It's also pretty clear that people are posting images of celebrities with the intention of driving engagement with replies asking Grok to take their clothes off.
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One example of how Grok is being used to target women. Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch being sexualised, degraded, and humiliated step-by-step by Grok. All the images accurately reflect the prompts provided.
January 5, 2026 at 5:37 PM
One example of how Grok is being used to target women. Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch being sexualised, degraded, and humiliated step-by-step by Grok. All the images accurately reflect the prompts provided.
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Local advocacy is more important than ever. It's overwhelming to think about how to fix [motions to everything] but I can make it safer for seniors to cross the street, for kids to bike to school, for people to have places to meet in public space... all of which build and strengthen our democracy.
Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world.
January 4, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Local advocacy is more important than ever. It's overwhelming to think about how to fix [motions to everything] but I can make it safer for seniors to cross the street, for kids to bike to school, for people to have places to meet in public space... all of which build and strengthen our democracy.
Got quite ill and finally cracked into watching The Traitors.
Not quite the start to 2026 I hoped for but watching pure speculation as tv for entertainment seems better than news.
Not quite the start to 2026 I hoped for but watching pure speculation as tv for entertainment seems better than news.
January 4, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Got quite ill and finally cracked into watching The Traitors.
Not quite the start to 2026 I hoped for but watching pure speculation as tv for entertainment seems better than news.
Not quite the start to 2026 I hoped for but watching pure speculation as tv for entertainment seems better than news.
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*** New blog post ***
An LTN in Islington will generate 1.4 million extra driven miles each year. Except that it's a non-story. Plus, I get to dig out an old thread because it's not the first time people have tried this "analysis".
therantyhighwayman.blogspot.com/2026/01/its-...
An LTN in Islington will generate 1.4 million extra driven miles each year. Except that it's a non-story. Plus, I get to dig out an old thread because it's not the first time people have tried this "analysis".
therantyhighwayman.blogspot.com/2026/01/its-...
It's Not As Simple As That
Back in August 2020, there was a report claiming that a Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) in Ealing showed an increase in driven trip miles ov...
therantyhighwayman.blogspot.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
*** New blog post ***
An LTN in Islington will generate 1.4 million extra driven miles each year. Except that it's a non-story. Plus, I get to dig out an old thread because it's not the first time people have tried this "analysis".
therantyhighwayman.blogspot.com/2026/01/its-...
An LTN in Islington will generate 1.4 million extra driven miles each year. Except that it's a non-story. Plus, I get to dig out an old thread because it's not the first time people have tried this "analysis".
therantyhighwayman.blogspot.com/2026/01/its-...
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A picture is worth 1000 words...
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
January 2, 2026 at 4:53 PM
A picture is worth 1000 words...
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
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I think it's the paragraph that comes after that is even more telling. Any fairminded outsider who has any actual contact with Downing Street at any point under this government knows that the answer is the first one, not 'woooo, there's a stakeholder coming to eat my time'
January 2, 2026 at 11:35 AM
I think it's the paragraph that comes after that is even more telling. Any fairminded outsider who has any actual contact with Downing Street at any point under this government knows that the answer is the first one, not 'woooo, there's a stakeholder coming to eat my time'
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Just like the Tories, Labour's centrist hacks think themselves omniscient and infallible - they cannot fail, they can only be failed. So when they do fail, they blame everyone else.
We saw it with the Tories, and it's already started from the Starmerites with this idiotic dreck: archive.ph/rHoXA
We saw it with the Tories, and it's already started from the Starmerites with this idiotic dreck: archive.ph/rHoXA
January 2, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Just like the Tories, Labour's centrist hacks think themselves omniscient and infallible - they cannot fail, they can only be failed. So when they do fail, they blame everyone else.
We saw it with the Tories, and it's already started from the Starmerites with this idiotic dreck: archive.ph/rHoXA
We saw it with the Tories, and it's already started from the Starmerites with this idiotic dreck: archive.ph/rHoXA
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🙋Did you know that Edinburgh's "official" Hogmanay festivities are an ancient tradition dating back to the last century? 🎆
1993 to be precise.
The event was dreamed up by Edinburgh Marketing and Unique Events Ltd. to "[package] Edinburgh more effectively" and thus "improve the visitor experience" 🧵👇
1993 to be precise.
The event was dreamed up by Edinburgh Marketing and Unique Events Ltd. to "[package] Edinburgh more effectively" and thus "improve the visitor experience" 🧵👇
December 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🙋Did you know that Edinburgh's "official" Hogmanay festivities are an ancient tradition dating back to the last century? 🎆
1993 to be precise.
The event was dreamed up by Edinburgh Marketing and Unique Events Ltd. to "[package] Edinburgh more effectively" and thus "improve the visitor experience" 🧵👇
1993 to be precise.
The event was dreamed up by Edinburgh Marketing and Unique Events Ltd. to "[package] Edinburgh more effectively" and thus "improve the visitor experience" 🧵👇
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From this vg piece on Starmer's popularity, a depressing example of Westminster insularity. There were 7 German chancellors (8 counting an acting one) in the 42 years before the iPhone & only three since. Ditto only 3 Spanish PMs since 2004. Look across the Channel lads.
www.ft.com/content/1995...
www.ft.com/content/1995...
