Danny Axford
@dannyaxford.bsky.social
Cycling, Science and the Political Economy, my personal contentions. Off-beat music soundtrack. Oxford, UK.
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Health minister says UK should cash in on NHS patient data on.ft.com/3M9bZMr
Health minister says UK should cash in on NHS patient data
Zubir Ahmed says new central service for medical datasets should be leveraged for ‘benefit of Treasury coffers’
on.ft.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Health minister says UK should cash in on NHS patient data on.ft.com/3M9bZMr
I have been an East/NE Oxford resident for 22 years and these are without doubt the most effective traffic calming infrastructure in the city.
British entrance kerb units forming the ramps for a speed table outside The Rusty Bicycle, Magdalen Road, Oxford.
Installed in 1990 as part of a wider traffic calming and traffic management project in the area.
Nothing is new under the highways sun.
#FridayFun
Installed in 1990 as part of a wider traffic calming and traffic management project in the area.
Nothing is new under the highways sun.
#FridayFun
November 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I have been an East/NE Oxford resident for 22 years and these are without doubt the most effective traffic calming infrastructure in the city.
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Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society:
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
November 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society:
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
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Today's 70% fall in net migration to 205,000 was not one of the six stories in BBC ten o'clock news.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Today's 70% fall in net migration to 205,000 was not one of the six stories in BBC ten o'clock news.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
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In a round about way, this is quite funny
So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
November 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
In a round about way, this is quite funny
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I'm old enough to remember Labour suspending its own MPs who voted to scrap the two-child benefit cap ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I'm old enough to remember Labour suspending its own MPs who voted to scrap the two-child benefit cap ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Textbook example of how not to do this. Straight from the Laura Kuenssberg/Nick Robinson school of silly analogies.
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Textbook example of how not to do this. Straight from the Laura Kuenssberg/Nick Robinson school of silly analogies.
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RideLondon cycling event boss resigns from board after careless driving conviction for seriously injuring cyclist
“We extend our sincere thanks to Terry for his commitment and contributions over the past five years,” London Marathon Events said
“We extend our sincere thanks to Terry for his commitment and contributions over the past five years,” London Marathon Events said
RideLondon cycling event boss resigns from board after careless driving conviction for seriously injuring cyclist
Terry Duddy’s resignation from London Marathon Events’ board, as well as its charitable foundation, comes after he stepped down as chair of BBC Children in Need last week in the wake of his conviction
road.cc
November 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
RideLondon cycling event boss resigns from board after careless driving conviction for seriously injuring cyclist
“We extend our sincere thanks to Terry for his commitment and contributions over the past five years,” London Marathon Events said
“We extend our sincere thanks to Terry for his commitment and contributions over the past five years,” London Marathon Events said
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I make each of my flower necklaces by casting real flowers in silver incl snowdrop & bluebells.
I also hand-sculpt much-loved bird species to make wearable versions incl wrens & blackbirds
20% off my jewellery atm with code TINYOWL20
Cut off day for🌲orders is Tue 25 Nov: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
I also hand-sculpt much-loved bird species to make wearable versions incl wrens & blackbirds
20% off my jewellery atm with code TINYOWL20
Cut off day for🌲orders is Tue 25 Nov: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
November 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I make each of my flower necklaces by casting real flowers in silver incl snowdrop & bluebells.
I also hand-sculpt much-loved bird species to make wearable versions incl wrens & blackbirds
20% off my jewellery atm with code TINYOWL20
Cut off day for🌲orders is Tue 25 Nov: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
I also hand-sculpt much-loved bird species to make wearable versions incl wrens & blackbirds
20% off my jewellery atm with code TINYOWL20
Cut off day for🌲orders is Tue 25 Nov: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
Quick! Waitrose is about to close, buy one get two free on double yellow+pavement parking, don't miss out! @badlyparkedox.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Quick! Waitrose is about to close, buy one get two free on double yellow+pavement parking, don't miss out! @badlyparkedox.bsky.social
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No wonder we are one of the most nature-depleted corners of this battered planet, with #biodiversity in a parlous state
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November 23, 2025 at 9:44 AM
No wonder we are one of the most nature-depleted corners of this battered planet, with #biodiversity in a parlous state
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the greatest bitcoin snark of all times from @katie0martin.ft.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM
the greatest bitcoin snark of all times from @katie0martin.ft.com
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Trump: so if I recite this 'shahada' and implement a bunch of social programs, I get into heaven?
