Normal brain: the British government should ban Twitter. Galaxy brain: the British government should BUY Twitter. takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/yes-im-act...

Important to be clear here that the proposed homes wouldn't mean demolishing the 18th century garden - it's just that they might possibly be visible from it. What appallingly selfish behaviour.

Let's build a tunnel to the Isle of Wight! - A new episode of THE ABUNDANCE AGENDA, where we also speak to @edjennings.bsky.social about a maddening NIMBY assault on a proposed battery storage facility in Kent. www.abundancepod.com/p/isle-of-wi...

Would be so cool to build a tunnel

Listen to the interview with the Stephen Hendry of local journalism, @edjennings.bsky.social

I'm on a podcast! Sadly I wasn't asked for my views on tunnelling to the Isle of Wight though.

I was today years old when I discovered this podcast and I'm off down a rabbithole now, cheerio

Me, a sophisticated content consumer, most of the time: Wrestling is so dumb. Me, in Mexico City last night: This is the greatest form of entertainment in the world.

The idea of a road and rail tunnel to the IoW makes perfect sense, opening up masses of housing opportunity and jobs, properly joining it to that city sprawl along the coast. But suspect that the NIMBYs on the island would object like mad, even if they allowed it built. bsky.app/profile/jame...

Let's build a tunnel to the Isle of Wight! - A new episode of THE ABUNDANCE AGENDA, where we also speak to @edjennings.bsky.social about a maddening NIMBY assault on a proposed battery storage facility in Kent. www.abundancepod.com/p/isle-of-wi...

I simply do not believe they would have resigned if it was a misleading claim about someone on the left. How is this different to the HIGNFY claims about digital ID a few weeks ago? The BBC literally laughed it off.

Hello from Mexico where today I saw the big Aztec Clock (which is neither Aztec or a clock), and stood in the room where Trotsky was murdered.

Losing both the director-general and the very obvious heir apparent as the result of such an orchestrated attack is truly existential stuff for the BBC. It’s also a *massive* challenge for Lisa Nandy, who has so far failed to impress anyone as culture secretary.

Another huge victory for mad shrieking about irrelevant rubbish

This might be the first spy who appears to be literally wearing one of those 'spy disguises' you could pick up in a joke shop in Newquay in 1993.

I simply do not believe they would have resigned if it was a misleading claim about someone on the left. How is this different to the HIGNFY claims about digital ID a few weeks ago? The BBC literally laughed it off.

Hello from Mexico City where, fascinatingly, there is a “metrobus” that is tram/train like with gated stations and raised platforms, but it’s… a long bus.

"Vladimir, look into my eyes not around the eyes and denuclearise."

Govt scraps all electrification investment. Midland Main Line to stay forever diesel Leicester Nottingham Derby Sheffield. Hugely embarrassing and inexplicable www.ft.com/content/5ecd...

And a little entertainment afterwards?

Just seal up that epistemic bubble. What could possibly go wrong?

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Also he publicly insulted my science comedian sister by implying that women couldn't do either science or comedy, so fuck that guy.

I think we can all agree that you can publish a game-changing bit of science (especially if you have more than a bit of help with the tricky crystal structures) but also be a massive fucking prick. We contain multitudes, yeah?

So I’m on the bus in Toronto, capital of a country famous for being polite, where it’s national motto is “Sorry”. And there’s an annoying kid who won‘t stop whining to his mum. This goes on for a few minutes. Then a woman at the back of the bus snaps and just shouts “SHUT THE FUCK UP!”.

Has anyone checked the balcony?

Ahh, I see it's not enough for somebody to be a terrible person, as James Watson mostly was, but that also has to mean his scientific achievements should be rubbished. But they shouldn't, he made important contributions, often in the public good.

Amazing

Great to see *checks notes* two time Emmy nominee Nick Mohammed finally breaking through.

Hello from Canada, where the pun on this shop only works in a Canadian accent.

ICYMI:

Ragging on the Youth Parliament was vaguely amusing when it was politics nerds being a bit precious about it being overly earnest and a bit silly. Not when it's vicious, far-right accounts shouting at teenagers, posting their faces and names everywhere, and calling them mentally ill.

So you don’t want to break manifesto pledges on tax, but your pitch to the members who elected you was basically that you’ll make Downing Street do more left-pleasing things?

No idea what Powell’s plan here is supposed to be, other than undermine the government.

No idea what Powell’s plan here is supposed to be, other than undermine the government.

Without DEI, we would only make merit-based hires, like the genius strategist who decided to pick a fight with his boss’s new young wife.

It will technically be possible for the cast of Emmerdale to farm Minions.

Really nice, well-researched piece with some pragmatic options for dealing with the optics of a PPM scheme rollout.

The battle over pay-per-mile road tax could destroy Keir Starmer's government – here's how Labour can avoid disaster (FREE TO READ!) takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/pay-per-mi...

Some afternoon reading!

Clearly setting herself up for a Senate run as she’ll only be 86 next year.

Reform-run Kent County Council latest:

If true, delighted Reeves is doing it this way. Surprised by the negative reaction seen on here. Keep it simple, stupid. Just read the odometer at your annual MOT, no risk of 'Big Brother wants to track you' stuff. Leave the management congestion to local transport authorities.

Kent County Council is getting underway. Slightly odd arrangements in place where usual press seats have been closed, leaving us in the public gallery, which has 14 seats. Far more than 14 people are here, leading to several journalists and others being left outside of the room. But we’re in.

Very good politically-aware discussion of pay-per-mile road taxes. 👇👇

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Fantastic - great to see the government doing something important and ballsy. A good time to link fuel duty to inflation too!

Say you were in Toronto for two days, having been there a few times over the years but not recently... what would you do?