Richard Elliot
@richardelliot.bsky.social
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A train-sized tunnel is now carrying electricity under South London
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/a-t...
#london
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/a-t...
#london
A train-sized tunnel is now carrying electricity under South London
Electricity has started flowing through a deep-level tube train sized tunnel running through South London.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A train-sized tunnel is now carrying electricity under South London
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/a-t...
#london
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/a-t...
#london
Interesting thread:
Two governments took The News Agents to secret court for two years via a constitutionally unprecedented superinjunction to stop you from hearing this story.
The MoD is responsible for a data leak that put up to 100,000 Afghans at risk of death.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdc6...
The MoD is responsible for a data leak that put up to 100,000 Afghans at risk of death.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdc6...
December 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Interesting thread:
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The European Union has triggered Article 122 to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, worth a whopping €210 billion.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
December 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The European Union has triggered Article 122 to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, worth a whopping €210 billion.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
Really interesting article on Ukrainian ground drones (it's a two part article)
cc @covertshores.bsky.social
stefankorshak.substack.com/p/dec-3-2025...
cc @covertshores.bsky.social
stefankorshak.substack.com/p/dec-3-2025...
Dec. 3 2025 - p1 Your Questions about UGVs a/k/a ground robots
Hi All!
stefankorshak.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Really interesting article on Ukrainian ground drones (it's a two part article)
cc @covertshores.bsky.social
stefankorshak.substack.com/p/dec-3-2025...
cc @covertshores.bsky.social
stefankorshak.substack.com/p/dec-3-2025...
I've visited the Toni and Guy ward at Kings Hospital this morning. Yes, it is named after the hairdressers.
December 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I've visited the Toni and Guy ward at Kings Hospital this morning. Yes, it is named after the hairdressers.
@bobbyllew.bsky.social might be of interest for ABM as you did an episode about ZipCar a few years ago.
Zipcar is shutting down its UK operations, basically the only car club that worked in London. Massive kick to anyone who tries to live in capital without owning a car. Having been a customer for 17 years and used Zipvans to move house repeatedly, this is.... very bad! (Zipcar is owned by Avis)
December 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
@bobbyllew.bsky.social might be of interest for ABM as you did an episode about ZipCar a few years ago.
@jurajmikurcik.bsky.social I suspect you've already seen it, but I was catching up on that latest season of Grand Designs Aus yesterday and it features straw panels
Durra Panel featured on Grand Designs Australia | Durra Panel share.google/jzjM9xlO6wDt...
Durra Panel featured on Grand Designs Australia | Durra Panel share.google/jzjM9xlO6wDt...
Durra Panel featured on Grand Designs Australia | Durra Panel
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November 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
@jurajmikurcik.bsky.social I suspect you've already seen it, but I was catching up on that latest season of Grand Designs Aus yesterday and it features straw panels
Durra Panel featured on Grand Designs Australia | Durra Panel share.google/jzjM9xlO6wDt...
Durra Panel featured on Grand Designs Australia | Durra Panel share.google/jzjM9xlO6wDt...
@chimpman.bsky.social @rhymerrigby.bsky.social we've already had an estate agent letter through the door effectively saying "now could be a great time to get a valuation to see if you'll be affected by the new mansion tax"
November 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
@chimpman.bsky.social @rhymerrigby.bsky.social we've already had an estate agent letter through the door effectively saying "now could be a great time to get a valuation to see if you'll be affected by the new mansion tax"
Interesting article (I haven't previously seen any summaries of Ukraine's interceptor drones)
New guide to Ukraine’s interceptor drones -> www.hisutton.com/Ukrainian-In...
November 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Interesting article (I haven't previously seen any summaries of Ukraine's interceptor drones)
Make sure to follow what @phillipspobrien.bsky.social says about the "peace plan"
Here is Trump's full 28 point plan for Ukraine. It would destroy Ukraine as a sovereign state and leave it helpless to face a Russian attack in the future. It would also give Putin full vindication and immunity from prosecution.
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
Trump's full 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan
The full plan was obtained by Axios and verified by Ukrainian and U.S. officials.
www.axios.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Make sure to follow what @phillipspobrien.bsky.social says about the "peace plan"
@chimpman.bsky.social Just peered into the new coffee place under the railway bridge. There were already coffee pots on the counter. Could be opening soon? Or have they been gathering dust there for a while?
November 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
@chimpman.bsky.social Just peered into the new coffee place under the railway bridge. There were already coffee pots on the counter. Could be opening soon? Or have they been gathering dust there for a while?
Interesting thread
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Interesting thread
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This is so cool, and in a country as small as Aotearoa New Zealand, electric airplanes make SO much sense.
Yes, I would infinitely prefer trains, and particularly electric trains (PLEASE!) but in lieu of such, replacing our domestic ICE airplanes is a no-brainer:
evsandbeyond.co.nz/air-nzs-firs...
Yes, I would infinitely prefer trains, and particularly electric trains (PLEASE!) but in lieu of such, replacing our domestic ICE airplanes is a no-brainer:
evsandbeyond.co.nz/air-nzs-firs...
Air NZ’s first electric aircraft makes maiden flight
Air New Zealand’s first electric aircraft to wear the airline’s name took to the skies over Tauranga today, marking the
evsandbeyond.co.nz
October 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This is so cool, and in a country as small as Aotearoa New Zealand, electric airplanes make SO much sense.