Mamdani: that's right, Mr. President
Trump: and when do I get one of those cool rugs? I always thought those looked neat. like rolling out a little red carpet for yourself every few hours
Mamdani: that's right, Mr. President
Trump: and when do I get one of those cool rugs? I always thought those looked neat. like rolling out a little red carpet for yourself every few hours
November 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Trump: so if I recite this 'shahada' and implement a bunch of social programs, I get into heaven?
Mamdani: that's right, Mr. President
Trump: and when do I get one of those cool rugs? I always thought those looked neat. like rolling out a little red carpet for yourself every few hours
Mamdani: that's right, Mr. President
Trump: and when do I get one of those cool rugs? I always thought those looked neat. like rolling out a little red carpet for yourself every few hours
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I think chat interfaces with LLMs are whatever the software engineering equivalent is of malpractice. It's physicists dumping tons of radioactive material into the atmosphere with no idea of what it does to a human body
November 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I think chat interfaces with LLMs are whatever the software engineering equivalent is of malpractice. It's physicists dumping tons of radioactive material into the atmosphere with no idea of what it does to a human body
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Compare and contrast the Government language.
£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.
Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.
And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.
£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.
Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.
And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Compare and contrast the Government language.
£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.
Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.
And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.
£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.
Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.
And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.
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London's most dangerous junction for cycling has had thirty injuries in the last five years. Oxford's Plain roundabout has had forty injuries in that time.
November 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
London's most dangerous junction for cycling has had thirty injuries in the last five years. Oxford's Plain roundabout has had forty injuries in that time.
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A literal fire has erupted in the middle of the United Nations conference devoted to stopping the planet from burning.
heatmap.news/sparks/cop30...
heatmap.news/sparks/cop30...
COP30 Is on Fire
Flames have erupted in the “Blue Zone” at the United Nations Climate Conference in Brazil.
heatmap.news
November 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A literal fire has erupted in the middle of the United Nations conference devoted to stopping the planet from burning.
heatmap.news/sparks/cop30...
heatmap.news/sparks/cop30...
Loving the new Reg Taylor (Oxford cycle mechanics) flyer.
November 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Loving the new Reg Taylor (Oxford cycle mechanics) flyer.
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The AI boom remains totally dependent on Trump's massive tariff exemption for data center computers, which begs the question of why everyone else should pay for tariff on *their* imports
www.apricitas.io/p/the-tariff...
www.apricitas.io/p/the-tariff...
The Tariff Exemption Behind the AI Boom
Data Centers get Tariff-Free Imports. Why Shouldn't we All?
www.apricitas.io
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The AI boom remains totally dependent on Trump's massive tariff exemption for data center computers, which begs the question of why everyone else should pay for tariff on *their* imports
www.apricitas.io/p/the-tariff...
www.apricitas.io/p/the-tariff...
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Thank you, people.
*TRUMP: PEOPLE ARE HOLDING ME BACK FROM FIRING POWELL
November 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Thank you, people.
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Elsevier has a 38% profit margin, and the other journal publishers aren't far behind.
"academic publishing is dominated by profit-oriented, multinational companies for whom scientific knowledge is a commodity to be sold back to the academic community who created it... The dominant four collectively generated... $12 billion in profits between 2019 and 2024."
November 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Elsevier has a 38% profit margin, and the other journal publishers aren't far behind.
Trembling Bells - Christ's Entry Into Govan
YouTube video by Tin Angel Records
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November 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM