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The Leibreich piece is interesting, much better than the Fawcet.
Most of it isn't really controversial. But I don't see the evidence presented for their conviction that nothing campaigners do can have positive impact. None of this for example happens automatically or in a political vacuum:
Most of it isn't really controversial. But I don't see the evidence presented for their conviction that nothing campaigners do can have positive impact. None of this for example happens automatically or in a political vacuum:
December 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The Leibreich piece is interesting, much better than the Fawcet.
Most of it isn't really controversial. But I don't see the evidence presented for their conviction that nothing campaigners do can have positive impact. None of this for example happens automatically or in a political vacuum:
Most of it isn't really controversial. But I don't see the evidence presented for their conviction that nothing campaigners do can have positive impact. None of this for example happens automatically or in a political vacuum:
June 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Oh wow.
"Since 2024 he has served as the CHIEF ECONOMIST at American Compass, a conservative think tank."
"Since 2024 he has served as the CHIEF ECONOMIST at American Compass, a conservative think tank."
April 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Oh wow.
"Since 2024 he has served as the CHIEF ECONOMIST at American Compass, a conservative think tank."
"Since 2024 he has served as the CHIEF ECONOMIST at American Compass, a conservative think tank."
I once complained to a council about routine two wheel parking on the pavement and in a few months they came around and put these signs up too legalise it.
March 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I once complained to a council about routine two wheel parking on the pavement and in a few months they came around and put these signs up too legalise it.
This seems to be the pathetic appeasement solution increasingly adopted by councils: tarmac the pavement too.
March 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This seems to be the pathetic appeasement solution increasingly adopted by councils: tarmac the pavement too.
Most of Barnet is like this. So depressing. Why do we need yellow lines etc when parking on pavement is already illegal? Because traffic wardens can't do anything about pavement parking?
March 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Most of Barnet is like this. So depressing. Why do we need yellow lines etc when parking on pavement is already illegal? Because traffic wardens can't do anything about pavement parking?
Simon, should we not perhaps be a bit wary of repeating the worst parts of 20th century history? What if it breaking things turned out actually to be much"worse than doing nothing".
March 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Simon, should we not perhaps be a bit wary of repeating the worst parts of 20th century history? What if it breaking things turned out actually to be much"worse than doing nothing".
Jesus, this is up there with "Woman has baby".
March 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Jesus, this is up there with "Woman has baby".