I joined the fan club, too

Even though only partially free of cars, this is the main square in Luton. Always full and lively

I asked ChatGPT about the different uses of the word "sh*t" in the UK and the USA: It summarised as follows:

Rail 200 seems to be a great opportunity to argue for rail travel vis-a-vis air. There is no justification for - apart from price - domestic and near- continent travel. By the way, look out for heritage liveries and named units. This one named after the legendary Chris Green.

With Richard Powers there's always a moral dilemma faced by his humane characters. Whilst I am only on page 95, I have a feeling there's a consequence to this.

Pond, London, Oct 2024

There's still 3 days to the end of the year, and one day of public holiday to read this. I'm pretty informed but I am better positioned fully to understand the language of climate politics. Plus revealing analysis on the disjuncture between science and economics.

I can see the case for a few arrests, if this is Whitehall today:

St Pancras usually goes big on Christmas trees. This year it looks like we are being treated to a Wicked! abomination.