Tube drivers are striking for a 32 hour working week, and 75% discounts on all national rail travel. Their base salary is currently £70,182 pa. For a job so demanding some see fit to knit, watch TV, and occasionally press a button to operate doors.

London is facing "pure carnage" today as striking Tube drivers on £72,000 a year bring the capital to a standstill demanding more money, a four-day week and 75% discounts on train journeys nationwide. dailysceptic.org/2025/09/08/tub…

Early staff photos for SpaceX, Google, Microsoft and Facebook. Today, the four companies are collectively worth $8.8 trillion.

Great article thedrum.com/opinion/2025/0…

Wealth taxes are making Norway poorer unherd.com/2025/09/wealth…

Brian Gilvary, the chief executive of Ineos’s energy division, said the company would now divert all spending to the US, where it plans to invest £3bn. Mr Gilvary said Ineos is now focusing investment in the US as it has a more stable tax regime and favourable energy security

Labour govt is all about growth and investment - oh. No actually it’s about blackouts and strikes. mol.im/a/15078827

at least he's not doing a podcast

Disturbing essay spiked-online.com/2025/09/09/the…

Lime bikes are dangerous. That’s why I love them | The Spectator spectator.co.uk/article/lime-b…

Closed shop.

In 2023‑24 12.9 M Brits claimed state pension vs 623,100 women on paid maternity leave. That means for every mother on leave, ~21 retirees drew state support. Pensioners: £185‑£241/wk. Mothers: up to £187/wk for 33 weeks. The UK’s generational imbalance is dire.

Britain once led the world in nuclear power. Today, we’re building the most expensive nuclear power station in history. Why? And how do we fix it? The answer is here: britainremade.co.uk/cheapernuclear

Or as Wayne Gretzky said, “You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.”

After seeing this chart I completely stopped drinking spirits and drink only wine. Spirits increase mortality risk, moderate wine consumption reduces it. Thoughts?

Interestingly, the funding and management of the Channel Tunnel closely resemble pre-1914 railways, making it a wildly anachronistic fluke in the modern West. 1. It didn't cost the taxpayer a penny. In fact, the Act of Parliament that consented the Tunnel ruled out any public

It’s time to finish what the Brexit Pubs Guarantee started and make drinking in pubs not just the more enjoyable choice, but a cheaper one, writes Thomas Munson thecritic.co.uk/let-our-pubs-l…

Legal tech was a ghost town just a few years ago Then AI showed up Now it’s incredibly hot (w/ a growing unicorn herd)

unherd.com/newsroom/barac… Obama: people must “not just assume that anybody who objects to continuing these very strict regimens is somehow crazy”." Those of us who protested were sane. Those who wanted more and more, went crazy. #TheCovidConsensus Thomas Fazi

I am nailing Nine Theses to the door of Wikipedia. This has been my project for the last nine months. There has never been a thoroughgoing Wikipedia reform proposal—this is the first. If it doesn't work, we need to organize an alternative. 🧵