Paul Allen
@marsflyerpaul.bsky.social
Cycling, Energy and Space are my interests.
NW London.
NW London.
@adamdkharrison.bsky.social Camden Council and the local Labour Party should be doing this as well.
Oxfordshire County Council is “urgently reviewing” its use of X, formerly Twitter, as a result of “very recent news regarding Elon Musk and his use of his platform”. Devon, Southampton, and Warwick councils have all recently quit the platform.
December 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
@adamdkharrison.bsky.social Camden Council and the local Labour Party should be doing this as well.
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Kemi Badenoch is a dual citizen who has admitted to committing a crime.
The Conservative party’s policy also includes stripping people of their British citizenship when they are found guilty of a crime ⬇️
All criminals with dual nationality must be deported, say Tories
The Conservative party’s policy also includes stripping people of their British citizenship when they are found guilty of a crime
www.thetimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Kemi Badenoch is a dual citizen who has admitted to committing a crime.
We should buy one of these. It would be good to do some comparative checks of the various types of buildings and housing in North London.
@powerupnorthlondon.bsky.social
@powerupnorthlondon.bsky.social
🌡️ Great to see our friends at Tamar Community Energy in action!
Communities across Dartmoor can now borrow free thermal imaging cameras to spot heat loss and lower energy bills this winter. ❄️🏡
Communities across Dartmoor can now borrow free thermal imaging cameras to spot heat loss and lower energy bills this winter. ❄️🏡
Communities across Dartmoor urged to join West Devon’s free thermal imaging scheme
West Devon Borough Council and Tamar Energy Community offer free camera loans to help households identify heat loss and improve efficiency
www.northdevongazette.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
We should buy one of these. It would be good to do some comparative checks of the various types of buildings and housing in North London.
@powerupnorthlondon.bsky.social
@powerupnorthlondon.bsky.social
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The 'What the Papers Say' section of news programmes should be replaced with What the Papers Botched, where the microscopic 'apologies' and corrections buried away on page 23 are openly discussed with each Editor.
December 8, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The 'What the Papers Say' section of news programmes should be replaced with What the Papers Botched, where the microscopic 'apologies' and corrections buried away on page 23 are openly discussed with each Editor.
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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Nuts, eh? Great source of protein and energy, so c’mon y’all: let’s own it and say nuts to Starmer!
join.greenparty.org.uk
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December 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Nuts, eh? Great source of protein and energy, so c’mon y’all: let’s own it and say nuts to Starmer!
join.greenparty.org.uk
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join.greenparty.org.uk
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Large-scale new housing developments MUST be connected to public transport from Day 1.
A new article by our Head of External Affairs:
A new article by our Head of External Affairs:
Embedding public transport in new developments: time to adopt a new approach? — Bus Centre of Excellence
With five major transport bills and two related ones progressing through Parliament, transport has, unusually, become the busiest area of legislative activity this session. That should be welcomed.…
www.buscentreofexcellence.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Large-scale new housing developments MUST be connected to public transport from Day 1.
A new article by our Head of External Affairs:
A new article by our Head of External Affairs:
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A man who was made a peer under Boris Johnson, just so that he could be a minister for Scotland, having failed to be actually elected, and has since bunged a million quid Farage's way is now going to have the cheek to ask Scottish working people to vote for him?
Really?
share.google/e0K3JE33edMl...
Really?
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Farage dodges press as he unveils Reform’s first peer after Conservative defection
Party leader leaves latest recruit, Malcolm Offord, to field questions on antisemitism allegations at Scotland rally
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December 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
A man who was made a peer under Boris Johnson, just so that he could be a minister for Scotland, having failed to be actually elected, and has since bunged a million quid Farage's way is now going to have the cheek to ask Scottish working people to vote for him?
Really?
share.google/e0K3JE33edMl...
Really?
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⏰ It's time for change on immigration policy - We all agree on that much!
Labour so far have got it all wrong, chasing hostile headlines that will only make our system crueller, society more divided & immigrants easier to exploit.
BUT THERE IS ANOTHER WAY!!
My 9-point plan for a system that works👇
Labour so far have got it all wrong, chasing hostile headlines that will only make our system crueller, society more divided & immigrants easier to exploit.
BUT THERE IS ANOTHER WAY!!
My 9-point plan for a system that works👇
December 5, 2025 at 11:35 AM
⏰ It's time for change on immigration policy - We all agree on that much!
Labour so far have got it all wrong, chasing hostile headlines that will only make our system crueller, society more divided & immigrants easier to exploit.
BUT THERE IS ANOTHER WAY!!
My 9-point plan for a system that works👇
Labour so far have got it all wrong, chasing hostile headlines that will only make our system crueller, society more divided & immigrants easier to exploit.
BUT THERE IS ANOTHER WAY!!
My 9-point plan for a system that works👇
News from the cycle lane to come.
