Thank you, people.

Elsevier has a 38% profit margin, and the other journal publishers aren't far behind.

Still one of the greatest songs ever. Christ's entry into Govan 😇 #freak #folk youtu.be/xk0vOELz-m0?...

Several Refugee Nation flags were flown during Sunday's Unity March in Oxford, which sparked a lot of curiosity. This flag was designed by Syrian artist Yara Said for the refugee athletes who competed in the 2016 Olympics. The design is inspired by a life vest. For More: www.therefugeenation.com

Yep, still not sold on tubeless bicycle tyres.

*Unparalleled* commentary again, this time on Quantum Computing development: "...the results will be uncertain until observed."

Can I quietly ask we stop talking about what "AI" *could* do in education and identify instead what's actually happening with AI in education? I'll start...

Another beautiful Friday evening on the A34. #betterbybus

This will kill the heat pump market. And that means cuts in investment in the whole system: tech, skills, supply chain, business investment. And the subsidy is not a *benefit*, it's designed to equalise the choice between gas and electric. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

My book, Tadej Pogačar: Unstoppable, is out today! It is the first in-depth biography of modern cycling's greatest, charting his dazzling rise to the top, full of fresh stories, insight and interviews with those close to him. Order it here: tinyurl.com/Pogibook 📙 @bloomsburysport.bsky.social

Won't someone please think of the people paying £600 per night for a suite? They want their Oxford congestion charge refunding, so let's screw the bus users and chuck the whole thing in the bin. (1/2) www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2561634...

Worth remembering that freezing fuel duty, which could well happen again, costs about 30x more than the cycle to work scheme per year.

Clearly modelled on Boris Yeltsin and, you have to hand it to them, it's a bang-up job.

Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms. He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.

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

Seems like a good idea, *so long as* resurfacing is not rushed and is properly checked. I can point to loads of places where patches are left bumpy and broken; a hazard for cyclists.

"Festival of Floppies" and "Copy that Floppy" are such good titles for outreach events, I can't get over it. www.lib.cam.ac.uk/future-nosta...

How is this not bigger news??https://www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/25517093.probe-launched-rubbish-heap-found-a34-cherwell/

Looks like this is real. About 40% of the flight at 8k feet, then bumped up to 10k, and then finally went up higher, but only to 20k feet. Much slower than normal flight and likely burned a lot more fuel. But the view out the window was probably impressive. www.flightaware.com/live/flight/...

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

FIFY: South Downs Way this morning. Beautiful image worth sharing.

#RemembranceSunday - why do I wear three poppies?

My old pal Pete Coviello — one of the best writers and thinkers I've ever known — wrote the piece of the moment lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...

The Oxford we all know and love.

*This* is how the left should be talking about Mamdani's fiscal prospects & challenges. Rather than reify private market prices while fetishizing liberal budget-balancing, Weber challenges the political composition of pricing in the first place. Bravo!

I've only just realised that this Children's book is essentially the Communist Manifesto (Marx, Engels) for kids.

ITV in talks to sell television business to Sky. Sky is owned by US-based Comcast, largest shareholders include Vanguard Group, BlackRock. CMA must block the takeover. No one must own more than one major media outlet. Need diversity and competition.

If guaranteeing essentials sounds radical in 2025, it speaks to how far we’ve drifted from democracy’s core promise. Markets will not save democracy. My new piece for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Hello bluesky! Are you thinking about heading home on your commute? Here are 12 easy hacks to beat the Congestion Charge. Don't forget to share! oxfordclarion.uk/twelve-easy-...

Horrific, stupid news from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social — they are closing their music department. Apparently they all found out suddently in a meeting yesterday. It is one of the best music departments in the country — solidarity with my colleagues and their students www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

U.K. science sector is ‘bleeding to death,’ lawmakers say in report | Science | AAAS https://www.science.org/content/article/u-k-science-sector-bleeding-death-lawmakers-say-alarming-report

Book marking stuff for a John McLaughlin future #Jazzsky thread. This bootleg is fantastic quality and wild, wild playing. Jan Hammer's analogue synth is 💥 youtu.be/ej83px0wsjs?...

This will form part of the History curriculum. Generations #rent

😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎

'No idea who he is,' says Trump after pardoning crypto tycoon www.bbc.com/news/article...

The problem lots of people have when thinking about tax (and I suffer from this often) is that we think about (existing) stock rather than (dynamic) flow. That is, we tend to think more about how changes impact people today rather than how they shift incentives in future.

Scrap the "temporary" fuel duty cut, and reintroduce the fuel duty escalator and help under 22s with discounted fares. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Back to the future.

If you ever needed proof of the benefits of a lifetime of cycling and a penchant for red wine, look no further than the bike riding, shopping bag-toting miracle of Saint-Julien-des-Points…

Labour government preparing to hike income taxes - blaming bond markets. not one adult in the room will say the obvious: 1. Britain's fiscal rules are shambles 2. Bank of England has too much power over fiscal decisions 3. ignore bond vigilantes www.ft.com/content/5c8f...

Social scientists often talk abt the contact hypothesis theory for which interpersonal interaction under certain circumstances can significantly improve intergroup relations. We don‘t know if public transit systematically creates these circumstances, but we do know that cars systematically do *not*.

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*MUST READ* #AI

Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term www.gov.uk/government/p...

Utrecht has a fleet of ~6 of these cars topped with LiDAR. They circle Utrecht making images of parked cars throughout the day. Since people don't always follow parking rules, Utrecht earns €50-100K a day. All that € goes into street improvements. All it takes is cars with license plates (+ LiDAR)

The Congestion Charge went live today - so it's a great time to talk about a book (published this year) I recently finished reading. Did you know JRR Tolkien wrote a short satirical fantasy about how cars and congestion were ruining Oxford in the 1960s? Congestion has plagued Oxford for decades. 🧵

We have real-time monitoring just inside one of the charge points via @telraam.bsky.social telraam.net/en/location/...

Wealth tax is not a revenue raiser, it is primarily about inequality and the myriad economic, political, and social problems it generates. bsky.app/profile/dsqu...

The Sun hasn’t turned a profit for years, which raises questions about what its purpose is and always was, if it isn’t “making money”.

Oxford’s Temporary Congestion Charge is now live. The charge will be at points on six roads in Oxford. Cars with permits & all other vehicles can pass through charge locations for free. Without a permit, £5 per day is payable. www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/transport-an...