Richard Elliot

Britain's most powerful weapon in a dangerous world Keir Starmer talks of building the UK's 'hard power'. But he must not ignore its 'soft power'.

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I asked an Uber driver in Austin if their job had been impacted by Waymo and they said it hasn't made any difference. They seemed unfazed by their "rivals"

Having experienced them in the US, I think they'll be second nature pretty quickly. I think they drive in a way to be more human like (aka they do some irrational / "bad" driving like we do).

I took a couple of Waymos in Austin last year and was very impressed. It was also where I got chatting to two people and realised they had both featured in a LC article!

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

Is that a VinFast? I think they are made in Vietnam (their attempt to start a local car manufacturer), but I suspect they buy lots of parts from China.

Honestly all Denmark needs to do is to withdraw all Ozempic exports to the US and Americans will finally revolt

Spoken like a true engineer! (I should also stop being a grumpy old man. It is a cool new public space that improves the area.)

It does look good though and more public spaces are always welcome.

It's a bit hard to define what it is besides a "public space". The area where you took the photo seems to have the most promise for a pop up market, festivals, cultural events etc... but why put it next to the main road if it was intended for that and not at the high street end?

@ianvisits.co.uk @murkydepths.bsky.social the park on top of the Thames super sewer access shaft on Crossfield St in Deptford is finally open after months of being fenced off. I didn't have my phone with me as I was running so no photo. Looks good, hopefully the planting will be maintained.

I listened to The Rest Is Politics podcast with Zac Polanski a few weeks ago:
First half - maybe I could vote for this guy.
Second half - actually maybe not.

YouTube video by Atlassian Williams Racing Behind the History of the Legendary Wind Tunnel 1!

An interesting reflection on the #WilliamsF1 wind tunnel 1 before it is taken it down. I remember the structure well from when it was in Didcot.

(cc @chimpman.bsky.social)

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If only people would keep grafting and paying taxes instead of retiring early!

I think Australia was quite pioneering with superannuation, but I don't see how you do it post 2009 / financial crisis. (When people are getting richer you can save a % into a pension and not miss it too much, not so much in a cost of living crisis.)

I can't believe Farage's political opponents aren't attacking him more strongly generally, but specifically on this.

We've (almost) given up on Amazon now. (Maybe buy 2 or 3 things a year.)

I got within three squares of solving Miles' new Rubik's cube...

..and then disaster.

If you missed your Brockley Market Xmas order, there is still time to bag pheasant! cc @chimpman.bsky.social @rhymerrigby.bsky.social

Very interesting episode. Good to have something different from the usual new car review.

I do like a papaya salad

We've been there - pre kids probably!

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A train-sized tunnel is now carrying electricity under South London Electricity has started flowing through a deep-level tube train sized tunnel running through South London.

A train-sized tunnel is now carrying electricity under South London

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#london

Have you been to Dr Noodle on Lewisham Way? Haven't been for a while but it's pretty good.

I was going to ask a similar question about Lewisham. Having connected to the sewer once, and planning to connect again, I was pretty sure we had a combined sewer. Great article @rachel-rees.bsky.social!

Interesting thread:

I've often been tempted going past, but the kids have never been keen for yum cha

The European Union has triggered Article 122 to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, worth a whopping €210 billion.

I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.

🧵 Long thread.

When I saw the Morely Signs jacket, I thought it was going to be a chicken / coffee shop mashup

So impressive. 5 minutes quicker than his London time.