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What A-Level subjects did you take?
What A-level subjects did you take (if you did)? I did Maths, Physics and … French. I recall being asked to go and see the Head of Chemistry at my school, Mr Fox, who sternly advised me that this was a perilous choice for my career ahead. Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths being pushed hard… Read more
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UK Government releases video to explain the need for The Plan for Drivers
Breaking News – The UK Government has released a promotional video to help explain why its Plan for Drivers was urgently needed. Please watch it and educate yourselves. This old lady flagrantly sought to inconvenience hardworking drivers squeezing along the meagre amount of capacity they had between them. Even though they were all chanting to… Read more
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Big changes are afoot – Walking is up by 31% in 3 years!
As you may know, I am a big fan of ‘Walking as a Service’ (WaaS). Thanks to Silicon Valley harnessing the power of geography in the form of Google Maps Navigation, three key questions that could stand in the way of choosing to walk can now be answered: How do I get there? How far… Read more
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We are operating here in privatised public space – our ‘club membership’ can be revoked by the club at any time
I’m a metal-loving transport nerd and wondering what the future holds for this platform which is why I set up https://glennlyons.blog/. If you regularly use this platform as your primary means of keeping in touch with your professional network and getting involved in exchange of knowledge and opinion, how would you feel if your account… Read more
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We are the road crew
May I let you into a secret? I had a small hand in designing and building bypasses during my time in industry as a civil engineering student. That was back in the late 1980s, coincident with the ‘Roads for Prosperity’ white paper. I wonder what that young, long-haired Glenn, rocking along to his cherished ‘Ace… Read more
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The Pentagram of Influence
What a devilishly wicked problem getting the world mobilised on climate action is. So devilish that I think we are at the mercy of an inverted pentagram of influence that holds everthing in tension rather than enabling all factions to pull together to create concerted climate action of the intensity required. In the pentagram five… Read more
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