Hard agree - all a function of the fact that our media system is conditioned to talk only about the small p- politics of our political system, not the actual progressive and ambitious policy introduced by this government. We really need to start demanding more

Frankly the 3% of Londoners who think the Central line is the best line have never been on it, or are in fact completely deaf

I must say, I think the X5 - long may it live - has seen much, much worse

Yes! Because...that point never arrives! Oliver Burkeman talks wonderfully about this in his book 4000 weeks.
Until we realise that this utopian, problem-free existence will never come, we're just living a 'provisional life.' Kind of mind blowing.

Robert Jenrick is speaking but I don't see any reason to inflict it on you. Watching him grapple with issues of moral importance is like watching a mop try to use Windows 95.

All stations undoubtedly enhanced by the presence of a tiny orange curtain

Lovely blog from @ianvisits.co.uk on this from 2023: www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...

A day's sheep drive is generally accepted - not sure by whom - to be a radius of around six and two-thirds miles. But the proposed new site for Billingsgate and Smithfield in Dagenham Dock would have been around four miles from Romford Market (uh-oh)

That Charter apparently includes a clause banning any other market from being set up within 'a day's sheep drive' of Romford Market