Aged 21 in my first 'proper' job I worked with a guy who although nice always seemed so miserable. Sardonic really. A few months in asked colleagues 'what's his problem'. His wife and daughter were killed by a dangerous driver years earlier...so yeah pay your fine and stfu about how unfair it is

Very good from @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social. Entirely correct that a fundamental reset of the institutional framework is needed. We’ve tested the current one to its limit. It doesn’t work.

Giles Wilkes@gilesyb.bsky.social · 2d ago

How to end the cycle of mistrust between the Treasury and everybody else - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Must read from @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social The need to micromanage is really hard to uproot. Something for Healey's advisers to think about too

Kathleen Stock and Julie Bindle over on the other site calling Rod Liddle a "great man"

It's noticeable, too, that there wasn't a single question on the climate, at a time when Europe is experiencing catastrophic wild-fires & record-breaking heat. It's astonishing how low down the political agenda this remains in Britain, when all the environmental indicators are signalling disaster.

Terrible news.

Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands

Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

bbc.co.uk

It is Trans pride in London today which I’m sadly missing as I am in 🇮🇳 where I’ve just seen what can be achieved when people stand together. I send hope love & solidarity to those marching in London. Let’s hope the EHRC guidelines get consigned to the dustbin of history where it belongs. All power🏳️‍⚧️

Sometimes I remember the journalists who scoffed at how Don't Look Up portrayed their incompetence

Burnhan's "chaotic" first week sounds a v partisan & implausible headline on a more balanced report www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Andy Burnham’s chaotic first week is over. Here comes the hard part

After a reshuffle and the announcement of a slew of hastily drawn-up policies, the inescapable scrutiny of the prime minister can officially begin

thetimes.com

Astonishing "journalists" actually put their name to this.

Adam Schwarz@adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 2w ago

When the story of why humanity didn't stop climate change is written, it will feature front pages like this. Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.

If you’ve heard that London is dystopian and dangerous – read this. It just isn’t | @london.gov.uk www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

If you’ve heard that London is dystopian and dangerous – read this. It just isn’t | Sadiq Khan

Britain’s capital has faced social media, press and political attacks designed to make residents and tourists feel unsafe. Ignore that: we have the facts, says London mayor Sadiq Khan

theguardian.com

Breaking: The schools minister Georgia Gould has been re-appointed as a Department for Education minister in Andy Burnham’s government, with her exact brief unconfirmed schoolsweek.co.uk/schools-mini...

Schools minister Georgia Gould stays on at DfE in reshuffle

London MP and key Starmer ally will remain a DfE minister, but with her exact role unconfirmed

schoolsweek.co.uk

Your approach of having more, rather than a minimum, has really worked. They are all being used, by different people: waiting for the bus; doing their homework; young lovers.

Like so many football supporters across the North East and beyond, I was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Newcastle United and England legend Kevin Keegan. (1/3)

The condescension of much of the BBC now embodied by Fiona Bruce going 'of course, most of the tourists outside Buckingham Palace today know anything about the politics of this'. You know, I think they might? Today? Feels like a reasonable guess that they've come specially, like.

Balance has restored to the universe Thank you 🇪🇸

"Refork swept the board" The BBC is reporting a skewed account of why Labour MPs thought May 2026 & Gorton + Denton were existential threat to fragmenting coalition on two flanks. It continues to under-report that v strong 2024-25 Reform momentum fell bsck 5 points 2025-26

The many new benches on Haverstock Hill (Camden, London) are fantastic and are being enjoyed by people of all ages. "If you build it, they will sit" @adamdkharrison.bsky.social @camdencyclists.bsky.social @carolinerussell.bsky.social

Don't forget to have your say about making the pedestrianised part of Camden High Street permanent – and what more could be done up to Camden Lock ⤵️ consultations.wearecamden.org/supporting-c...

3/ Irony number two. I was told for years that climate change is a hoax and British summers aren't getting hotter. Now the same voices demand to know why Britain never installed AC. You cannot have it both ways. The case for cooling IS the case that the climate is changing.

Weird that a song can be number 1 for sixteen weeks and I have no idea what it sounds like. Love is All Around and (Everything I Do) I Do It For You felt absolutely inescapable at the time. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sam Fender and Olivia Dean make chart history with Rein Me In

They break the record for the longest running number one single of all time by a British act.

bbc.co.uk

“Language matters here. Every time the word “e-bike” is attached to these machines, a legal, healthy and increasingly important form of transport takes the blame for the behaviour of people riding illegal motorbikes."

"A false understanding of the law": Labour MP demands BBC amends 'e-bike injury payouts' article that failed to mention £110m in claims all involved illegal bikes | electric bike reviews, buying advic...

The Labour MP for Leeds North East has written to the BBC’s director of editorial policy and standards to demand that an article about millions paid out in compensation to people injured by the riders...

road.cc

I think my favourite thing is spelling out someone's full name hoping it will make sound like some Prussian viscount Jonathan! David!

Good grief. Wandsworth Council’s plans to “tackle the gridlock” & “get Puntey’s roads mvping again” all involve stealing space & time from pedestrians in a self-defeating effort to increase traffic throughput 🤦‍♂️ Really bleak, horribly misguided stuff

‘It’s time to tackle the gridlock’: Council’s new plan to get Putney roads moving again - Wandsworth Borough Council

wandsworth.gov.uk

Really important article from @lauralaker.bsky.social - we need better training & guidance for police & legal changes to stop legal e-cycles & other mobility aids being wrongly seized by police. Wheels for Wellbeing briefing on current rules here: wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/our-campaign...

Campaigning for inclusive cycling, Wheels for Wellbeing

Wheels for Wellbeing is an award-winning charity supporting disabled people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the benefits of cycling.

wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk

Laura Laker@lauralaker.bsky.social · 4w ago

New: A road-legal, council-funded @ternbicycles.com HSD e-bike allegedly crushed, wrongly identified as a motorcycle by police. Calls for education on the issue are growing www.cyclingelectric.com/news/police-...

We talk a lot here about X going Nazi, but the sheer amount of racist, anti-black, Islamophobic, antisemitic, racist and homophobic content I see on Facebook nowadays overwhelms it. And unlike X, which does at least still have a Following feed, it's much harder to avoid.

The Times ought to correct this misleading claim that is an either deliberate or dumb misreading of the stats to promote an entirely false meme of "care worker sponsors 15 relatives"

Very proud of this, and still lots more to come building out an integrated network to cycle safely in in Camden!

Will Norman@willnorman.co.uk · 2mo ago

London’s latest stretch of cycle lane - Clerkenwell Road in Camden. As we expand our network of Cycleways, the number of journeys by bike has soared to 1.5 million every day. … but there’s much more to do!

Anti-gay views prove unpopular and this is unfair somehow?

Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot@bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · last mo.

Kate Forbes: I was 'slam dunk' for SNP leadership until revealing gay marriage views

It’s really astounding how little Helen Lewis has said about the EHRC guidance - a huge development in her home country on the issue she writes about most. She’s a coward.

Do you fancy dodging delivery robots clogging up our pavements? Pedestrians already get a raw deal on Britain’s streets. Happy to support @livingstreets.bsky.social Pavement Overload campaign.

Living Streets@livingstreets.bsky.social · last mo.

Delivery robots are taking over UK pavements, causing chaos for pedestrians, despite having no laws allowing their use 🤖 Our Pavement Overload campaign is in the Guardian: https://bit.ly/4pdAuYx