Alan Paxton

this is literally the first no regret move that would reap INSTANT benefits. low hanging fruit. day one you take this guy out back and put two in the back of his balance sheet and start the deportation proceedings. the rest of them will perk right up. this is easy, easy stuff

"Campaigers have for years suggested that 'politicians should wear their corporate donors' logos, like race car drivers.' Andy Burnham is finally giving the people what they asked for."

This video camera study showed that less than 5% of people on bikes broke traffic laws while riding bikes, yet 66% of people did so while driving. And perhaps even more importantly, if you REALLY want even MORE bike-riders to obey laws, build more protected bike infrastructure. Via @carltonreid.com

🇫🇷 🚴‍♂️ The route of both the men’s and women’s Tour de France Grande Départ has been revealed. On Friday 2 July 2027, the world’s best cyclists will start a 184km route at Holyrood before weaving through Edinburgh city centre. MAP: www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...

Our cutting edge, award winning, forward-thinking course on how to make the future education more inclusive, sustainable, accessible & fairer has, somewhat ironically, been closed. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2665449...

“we show that even if HPs and EVs were powered solely by gas-fired power stations, they would use half as much fossil fuel as modern gas boilers or combustion-engine vehicles.”

"Forget the damned motor car and build the cities for lovers and friends." -Lewis Mumford, sociologist and historian best known for his writings on urban planning and the social impact of machinery #BicycleBirthday October 19 (1895-1990)

And through it all, Edinburgh’s Labour-led Council “Cycling might work elsewhere, but we’ve got carbrained suburban Tory voters to impress if we want to keep out those Socialists in the SNP”

Low Traffic Neighbourhoods - 'more research need'.. Well from 2022 to 2025, funded by the NIHR, we (& colleagues) did that research. And we have 10(!!) peer reviewed articles so far, with more on the way. Here's a summary of our papers so far (all open access so get reading):

Go see Musk Documentary. www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...

Musk's "flying car," in case there's any doubt, will never actually see any sort of meaningful commercial launch and exists entirely as stock-fluffing propaganda aimed at the U.S. tech media's unlimited supply of credulous dopes

Not a rhetorical question. What do you do in this scenario?

STUPID SEXY RAMSAY MACDONALD

Europeans need to make it clear to musk, that starlink operation licences depend on keeping Ukraine supplied.

One of the notable things reading the history of the fall of the western Roman Empire was how fast all the rich people disappear from the archaeology record

People already inventing scenarios like “what if the guy in the truck is hauling Steinway pianos for regular practice at senior centers while also working as a refrigerator deliveryman.” Good job, everyone. You’ve been, shall we say, carwashed.

My online girlfriend was so shocked by the Ukraine drone strike on the Russian data centre that she's been too upset to message me all day.

so you're saying we can destroy Man City AND the British AI industry in one move???

BARCLAYS DESK: “.. let’s face facts; the combined disclosed lab revenues of circa $150bn .. is not going to cut it when the ecosystem needs well in excess of $1trn .. I’ve yet been presented with a credible framework as to where this money is going to come from ..”

Ils étaient mi-cerf mi-escargot, et re mi-cerf derrière

I converted to Catholicism two weeks ago. Here’s why I think Jesus would’ve supported live streaming executions.

the year is 2030 and i no longer consume anything that isn't personalized to me. every game, every book, every movie extends to the limits of my own imagination and no further. i haven't been surprised in five years. i cry softly, in bewilderment, if i see a word i don't know

This makes me angry. UK policy on foreign students is wrong because it is racist and corrodes our society. It's also plain stupid: it is wrecking a major UK export industry that provides jobs, growth and innovation for our country.

“Well, I never did”, as my dad used to say.

When you buy diesel you ride with Putin. Image from @bikeportland.org

📢Today Google has added motor fuel prices to the maps app so you can see how expensive driving is. 🚲Not wanting to be left out we have been around the city to check on the cost of fuelling a cycle and produced our own map. 🎉It's good news - fuelling a cycle is still free everywhere.

A simple idea for regulating data center mania: "No large data center...should receive the permits or grid connection it needs unless its developer brings enough new carbon-free generation, energy storage and transmission online to meet its additional electricity demand—and pays the full cost."

Eva Marie Saint (1924-2026) #RIP

Hey folks. In total honesty my tour is NOT selling well. I’ve sold 30 tickets in a 400 seater in Birmingham, and not much more elsewhere. If you like musical comedy, if you like standup, then please come see my show! And spread the word! The Rachel Parris Songbook tour starts in Nov! Link in bio! 🎶

never the wrong time for this classic

As ever, and for the last time in connection with lying shit Jeffrey Archer, we remember Monica Coghlan, whose life he destroyed.

Radio 5 says Jeffrey Archer divided opinion. Presumably as to whether his perjury or his novels were his greatest crime.

As long as the Tories are threatening to leave the ECHR, they aren’t a serious party. Consider it the ultimate red flag. Any party who’d take this entirely unnecessary and ruinous risk with our rights and our country’s security and wellbeing should never get its hands on power. (Letter, Times)

I know.. LinkedIn.. but still, LOLs are LOLs.

“Tap, tap, tap at the window. Bloody AI Greta Garbo, trying to sell me ball bearings.”

“Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There's something wrong with a society that drives a car to work out in a gym." —Bill Nye, Science Guy.

This is true. In 2016, I got into an argument with a gay man on a menswear forum. I've since made it my mission to make every man dress gay, thereby destroying his ability to tell who is actually gay and, ultimately, his chances of finding love. I built my social media following to achieve that goal

The love affair continues …

Xi Jinping Impressed With How Much Trump’s English Has Improved Since Last Visit https://theonion.com/xi-jinping-impressed-with-how-much-trumps-english-has-improved-since-last-visit/

"At the time, DoorDash’s large spending raised eyebrows. Now, the company has to pay its workers around 100 times the amount it spent attempting to influence the election, owing to a mayoral administration that refused to overlook concerns with the company’s conduct."

A lot of things make me feel kind of dumb, including how to take at face value the logic of “we are a multibillion dollar transnational industry building a vengeful elder god, and we definitely won’t stop unless you regulate us the way we want, which is a secret.”

We can handle the criticism, but this was an poignant reminder: When you change the status quo, there is always a group who feel change is being done to them, rather than for everyone. And the loudest voices online aren’t representative of those who have most to gain from a different kind of city.

Tyrannosaurus xkcd.com/3300/