Queuing for a bus earlier - every time I see this, it annoys me.... we must be one of the few countries in the world, where towns have to bid to the central Gov for a bus. Must be a bid consultant's dream. The UK Gov logo is a collective sign of failure, not success.
Yvette Cooper: "There is a very serious conflict underway in the Middle East, in the region, and we've seen these strikes continuing from the Iranian regime"
Israel and the US have set Iran on fire but Yvette Cooper wants us to believe the problem is Iran.
Imagine a Britain where we had used the profits from North Sea Oil to prepare for it running out and having a transport network that works rather than giving rich people a tax cut.
Treasury: Here, have a 35 year old London Underground train not quite ready for the scrapheap with a battery in it. bsky.app/profile/gare...
a black and white British Rail poster titled "The argument for electrifying our railways, will become clearer in time." with four panels showing scenes from 1978, 1987, 1995 and 2005 with oil running out over that period
"The argument for electrifying our railways will become clearer in time."
British Rail, 1979.
Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.” I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.” She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …
Dear Shabana,
Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.
West Mids. Historically the city itself was Warwickshire but grew to absorb parts of Staffs and Worcs.
If you head out into the Black Country, there were even exclaves of Shropshire - covering places like Oldbury, Warley and Halesowen
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The same billionaire dictators that deliberately encourage British people to move to their tax havens so they don’t have to fund defence and public services at home think *we’ve* let them down, lads…😂
A tweet from the Daily Mail with a headline saying "Four biblical signs the world has entered the end of days as US bombs Iran
This perfectly illustrates my point that the British tabloids are aiming at a US audience. There like 5 people in the UK who think about this. But it is huge among US evangelicals.
British politicians need to ignore UK tabloids, as UK tabloids are talking to an audience in the US for clicks.
🚨 It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work.
This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public.
Please spread the word.
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“We cannot say that the United States’ actions are against international law, but we condemn Iran’s retaliatory actions as against international law,” is neither a coherent nor a compelling position.
Labour doesn't have the cover of claiming their hostile policies are "what the public want" now. All they have is just straight up admitting that they want to push hostile, dehumanising, policies which harm marginalised community and undermine the country. It's a choice they have made. 2/
The Great Heck memorial garden with a GNER train passing behind
Today we remember the 10 people who died in the Selby rail crash at Great Heck, 25 years ago on 28 February 2001.
Six passengers and four railwaymen lost their lives in this tragedy and 80 people were seriously injured.
Today railway colleagues will be gathering in Newcastle and Selby to remember
A screenshot from Google Streetview, showing a double row of metal studs across the carriageway on the approach to a pelican crossing
Always notice the double row of metal studs on the approach to this crossing - apparently a relic from ye olde days before zig zags were 'invented' in the 80s (?). Surprised they still survive, in such a busy location - can't say I've noticed any others around @showmeasign.online
I suppose 'misc' probably covers 'can't be arsed'...
Any clue what the "Misc inc crimes" as a reason for NFA is supposed to mean..?
"the cars must be used to keep the children safe"
from what
"the cars"
Unelected, poorly-informed wealthy white men in active travel arse/elbow shocker.
Also, when has any urban traffic report asked the more important question of whether cyclists' and pedestrians' journeys are longer than they could be, to accommodate the wants of motorists
In 1992 when Labour introduced its front bench as "the NEXT ...", they went on to massively lose the election a week later having been eviscerated by the media.
Reform do the same stunt and the media are queuing up to give them a good tromboning.
The media wants a far right fash dystopia, y'see.
This is a serious and worrying failure by media - Reform need to be pressed on the core legal and moral issues at stake here
We've had questions from three broadcasters so far, and they have all been about the practicalities and costs. None has asked about the legal/moral issue of retrospectively changing laws so huge numbers of people who have made their lives in the UK will be expelled.
The famous Flying Scotsman steam locomotive at the head of a train under the lights at Stratford on Avon station.
A side profile of the loco
Flying Scotsman at Stratford waiting to make the final trip of its little sojourn on the Snow Hill lines
Two trains sit a few feet apart, with 172 101 having been recently uncoupled from 102
Again, 172 101 sits a few feet behind the train that it's been detached from.
And again! 172 101 sits a few feet behind its pal after being uncoupled.
I seem to be making a habit of separating 101 from its mates...
If I was PM I'd immediately fix the Equality Act by:
- Massively weakening what is covered by "belief" under religion and belief
- Enshrine that any views and beliefs that discriminate against any of the protected characteristics cannot be seen as "worthy of respect" by default
HaPpY sHrOvE tUeSdAy!
Fucking dimwits
LEAVING A MOTORWAY: This early 70s PIF is possibly the only one I can think of where a near miss with another car results in a happy ending for someone: the van driver looks well pleased that his shaken passengers have finally stopped singing. Bloody hippies, etc etc.
We just gave up on maintaining infrastructure in the 90s and never really got back to it. The backlog of critical infrastructure getting ever more hazardous is a chronic threat now.
Your council tax going up and your council services getting worse is not your local council's fault. Central government funding has been slashed so their overall money has plummeted. They're just offloading the outrage on to local officials.
