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Douglas Barrowman and Michelle Mone's company, PPE Medpro, has just been ordered to refund the Government £122m from a PPE contract.
There are two very odd things about PPE Medpro that may affect the odds of the Government ever getting that £122m...
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There are two very odd things about PPE Medpro that may affect the odds of the Government ever getting that £122m...
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October 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Douglas Barrowman and Michelle Mone's company, PPE Medpro, has just been ordered to refund the Government £122m from a PPE contract.
There are two very odd things about PPE Medpro that may affect the odds of the Government ever getting that £122m...
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There are two very odd things about PPE Medpro that may affect the odds of the Government ever getting that £122m...
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So pleased the government has listened. I'm totally claiming credit for this one.
Twelve of England’s regional mayors back plan to create ‘national active travel network’
Exclusive: Unprecedented move to focus initially on helping children to walk, cycle or scoot to school safely
www.theguardian.com
July 2, 2025 at 7:10 AM
So pleased the government has listened. I'm totally claiming credit for this one.
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It's geography, innit?
“what we’ve got to do is build between the places people care about: from their homes to their shops, to their place of worship, to the school and so on. We’ve got to think about that in a really serious way.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
“what we’ve got to do is build between the places people care about: from their homes to their shops, to their place of worship, to the school and so on. We’ve got to think about that in a really serious way.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Chris Whitty says culture-war coverage of cycling could harm nation’s health
Chief medical officer for England urges people to set media cliches aside to focus on health benefits of physical activity
www.theguardian.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
It's geography, innit?
“what we’ve got to do is build between the places people care about: from their homes to their shops, to their place of worship, to the school and so on. We’ve got to think about that in a really serious way.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
“what we’ve got to do is build between the places people care about: from their homes to their shops, to their place of worship, to the school and so on. We’ve got to think about that in a really serious way.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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I often see the massive Drax liveried trains, presumably full of chopped down trees to be burnt.
This is not an environmentally friendly or low carbon process and needs to stop.
It feels like fraud basically.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This is not an environmentally friendly or low carbon process and needs to stop.
It feels like fraud basically.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Ancient trees are shipped to the UK, then burned – using billions in ‘green’ subsidies. Stop this madness now | Dale Vince
The evidence against the Drax power station is damning, yet the government wants to continue its massive public funding, says campaigner Dale Vince
www.theguardian.com
June 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I often see the massive Drax liveried trains, presumably full of chopped down trees to be burnt.
This is not an environmentally friendly or low carbon process and needs to stop.
It feels like fraud basically.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This is not an environmentally friendly or low carbon process and needs to stop.
It feels like fraud basically.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It's fascinating how readily the media will run the same old "Entitled people demand free stuff" story without realising that that's the story
June 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It's fascinating how readily the media will run the same old "Entitled people demand free stuff" story without realising that that's the story
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Relatedly, we don't talk enough about how Fairfuel UK brag about keeping £200bn from the UK Treasury at a time public services are underfunded
June 15, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Relatedly, we don't talk enough about how Fairfuel UK brag about keeping £200bn from the UK Treasury at a time public services are underfunded
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No mention of a driver until the final paragraph.
June 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
No mention of a driver until the final paragraph.
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Awful incident, clearly. Even more reason for the reporting on it to be correct, as shown by this NYT headline.
May 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Awful incident, clearly. Even more reason for the reporting on it to be correct, as shown by this NYT headline.
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Don't judge us by The Daily Mail!
May 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Don't judge us by The Daily Mail!
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"Boutros Boutros-Ghali, SCORCHIO!"
April 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"Boutros Boutros-Ghali, SCORCHIO!"
Well this made me LOL 😂
Plans for a school’s new BMX and mountain bike track have been approved, despite strong opposition from residents who compared the potential noise to “living next to a motorway” and claimed that their “peace” and “privacy” will be under threat
School’s BMX track approved despite opposition from residents who claimed it would threaten “peace and privacy” and make them feel like “living next to a motorway”
Local authority officers conducted an “acoustic assessment” that failed to show a drastic impact on neighbouring properties, despite residents claiming that “noisy bikers” would disturb the peaceful n...
road.cc
April 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Well this made me LOL 😂
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Excellent editorial here.
An SUV causes 16 times as much road damage as a regular car.
They're way more dangerous in collisions or if one hits a pedestrian or cyclist.
They have no redeeming factors and 99%+ are just ego wagons for their drivers. Tax them to hell
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
An SUV causes 16 times as much road damage as a regular car.
They're way more dangerous in collisions or if one hits a pedestrian or cyclist.
They have no redeeming factors and 99%+ are just ego wagons for their drivers. Tax them to hell
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Observer view on SUVs: they are too dangerous and too big, their drivers should be made to pay
If a car generates more potholes, takes up more space and poses more risk, it is only fair that its owner pays more
www.theguardian.com
April 6, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Excellent editorial here.
An SUV causes 16 times as much road damage as a regular car.
