If you like 20th century UK history, this is a great podcast series. If you’ve ever wondered about the decimalisation of the pound or why we’re still partly stuck with inches, pints and miles, this one is well worth a listen.

you don't know your neighbors because of cars your city doesn't make enough in taxes because of cars busses are slow because of cars they won't build light rail because of cars your city's air is awful because of cars one of the leading causes of death and injury from accident: cars

Our Andy looks rather sweaty there… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

‘Homes may have to be abandoned’: how the #climatecrisis has reshaped Britain’s flood risk - As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions Story by me and and Steven Morris www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

What makes a building good? My good friend @ecominimalnick.bsky.social and Jon Broom have distilled decades of experience between them to write this book. Recommended for anyone interested in efficient, elegant sustainable design

This is absolutely brilliant. Although I suspect there may be others in the architecture industry who disagree.

Nick Clegg: "Nigel Farage's great achievement in life is a disaster for this country, and no one holds him to account."

Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem. Thank you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Pressure grows on ministers to end secrecy around UK-US zero tariff drug deal

Meanwhile www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...

Every now and then you see a housing development where you like almost everything about it. If I could design and live in housing like this, I would be as happy as can be. www.dezeen.com/2026/01/24/s...

The world as we knew it has gone.  But we can influence what comes next.  Rejoining the EU is no longer an academic issue nor a decision borne of nostalgia.  It’s a matter of political necessity Me with Dominic Grieve for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social @europeanmovement.co.uk ▶️ buff.ly/YvqAyV8

We don't need a Faragist revolution of simplism, stupidity and bringing back The Good Owld Days™, but maybe we do need to tap into the disruption mindset and call for a revolution of sorts - a liberal one - that throws out the Lords, the voting system, and much else besides.

The New World asked me to speak to some British trans women about what life has been like for them over the past few years - here's what they had to say, in their own words: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...

This is quite a post www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/reality-is...

“The government’s ADHD taskforce warned in a report in November that… the lack of support costs £17bn a year as a result of crime, educational underachievement, drug misuse, suicide and mental ill-health.” www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

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A modest thing, but Khan's Summer Streets scheme last year (closing off traffic and allowing biz to take over once a month) packed out Atlantic Rd in Brixton, where they laid on sound systems and loads of free stuff. You didn't *have* to spend money, but a lot of people seemed to.

Not looking like this car dominated detached cack they won’t!

Traitors prediction: - Matty and Rachel are related (siblings)? - Matty knows Rachel is a traitor as she’s quietly let him know - Their plan is to recruit Matty, with Stephen then kicked out #TheTraitors

I’d really love to see more universities - who remain among the most wealthy organisations in many UK cities - being more creative in terms of building reuse. A major part of the university sector’s role is to be progressive and lead the way. www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

Fiona is clearly related to Reece. She strode around picking up skulls at a glacial pace because she already knows she won’t murder him. #TheTraitors

In "aged like surströmming in a festival portaloo" news.

Presumably it’s a common assumption that everyone in #TheTraitors has gone in alongside someone else they know..? Has anyone figured out who each of the pairs are?

There are some pretty vile examples in Grok’s reply thread right now. No one in their right mind would want to put an image of themselves on there.

“We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run down.”

I have been working through @parismarx.com ’s guide to getting off US tech, slowly because I am so deep into the Apple world, but today’s events just gave me a big kick in the butt to get it done. disconnect.blog/getting-off-...

I’m not a huge fan of our current government. And the facts of events in Venezuela seem relatively clear. However I personally don’t believe that taking a few hours to speak to the leaders of your closest allies before stating your (coordinated) position on something this momentous is weak.

The US attack on Venezuela is an illegal act of aggression against a sovereign country (with lots of oil). Venezuela has become a more deeply repressive dictatorship & urgently needs democratic solution but this is unjustified & unjustifiable. Look forward to seeing swift UK Government condemnation.

Three of the top five British grid electricity records smashed in 2025! This is a huge success story, despite what Russian bots and U.S fossil fuel shills scream on X. Every unit of clean domestic energy we produce means a safer future for our children…🥳

Fewer than 100 signatures needed to get to 10k :)

This is literally what the Telegraph campaigned for.

Stick a fork in it. It’s done. 2025 has been a good year, lots of little wins. More and bigger things to come in 2026, but for now, time to enjoy delivering for smaller clients. PS Stop staring at the shoddy details. It’s just a den!

NEW: last night, the US govt launched an assault on the ‘global censorship industrial complex’, aka European tech researchers/campaigners. It’s a deeply chilling move & speaks as to why we need international solidarity more than ever. open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

Going to give this Passivhaus starter pack a bump, with so many people having joined recently. If you know of someone who should be added, please let me know. go.bsky.app/K4gWTBi

The enshitification of Christmas…

Jo Cox was murdered before the vote by a far-right terrorist & this is the language this complete disgrace chooses to use

Have written for @financialtimes.com on the dangers of been see to pitch house building against nature. Britain desperately needs more homes, but if you force a nature/building binary, it is the latter that will lose in the court of public opinion. www.ft.com/content/f456...

This has the feel of the tide suddenly going out very quickly. I suspect there’s a Sunday paper exclusive incoming. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

NEW: Labour just announced the biggest change in planning policy in 80 years. My breakdown of the key measures and whether they will succeed. www.samdumitriu.com/p/labour-are...

It's odd how people feel so strongly about putting solar panels on good agricultural land, but think nothing of all the land set aside so rich people can graze their horses, play golf, and shoot pheasants Almost like they've been sold a narrative

Just in time for Christmas, Ogilvie Construction has started its handover of Midlothian Council’s landmark £25.038 million Passivhaus development, with the developer delivering 90 new affordable homes built on the site of the former Newbattle High School in Easthouses.

Can any architect explain the purpose of this? Is this going to help us in what are pretty straightened times? I can see the purpose of the ARB. I’ve not always found the RIBA to be helpful or useful (nationally at least). www.architectsjournal.co.uk?p=810028&utm...

It was around this time last year that I got to visit RUSS. And hats off, it was quite the journey to delivering this scheme! www.houseplanninghelp.com/364 #CommunityLedHousing #CommunityLandTrust

Absolutely fantastic article, which should be read by anyone interested in the idea of ‘overdiagnosis’ of autism and ADHD Anyone that conflates mental illness with neurodivergence is a snake oil salesman.

This must be the most outrageous example of Farage's racist bullying. A 17-year-old Farage bullying a 9-year-old lad – NINE – for being black, and even waiting at the school gate to heap more abuse on the little lad. What an absolute f***ing scumbag. Deeply shocking, even by 1970s standards.

Wow. The new Apple iOS update is *ugly*.

Jeremy Corbyn’s preferred leadership model lost on a 48-52% vote… IMAGINE WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN IF YOU’D CAMPAIGNED A BIT HARDER, JEREMY. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...