GeorgeWeeks2014

Yes. Having sabotaged the remaining good bits of Britain first.

The UK will follow the EU...provided that Reform fails to win the next general election. They are funded by fossil-fuelled lobbyists.

Government wants to bypass fast-track process for proposed liquefied natural gas terminal A proposed LNG terminal will bypass even the fast-track process in order to be built in time.

Indeed yes. It can be done; America just chooses not to 🤦‍♂️

If it's any consolation to Americans, "clean, green New Zealand" is beholden to the same forces 🔥

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Green Building Council calls for solar over Government's LNG plan

📢 Andrew Eagles said he didn’t accept the contention that liquefied natural gas would smooth out the highs in electricity prices.

I am not surprised that Turkey 🇹🇷 is in a respectable position; petrol there is incredibly expensive. Surprised that it isn't higher.

Yeah 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?

A 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.

Aggressive marketing has driven rise of double-cab ute - time to hit the brakes? Analysis: "Explore your inner beast." That was the slogan used last year to sell the Ford Ranger. At 2.4 tonnes, that's a lot of "light" truck, but the stakes are rising.

New Zealand has similar population density, GDP/capita, population distribution and urbanisation to Finland 🇫🇮 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 🤦‍♂️

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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.

US billionaire Peter Thiel ‘abandons’ Lake Wānaka lodge build The PayPal co-founder and Donald Trump supporter had envisaged a private residential estate to accommodate up to 30 guests.

Peter Thiel repeatedly had his resource consent applications refused for his house in Wanaka, which was a good thing.

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Xtwitter became irrelevant many years ago. The UK government would be better off using OnlyFans. Or Bluesky.

Nothing is more fragile than the ego of a man with a shiny new pick-up truck.

I don’t 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. I’ve made many, but here’s my first again. Please share.

It 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. 🔉 🎶

One of the most ludicrous Bond films ever. As silly as any of the silliest Roger Moores. And that's pretty silly.

Ireland seems to have become infected with anti-cycling mania. This year we have seen:

▪︎ Compulsory cycle helmets making it within a whisker of Cabinet.
▪︎ Judge explicitly incorporating personal bias in a judgement
▪︎ 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.

Welcome to the Plutocracy

I 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.

Obvs.

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.

Ian Hislop lays into ‘phenomenally arrogant’ Peter Mandelson over ‘selective amnesia’ over Epstein relationship | LBC Ian Hislop has blasted Peter Mandelson amid the fallout over the Epstein files scandal.

Andrew 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.

Twitter will have academic significance...as a business school case study of how to ruin an established social network.

Manchester United has been a very international team for decades. You might even say that immigration made for a stronger ⚽️ team.

Also, Manchester United is one of the most popular English ⚽️ teams overseas. It is globally relevant.

The other day Manchester United’s co-owner Jim Ratcliffe said the UK had been "colonised by immigrants"….today there’s this billboard outside of Old Trafford 🔥….way to go Manchester 💪!

Controversial Blenheim cycle lane to be revamped Marlborough District Council said the cycle lane along Eltham Rd would no longer be separated from the road by kerbing.

New 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 🤦‍♂️
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