The specialist narrow tarmac layer is back to surface a section of Haverstock Hill on the way up to Belsize Park (Camden, London).
@camdencyclists.bsky.social @adamdkharrison.bsky.social
The specialist narrow tarmac layer is back to surface a section of Haverstock Hill on the way up to Belsize Park (Camden, London).
@camdencyclists.bsky.social @adamdkharrison.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
News from the cycle lane to come.
The specialist narrow tarmac layer is back to surface a section of Haverstock Hill on the way up to Belsize Park (Camden, London).
@camdencyclists.bsky.social @adamdkharrison.bsky.social
The specialist narrow tarmac layer is back to surface a section of Haverstock Hill on the way up to Belsize Park (Camden, London).
@camdencyclists.bsky.social @adamdkharrison.bsky.social
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ID cards, limiting trial by jury, and now "plans for a huge rollout for facial recognition cameras in cities, towns and villages across the country"
Labour laying the foundations for a far right government to build on #GMB
Labour laying the foundations for a far right government to build on #GMB
December 4, 2025 at 6:10 AM
ID cards, limiting trial by jury, and now "plans for a huge rollout for facial recognition cameras in cities, towns and villages across the country"
Labour laying the foundations for a far right government to build on #GMB
Labour laying the foundations for a far right government to build on #GMB
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Labour continues to cross my red lines. I won’t vote for a party that won’t contemplate rejoining the EU. I won’t vote for a party that supports ethnic cleaning in Palestine. I won’t vote for a party that is hostile to foreign students. I want a party that acts for, not against, British interests.
December 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Labour continues to cross my red lines. I won’t vote for a party that won’t contemplate rejoining the EU. I won’t vote for a party that supports ethnic cleaning in Palestine. I won’t vote for a party that is hostile to foreign students. I want a party that acts for, not against, British interests.
"We diversified our supplies to trusted partners signing new partnerships. And we invested in renewables and nuclear at unprecedented speed. Today, half of our electricity comes from renewables. And if you look at the low carbon energy, nuclear and renewable it is 74%"
It's decided.
Europe is closing the tap on Russian fossil fuels once and for all.
Energy independence starts now.
→ link.europa.eu/tykVJf
Europe is closing the tap on Russian fossil fuels once and for all.
Energy independence starts now.
→ link.europa.eu/tykVJf
December 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"We diversified our supplies to trusted partners signing new partnerships. And we invested in renewables and nuclear at unprecedented speed. Today, half of our electricity comes from renewables. And if you look at the low carbon energy, nuclear and renewable it is 74%"
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Some thoughts on the new government's Environmental Improvement Plan, which deserved more attention, is broadly impressive, and yet faces significant challenges, some of which are of the government's own making. www.businessgreen.com/blog-post/45...
December 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Some thoughts on the new government's Environmental Improvement Plan, which deserved more attention, is broadly impressive, and yet faces significant challenges, some of which are of the government's own making. www.businessgreen.com/blog-post/45...
ZipCar to end UK operations.
A shame, although I haven't used them (or similar Enterprise/City Car Club) for many years. Mainly since they brought in large annual fees.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A shame, although I haven't used them (or similar Enterprise/City Car Club) for many years. Mainly since they brought in large annual fees.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Car-sharing company ZipCar to end UK operations
ZipCar, which has more than 600,000 UK members, temporarily suspends new bookings on its platform.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
ZipCar to end UK operations.
A shame, although I haven't used them (or similar Enterprise/City Car Club) for many years. Mainly since they brought in large annual fees.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A shame, although I haven't used them (or similar Enterprise/City Car Club) for many years. Mainly since they brought in large annual fees.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I must have missed the wall-to-wall coverage of demands for an investigation into Nigel Farage's lies about being a racist
Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill
Or about who bought his house in Frinton
Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill
Or about who bought his house in Frinton
November 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I must have missed the wall-to-wall coverage of demands for an investigation into Nigel Farage's lies about being a racist
Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill
Or about who bought his house in Frinton
Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill
Or about who bought his house in Frinton
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I grew up in a smallish town, with a 12-minute daytime frequency on the bus ride into the big town.
The buses were full of people commuting. When they stopped at the hospital, half the bus would get off, on their way to work.
Now it's hourly, and everyone needs parking spaces. 🤦♂️
The buses were full of people commuting. When they stopped at the hospital, half the bus would get off, on their way to work.
Now it's hourly, and everyone needs parking spaces. 🤦♂️
November 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I grew up in a smallish town, with a 12-minute daytime frequency on the bus ride into the big town.
The buses were full of people commuting. When they stopped at the hospital, half the bus would get off, on their way to work.
Now it's hourly, and everyone needs parking spaces. 🤦♂️
The buses were full of people commuting. When they stopped at the hospital, half the bus would get off, on their way to work.