They're way more dangerous in collisions or if one hits a pedestrian or cyclist.
They have no redeeming factors and 99%+ are just ego wagons for their drivers. Tax them to hell
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
An SUV causes 16 times as much road damage as a regular car.
They're way more dangerous in collisions or if one hits a pedestrian or cyclist.
They have no redeeming factors and 99%+ are just ego wagons for their drivers. Tax them to hell
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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By contrast, JSO protesters got given 4+ years in jail.
The criminal justice system in the UK is a joke
The criminal justice system in the UK is a joke
“This was not a momentary lapse”
Phone driver who sent two WhatsApp messages and veered off road seconds before killing cyclist in “prolonged episode of bad driving” set to serve one year in prison
road.cc/312961 #cycling
Phone driver who sent two WhatsApp messages and veered off road seconds before killing cyclist in “prolonged episode of bad driving” set to serve one year in prison
road.cc/312961 #cycling
Phone driver who sent two WhatsApp messages seconds before killing cyclist in “prolonged episode of bad driving” set to serve one year in prison
Nicole McGeown had also veered onto the grass verge twice in the moments before she rammed into cyclist Ronald Walker, and claimed she was distracted by an overtaking motorist. She has been banned fro...
road.cc
March 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
By contrast, JSO protesters got given 4+ years in jail.
The criminal justice system in the UK is a joke
The criminal justice system in the UK is a joke
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"Public investment" vs "Wasteful Subsidy." The only problem with this clever Singer cartoon is that some people might actually not get that it’s sarcastically illustrating the incorrect perception problem, NOT telling the truth.
Just in case it actually needs to be said, the truth is the opposite.
Just in case it actually needs to be said, the truth is the opposite.
March 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"Public investment" vs "Wasteful Subsidy." The only problem with this clever Singer cartoon is that some people might actually not get that it’s sarcastically illustrating the incorrect perception problem, NOT telling the truth.
Just in case it actually needs to be said, the truth is the opposite.
Just in case it actually needs to be said, the truth is the opposite.
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Fuel duty & the future of motoring taxation are arguably the biggest policy issues in transport - impacting all parts of the UK.
But DfT, devolved nations, local government and the public have no say in deciding how to solve these linked challenges fairly & effectively.
This has to change.
But DfT, devolved nations, local government and the public have no say in deciding how to solve these linked challenges fairly & effectively.
This has to change.
"Campaigners say if government can find money to freeze fuel duty for motorists they can do similar for railways" - hear hear
Rail passengers in England and Wales face steep fares rise from Sunday
March 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Fuel duty & the future of motoring taxation are arguably the biggest policy issues in transport - impacting all parts of the UK.
But DfT, devolved nations, local government and the public have no say in deciding how to solve these linked challenges fairly & effectively.
This has to change.
But DfT, devolved nations, local government and the public have no say in deciding how to solve these linked challenges fairly & effectively.
This has to change.
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We need to nuance this post by looking at who gets hurt. The deaths linked to older drivers in the post below are disproportionately the older drivers killing themselves; whereas younger drivers disproportionately kill their passengers and other road users
March 1, 2025 at 7:41 AM
We need to nuance this post by looking at who gets hurt. The deaths linked to older drivers in the post below are disproportionately the older drivers killing themselves; whereas younger drivers disproportionately kill their passengers and other road users
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*blinks*
Fuck you, Thames Water, and fuck the regulator that thinks this is an acceptable bill increase to hit in one go.
Fuck you, Thames Water, and fuck the regulator that thinks this is an acceptable bill increase to hit in one go.
March 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
*blinks*
Fuck you, Thames Water, and fuck the regulator that thinks this is an acceptable bill increase to hit in one go.
Fuck you, Thames Water, and fuck the regulator that thinks this is an acceptable bill increase to hit in one go.
But I'll bet it won't make an 'apeth of difference to all the MAGA minions
I have covered presidential politics for 40 years. This was the most juvenile display by a President and Vice President I have ever seen. Other presidents treated their enemies with more respect. This is a low point and a dark day for the US. Totally embarrassing.
March 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
But I'll bet it won't make an 'apeth of difference to all the MAGA minions
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New supplement to the Highway Code...
February 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
New supplement to the Highway Code...
I do love the slow pace & relative safety of 20mph zones
February 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I do love the slow pace & relative safety of 20mph zones
This is a fascinating little thread
February 17, 2025 at 7:52 AM
This is a fascinating little thread
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
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Me: Hi, may I please see the wine list?
Waiter: Ma'am, it's 8 AM.
Me: Oh, sorry.
Good morning, may I please see the wine list?
Waiter: Ma'am, it's 8 AM.
Me: Oh, sorry.
Good morning, may I please see the wine list?
February 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Me: Hi, may I please see the wine list?
Waiter: Ma'am, it's 8 AM.
Me: Oh, sorry.
Good morning, may I please see the wine list?
Waiter: Ma'am, it's 8 AM.
Me: Oh, sorry.
Good morning, may I please see the wine list?