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Andrew Rendel

@andrewrendel.bsky.social

Live in Lewisham, work in climate/cleantech finance. Hardcore centrist dad.

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Lost viola bow on the way from Honor Oak Station to Heathrow Terminal 2. The bow slid from its bow case somewhere along the way, possibly on the train. TFL contacted already.
It weighs 68.2 grams and has got a stamped DODD next to the frog. If any info on this, please pm me.

Lost viola bow on the way from Honor Oak Station to Heathrow Terminal 2. The bow slid from its bow case somewhere along the way, possibly on the train. TFL contacted already. It weighs 68.2 grams and has got a stamped DODD next to the frog. If any info on this, please pm me.

My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.

11.10.2025 19:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 501    ๐Ÿ” 587    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15

Things you canโ€™t be prepared for:

1) your 7 year old suddenly having an existential crisis at bedtime & wanting to be reassured that life isnโ€™t pointless.

10.10.2025 09:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 86    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Rees Moggs will still do History degrees. The Johnsons will still do Classics.
Sadly, the Wilsons from South Bank in Middlesbrough won't get the intellectual stimulation of studying a subject of interest for a degree.

08.10.2025 05:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 256    ๐Ÿ” 79    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

Sometimes I think the biggest challenge for progressives in the UK is not how to get Zack/Keir/Ed elected but how to get Andy Street and those like him elected again.

07.10.2025 06:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Anyone who thinks promoting a vicious racist conspiracist like Robinson is good for Jews has lost any grip on reality

03.10.2025 17:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 567    ๐Ÿ” 83    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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My son recently found a swastika drawn on the pavement at... The Manchester attack didn't come as a shock. The only surprise is it hasnโ€™t happened sooner

I wrote a short piece for the Observer on the attacks in Manchester.

observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

03.10.2025 11:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 435    ๐Ÿ” 168    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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Why I have had it with entitled dog owners | Arwa Mahdawi You know the types โ€“ they let their hound jump all over you and donโ€™t clear up after them. Bring on their poo-nishment, writes Arwa Mahdawi

This๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡! Despite being in most other ways the best borough in London, even I must admit that Lewisham is a bit notorious for dog shit. Time for government and @lewisham.gov.uk to take action!

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

02.10.2025 06:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Some good news.

London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time โ€“ almost 200 years earlier than predicted โ€“ following the Mayorโ€™s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.

The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.

30.09.2025 19:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4839    ๐Ÿ” 1446    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24    ๐Ÿ“Œ 126
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Safety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space

โ€œSafety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn. Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space.โ€

Cities need smart strategies to manage vehicle size. NOT bigger parking space requirements.

01.10.2025 06:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 303    ๐Ÿ” 94    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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What is a reactionary centrist, and does the UK have them? A term favoured by US progressives can help us understand Britainโ€™s drift to the right

Buckle is just correct about reactionary centrists in the UK, they are a genuine threat to our democracy and will have us down the same path as the USA. Seeing how much of the authoritarian drive in the US has been due to elite acquiescence has shaken me.

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/709...

01.10.2025 04:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 262    ๐Ÿ” 62    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

Went to Isaac Newton's house at Easter and the curation strongly hints at this if never wanting (probably wisely) to put a label on a historical figure.

28.09.2025 17:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This only happens to you once

26.09.2025 19:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21670    ๐Ÿ” 4242    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 347    ๐Ÿ“Œ 182

Reform selling out the country for their own advantage again? I'm shocked!

26.09.2025 18:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Reform UKโ€™s ex-leader in Wales Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges Gill admits to eight charges while an elected member of the European parliament Nathan Gill, a former leader of Reform UK in Wales, has pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to eight bribery charges while an elected member of the European parliament. More details soon โ€ฆ Continue reading...

Reform UKโ€™s ex-leader in Wales Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges

26.09.2025 12:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 155    ๐Ÿ” 103    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24    ๐Ÿ“Œ 39

Income from working shouldn't be the highest taxed form of income. Sensibel people across all parties can agree on that. Well done @resfoundation.bsky.social for suggesting some small steps to address that issue, I hope HMT is listening.

23.09.2025 10:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In London it doesn't even seem to have affected journey times so no real inconvenience anyway.

17.09.2025 10:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love London so much. So much.

Did you know that London has the lowest level of ethnic violence of any city of comparable size in the world?

Multiculturalism has in fact worked here. They just donโ€™t want it to be true because we happen to have a Muslim mayor.

17.09.2025 07:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3147    ๐Ÿ” 782    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 89    ๐Ÿ“Œ 33

That this astonishing misrepresentation of the US & UK positions went unchallenged by BBC R4 is quite something.

17.09.2025 06:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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UK could raise nearly ยฃ2bn by taxing SUVs in line with European countries, study shows Thinktank says an โ€˜SUV loopholeโ€™ means UK buyers pay up to 20 times less tax on biggest models than in neighbouring nations

It won't raise ยฃ2bn because some people would switch to a smaller, safer, cleaner car instead but given that's a good thing anyway this proposal seems very sensible to me.

www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...

16.09.2025 07:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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UK could raise nearly ยฃ2bn by taxing SUVs in line with European countries, study shows Thinktank says an โ€˜SUV loopholeโ€™ means UK buyers pay up to 20 times less tax on biggest models than in neighbouring nations

It won't raise ยฃ2bn because some people would switch to a smaller, safer, cleaner car instead but given that's a good thing anyway this proposal seems very sensible to me.

www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...

16.09.2025 07:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Amid all the stuff about โ€˜dangerous Londonโ€™ and โ€˜broken Britainโ€™, new figures show the homicide rate in London is at a 10-year low. Killings dropped by 26% over the last year, from 78 to 58. No one under 25 was murdered during the school summer holidays.

03.09.2025 08:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 850    ๐Ÿ” 379    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 42    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20
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Timeline cleanse

03.09.2025 20:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4517    ๐Ÿ” 1557    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 124    ๐Ÿ“Œ 215

Looking forward to the Telegraph campaign to end the use of "car killing" bricks and mortar and make all buildings out of straw so drivers can once again be free to drive into them without consequence.

15.08.2025 07:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

an absolute pleasure to wander around Bradford with @cyclopsdave.bsky.social, Ranty and others to see the transformation of this urban centre. Absolutely incredible change from just a few years ago. Beautiful as the pictures are, my takeaway was the quiet. All you could hear was birds and children.

08.07.2025 18:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The government is absolutely right to have a greater focus on preventing people getting ill as part of the NHS reforms - including more active travel๐Ÿšฒ๐Ÿšถโ™ฟ

Walking, cycling or wheeling every day can reduce all cause mortality by 20% - improving lives & saving the NHS billions.

03.07.2025 07:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For the sake of argument, let's say all the electricity for heatpumps comes from gas imported from Norway but because they're more efficient every new heatpump cuts the imported gas to heat a home by ***waves hands*** 25%. What happens to GDP as we install more and more heatpumps? It grows right?

30.06.2025 21:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Given the impact trade balance has on GDP, I've always wondered what if any effect steadily reducing the % of energy which is imported versus produced (renewably) domestically would be.

30.06.2025 20:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Parkrun.

16.06.2025 21:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lessons for policymakers on interpreting ethnic differences of opinion New poll shows varying views among ethnic groups, but that is not the whole story

@stephenkb.bsky.social, you're probably well ahead on this one but the below looks very much like a classic Simpson's Paradox. Urban/rural splits can also lead to negative ethnic minority pay gaps.

Lessons for policymakers on interpreting ethnic differences of opinion - on.ft.com/4k9wZPj via @FT

03.06.2025 11:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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