Keep thinking of arguments for why it would be completely insane to dump a prime minister with a huge majority just 14 months in, and also about how if he's not going to say a single word in opposition to the kind of shit we saw today then I no longer feel convinced by any of those arguments.

Appalled by the violent scenes of police being attacked at the Tommy Robinson rally today. Those responsible should face the full force of the law.

These far right thugs do not speak for Britain.

I’ll say it again: no one’s trying to make your kids trans or non-binary or gay. We’re trying to keep your trans or non-binary or gay kid alive, because we know (unlike certain howling straight people) exactly what it was like.

Oxford’s new railway line to Milton Keynes has been complete for almost a year. Yet passenger trains still aren’t running. What’s going on? We investigate: oxfordclarion.uk/the-08-44-to...

Just for perspective, a few weeks ago roughly 100,000 turned up for the London Trans+ Pride march. By contrast fewer than 3,000 ACROSS THE WHOLE COUNTRY, have turned up to anti-asylum "protests". Yet we are meant to take the latter as "the voice of the people" and the former as "the minority".

Just gonna state for the record that this is appalling, and the tell it's rooted in bigotry rather than women's safety is that it risks preventing trans men - a group assigned female at birth - from accessing using toilets. It's an unworkable bloody mess, and those pushing it should be ashamed.

With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.

The flammability of historic buildings that are the subject of longstanding contentious planning disputes is really worryingly high. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thank you @waterstones.bsky.social for shipping my (UK) pre-order of @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social's new book #EverythingIsTuberculosis a couple of days early - can't wait to get stuck in!

One of the many difficulties the Conservatives faced in getting anything done was the endless churn of ministers. The DfT is really hard to get a grip on - let’s hope whoever gets the job next enjoys a longer run at it - the stuff it does really matters to people’s everyday lives.

Away from what Lou Haigh did or didn’t do, one of the most difficult and more neglected briefs in government has lost a secretary of state who both seemed to get the subject and to believe it’s possibly the most impactful department of all, not just a stepping stone to something bigger.

Guess I should introduce myself...

Name: Dave
Pronouns: He/him
Location: Brighton
Interests: Railways - currently trying to visit every station in GB (68% complete so far!) - but also Bach, maths, postcodes, and urban geography.
Vocation: Senior Consultant in Operational Planning (ie timetabling!)