John
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Work in TV. Photographer, tragically unbeyachted, probably drunk.
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As set out in this thread, the causes of the court backlog are chronic lack of funding and absurd inefficiency.
The government has made no proposals to address either. Their answer is to remove juries.
Rather than fix the leaking roof, their solution is to burn the house down.
The government has made no proposals to address either. Their answer is to remove juries.
Rather than fix the leaking roof, their solution is to burn the house down.
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
December 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
As set out in this thread, the causes of the court backlog are chronic lack of funding and absurd inefficiency.
The government has made no proposals to address either. Their answer is to remove juries.
Rather than fix the leaking roof, their solution is to burn the house down.
The government has made no proposals to address either. Their answer is to remove juries.
Rather than fix the leaking roof, their solution is to burn the house down.
I have reached the pinnacle of my DS9 rewatch.
a close up of a man with the words it 's a
ALT: a close up of a man with the words it 's a
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I have reached the pinnacle of my DS9 rewatch.
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Minor point. But this is the OBR saying that the briefing about income tax being dropped because of improved forecasts is bollocks.
November 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Minor point. But this is the OBR saying that the briefing about income tax being dropped because of improved forecasts is bollocks.
If the budget wasn’t so depressing I’d find the OBR leak hilarious
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
If the budget wasn’t so depressing I’d find the OBR leak hilarious
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what the fuck
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
what the fuck
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Indeed. Railway nationalisation doesn't have to be like this: not every nationalised railway is 'Germany in 2025' or 'the United Kingdom in 1994', but it's wild seeing the government actively go 'British Rail in 1989, here we come baby!'
"You know how British Rail was starved of investment because governments kept prices artificially low? And how privatisation has seen ridership increase with increased ticket prices underpinning much needed investment?
Well, we've nationalised it again, so we can go back to freezing ticket prices!"
Well, we've nationalised it again, so we can go back to freezing ticket prices!"
November 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Indeed. Railway nationalisation doesn't have to be like this: not every nationalised railway is 'Germany in 2025' or 'the United Kingdom in 1994', but it's wild seeing the government actively go 'British Rail in 1989, here we come baby!'
Ah, 2025. When you need to do a firmware update on your Christmas lights when you plug them in.
November 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Ah, 2025. When you need to do a firmware update on your Christmas lights when you plug them in.
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Of course it’s the over 65s who overwhelmingly support this while simultaneously not being affected by it and being the people who should actually be more rigorously (re-)tested.
69% of Britons would support the introduction of graduated driving licences, whereby new drivers would be restricted from driving in certain conditions, as a new campaign is launched by MPs and bereaved families in favour of them
Support: 69%
Oppose: 21%
yougov.co.uk/topics/trave...
Support: 69%
Oppose: 21%
yougov.co.uk/topics/trave...
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Of course it’s the over 65s who overwhelmingly support this while simultaneously not being affected by it and being the people who should actually be more rigorously (re-)tested.
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Inconvenient facts for malign (often foreign) influencers who try to portray my home city as a lethal no go zone.
After more than half a century living here, I’ve never felt safer
And kudos to Fraser Nelson for his work on this
After more than half a century living here, I’ve never felt safer
And kudos to Fraser Nelson for his work on this
November 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Inconvenient facts for malign (often foreign) influencers who try to portray my home city as a lethal no go zone.
After more than half a century living here, I’ve never felt safer
And kudos to Fraser Nelson for his work on this
After more than half a century living here, I’ve never felt safer
And kudos to Fraser Nelson for his work on this
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I literally swore at the radio when this came on the news on my drive home.
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I literally swore at the radio when this came on the news on my drive home.
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The fools! They'd be so much happier now if they had just talked endlessly about battery trains and hydrogen.
Meanwhile, '3rd world' India has almost electrified all of its vast network in record time. infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/railway...
Over 99% electrification of Indian Railways network complete
Indian Railways Electrification: The Indian Railways has completed over 99% electrification of its broad-gauge network, with a significant push towards renewable energy, including rooftop solar panels...
infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The fools! They'd be so much happier now if they had just talked endlessly about battery trains and hydrogen.
Successfully avoided the spoilers and finally watched the final tonight. Gutted for Cat. Well done Alan. Nick - we go way back and I’ll always have so much respect for you.
November 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Successfully avoided the spoilers and finally watched the final tonight. Gutted for Cat. Well done Alan. Nick - we go way back and I’ll always have so much respect for you.
Every leak and rumour about the budget gets more and more depressing.
November 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Every leak and rumour about the budget gets more and more depressing.
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Don’t give a fuck about St Paul’s but having to keep 13 sightlines has meant London’s skyline truly is one of the most interesting in the world
November 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Don’t give a fuck about St Paul’s but having to keep 13 sightlines has meant London’s skyline truly is one of the most interesting in the world
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FIFA awarding a "peace prize" to Trump would be so absolutely on-brand, a truly genius innovation.
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
FIFA awarding a "peace prize" to Trump would be so absolutely on-brand, a truly genius innovation.
This is why we can’t have nice things
My latest: Move over bat tunnel, here’s the wild story of how HS2 were forced to build a multi-million pound bridge for a road that… doesn’t actually exist.
How HS2 built a bridge to nowhere
A state-of-the-art road bridge has been built deep in the heart of rural Buckinghamshire. Designed to carry traffic over the HS2 railway, there's just one tiny problem - there's no actual road.
martinrobbins.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
This is why we can’t have nice things
I am in transit nerd heaven
London's Ringways are a whole network of unbuilt urban motorways threaded through the capital. There's never been a complete map of them,not even one made by their designers, until now. Today we're publishing the Ringways Map from @roads.org.uk to let you see in the city that London nearly became.
November 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I am in transit nerd heaven
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New awareness campaign
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New awareness campaign
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Picard: there ARE FOUR GUYS! FOUR
November 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Picard: there ARE FOUR GUYS! FOUR