Tom Page
@tompagenet.bsky.social
I love cities, transport and photography. I work for Transport for London. Whatever I say here is personal.
A warm welcome in freezing conditions at Hilly Fields parkrun this morning. Happy new year.
January 1, 2026 at 10:29 AM
A warm welcome in freezing conditions at Hilly Fields parkrun this morning. Happy new year.
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Hi, I asked some lovely developers for their favourite Christmas gaming memories. Please have a read and add your own in the comments section. Also, if you celebrate this season or not, all the very best wishes to you from the Guardian games team xx
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
‘I plugged in Zelda and everything changed’: developers share their fondest Christmas gaming memories
From a family showdown on Guitar Hero III to the winter levels in Diddy Kong Racing, the designers of some of today’s top titles recall the gifts and moments that lit up their childhoods
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Hi, I asked some lovely developers for their favourite Christmas gaming memories. Please have a read and add your own in the comments section. Also, if you celebrate this season or not, all the very best wishes to you from the Guardian games team xx
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
With the Redford news please do go and watch Sneakers. Few films in which he seems to be having more fun.
September 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
With the Redford news please do go and watch Sneakers. Few films in which he seems to be having more fun.
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That Melanie Phillips is a lunatic conspiracist bigot and racist is not remotely shocking. But the fact that the Times continues to employ her should be.
August 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
That Melanie Phillips is a lunatic conspiracist bigot and racist is not remotely shocking. But the fact that the Times continues to employ her should be.
The response from Israel to the fairly meek Starmer plan on recognising Palestine if Israel sort of behaves shows just how fucking horrific the state of Israel has become. Apparently taking a stand against Israel starving an entire people is "rewarding Hamas". They are not our ally.
July 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The response from Israel to the fairly meek Starmer plan on recognising Palestine if Israel sort of behaves shows just how fucking horrific the state of Israel has become. Apparently taking a stand against Israel starving an entire people is "rewarding Hamas". They are not our ally.
With a authoritarian regime starving a people, the UK and US flew 250,000 flights in 1948-49 to air drop aid to Berlin, a city we had been at war with just three years earlier. Where the hell are we in Gaza, and why aren't we calling out the aggressor in the language we used against the Soviets.
July 24, 2025 at 7:04 AM
With a authoritarian regime starving a people, the UK and US flew 250,000 flights in 1948-49 to air drop aid to Berlin, a city we had been at war with just three years earlier. Where the hell are we in Gaza, and why aren't we calling out the aggressor in the language we used against the Soviets.
We should all denounce and be appalled by Israel, a country hell bent on genocide and without even the most basic shred of decency
Australia condemns Israel for ‘indefensible’ Gaza deaths as it joins coalition of countries denouncing Israel
Australia condemns Israel for ‘indefensible’ Gaza deaths as it joins coalition of countries denouncing Israel
Australia and 27 other countries said it was ‘horrifying’ that over 800 Palestinians were killed while seeking aid
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The thousands of civilian deaths in Gaza from Israel’s bombing campaign are “indefensible”, minister Tony Burke has said, after Australia joined 27 other countries condemning Israel for denying humanitarian aid to Palestinians.
The international statement – signed by Australia, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, New Zealand and Japan among others – warned “the suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths”.
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July 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
We should all denounce and be appalled by Israel, a country hell bent on genocide and without even the most basic shred of decency
Rufford Abbey Country Park
May 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Rufford Abbey Country Park
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This is the most incredible bit of writing I have read this year.
I wrote for the Guardian’s Saturday magazine about my son Max, who changed how I see the world. Took ages. More jokes after the first bit.
Thanks Merope Mills for being the most patient and generous editor.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Thanks Merope Mills for being the most patient and generous editor.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The boy who came back: the near-death, and changed life, of my son Max
It was, we were told, a case of sudden infant death syndrome interrupted. What followed would transform my understanding of parenting, disability and the breadth of what makes a meaningful life
www.theguardian.com
May 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is the most incredible bit of writing I have read this year.
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The top image:
The Guardian, July 2016
The article:
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The bottom image:
The Guardian, May 2025
The article:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian, July 2016
The article:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The bottom image:
The Guardian, May 2025
The article:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
May 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The top image:
The Guardian, July 2016
The article:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The bottom image:
The Guardian, May 2025
The article:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian, July 2016
The article:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The bottom image:
The Guardian, May 2025
The article:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This is what happens when you only view things through the lens of "political benefit" rather than actually improving people's lives.
Scrapping the two child limit would lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty. That's the benefit!
Scrapping the two child limit would lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty. That's the benefit!
May 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This is what happens when you only view things through the lens of "political benefit" rather than actually improving people's lives.
Scrapping the two child limit would lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty. That's the benefit!
Scrapping the two child limit would lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty. That's the benefit!
There's a lot for us to learn about LLMs. Claude 4's prompt guide notes that when you really want a good output it might help to encourage the model, and provides the example
"Don't hold back. Give it your all."
We don't really understand how they work, do we.
docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/buil...
"Don't hold back. Give it your all."
We don't really understand how they work, do we.
docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/buil...