Yes, I would infinitely prefer trains, and particularly electric trains (PLEASE!) but in lieu of such, replacing our domestic ICE airplanes is a no-brainer:
evsandbeyond.co.nz/air-nzs-firs...
Yes, I would infinitely prefer trains, and particularly electric trains (PLEASE!) but in lieu of such, replacing our domestic ICE airplanes is a no-brainer:
evsandbeyond.co.nz/air-nzs-firs...
This story is wild, definitely worth a subscription to London Centric
I think this is the weirdest story I've ever reported. www.londoncentric.media/p/terry-ball...
The snail farmer of London, his mafia friends, and a £20m vendetta against the taxman
Terry Ball runs elaborate mollusc-based tax avoidance schemes that are costing London councils millions of pounds. Yet when London Centric tracks him down, an even stranger story emerges.
www.londoncentric.media
October 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This story is wild, definitely worth a subscription to London Centric
Whipping up fear of foreigners has been the go-to tactic of populist demagogues since time immemorial. My thoughts on the Nigel Farage 'Deport the lot of them' anti-immigration plan in comments below.
August 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Interesting for Lewisham locals:
In a few weeks time, two large grey boxes will arrive at Lewisham, as part of a major upgrade to fix one of London’s most notorious railway bottlenecks.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/how...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/how...
How Network Rail plans to fix Lewisham's dreaded signalling delays
In a few weeks time, two large grey boxes will arrive at Lewisham, as part of a major upgrade to fix one of London’s most notorious railway bottlenecks.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
August 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Interesting for Lewisham locals:
@elliotrhys.com seen a few cars like these in Amsterdam. They remind me of the Lao Tou Le you reviewed a while ago.
August 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
@elliotrhys.com seen a few cars like these in Amsterdam. They remind me of the Lao Tou Le you reviewed a while ago.
After 10+ years of running in the same make and model of shoe (Saucony Kinvara), I've thrown the rule book out of the window and bought a pair of runners from a brand I'd never heard of before yesterday (Altra)
August 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
After 10+ years of running in the same make and model of shoe (Saucony Kinvara), I've thrown the rule book out of the window and bought a pair of runners from a brand I'd never heard of before yesterday (Altra)
There's a huge transformer coming to New Cross next weekend.
HT @ianvisits.co.uk
CC @chimpman.bsky.social @rhymerrigby.bsky.social @rebeccamelliot.bsky.social
Watch out for two 180-tonne transformers rolling into London this August share.google/LPc52neABEgW...
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CC @chimpman.bsky.social @rhymerrigby.bsky.social @rebeccamelliot.bsky.social
Watch out for two 180-tonne transformers rolling into London this August share.google/LPc52neABEgW...
Watch out for two 180-tonne transformers rolling into London this August
If you want to see something very big moving slowly through London’s streets, two huge electricity transformers will be arriving in London over the next couple of weeks.
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August 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
There's a huge transformer coming to New Cross next weekend.
HT @ianvisits.co.uk
CC @chimpman.bsky.social @rhymerrigby.bsky.social @rebeccamelliot.bsky.social
Watch out for two 180-tonne transformers rolling into London this August share.google/LPc52neABEgW...
HT @ianvisits.co.uk
CC @chimpman.bsky.social @rhymerrigby.bsky.social @rebeccamelliot.bsky.social
Watch out for two 180-tonne transformers rolling into London this August share.google/LPc52neABEgW...
Interesting read on the relative spending power of gnerations
My latest, exploring with numbers how the millennial household budget is basically incomprehensible to retired boomers.
WASPInomics and the magic avocado tree
Why boomers struggle to make sense of the millennial world.
open.substack.com
July 30, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Interesting read on the relative spending power of gnerations
Had a COVID vaccine boost today. I'm now a AZ, AZ, Moderna, Moderna, Pfizer cocktail
July 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Had a COVID vaccine boost today. I'm now a AZ, AZ, Moderna, Moderna, Pfizer cocktail
I like Robin's tongue in cheek speech writing:
It's been a rotten week for Rachel Reeves -- so I've drafted a speech for her. It's my attempt to be helpful. Link in comments below.
July 6, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I like Robin's tongue in cheek speech writing:
I find Sergii Kostezh's writing on Ukraine really worthwhile:
Kyiv Post got exclusive insight into Ukraine's expanding drone programme, uncovering the technologies, assembly methods, and testing processes behind the unmanned systems countering Russia's invasion.
www.kyivpost.com/post/54745
www.kyivpost.com/post/54745
Inside Ukraine’s Drone Arsenal: Built to Strike Back
Kyiv Post got exclusive insight into Ukraine’s expanding drone program, uncovering the technologies, assembly methods, and testing processes behind the unmanned systems countering Russia’s invasion.
www.kyivpost.com
June 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I find Sergii Kostezh's writing on Ukraine really worthwhile:
Worth the subscription:
Hello All, As a scholar of air power, I wrote this precis on the state of the Israel-Iran air war. Israel seems to have established air supremacy--which is very rare. On the other hand, Iran has certain means of striking back. The result could mean this gets ugly. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Air "Supremacy" Seems To Have Been Achieved--Its Results Could Be Dramatic
The Israel-Iran Air War Could Go A Number Of Different Ways
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June 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Worth the subscription:
You know it's been a brutal track session when your watch tells you you've hit a new maximum heart rate.
June 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
You know it's been a brutal track session when your watch tells you you've hit a new maximum heart rate.