It was interesting that one of the key drivers, was being able to continue powering the railways using local coal (via electricity), rather than importing diesel/oil.
Now that coal power is being replaced with solar etc.

It would also help if they stop taking the vested interest at face value e.g. the "Hydrogen economy" that has been debunked by all the scientists and economists.
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And as for "systemic bias in coverage of…Gaza" surely providing the IDF spokesman 15 minutes unchallenged on the Today Programme every week, was Israel bias.

I'm looking forward to seeing him at Rouleur Live.

I call them "Sadiq Santanders" rather than mentioning Boris.
"The scheme was first proposed by Ken Livingstone, but it was launched by Boris Johnson in July 2010."

How has the right wing captured this moment? And why haven't there been any voices on the BBC talking about the constant right wing bias from Question Time and Laura Kuenssberg?

Same here in London NW3. Excellent GP, Royal Free and Western Eye hospitals. Bins collected, roads swept, even lovely cycle lanes.

The point has got nothing to do with weight and everything to do with volume, loading and load protection. This is the dominant workers "van" in the UK and easily wins on all of those aspects.

But what if it rains!
A Transit van could take 4 of those fridges, be easier to load and keep everything dry.

And their truck won't even be able collect the fridge safely.
"Four men struggle to put a fridge on an American style truck… and it doesn't even fit safely."

This is one of my favourite photos on this subject. "Four men struggle to put a fridge on an American style truck… and it doesn't even fit safely."

A depressing podcast relating to this: FEAST-FAMINE ELECTRIFICATION
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Battery trains make sense for branch lines, but not for main lines - just get a rolling programme in place.

People are certainly buying more stuff than they ever have (and unfortunately more than they actually need).

Wouldn't rail electrification schemes be creating and sustaining thousands of "green jobs" that Labour keep talking about?

Yes Elephant & Castle is particularly difficult to navigate as a cyclist. It may be easier once you've done it a few times.

London's ex gyratories are so much better - not perfect, but better.
And when they block off a section for pedestrianisation (e.g. Trafalgar Square & Aldwych), they really have created places for people.
The two way lanes reduce speeding; also driver stress from "crossing streams" is removed.

I used to like him - he did a brilliant job as select committee chair, but in this article he is really missing the point.
"Jones said Labour could not count on progressive voters coming back to them at the next election to keep out Nigel Farage,"
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