December 31, 2025 at 9:33 AM
From this vg piece on Starmer's popularity, a depressing example of Westminster insularity. There were 7 German chancellors (8 counting an acting one) in the 42 years before the iPhone & only three since. Ditto only 3 Spanish PMs since 2004. Look across the Channel lads.
www.ft.com/content/1995...
www.ft.com/content/1995...
It’s amazing just how bad at comms Thames Water is for a utility that spends every day fixing leaks and telling people about it.
Water at my block has been off and on since yesterday due to a water main burst. Not only is this message never unintelligible it doesn’t actually tell you anything!
Water at my block has been off and on since yesterday due to a water main burst. Not only is this message never unintelligible it doesn’t actually tell you anything!
December 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
It’s amazing just how bad at comms Thames Water is for a utility that spends every day fixing leaks and telling people about it.
Water at my block has been off and on since yesterday due to a water main burst. Not only is this message never unintelligible it doesn’t actually tell you anything!
Water at my block has been off and on since yesterday due to a water main burst. Not only is this message never unintelligible it doesn’t actually tell you anything!
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I don't see what's stopping the European Commission from saying something along the lines of: "We will no longer post on X and we don't think citizens of EU nations should post there either."
So what's the outcome?
2️⃣5️⃣ of the 27 Commissioners have posted in the last week
2️⃣4️⃣ of the 27 generally post every week (Albuquerque has never been on X, Ribera is sporadic, McGrath has somehow stopped)
0️⃣ have stopped as a result of what Twitter has become since the Musk takeover
2️⃣5️⃣ of the 27 Commissioners have posted in the last week
2️⃣4️⃣ of the 27 generally post every week (Albuquerque has never been on X, Ribera is sporadic, McGrath has somehow stopped)
0️⃣ have stopped as a result of what Twitter has become since the Musk takeover
December 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I don't see what's stopping the European Commission from saying something along the lines of: "We will no longer post on X and we don't think citizens of EU nations should post there either."
To be fair, it is a banger!
December 30, 2025 at 9:28 AM
To be fair, it is a banger!
2025 claims not only Eurosport but Transworld Sport as well.
Farewell to niche sports being celebrated. Now all glory to sport for money and nothing else. Urgh.
youtu.be/NDTszexdbGo
Farewell to niche sports being celebrated. Now all glory to sport for money and nothing else. Urgh.
youtu.be/NDTszexdbGo
A Final Farewell | Trans World Sport
YouTube video by Trans World Sport
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
2025 claims not only Eurosport but Transworld Sport as well.
Farewell to niche sports being celebrated. Now all glory to sport for money and nothing else. Urgh.
youtu.be/NDTszexdbGo
Farewell to niche sports being celebrated. Now all glory to sport for money and nothing else. Urgh.
youtu.be/NDTszexdbGo
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Shamima Begum was the beginning of something in so many ways, one of which was 'the last government's inability to just do its job properly (in this case by passing legislation that would have allowed it to prosecute her here at home) and instead going 'no option but to undermine all our rights'.
There should be literally no circumstances, ever, where citizenship is can be revoked. If you literally sign up to fight for an opposing army in a war, then we should prosecute you for treason not revoke citizenship
Hell, I'm not convinced we should revoke citizenship at all.
But certainly not for being a twat online.
But certainly not for being a twat online.
December 29, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Shamima Begum was the beginning of something in so many ways, one of which was 'the last government's inability to just do its job properly (in this case by passing legislation that would have allowed it to prosecute her here at home) and instead going 'no option but to undermine all our rights'.
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Ask this question and its follow-up. Like Begum before him, Alaa el-Fattah is being used as a crowbar to shift reasonable people - even some progressives - into a space of thinking that full citizenship, if granted recently or dual, is retroactively conditional or attracts a lower class of rights.
December 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Ask this question and its follow-up. Like Begum before him, Alaa el-Fattah is being used as a crowbar to shift reasonable people - even some progressives - into a space of thinking that full citizenship, if granted recently or dual, is retroactively conditional or attracts a lower class of rights.
We seem to do very well at importing American sports. But if you want to see cycle racing you might as well hop on a Eurostar to Paris or Belgium.
London is the undisputed sporting capital of the world 🏆
I’m excited to look ahead to 2026, from the NBA London Game and the Laver Cup to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. I’ll continue to work with partners to secure more global events for our capital.
www.cityam.com/nba-return-t...
I’m excited to look ahead to 2026, from the NBA London Game and the Laver Cup to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. I’ll continue to work with partners to secure more global events for our capital.
www.cityam.com/nba-return-t...
NBA return to pump £100m into economy as London gears up for 2026
NBA’s two-year return to the UK is expected to boost the economy by £100m as top flight basketball ends its six-year hiatus.
www.cityam.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
We seem to do very well at importing American sports. But if you want to see cycle racing you might as well hop on a Eurostar to Paris or Belgium.
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LeMonde said, not on our watch
December 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
LeMonde said, not on our watch