Ok but why does it look like David Cameron

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" I thought of this cliched quote as I drove over the QE2 Dartford Bridge last weekend. Opening date: 1991. (Photo (C) National Highways)

Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain. They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city. Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.

You know why ethnic minorities in the UK always feel second-class as if they're never safe in this country and could be asked to leave at any time? This is why:

'Asylum seekers are being targeted – and so are those who help them. It’s a disturbing new reality' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

UK solar power output is breaking records this year, and has now exceeded the total generated in 2024 🌞 www.ft.com/content/9e49...

London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’ @peterwalker99.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Rising aviation emissions threaten UK climate targets, official advisers warn - Flights now contribute more greenhouse gas than electricity sector, Climate Change Committee says #climatecrisis HT @carbonbrief.org www.ft.com/content/7e17...

JUST DROPPED: The latest Climate Change Committee progress report is out, and the top 5 recommendations are all about cutting energy demand. 🧵

this heat map study of gender differences of walking through urban environments at night is not surprising, but still sort of incredible to see news.byu.edu/intellect/st...

“Significant” drop in #Newcastle air pollution hellorayo.co.uk/hits-radio/n...

Climate misinformation isn’t just noise, it delays action, protects polluters, and turn crisis into catastrophe We should treat disinformation as the existential threat it is… www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The decline of buses has had economic, environmental and social consequences 🚌 Thanks @georginaq.bsky.social for highlighting our recent research on buses in this week's The State of Britain newsletter @financialtimes.com 🗞️ on.ft.com/3G2J2iD 🔗

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...

Your increasingly regular reminder on how to cope with a heatwave: 🥤stay hydrated 🍦treat yourself to an ice cream ✊dismantle the fossil fuel industry which is literally burning the planet for the short term profit of a vanishingly small capitalist class 👕loose fitting clothing

Fact for the day on #cleanairday Latest data shows level of harmful NOx emissions from vans in UK is GREATER than 10 yrs ago. Why? A record number of vans consuming more diesel than ever before 🚚🛻💨😷 We must prioritise electric & pedal powered freight if we want #cleanair in cities

🤔I for one, avoid the west coast when visiting friends in Glasgow because of tilting trains www.railwaygazette.com/uk/viewpoint...

Despite being explained multiple occassions, I never quite got the 'comfort' benefits of electric vehicles, until recently getting a diesel bus for first time in a while. Really noisy and uncomfortable as it judders and lurches up and down gears.

@jim.londoncentric.media 'aka the artist formerly known as London Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon' 🤣

Happily spoke to the @edp24.bsky.social about my participation in the #DadStrike with @dadshiftuk.bsky.social www.edp24.co.uk/news/2523035...

"Congestion pricing is a rare example of the government taking a big swing on a complicated and highly controversial initiative and having it immediately pay off for constituents with benefits that are obvious to everyone."

In the midnight hour she cried Moore, More, Moore With a rebel yell she cried Moore, More, Moore

I'm taking part in the #DadStrike next week where I'll be taking time off work to do the nursery run in support of better paternity leave.

Walk Highlands 10 walks to reach by train. (This website is a true gem of the internet age). www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/our-pic...

Similarities between ICE & the Gestapo

Global average temperature is expected to rise to almost 2C above preindustrial in the next five years, according to the WMO, with falls in crop yields and more than a third of the world’s population being exposed to extreme heat. People, I'm sorry but we have to deal with this. Later is too late.

Via @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social on insta, the most accurate use of this meme ever

‘Uxbridgitis: If election results are grim, let’s not learn the wrong lessons again’ labourlist.org/2025/04/loca... – via LabourList

💥London bucks national trends as cycling boom continues💥 New City of London data shows biggest increase cycling since records began: 📈cycling up 57% since 2022 🚲🚲nearly 2x more bikes than cars 📈500% increase in cycling since 1999 www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/assets/Servi...

Bloor & Spadina, 8:45 am. Toronto, we're approaching BIKE CONGESTION! This is one of the bike lanes the Ford government wants to remove. There are more people on bikes than people driving.

Does support for Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) affect the re-election prospects of Labour councillors in London? Despite backlash/controversy, we find no evidence that publicly supporting LTNs had any negative impacts on electoral outcomes in 2022. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The Telegraph (£) looks at public health in the Netherlands, including the benefits of government policies that support everyday cycling: “It helps prevent diseases like diabetes, heart conditions, and depression… It improves mental wellbeing, increases life expectancy and boosts social cohesion…”

Let me tell you the story of the most visible example of economic and political failure in modern Britain. Leeds is the largest city in western Europe without a mass transit system, and we are all poorer because of it. How did we get here? Why does it matter? And what can be done?

Bingo. HT @williamcb.bsky.social

The case study for all planning courses

Via No Context Brits

Always enjoy a good analytical pod that goes deep in explaining the current moment. Hat tip to the audience question from @labourlewis.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...

British coal use its lowest since 1666

I just made the case in Parliament for bringing an end to the failed experiment of water privatisation. Watch my full speech. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gIO...

"Rather than boosting growth, this (the Lower Thames Crossing) will clog up roads in the south-east and slow the economy down even more." - @ecochris.bsky.social in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Sombre note from Citi on UK. Gist is - we're locked in a bad dynamic and a painful rebalancing looks in order: breaking election vows and a period of slower growth. Likelihood is that there will be a period of "muddling through" before we get there, which will make reckoning more painful.

Bitterns are BOOMING! 💚 283 males were recorded booming in 2024 - a 20% rise on 2023 and the biggest jump since monitoring began. Once extinct as breeding birds in the UK, they're making an incredible recovery. More in the video below, sound on...🔊

Out-of-power politicians saying they shouldn't have a target because they can't achieve something by 2050 - 25 years in the future - is something new... #Westminster

Cardiff Central revamp image serving Toronto Union in miniature news.railbusinessdaily.com/new-images-s...

New episode ! We talked with the delightful British journalist and author Laura Laker about her odyssey on the UK's National Cycle Network, what makes good cycling infrastructure, and her work in setting standards for how reporters & cops talk about traffic crashes. thewaroncars.org/2025/03/11/e...

The 2022 summer in UK saw temperatures hit 40°C for the first time and left firefighters stretched, with London Fire Brigade having its ‘busiest day since the Second World War’ We know climate change is not a future threat but current reality www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...