Paul Allen
@marsflyerpaul.bsky.social
Cycling, Energy and Space are my interests.
NW London.
NW London.
A proper Labour politician.
I remain opposed to a third runway at Heathrow because of the severe impact it would have on noise, pollution and climate targets.
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
A proper Labour politician.
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The BBC censoring criticism of Trump from one of their Reith Lectures is seriously worrying.
The Liberal Democrats have written to the BBC Director General Tim Davie urging him to stand firm against Trump’s bullying and broadcast the lecture in full.
The Liberal Democrats have written to the BBC Director General Tim Davie urging him to stand firm against Trump’s bullying and broadcast the lecture in full.
November 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The BBC censoring criticism of Trump from one of their Reith Lectures is seriously worrying.
The Liberal Democrats have written to the BBC Director General Tim Davie urging him to stand firm against Trump’s bullying and broadcast the lecture in full.
The Liberal Democrats have written to the BBC Director General Tim Davie urging him to stand firm against Trump’s bullying and broadcast the lecture in full.
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It was raining, so I was very excited travelling to Newbury Park Underground station.
Outside the entrance is a Grade II listed bus shelter, designed by Oliver Hill in 1937 but built after the war
I knew a puddle shot would look good here, so I took a shot as the 66 bus arrived
Outside the entrance is a Grade II listed bus shelter, designed by Oliver Hill in 1937 but built after the war
I knew a puddle shot would look good here, so I took a shot as the 66 bus arrived
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 AM
It was raining, so I was very excited travelling to Newbury Park Underground station.
Outside the entrance is a Grade II listed bus shelter, designed by Oliver Hill in 1937 but built after the war
I knew a puddle shot would look good here, so I took a shot as the 66 bus arrived
Outside the entrance is a Grade II listed bus shelter, designed by Oliver Hill in 1937 but built after the war
I knew a puddle shot would look good here, so I took a shot as the 66 bus arrived
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And this is spot on. No other political figure or party gets so little scrutiny. And it’s not like there isn’t a track record…
Corruption, Russia-links, Trump-christofascist-links, Brexit, racism, total incompetence in Reform-run councils…
A dangerous clowncar revving up to drive us into the wall.
Corruption, Russia-links, Trump-christofascist-links, Brexit, racism, total incompetence in Reform-run councils…
A dangerous clowncar revving up to drive us into the wall.
November 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
And this is spot on. No other political figure or party gets so little scrutiny. And it’s not like there isn’t a track record…
Corruption, Russia-links, Trump-christofascist-links, Brexit, racism, total incompetence in Reform-run councils…
A dangerous clowncar revving up to drive us into the wall.
Corruption, Russia-links, Trump-christofascist-links, Brexit, racism, total incompetence in Reform-run councils…
A dangerous clowncar revving up to drive us into the wall.
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This is a clown-car government elected on a seriousness ticket iandunt.substack.com/p/a-clown-go...
November 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
This is a clown-car government elected on a seriousness ticket iandunt.substack.com/p/a-clown-go...
@adamdkharrison.bsky.social how about the PM's own council and constituency leading the way with ditching the toxic X?
Labour's own MPs are calling for a minister-led review of the government’s use of Twitter/X, warning it poses growing risks to democracy and public safety.
✍️ - @zoecrowther.bsky.social for @politicshome.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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Labour MPs Call For A More Serious Review Of The Government's Use Of X
Labour MPs are calling for ministers to take control of decisions over the government’s continued use of X, as concerns grow about the platform’s s...
www.politicshome.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:46 AM
@adamdkharrison.bsky.social how about the PM's own council and constituency leading the way with ditching the toxic X?
Nice for the DLR and East London, but what about the rest of the country?
"We were extremely disappointed when the current Government unexpectedly choose to cancel the fund, despite it being the only… fund available to reopening lost lines and stations."
bettertransport.org.uk/campaigns/re...
"We were extremely disappointed when the current Government unexpectedly choose to cancel the fund, despite it being the only… fund available to reopening lost lines and stations."
bettertransport.org.uk/campaigns/re...
November 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Nice for the DLR and East London, but what about the rest of the country?
"We were extremely disappointed when the current Government unexpectedly choose to cancel the fund, despite it being the only… fund available to reopening lost lines and stations."
bettertransport.org.uk/campaigns/re...
"We were extremely disappointed when the current Government unexpectedly choose to cancel the fund, despite it being the only… fund available to reopening lost lines and stations."
bettertransport.org.uk/campaigns/re...
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In just one week, Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her Budget. Here's what we are calling for...
November 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
In just one week, Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her Budget. Here's what we are calling for...
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Symmetry - Leicester Square
I love the shapes and leading line looking down the stairs at Leicester Square London Underground station.
I love the shapes and leading line looking down the stairs at Leicester Square London Underground station.
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Symmetry - Leicester Square
I love the shapes and leading line looking down the stairs at Leicester Square London Underground station.
I love the shapes and leading line looking down the stairs at Leicester Square London Underground station.
