Nick Sanderson
@nsanderson.bsky.social
Campaigns and policy pro. Transport know-how. In Norwich, after Edinburgh, London, Toronto and London again. He / Him
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East-West Rail needs full electrification - increasing long-term leasing costs & calling that a saving, because it doesn't appear on public debt, is just an accountancy dodge. news.railbusinessdaily.com/east-west-ra...
November 20, 2025 at 10:21 AM
East-West Rail needs full electrification - increasing long-term leasing costs & calling that a saving, because it doesn't appear on public debt, is just an accountancy dodge. news.railbusinessdaily.com/east-west-ra...
@edp24.bsky.social was there a person behind the steering wheel? www.rc-rg.com/about
November 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
@edp24.bsky.social was there a person behind the steering wheel? www.rc-rg.com/about
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A little excerpt from last week's @freewheeling.info podcast - full link here: www.freewheeling.info/the-freewhee...
November 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
A little excerpt from last week's @freewheeling.info podcast - full link here: www.freewheeling.info/the-freewhee...
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With integrated modes, increased bus frequency and reduced journey times #Newcastle could see 170,700 more people connected to the city centre 📢
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
With integrated modes, increased bus frequency and reduced journey times #Newcastle could see 170,700 more people connected to the city centre 📢
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New blog post on Wednesday's glow ride through Norwich city centre, highlighting the need for safer streets and cycling infrastructure, particularly for women riding after dark.
Includes photos, video and interviews.
www.norwichcyclingcampaign.org/riders-light...
Includes photos, video and interviews.
www.norwichcyclingcampaign.org/riders-light...
Riders light up the night calling for safer streets for women
Cycling UK’s campaign “My Ride. Our Right” went up a gear with mass glow rides highlighting the need for safer streets and cycling infrastructure, particularly for women riding after dark
www.norwichcyclingcampaign.org
October 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
New blog post on Wednesday's glow ride through Norwich city centre, highlighting the need for safer streets and cycling infrastructure, particularly for women riding after dark.
Includes photos, video and interviews.
www.norwichcyclingcampaign.org/riders-light...
Includes photos, video and interviews.
www.norwichcyclingcampaign.org/riders-light...
Fantastic turnout for the @norwichcycling.bsky.social @cyclinguk.bsky.social #GlowRide here in Norwich - safe cycling for all #FeministCity
October 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Fantastic turnout for the @norwichcycling.bsky.social @cyclinguk.bsky.social #GlowRide here in Norwich - safe cycling for all #FeministCity
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Under Over Over - West Hampstead
So it's taken a while, but I've finally found a location where you can clearly see London Underground trains traveling over London Overground trains.
The vantage point is at West Hampstead Overground station at the end of the platform.
So it's taken a while, but I've finally found a location where you can clearly see London Underground trains traveling over London Overground trains.
The vantage point is at West Hampstead Overground station at the end of the platform.
October 20, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Under Over Over - West Hampstead
So it's taken a while, but I've finally found a location where you can clearly see London Underground trains traveling over London Overground trains.
The vantage point is at West Hampstead Overground station at the end of the platform.
So it's taken a while, but I've finally found a location where you can clearly see London Underground trains traveling over London Overground trains.
The vantage point is at West Hampstead Overground station at the end of the platform.
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Anyone lost a teddy bear?
One of our Glow Ride poster bikes has acquired a new friend!
#GlowRide
#MyRideOurRight
One of our Glow Ride poster bikes has acquired a new friend!
#GlowRide
#MyRideOurRight
October 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Anyone lost a teddy bear?
One of our Glow Ride poster bikes has acquired a new friend!
#GlowRide
#MyRideOurRight
One of our Glow Ride poster bikes has acquired a new friend!
#GlowRide
#MyRideOurRight
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Ok but why does it look like David Cameron
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“In financial markets, a bubble occurs when the level of investment in an asset becomes persistently detached from the amount of profit that asset could plausibly generate,” Jared Bernstein and Ryan Cummings write in a guest essay. “A.I. investment fits that pattern.”
“In financial markets, a bubble occurs when the level of investment in an asset becomes persistently detached from the amount of profit that asset could plausibly generate,” Jared Bernstein and Ryan Cummings write in a guest essay. “A.I. investment fits that pattern.”
Opinion | The A.I. Bubble Looks Real
The A.I. boom is likely a speculative bubble. Like the dot-com bust and the housing crisis, its pop is going to hurt.
nyti.ms
October 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Ok but why does it look like David Cameron
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results"
I thought of this cliched quote as I drove over the QE2 Dartford Bridge last weekend.
Opening date: 1991.
(Photo (C) National Highways)
I thought of this cliched quote as I drove over the QE2 Dartford Bridge last weekend.
Opening date: 1991.
(Photo (C) National Highways)
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results"
I thought of this cliched quote as I drove over the QE2 Dartford Bridge last weekend.
Opening date: 1991.
(Photo (C) National Highways)
I thought of this cliched quote as I drove over the QE2 Dartford Bridge last weekend.
Opening date: 1991.
(Photo (C) National Highways)
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Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain.
They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.
Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.
They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.
Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.
Farage vows to scrap indefinite leave to remain, placing thousands at risk of deportation
Reform UK plans to force non-citizens to apply for visas with high salary thresholds and no access to NHS services
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain.
They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.
Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.
They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.
Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.
Rising aviation emissions threaten UK climate targets, official advisers warn
- Flights now contribute more greenhouse gas than electricity sector, Climate Change Committee says
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/7e17...
- Flights now contribute more greenhouse gas than electricity sector, Climate Change Committee says
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/7e17...
Rising aviation emissions threaten UK climate targets, official advisers warn
Flights now contribute more greenhouse gas than electricity sector, Climate Change Committee says
www.ft.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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You know why ethnic minorities in the UK always feel second-class as if they're never safe in this country and could be asked to leave at any time?
This is why:
This is why:
Nigel Farage: "We will abolish indefinite leave to remain (ILR) status", and "We will rescind ILR statuses that have already been granted".
The first sentence is worryingly ignorant. The second sentence is frighteningly fascist.
The first sentence is worryingly ignorant. The second sentence is frighteningly fascist.
September 22, 2025 at 7:24 AM
You know why ethnic minorities in the UK always feel second-class as if they're never safe in this country and could be asked to leave at any time?
This is why:
This is why:
'Asylum seekers are being targeted – and so are those who help them. It’s a disturbing new reality' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Asylum seekers are being targeted – and so are those who help them. It’s a disturbing new reality | Enver Solomon
Far-right influencers are menacing charities and individuals to further isolate the people we work with. Ensuring safety is now part of the job, says Enver Solomon of the Refugee Council
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
'Asylum seekers are being targeted – and so are those who help them. It’s a disturbing new reality' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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UK solar power output is breaking records this year, and has now exceeded the total generated in 2024 🌞
www.ft.com/content/9e49...
www.ft.com/content/9e49...
August 20, 2025 at 6:03 AM
UK solar power output is breaking records this year, and has now exceeded the total generated in 2024 🌞
www.ft.com/content/9e49...
www.ft.com/content/9e49...
London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’ @peterwalker99.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’
Exclusive: Study also finds no change in number of casualties on roads just outside low-traffic neighbourhoods
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’ @peterwalker99.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Rising aviation emissions threaten UK climate targets, official advisers warn
- Flights now contribute more greenhouse gas than electricity sector, Climate Change Committee says
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/7e17...
- Flights now contribute more greenhouse gas than electricity sector, Climate Change Committee says
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/7e17...
Rising aviation emissions threaten UK climate targets, official advisers warn
Flights now contribute more greenhouse gas than electricity sector, Climate Change Committee says
www.ft.com
June 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Rising aviation emissions threaten UK climate targets, official advisers warn
- Flights now contribute more greenhouse gas than electricity sector, Climate Change Committee says
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/7e17...
- Flights now contribute more greenhouse gas than electricity sector, Climate Change Committee says
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/7e17...
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JUST DROPPED: The latest Climate Change Committee progress report is out, and the top 5 recommendations are all about cutting energy demand.
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June 25, 2025 at 7:14 AM
JUST DROPPED: The latest Climate Change Committee progress report is out, and the top 5 recommendations are all about cutting energy demand.
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this heat map study of gender differences of walking through urban environments at night is not surprising, but still sort of incredible to see
news.byu.edu/intellect/st...
news.byu.edu/intellect/st...
Study visually captures hard truth: Walking home at night is not the same for women
An eye-catching new BYU study shows just how different the experience of walking home at night is for women versus men.
news.byu.edu
June 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
this heat map study of gender differences of walking through urban environments at night is not surprising, but still sort of incredible to see
news.byu.edu/intellect/st...
news.byu.edu/intellect/st...
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Climate misinformation isn’t just noise, it delays action, protects polluters, and turn crisis into catastrophe
We should treat disinformation as the existential threat it is…
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We should treat disinformation as the existential threat it is…
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate misinformation turning crisis into catastrophe – major report
False claims obstructing climate action, say researchers, amid calls for climate lies to be criminalised
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Climate misinformation isn’t just noise, it delays action, protects polluters, and turn crisis into catastrophe
We should treat disinformation as the existential threat it is…
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We should treat disinformation as the existential threat it is…
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The decline of buses has had economic, environmental and social consequences 🚌
Thanks @georginaq.bsky.social for highlighting our recent research on buses in this week's The State of Britain newsletter @financialtimes.com 🗞️
on.ft.com/3G2J2iD 🔗
Thanks @georginaq.bsky.social for highlighting our recent research on buses in this week's The State of Britain newsletter @financialtimes.com 🗞️
on.ft.com/3G2J2iD 🔗
June 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
The decline of buses has had economic, environmental and social consequences 🚌
Thanks @georginaq.bsky.social for highlighting our recent research on buses in this week's The State of Britain newsletter @financialtimes.com 🗞️
on.ft.com/3G2J2iD 🔗
Thanks @georginaq.bsky.social for highlighting our recent research on buses in this week's The State of Britain newsletter @financialtimes.com 🗞️
on.ft.com/3G2J2iD 🔗
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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...