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Rich

@richtann.bsky.social

Front end dev, UX enthusiast, LFC fan. Disliker of centrism. He/him

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Boze Herrington, Library Owl@sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 2mo ago

By far the funniest moment in Homer’s Odyssey is when Circe says, “Shall we have sex?” and Odysseus says, “You just turned all my men into pigs. You have the GALL to think I would sleep with you? Of course I will. Absolutely. But don’t do any weird spells”

photograph of the relevant passage in Fitzgerald's translation of the Odyssey ("I make no bed of love with you upon it. Or swear me first a great oath, if I do, you'll work no more enchantment to my harm.")
Martyn Brunt@skybluebrunty.bsky.social · 2y ago

I did a thread on 15 minute cities on X which went so viral I ended up in the Times and on BBC Radio. I thought I'd repeat it here... This was my parents house in Coventry. They bought it in 1965 and it was my home throughout the 1970s & 80s. My mum lived there until 2021. It was a happy home. 1/22

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Bread and Rosie@rosiemund.bsky.social · 4mo ago

It'd be something if increased subsidies were tied to a plan to get us out of this mess (car dependency) but the plan is always just to keep throwing good money after bad and yell at, vilify and patronise anyone who suggests that that might not be a great long-term strategy.

Bread and Rosie@rosiemund.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Whenever I'm like "active & public transport are underfunded to the detriment mainly of poor people" people are like "how are you going to fund it?" but when it's subsidising driving (already far more heavily subsidised, with massive negative externalities) it's "we can't expect poor people to pay."

Bread and Rosie@rosiemund.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Whenever I'm like "active & public transport are underfunded to the detriment mainly of poor people" people are like "how are you going to fund it?" but when it's subsidising driving (already far more heavily subsidised, with massive negative externalities) it's "we can't expect poor people to pay."

flyingrodent@flyingrodent.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Turns out that if you spend years roaring endless abuse at your own supporters while fighting to impress people who hate you, then you wind up very unpopular. Shouldn’t professional politicians and commentators have been able to recognise this *immediately*, and not *six years later*?

I have seen the scale of the mountain Labour has to climb in Gorton and Denton - but also the way it can do it Polly Toynbee In focus groups, people are clear they want to stop Farage at all costs. Labour must now reach out to the progressives it has disappointed Tue 24 Feb 2026 07.00 GMTLabour has been getting this near-catastrophically wrong in the past 18 months, pursuing voters who will never support the party, while at the same time chasing away its own supporters. The architect of this blunder, Morgan McSweeney, is gone, though the leader is responsible for where his party is led - or misled. No more of that hippy-punching strategy that avoided anything sounding too leftwing. It was designed to attract the right but, of course, it didn't.
Katy Moon@oog.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Just been made aware of Haiti's winter Olympics get-up. That skirt looks warm, has good pockets, and has a massive horse on it. DING DING DING.

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Lamentably Awake@lamentablyawake.bsky.social · 9mo ago

It is essential to remember that Sensible centrists got everything they wanted in the UK. The left smashed, their Competent Sensible politicians won by a landslide last year and have a huge majority and the policies they dreamed of implemented. And the result is endless horror.

Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12mo ago

No other party says the basic truth: migration is good for Britain. The real problem? Inequality, soaring bills, underfunded public services. That’s driven by the greed of the super rich and the Labour government who serve them - not by migrants.

Cargo Bike Ben@cargobikeben.bsky.social · last yr.

Yet again, the UK gov chooses to subsidise the least effective way of reaching net zero. Imagine if did this for cargo bikes instead, effectively halving the price of bikes that can replace the majority of these cars - especially 2nd cars - and funding car sharing schemes instead for longer journeys

A newspaper article with the headline: “New grant to push sales of electric cars for net zero”. The strapline reads: “Government offers up to £3,750 off new vehicles”. The article, written by Ben Clatworthy and Will Dron, discusses a new UK government scheme offering up to £3,750 for motorists switching to electric vehicles (EVs). The grant applies to EVs with a list price under £37,000 and will be available until 2029. It is part of a £650 million initiative aimed at increasing EV adoption to meet net zero targets. Key points include: • Models made in Britain will get higher grants. • Chinese-made EVs like BYDs will be excluded. • The grant is applied at the point of sale. • About 80–90% of new cars are bought on finance. • The scheme is not means-tested. • Tesla, Polestar, and high-end BMW, Audi, and Mercedes models are ineligible. • Past grants offered up to £4,500 between 2016–2018. • Only 15,474 EVs were registered in 2018, compared to 381,970 last year. • Private buyers accounted for just under 20% of EV sales. • The policy supports Labour’s goal to ban new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 and may later include plug-in hybrids.