Now it's hourly, and everyone needs parking spaces. 🤦♂️
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This is another casualty of the batshit comms in number 10 that is terrified of bad headlines and bad polling from a War on Cars story. Guess what? The papers hate you and everyone else hates you and now we hate you too. Great comms planning.
November 30, 2025 at 8:45 AM
This is another casualty of the batshit comms in number 10 that is terrified of bad headlines and bad polling from a War on Cars story. Guess what? The papers hate you and everyone else hates you and now we hate you too. Great comms planning.
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The forever dichotomy of humanity, completely awful on one very large hand, and then, we get together and do something amazing like this.
France hosted a large musical flash mob featuring 100 musicians who came together to perform a new orchestral version of Carol of the Bells to mark the ceremonial switching-on of the Christmas lights in the streets of Paris.
November 29, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The forever dichotomy of humanity, completely awful on one very large hand, and then, we get together and do something amazing like this.
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Have you ever seen a bike lane sweeper - pulled behind a bike?
Volunteers in Kirkland have a new tool that attaches to the back of an e-bike. It's good for protected bike lanes, sidewalks, and narrow trails.
My @kuow.org story: www.kuow.org/stories/clea...
Volunteers in Kirkland have a new tool that attaches to the back of an e-bike. It's good for protected bike lanes, sidewalks, and narrow trails.
My @kuow.org story: www.kuow.org/stories/clea...
November 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Have you ever seen a bike lane sweeper - pulled behind a bike?
Volunteers in Kirkland have a new tool that attaches to the back of an e-bike. It's good for protected bike lanes, sidewalks, and narrow trails.
My @kuow.org story: www.kuow.org/stories/clea...
Volunteers in Kirkland have a new tool that attaches to the back of an e-bike. It's good for protected bike lanes, sidewalks, and narrow trails.
My @kuow.org story: www.kuow.org/stories/clea...
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The Department for Transport is asking for your views on its next 5 year strategy for walking, wheeling and cycling. Use this simple form to tell the DfT to have ambitious Active Travel goals. It only takes a minute - the proposals could shape progress:
actionnetwork.org/letters/help...
actionnetwork.org/letters/help...
Help make cycling and walking the fun and easy options!
In June, Transport Action Network won a historic victory in the Court of Appeal, the most significant case for active travel in English legal history. Following this, the government is consulting on a...
actionnetwork.org
November 28, 2025 at 7:16 AM
The Department for Transport is asking for your views on its next 5 year strategy for walking, wheeling and cycling. Use this simple form to tell the DfT to have ambitious Active Travel goals. It only takes a minute - the proposals could shape progress:
actionnetwork.org/letters/help...
actionnetwork.org/letters/help...
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In London Town on family business today.
Nobody stole my watch.
Nobody tried to stab me.
Everyone I met was polite.
My Tube carriages weren’t graffitied.
Great city; great people.
Maybe people should stop listening to suburban London doomers posting for X money from degenerate Musk?
Nobody stole my watch.
Nobody tried to stab me.
Everyone I met was polite.
My Tube carriages weren’t graffitied.
Great city; great people.
Maybe people should stop listening to suburban London doomers posting for X money from degenerate Musk?
November 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
In London Town on family business today.
Nobody stole my watch.
Nobody tried to stab me.
Everyone I met was polite.
My Tube carriages weren’t graffitied.
Great city; great people.
Maybe people should stop listening to suburban London doomers posting for X money from degenerate Musk?
Nobody stole my watch.
Nobody tried to stab me.
Everyone I met was polite.
My Tube carriages weren’t graffitied.
Great city; great people.
Maybe people should stop listening to suburban London doomers posting for X money from degenerate Musk?
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MAGA Thanksgiving. High Resolution Download. £1. Whole amount going to Crisis at Christmas charity.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
MAGA Thanksgiving. High Resolution Download. £1. Whole amount going to Crisis at Christmas charity.
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Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
Simple Minds
Jean Michel Jarre
(3 for the price of 1)
Human League
Heaven 17
ABC
Simple Minds
Jean Michel Jarre
(3 for the price of 1)
Human League
Heaven 17
ABC
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
Lindisfarne
Lawnmower Death
Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer
Tori Amos
Marillion
Lindisfarne
Lawnmower Death
Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer
Tori Amos
Marillion
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen.
Lau
The Tiger Lillies
George Clinton
Efterklang
Yeasayer
(I've deliberately left out the big names - Pink Floyd and Prince won't tell you the first thing about me.)
Lau
The Tiger Lillies
George Clinton
Efterklang
Yeasayer
(I've deliberately left out the big names - Pink Floyd and Prince won't tell you the first thing about me.)
November 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
Simple Minds
Jean Michel Jarre
(3 for the price of 1)
Human League
Heaven 17
ABC
Simple Minds
Jean Michel Jarre
(3 for the price of 1)
Human League
Heaven 17
ABC