Fantastic…
"In Hackney, we braced for an old-fashioned East End showdown. Instead, we found a queue – and an orderly one at that – outside a bakery selling £7 croissants"
"In Hackney, we braced for an old-fashioned East End showdown. Instead, we found a queue – and an orderly one at that – outside a bakery selling £7 croissants"
November 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Fantastic…
"In Hackney, we braced for an old-fashioned East End showdown. Instead, we found a queue – and an orderly one at that – outside a bakery selling £7 croissants"
"In Hackney, we braced for an old-fashioned East End showdown. Instead, we found a queue – and an orderly one at that – outside a bakery selling £7 croissants"
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why can they not just fix it
![[Scene is MCcDONALDS PICKUP POINT but for the most part we can only see the close up faces of tha CUSTOMER and the McDONALDS EMPLOYEE at the serving point].
1
CUSTOMER:
Hi - I’m afraid this isn’t what I ordered
2
McDONALDS EMPLOYEE:
Number 187?
CUSTOMER:
Yes
3
CUSTOMER:
Maybe I pressed the wrong thing?
I just ordered one strawberry milkshake.
4
EMPLOYEE:
Oh - yeah sorry
5
EMPLOYEE:
The milkshake machine’s not working.
6
EMPLOYEE:
The only flavours we can do are vanilla, banana, and Labour Leader Pretending to be Nigel Farage.
7
CUSTOMER:
Is that a new flavour?
EMPLOYEE:
Yeah
8
[We now see that the employee has placed a gigantic milkshake cup on the counter]
EMPLOYEE:
If you look inside, there’s a Labour leader pretending to be Nigel Farage.
9
[Customer looks inside the cup]
10
[Show Keir Starmer dressed as Nigel Farage inside the cup]
CUSTOMER:
So there is
11
CUSTOMER:
Is that something people want, then?
EMPLOYEE:
No! No, not at all.
12
EMPLOYEE:
It just keeps happening when we press banana.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
why can they not just fix it
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“They went for pensioners, they went for the disabled, and now they’re going for people fleeing war and conflict. I am furious — this government should hang their heads in shame.”
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
“They went for pensioners, they went for the disabled, and now they’re going for people fleeing war and conflict. I am furious — this government should hang their heads in shame.”
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
Why have so many good women been evicted from positions of power in the Labour Party (Sue Gray, Louise Haigh, Angela Rayner)?
I'm not normally into conspiracy theories, but maybe this time?
Morgan McSweeney as common factor?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I'm not normally into conspiracy theories, but maybe this time?
Morgan McSweeney as common factor?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff Sue Gray quits - BBC News
She is leaving after rows over pay and donations and will take up a new role as the prime minister's regional envoy.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Why have so many good women been evicted from positions of power in the Labour Party (Sue Gray, Louise Haigh, Angela Rayner)?
I'm not normally into conspiracy theories, but maybe this time?
Morgan McSweeney as common factor?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I'm not normally into conspiracy theories, but maybe this time?
Morgan McSweeney as common factor?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This is how you give people proper choices @heidialexander.bsky.social
The Netherlands is to invest up to €1 billion in cycling infrastructure to connect hundreds of thousands of new homes nationwide.
Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/dutch...
Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/dutch...
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This is how you give people proper choices @heidialexander.bsky.social
Why has Keir wasted his large majority on becoming Reform lite??
P.S. I know that they've passed quite a few good laws, but Number 10 Comms don't even talk about those.
P.S. I know that they've passed quite a few good laws, but Number 10 Comms don't even talk about those.
“An immigration system based on compassion and dignity.”
- Keir Starmer: My Pledges To You.
- Keir Starmer: My Pledges To You.
November 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Why has Keir wasted his large majority on becoming Reform lite??
P.S. I know that they've passed quite a few good laws, but Number 10 Comms don't even talk about those.
P.S. I know that they've passed quite a few good laws, but Number 10 Comms don't even talk about those.
Floating Reed beds on the Regent's Canal between King's Cross and Camden. Nice.
www.biomatrixwater.com/news/greenin...
www.biomatrixwater.com/news/greenin...
November 16, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Floating Reed beds on the Regent's Canal between King's Cross and Camden. Nice.
www.biomatrixwater.com/news/greenin...
www.biomatrixwater.com/news/greenin...
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MOSAIC UNDERGROUND ROUNDELS
Short video featuring the beautiful mosaic roundels that you may have spotted as you travel around the Overground. I met up with artist Maud to see the new Roundels at Acton Central designed by her + people in the surrounding community..
Short video featuring the beautiful mosaic roundels that you may have spotted as you travel around the Overground. I met up with artist Maud to see the new Roundels at Acton Central designed by her + people in the surrounding community..
November 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM
MOSAIC UNDERGROUND ROUNDELS
Short video featuring the beautiful mosaic roundels that you may have spotted as you travel around the Overground. I met up with artist Maud to see the new Roundels at Acton Central designed by her + people in the surrounding community..
Short video featuring the beautiful mosaic roundels that you may have spotted as you travel around the Overground. I met up with artist Maud to see the new Roundels at Acton Central designed by her + people in the surrounding community..
