Graham Allsopp

At no point in this study did I use AI. This includes the literature review, logical organization, writing, analysis, and proofreading. I do not cite any studies that use AI, to the extent that it is possible to know.

Yesterday I used this "AI -Free Statement" in a conference talk for the first time. Still trying to figure out the exact language.

Feel free to borrow, modify, etc.

The Met Office are letting us submit our own storm name suggestions:

www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...

There's space for five names in the submission boxes.

Let's go with:

Exxon Mobil
BP
Shell
Equinor
Chevron

At last, those companies will get the recognition they deserve.

Pls retweet!

Spending Review, Fake E-Bikes & Bike Racing | Streets Ahead

@pedalme.bsky.social
Hi - saw you just reposted my post 👍🏻

If you don’t already know about it, check out the latest episode of @podstreetsahead.bsky.social - there’s a whole article (and report) on delivery driver substitution.
[starts about halfway through]

shows.acast.com/5e8ee3bc4fc2...

@lauralaker.bsky.social
@adamtranter.bsky.social
@podstreetsahead.bsky.social

Hi guys !
By coincidence, @pedalme.bsky.social the bike courier people are running a citizen science project into substitution in the food delivery industry.
You should check it out:
www.pedalme.co.uk/whos-doing-t...

Great pod - as always

It there somewhere where we can read Laura (and Adam)’s report ?

PS: I’m trying to see every stage of this year’s Tour de France on a Brompton (!)

21 Étapes: D-7
21etapes.blogspot.com/2025/06/d-7....

Fash in the Attic – like Cash in the Attic but more fash.

Hey BBC, I've got a great idea for a show if you want to appeal more to Reform voters…

Ffs who did this? 😂

Why the UK is a two-tier society where money wields power Laws and policies are crafted to give the appearance of sternness and fairness, but are rarely fully enforced on corporations and the rich.

People struggle to get through HMRC phone lines, big corporations secure ‘sweetheart deals’.

Parliament can't check fairness/legality, all hidden behind a veil of confidentiality.

Veil can be lifted by public filing of the tax returns of large companies.

No major party supports transparency

China's high speed train from Beijing to Shanghai is a journey of over 800 miles, 200 miles further than from Land's End to John o'Groats.

It covers that vast distance in a little over 4 hours.

It was built in 3 years, between April 2008 and June 2011.

Puts HS2 into context, don't you think?

Keir Starmer: I've already returned over 24,000 people with no right to be here. And I won't stop there.

This is on Facebook, I scrolled for a bit and every single comment I saw, no exaggeration, was either "you liar, too many foreigners, vote Reform" or "you're meant to be the Labour Party what is this fash shit". There was nobody going "thank you, Sir Keir".

SHEFFIELD! Very honoured to be artist in residence for this Saturday’s Get Together Festival.
More info and free download of my celebratory Sheffield collage below👇👇👇
www.gettogetherfestival.com/line-up

Suomen raideleveys muuttuu: ”Aloitamme pohjoisesta ja meillä on vahva tuki Natolta”, sanoo ministeri Lulu Ranne Pohjoismaiset ministerit antoivat julkilausuman sotilaallisesta liikkuvuudesta maiden välillä.

Big (military) mobility news from Finland:

Finland starts working on changing the railway gauge to the European standard, instead of the current one that is a legacy of Finland’s 100 years as part of the Russian empire

Yvette Cooper was born in Inverness, educated in Hampshire. She has zero links with Pontefract.
People move around, often to other countries. It's human nature.
The sooner Labour stops chasing Reform votes and adopts a measured approach to immigration the better.

Keeping Farage from No 10 is ‘a battle for UK’s future, heart and soul’, Labour MPs told In face of ‘economic doom loop’, Labour factions call for reset and demand party tackle populist nationalism head on

So stop apeing him. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Poster advertising talk on County of London Plan created by British PoWs in German prison camp - shows slum housing and new high-rise flat block at rear

As we commemorate VE Day, we should remember the hopes and expectations of servicemen and women for a better, fairer country to emerge from the destruction of war. This is a poster created by and for British prisoners of war in the German prison camp, Stalag Luft III.

Graph of UK GDP improvement from India trade deal by 2040 (0.1%) vs permanent damage from Brexit (-5%).

Anyone spot the problem?

It's subtle, but it's there...

Strategic genius, eh.

Not only has Trump achieved nothing with his bullying of Canada, he has ensured the return of a Liberal government that will stand up to him.

This is where day-to-day leverage-seeking gets him.

photo on a sunny day of the West Bar roundabout in Sheffield after a recent remodelling

photo on a sunny day of the West Bar roundabout in Sheffield after a recent remodelling. Cyclist in the foreground

photo on a sunny day of the West Bar roundabout in Sheffield after a recent remodelling

photo on a sunny day of the West Bar roundabout in Sheffield after a recent remodelling. Pedestrians crossing in the foreground, bus waiting

If you need cheering up, head to that new roundabout in Sheffield and watch things flow. it's poetry in motion

Britain wakes up every day, aims the gun at its feet and pulls the trigger. Just a prolonged exercise in meanspiritedness and self-harm.

It's funny how when you ask them why they think Pope Francis was "too woke" and request specific examples, they always wound up describing Christ's teachings without a hint of self-awareness.

On the TV last night they let slip the whole thing _could_ save 150 tonnes of CO2.
That’s a flight to Spain and back.
Literally a drop in the ocean.

Carrelets at Pontaillac Plage near Royan, Charente Maritime

Here in Charente Maritime we have our own version of Trabocco Turchino - Carrelets
I suspect that in reality they are the French version of sheds

I’d rather shit in my hands and clap, frankly.

It’s not safe for anyone to travel to the US now. Especially not those who criticise the regime.

I’ll continue to raise my finger at that fucking fascist from a distance, hope he’s ready to be repeatedly called a cunt when he visits the UK.

Um, It Turns Out No One at the Ports Is Collecting Trump’s Tariffs A technical “glitch” has created the biggest hiccup in Trump’s tariffs rollout.

Never underestimate the historical importance of complete incompetence 🙈
"U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported that an entry code in the U.S. system isn’t working. As a result, no tariffs are being collected by the U.S. government for the time being."
#MAGAmerica

Donald Trump doesn't understand how tariffs work

Stephanie Ruhle, "Our allies are not rushing to partner with a US President who goes on TV saying they're all kissing my ass"

💥💥💥
Our latest huge poll just landed in The Observer, & shows its trade with Europe that Brits want HMG to prioritise at the reset, over defence, tackling small boats, & certainly before trade with 🇺🇸
#tomorrowspaperstoday

👇

Voters want Keir Starmer to focus on rebuilding trade ties with EU, poll reveals Open trade with Europe is more important to the UK than a deal with Donald Trump, most Britons believe

🚨 BREAKING: Brits want trade to be the government’s top priority at the UK-EU reset summit - not just defence.

With the cost of living crisis continuing to bite, NEW @yougov.co.uk polling also shows 53% of Brits think closer ties with the EU will drive growth.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

There are other destinations

Dear Thick Lizzie,
It isn't how much you spend, it's what you spend it on.
1. The DDR spent it on surveillance and oppression of its people.
2. Western societies spend it on social security, investment, policing, health, enforcing safety regulations and defence. In other words, the common good.