Not every anomalous media criticism of Sadiq Khan is directly motivated by racism - eg this BBC story. But they are the housetrained edges of a deeply racist set of assumptions which sees negative stories about Khan get loads of clicks and engagement. There’s no mystery to it.

84 years ago Nikita Khrushchev moved into a house opposite my Dad’s and proceeded to destroy my family’s life. The Soviets took their home, their business, their money and their liberty. After years in captivity they ended up refugees in a small house in Hendon Central. The

2024 over and out. VeloViewer tile explorer square increase from 31 to 35. Going to have to travel by car or PT to gain more.

Russian natural gas flows to Europe via Ukraine stopped on Jan. 1, 2025, as a key transit contract expired. Europe will have to draw even more heavily on its gas stockpiles for the rest of the winter. Gas prices are at a 14-month high of ~€50 per MWh. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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A pretty damning first five years of Brexit, quantified here rather neatly.

The SUV that many think of as safe for their kids is actually not safe at all.

If you're wondering why there's no water to put out the fires in California? Well, Here you go.

Britain's gas storage levels are "concerningly low" with less than a week of demand in store, the operator of the country's largest gas storage site said on Friday Read more ⬇️ trib.al/wu4ja7d

I don’t want to connect my coffee machine to the wifi network. I don’t want to share the file with OneDrive. I don’t want to download an app to check my car’s fluid levels. I don’t want to scan a QR code to view the restaurant menu. I don’t want to let Google know my location

I'm guessing phone use. Lucky woman

Rosalie Chapman's call to rejoin the EU is a must watch - one of the best speeches by a young person 👏 "Years ago, the people of this country made a choice" "A choice that has left us isolated, diminished and weaker than before" "To those who voted leave, I say this. You were

My everyday personal story of the modern UK and its third world bureaucracy: I became eligible for my Old Age Pension in October - the lowest in the developed world at £220 per week. I had to make my claim online, through the Government Gateway. After going through this

Another day at the office

1. Lack of funding meaning police have directed resources away from road policing. 2. Continued media abuse directed at certain types of road user. 3. Continued use of rhetoric such as ‘war on motorist’. Any others?

A bit simplistic maybe and exercise may be only one factor but it does make you think. Could be your last 20 or even 30 years. Don’t leave it too late. Choose your medicine before it chooses you.

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A taxi driver hit a guy from behind. The judge says the driver was at fault. Good. That's the ruling even though a cop was making the case that the cyclist shared blame because: - he didn't have on a foam hat when he got hit from behind - he was using an earphone when he got