People shouldn't send long voicenotes? Fuck that. I want to listen to your whole story. What I HATE is having to interrupt my podcast for a 10-second voicenote that the person could have easily typed. But 15 minutes I can listen to while walking? More of that!!

One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back. Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance. Be a housing fan.

Have you seen the speeds on the circle line lately?

Amid all the hoohah around the cancelled/reinstated fast 7am Manchester to London train, it's worth remembering that the journey time with HS2 built in full was projected as 67 minutes...

What are abstract ideas like “being happy” and “having fulfillment” compared to real world achievements like “working full time for a company and still needing food stamps”

In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.

It's been ONE YEAR since a mass group of railway nerds descended on Northampton Station and Elliot still emails regularly about new station to remove from the spreadsheet! www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgNb... With @geofftech.bsky.social @jenonthemove.com @nattj.bsky.social @nickbadley.com and many more

I’m not a great political analyst, but I do feel Labour have made a tactical error by opting to be cunts.

good morning specifically to Claire Sharpe www.bbc.com/news/article...

Big very scary announcement that I never thought I'd have to make so I put nice music and a relaxing nostalgic background on it for you.

If the UK is on the brink of civil war, as Musk claims, it follows that in 300 years time there will be be a new generation of civil war re-enactment societies. "Geoff,you defend Laurence Fox. Can you guys shout outside a hostel. Brian, i need you to relentlessly slag off Nish Kumar on Facebook."

If anyone is still wanting to order custom orders they’re still open for guaranteed Christmas delivery until the end of November, I will also be uploading a few new designs in a week or so just before the final Christmas rush If anyone doesn’t already have the link: natts.art

I like how the caption on this photo reads as if he's making a claim that could not be independently verified.

Let's just take a moment to reflect on the self-sacrifice and hope this person embodies - not the evil, hateful monsters thirsting for violence.

Always fascinating watching people underestimate the size of London vs other UK ciries. On an average weekday, more journeys are made on JUST the Elizabeth line than the ENTIRE population of Liverpool. If the Tube was a city, its average daily passengers would make it the 2nd largest in the UK.

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

2025: Yvette Cooper suspends the rights of child refugees to come to the UK, effectively rejecting Article 8 of the ECHR 2016: Yvette Cooper making a passionate plea for child refugees to come to the UK Cooper spent over a decade speaking up for child refugees, now she rejects Article 8 of ECHR

We’re only 2/3 the way through the year @gojauntly.bsky.social – gave me a bit of a panic! There are still 4 months left!

Labour MP spreading the blatant lie that that asylum seekers are being treated to pleasurable hotel stays, rather than the reality which is that they're converted to functional, cramped dormitories. Of course they haven't paid. They aren't even allowed to work.

The fact that the DBS update services web address still includes "CRB Checks" in it, despite the fact they haven't been called that in over 10 years is hilarious to me.

In London over the next few months?Drop by 130 Fenchurch Street on Tuesdays, Thursdays or Saturdays to see a great photo exhibition of Bernice Mulenga's portraits & images of the gardens & gardeners of TfL. The people in them are all creating amazing spaces with constraints. Thanks National Trust!

@64streetcar.bsky.social AND I ARE GOING FROM THE MEXICAN BORDER TO THE CANADIAN BORDER USING ONLY LOCAL TRANSIT!!!!! It's scheduled to take six days but that's VERY ambitious and this trip has some of the tightest connections I've ever had the bravery to plan...

God, the number of people who were willing to believe that the South Yorkshire police were too woke to prosecute sexual abuse cases, when in fact the police force was itself an instrument of patriarchal sexual violence. It’s like a case study in the worst excesses of the British press.

incredible piece that frames the story as "This plan is bad" when actually it would be good if there were any such plan, but there isn't

Feeling this news story needed sharper and more accurate headlining, as I'm (possibly) not the only person disappointed that you don't get a duck for a quid. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This was SO MUCH FUN talking about politics, hockey, and Canadian radio contests of my youth.

Here’s something delightful. New homeowners in Melbourne found an extensive model train setup under the floor after they move in.

If people cut out one fizzy drink a day we'd halve obesity in this country? Yeah, that's definitely how the human body works, Wes.

There are many things to be unhappy with the @nytimes.com about, but “things you’d see on Grindr profiles” not being a category is high on my list.

No shit. It's a master work of big oil propaganda that the climate actions we often hear about are like "you should eat bugs!"* instead of "elected leaders need to put on their big kid pants and say NO to fossil fuel, which is the biggest driver of global warming, and which we can replace!"

Bezos wedding guest takes us through her extravagant goodie bag from the wedding 💗

I have lived in Hackney for ten years (not the part of Hackney that people really consider Hackney, but within the borough none the less), and I'm moving over the border next week. As I was looking at recycling details for Haringey council, I felt a pang of sadness I was not expecting.

Today, Harrie, our Comms Officer is travelling all the way from Montpellier, France to Fort William, Scotland by train - follow this thread to see how their journey goes!

Everything that Amtrack does on social media is incredible.

at the heart of the ‘pregnant person’ furore is a lot of people who cannot comprehend that the world does not revolve entirely around them. when I was pregnant I was a pregnant woman! nobody ever, in three pregnancies, erased that! but I am not the only person who’s ever been pregnant lmao

I just threw out almost all my make-up from high school and I'm 37 years old and I'm still a bit bitter about it. That stuff has gone through at least 16 house moves across three countries. It's part of my heritage and there was so much of it left because I wear make-up about three times a year!

Getting old is discovering a trendy new restaurant you had to try because it only had a couple of London locations now has a branch in a retail park in Stevenage.

Some #TransJoy today! The partner of one of my sex therapy classmates came out as trans so to celebrate she and her daughter made some trans cake! One vegan, one gluten free!

WE ARE CROSSING THE ENTIRETY OF CANADA EXCLUSIVELY BY BUS!!! We just left Victoria, BC; if all goes according to plan, we'll be arriving in St. John's, NL on Wednesday night after six days, seven bus companies, and nine Canadian provinces - all but PEI!

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If you're a proud bus user, share your bus stop selfie this #BetterTransportWeek! Comment on this post or tag us... Let's show some love for brilliant buses and vital bus stops! @bususersuk.bsky.social @etwritehome.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social @cpt-uk.bsky.social

Deep breath, lads. In response to the proposed government disability cuts, I wrote a piece about my life before The Daily Tism (it includes a PIP assessment, a mental health crisis and iced Madeira cake). We’ll fight this with everything we’ve got. #TakingThePip

Very confused as to why the Rug Doctor Hire page on B&Qs website, which is showing me as having selected their Tottenham location at the top, is giving me prices in Euros, but I've got some cash leftover from my last trip to Spain so I may give it a go.

Working at Edinburgh Fringe and I spell a customer's name back to him for confirmation. He replies with "Aye". I say, "Sorry, where does the "i" go in that?"

We're halfway through June so I guess we're hitting peak rainbowashing!

Going to Coventry for the very light rail demonstration tomorrow – any recommendations for lunch places?

🧵BAT SIGNAL 🦇🏳️‍🌈 A friend of mine has tried to book accommodation in Blackpool for her and her wife. Wilshaw Suites, Blackpool asked her to ‘confirm your relationship’ and told her they ‘don’t allow same sexes’

Gonna be a massive faff to trade in all those out-of-circulation bills in the photo though...

It’s so tedious how effectively this “white British” label has been adopted by people — like Matt Goodwin too — who want to pretend they object to the “not British” bit when really it’s the “not white” bit that they hate

Homophobic. Buses are the queerest.