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This trial has been going on now some three years. What are Government waiting for?
“This trial has been going on now some three years. What are Government waiting for? Because a trial will result in two things, wont it Glenn. Either (A) they’ll be legal and you can go and buy one from the shop and use it, or (B) they’ll shove them all back in their boxes and… Read more
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Cartoons get to the heart of the insanity of real life
Cartoons are powerful. They cut through faff and verbosity and get to the point. And they generally amuse us because they resonate so strongly with the insanity of real life. Tim Gent suggested yesterday that bringing over an old thread from Twitter I generated back in July 2021 might be worth doing. I was reluctant to… Read more
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Transport planning history in the making
It was my great honour to be part of transport planning history yesterday. The first ever cohort of transport planning degree apprentices graduated from Aston University after their five-year journey on a course that Lucy Rackliff had the vision to establish back in 2019. Huge congratulations to the graduates: Andrew Carter MCIHT EngTech, Thomas Emery,… Read more
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A psalm by Rosie Lyons (aged 11)
‘A call for change’– a psalm by Rosie Lyons God, why oh why is the world warming up? Why are there bike paths but there are no bikes? Lord, please I need your help. Is it true that our oceans are filled with plastic? I need your guidance. Show people there is a more sustainable… Read more
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Lyrics for song from Chat-GPT fusing heavy metal and climate change
AI is neither good or bad. It’s how we use it that determines that. As a metalhead deeply concerned about climate change I asked Chat GPT “please write song lyrics that fuse heavy metal and climate change”. It clearly knows its stuff. Pick your band style – Slayer, Amon Amarth, Cradle of Filth, Arch Enemy,… Read more
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Pavement parking – again!
Has this article been deliberately written to press my buttons? Pavement parking again! A survey in Bristol found two thirds of respondents in favour of a ban on pavement parking (yikes – it could be a vote winner – maybe we need The Plan for Walkers?). We’re told: “most local councils in the West region… Read more
What the hell is going on? 