Yes. Having sabotaged the remaining good bits of Britain first.
15.02.2026 06:53 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@georgeweeks2014.bsky.social
๐ช๐บBritish/New Zealand urban planner & university teaching fellow living and working in Auckland. Twitter refugee. Interested in most things, esp. architecture, energy, accessibility, sustainability, comedy and health. My views are my own. #FBPE
Yes. Having sabotaged the remaining good bits of Britain first.
15.02.2026 06:53 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The UK will follow the EU...provided that Reform fails to win the next general election. They are funded by fossil-fuelled lobbyists.
15.02.2026 06:48 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Indeed yes. It can be done; America just chooses not to ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
If it's any consolation to Americans, "clean, green New Zealand" is beholden to the same forces ๐ฅ
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
๐ข Andrew Eagles said he didnโt accept the contention that liquefied natural gas would smooth out the highs in electricity prices.
15.02.2026 03:22 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I am not surprised that Turkey ๐น๐ท is in a respectable position; petrol there is incredibly expensive. Surprised that it isn't higher.
15.02.2026 01:16 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Yeah it's funny that. South Africa has had terribly unreliable electricity supplies for decades (thanks Eskom) so maybe there's a reluctance to buy anything that runs off the mains?
15.02.2026 01:14 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A country that is neither warm, nor wealthy, nor famed for the quality of its infrastructure.
Kathmandu has dreadful air quality. I can see why EVs would be a popular public policy.
Clear example of industry capturing policy. Japan has almost no oil and gas of its own; it would do well to adopt EVs. Air quality in big Japanese cities could also use improvement. But Toyota isn't keen on this and the current policy settings don't favour EVs.
15.02.2026 01:12 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0New Zealand has similar population density, GDP/capita, population distribution and urbanisation to Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ where 56% of new vehicles are electric.
NZ public policy favours car companies selling double-cab utes (with snorkels) to people who live in urban Auckland ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-...
It's funny - in the 1970s China and Inida were the poor countries that relied heavily on coal for railways and industry while the USA was trying to diversify its energy mix.
The situation in 2026 is the opposite. Yes, China still burns far too much coal. But they're investing heavily in solar etc
I'd watch James Bond over Marvel any day.
Bond films are actually funny.
Totally a bunker. To retreat to the "island paradise" of New Zealand after American society has collapsed due to the efforts of Thiel et al.
14.02.2026 23:13 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Peter Thiel repeatedly had his resource consent applications refused for his house in Wanaka, which was a good thing.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Xtwitter became irrelevant many years ago. The UK government would be better off using OnlyFans. Or Bluesky.
14.02.2026 20:20 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Nothing is more fragile than the ego of a man with a shiny new pick-up truck.
14.02.2026 20:19 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I donโt know how many people join Bluesky each day, but my sense is that more & more people are discovering the outstanding community/conversation here (best on social media) about better cities. I still think STARTER PACKS are a superpower. Iโve made many, but hereโs my first again. Please share.
11.02.2026 19:39 โ ๐ 183 ๐ 61 ๐ฌ 5 ๐ 12It was overplayed on all the crappy radio stations in October 2002.
I much prefer a Bond-theme singer with a 10,000 watt voice. Shirley Bassey. Or Adele. ๐ ๐ถ
One of the most ludicrous Bond films ever. As silly as any of the silliest Roger Moores. And that's pretty silly.
14.02.2026 12:26 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Ireland seems to have become infected with anti-cycling mania. This year we have seen:
โช๏ธ Compulsory cycle helmets making it within a whisker of Cabinet.
โช๏ธ Judge explicitly incorporating personal bias in a judgement
โช๏ธ Proposed ban on bikes on rapid transit system.
Who's behind this? Anyone know?
Woohoo! I hope that this can be a precedent for other rail reopenings in the NE, e.g. Leamside Line via Washington to Durham.
14.02.2026 12:15 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Welcome to the Plutocracy
14.02.2026 02:03 โ ๐ 10421 ๐ 3355 ๐ฌ 221 ๐ 165I daresay. I don't know Blenheim particularly well but I suspect there is a substantial cohort of pupils within cycling distance of schools. Whether or not kids do cycle will depend on the overall quality of the network.
14.02.2026 12:09 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Obvs.
It's healthier to enable *many* businesses to make a profit on the basis of high-quality public infrastructure.
It is not a good idea. Infrastructure is best when it enables *other* things to happen. When the incentive is to provide a revenue stream, the outcome will be less successful.
14.02.2026 09:15 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Andrew Marr interviewing Ian Hislop about Mandelson and Epstein on @lbc.co.uk - worth a read/watch/listen.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/ian-...
Twitter has jumped the shark.
14.02.2026 07:20 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Twitter will have academic significance...as a business school case study of how to ruin an established social network.
14.02.2026 07:18 โ ๐ 14 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Manchester United has been a very international team for decades. You might even say that immigration made for a stronger โฝ๏ธ team.
Also, Manchester United is one of the most popular English โฝ๏ธ teams overseas. It is globally relevant.
The other day Manchester Unitedโs co-owner Jim Ratcliffe said the UK had been "colonised by immigrants"โฆ.today thereโs this billboard outside of Old Trafford ๐ฅโฆ.way to go Manchester ๐ช!
13.02.2026 21:33 โ ๐ 4972 ๐ 1196 ๐ฌ 66 ๐ 47New Zealand is dealing with the climate crisis in its own inimitable way by removing a protected cycleway in Blenhiem, a small town which is flat as a tack and could support a very high cycle mode share.
This could've been part of a well-developed network. But nooo ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
www.1news.co.nz/2026/02/13/c...