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BBC
Bias is often in the eye of the beholder
So let’s stick to measurable facts
During 10 yrs of debate about Brexit, BBC QuestionTime had Britain’s Members of the European Parliament on the show 50 times
Every single one was from the pro Brexit minority
47 were from UKIP/BP
23 times Farage
Bias is often in the eye of the beholder
So let’s stick to measurable facts
During 10 yrs of debate about Brexit, BBC QuestionTime had Britain’s Members of the European Parliament on the show 50 times
Every single one was from the pro Brexit minority
47 were from UKIP/BP
23 times Farage
November 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
BBC
Bias is often in the eye of the beholder
So let’s stick to measurable facts
During 10 yrs of debate about Brexit, BBC QuestionTime had Britain’s Members of the European Parliament on the show 50 times
Every single one was from the pro Brexit minority
47 were from UKIP/BP
23 times Farage
Bias is often in the eye of the beholder
So let’s stick to measurable facts
During 10 yrs of debate about Brexit, BBC QuestionTime had Britain’s Members of the European Parliament on the show 50 times
Every single one was from the pro Brexit minority
47 were from UKIP/BP
23 times Farage
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Look away now 🫣
Next week marks 5 years since the Government closed their consultation on pavement parking and we're still waiting for a decision.
We've received photos from across the UK highlighting pavement parking hotspots. Add your photos here👇 https://t.co/rO3Lat5JTB
Next week marks 5 years since the Government closed their consultation on pavement parking and we're still waiting for a decision.
We've received photos from across the UK highlighting pavement parking hotspots. Add your photos here👇 https://t.co/rO3Lat5JTB
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Look away now 🫣
Next week marks 5 years since the Government closed their consultation on pavement parking and we're still waiting for a decision.
We've received photos from across the UK highlighting pavement parking hotspots. Add your photos here👇 https://t.co/rO3Lat5JTB
Next week marks 5 years since the Government closed their consultation on pavement parking and we're still waiting for a decision.
We've received photos from across the UK highlighting pavement parking hotspots. Add your photos here👇 https://t.co/rO3Lat5JTB
Young Reid at Rouleur Live
@carltonreid.com
@carltonreid.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Young Reid at Rouleur Live
@carltonreid.com
@carltonreid.com
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I'm kind of baffled how the "moderates" have apparently all decided to turn against climate policy at once, just as China reaches green electrostate liftoff mode. I thought these people were all about National Greatness and making Hard Choices
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I'm kind of baffled how the "moderates" have apparently all decided to turn against climate policy at once, just as China reaches green electrostate liftoff mode. I thought these people were all about National Greatness and making Hard Choices
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Why was #CelebrityTraitors one big SUV ad?!
SUVs like the Defender are three times more likely to kill a child under 10 in the event of a crash, compared to a small car.
This form of advertising needs challenging. #AirPollution #RoadDanger
SUVs like the Defender are three times more likely to kill a child under 10 in the event of a crash, compared to a small car.
This form of advertising needs challenging. #AirPollution #RoadDanger
Is the Land Rover Defender the biggest star of Celebrity Traitors?
Is the Land Rover Defender the Celebrity Traitors' biggest star? With almost 12million people tuning in, search results have surged 35% for JLR's best selling 110.
www.thisismoney.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Why was #CelebrityTraitors one big SUV ad?!
SUVs like the Defender are three times more likely to kill a child under 10 in the event of a crash, compared to a small car.
This form of advertising needs challenging. #AirPollution #RoadDanger
SUVs like the Defender are three times more likely to kill a child under 10 in the event of a crash, compared to a small car.
This form of advertising needs challenging. #AirPollution #RoadDanger
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#SackRobbieGibb The #LabourParty are reaping the results of not getting on top of the press from day one! Consequently they have spent their first year putting out fires on all fronts.
FFS get a grip! You have a massive majority, use it! Be bold! Stand up to Trump & the right wing or you are toast!
FFS get a grip! You have a massive majority, use it! Be bold! Stand up to Trump & the right wing or you are toast!
November 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
#SackRobbieGibb The #LabourParty are reaping the results of not getting on top of the press from day one! Consequently they have spent their first year putting out fires on all fronts.
FFS get a grip! You have a massive majority, use it! Be bold! Stand up to Trump & the right wing or you are toast!
FFS get a grip! You have a massive majority, use it! Be bold! Stand up to Trump & the right wing or you are toast!
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If we're talking about bias, why do BBC politics programmes, from Politics Live to the Laura Kuennsberg Show, still always begin with a look at the newspaper front pages, which are overwhelmingly biased in one direction. Helps frame the entire news agenda and debate in their favour
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
If we're talking about bias, why do BBC politics programmes, from Politics Live to the Laura Kuennsberg Show, still always begin with a look at the newspaper front pages, which are overwhelmingly biased in one direction. Helps frame the entire news agenda and debate in their favour
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Good news: more than 50% of the world’s economies have seen carbon emissions from fossil fuel power generation peaking. And with the speed of change in the electricity sector many more will join this growing list in coming years.
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Good news: more than 50% of the world’s economies have seen carbon emissions from fossil fuel power generation peaking. And with the speed of change in the electricity sector many more will join this growing list in coming years.