Claude 4 prompt engineering best practices - Anthropic
docs.anthropic.com
May 23, 2025 at 6:57 AM
There's a lot for us to learn about LLMs. Claude 4's prompt guide notes that when you really want a good output it might help to encourage the model, and provides the example
"Don't hold back. Give it your all."
We don't really understand how they work, do we.
docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/buil...
"Don't hold back. Give it your all."
We don't really understand how they work, do we.
docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/buil...
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1 year on. Doesn't time fly.
May 22, 2025 at 7:12 AM
1 year on. Doesn't time fly.
You have to give him credit: Starmer is tough on Labour support *and* tough on the causes of Labour support.
Keir Starmer's net favourability rating has dropped 12pts in a month to -46, his lowest level ever, including a 34pt drop among Labour voters
All Britons: -46 net rating (down 12 from 13-14 Apr)
By 2024 vote
Labour: -5 (down 34)
Lib Dem: -13 (down 12)
Conservative: -76 (up 1)
Reform: -94 (down 5)
All Britons: -46 net rating (down 12 from 13-14 Apr)
By 2024 vote
Labour: -5 (down 34)
Lib Dem: -13 (down 12)
Conservative: -76 (up 1)
Reform: -94 (down 5)
May 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
You have to give him credit: Starmer is tough on Labour support *and* tough on the causes of Labour support.
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@jonnelledge.bsky.social ‘s newsletter is always worth reading, but this one in particular is very good
"But of course, the sudden bout of whatever-the-f*ck is not the only reason I’m not in a good place. Another is that the place I am in is Britain, where the governing party seems to have convinced itself that, “the far right is correct. Vote Labour” is in any way a winning strategy."
Things Can’t Only Get Better
This week: I have bloody well had it with the sodding Labour party. Also: an early modern way of having too many browser tabs open; and some maps dropped on other maps.
jonn.substack.com
May 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
@jonnelledge.bsky.social ‘s newsletter is always worth reading, but this one in particular is very good
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every now and again I remember that thirty years ago britain and france built the longest underwater tunnel in the world, still not beaten, and the thing that limits how many people we can shove through it is the tiny cellar underneath the train station that we use for security theatre
May 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
every now and again I remember that thirty years ago britain and france built the longest underwater tunnel in the world, still not beaten, and the thing that limits how many people we can shove through it is the tiny cellar underneath the train station that we use for security theatre
Great weekend of train testing completed, all moving us closer to introducing the new trains this year. Here's a photo of one from the depot this morning. They're amazing!
May 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Great weekend of train testing completed, all moving us closer to introducing the new trains this year. Here's a photo of one from the depot this morning. They're amazing!
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"addicted to hiring cheap Labour" okay great looking forward to the white paper about reforming the funding of social care, and the tax rises necessary to pay for it
May 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"addicted to hiring cheap Labour" okay great looking forward to the white paper about reforming the funding of social care, and the tax rises necessary to pay for it
I'm sure that Labour talking "tough" on migration and making life more miserable for those who do jobs people in the UK don't want to do will result in more Labour votes because Reform will pack their bags and go home and not at all just take a more extreme position
May 12, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I'm sure that Labour talking "tough" on migration and making life more miserable for those who do jobs people in the UK don't want to do will result in more Labour votes because Reform will pack their bags and go home and not at all just take a more extreme position
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Coming soon: Labour responds to the failure of its Nigel Farage tribute act by trying even harder to be a Nigel Farage tribute act whilst closing its eyes to the evidence of where that path led the Tories.
May 2, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Coming soon: Labour responds to the failure of its Nigel Farage tribute act by trying even harder to be a Nigel Farage tribute act whilst closing its eyes to the evidence of where that path led the Tories.
I was in Ottawa last week. I love Canada; a fascinating, beautiful country which always comes across so friendly. Jean Chrétien addressed our meeting and spoke of optimism, resolve and hard work in the future. Looking forward to the results of today's election. 🇨🇦
April 28, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I was in Ottawa last week. I love Canada; a fascinating, beautiful country which always comes across so friendly. Jean Chrétien addressed our meeting and spoke of optimism, resolve and hard work in the future. Looking forward to the results of today's election. 🇨🇦
Post a photo of a bus from your camera roll
April 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Post a photo of a bus from your camera roll
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The Economist cover today is a huge photo of Farage labelled "The Man Britain Cannot Ignore".
He's got here because we've not learned the lesson that the more we pander to him, the stronger he gets.
Brexit has been an utter disaster but no one says so. So of course he looks like a winner.
He's got here because we've not learned the lesson that the more we pander to him, the stronger he gets.
Brexit has been an utter disaster but no one says so. So of course he looks like a winner.
April 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The Economist cover today is a huge photo of Farage labelled "The Man Britain Cannot Ignore".
He's got here because we've not learned the lesson that the more we pander to him, the stronger he gets.
Brexit has been an utter disaster but no one says so. So of course he looks like a winner.
He's got here because we've not learned the lesson that the more we pander to him, the stronger he gets.
Brexit has been an utter disaster but no one says so. So of course he looks like a winner.