Ian Dunt

iandunt.bsky.social

20 October 2026 19:11

The hollowing out a priceless national asset, under a techbro vandal. As with higher education, this type of move might be tolerable if there was *any government policy at all* on what the ultimate plan is. But there isn't.

Dorian Lynskey

dorianlynskey.bsky.social

20 October 2026 11:01

People who complain that Burnham is "wasting his time" on things that are very easy and low-cost for the government but make a significant difference to people's everyday lives don't understand politics imo. If this was all he was thinking about as prime minister, sure, I would worry, but it's not

David Ho

davidho.bsky.social

20 October 2026 11:01

The greatest challenge of our time isn’t to figure out how to get to Mars or become interstellar, but to figure out how to live sustainably on Earth.

Gareth Dennis

garethdennis.uk

19 October 2026 15:33

That a metro system would be built in a northern UK city involving underground tunnels and stations is supposedly an impossible, unrealistic idea from an unserious mind. Meanwhile, Newcastle with 13km of bored tunnels and 9 underground stations built 13 years after first plans:

Richard Hebditch

richard.hebditch.org

19 October 2026 13:11

Missed this last week - @londonassembly.bsky.social Transport Committee report on autonomous vehicles. Interesting in showing tension between central govt wanting UK to be a leader & attract investment and TfL/GLA wanting to keep London moving (and moving safely). www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/w...