Adam Harrison

Lionel Shriver tells those of us who live here what our country looks like if you leave it + rely on the media ecosystem of the very online right as a proxy for reality

My latest piece for @ecfr.eu on the concerning trends of democratic erosion in #Bulgaria. It’s not simple but the #EU could do much more to prevent a decay from within 👇

Nobody has ever wanted anything to happen more than the Telegraph, GB News and their associated ethnonationalist influencer outriders want race riots to happen. Why do they hate this country so much?

Rachel Reeves should allow local tourist taxes | Institute for Government If mayors use the ‘right to request’ to call for tourist taxes, then the government should say yes.

if Mayors ask to be allowed to levy tourist taxes, let them - @instituteforgovernment.org.uk blog by me and @tompope.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/rach... - time to end HMT control freakery

On the plight of the unbombed farmers of Eastern Europe Farmers are, understandably, demanding safeguards and compensation. The efficient and fair way to achieve that is by accepting Ukraine as a full EU member.

Robust from @glandsbergis.bsky.social!

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Britain isn't broken We have our problems but the doomerism is getting out of hand

New post just out:

"Britain isn't broken"

We have our problems but the doomerism is getting out of hand.

I look at the real picture on crime, migration, social cohesion and the economy - rather than the dsyoptian fantasies of the radical right.

(£/free trial)

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Actual genius.

I don't think the public are going to be that shocked by self driving cars when headlines like this have been pretending they exist for decades.

Latest cycle tracks to open on Gray's Inn Rd.

‘They should be people's homes!': More than 6,000 properties in Camden used for holiday short lets Council wants short let companies to share data

More than 6,000 properties in Camden used for holiday short lets >> time to regulate this sector properly, including mandatory sharing of data with local authorities 🏢

www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/they...

They are super responsive on Messenger. The only bit of Avanti that really works!

Russia’s drone swarms pierce Ukraine’s defences at record rate Proportion of Shaheds hitting targets tripled in recent months, according to analysis of official data

This is really bad.
Ukraine was for a while impressively good at intercepting these. But these numbers are difficult to fight.

on.ft.com/3GTrhmj Russia’s drone swarms pierce Ukraine’s defences at record rate

I note that the main impact of 'tenant ballots' to try and block regeneration in London was... to be enthusiastic support for those changes from tenants

Photo of Labour campaigners outside West Hampstead library holding posters and signs

Today Camden Labour councillors and volunteers were out speaking with residents in West Hampstead 🌹

We began at West Hampstead Library which the council has recently invested in to cut the carbon from its operations 😃

Many thanks to all who came along to help out in the run up to the by-election!

Along Haverstock Hill (C6), the Steele's Rd junction has reopened with its new continuous crossing. Uphill cycle track along here is still closed + not fully surfaced.

Just a little uphill from the junction, they've switched over to the north side of the planned parallel crossing.

NEW: Getting to net-zero will be much cheaper than thought for the UK – and unchecked global warming far more costly, says OBR

Quick piece / thread with 4 key charts showing, yet again, why climate action is far less costly than inaction

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Map showing the location of Gordon Street and Gordon Square and some images of the streets displayed on the map

We are proposing removing through traffic from Gordon Street and the west side of Gordon Square, and bringing in new planters and public seating 🌱

Please check it out:

consultations.wearecamden.org/supporting-c...

#Bloomsbury #Camden

So have I seen Passion and Vanity stamping the living magnanimous earth, but the earth did not alter her tides and her seasons for that.

Shopworkers deserve respect.

@usdawunion.bsky.social

Secondly, I am not sure it's fair to say that the Progress Pride flag represents "gender ideology" (whatever that is) rather than support for LGBT+ people more generally, including trans people. Very bizarre judgment imo.

Very disturbing. Legislation is going to be needed to stop this drift against LGBT people.

Apparently WeTransfer is now using files you upload to train AI - people should be aware.

Good to see in today’s nature & climate announcements from the govt:
- Confirmation that Land Use Framework will be published later this year, with updated principles;
- Restatement of 30x30 commitment & how we’re falling far short, action plan coming
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Can confirm that this has been read by pretty much every official involved in working out what to do. Also on the US side.

Photo of planted beds with colourful flowers in a pavement

Google Streetview screenshot showing a street junction with lots of tarmac, railings and no greenery

From grey to green (and all the colours) – here's the same spot just a few years apart, delivered as part of a Healthy School Street.

We're taking every opportunity we can to put in new planting, trees, seating, space for people. Camden is changing! 🌹
@camdenlabour.bsky.social

Selfie photo of the three Bloomsbury ward councillors taken on the street with the B.T. Tower visible behind

Phew ... Hot canvass in Fitzrovia earlier! Luckily I think the heat meant people were happy to stop and chat 🌹
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@camdenlabour.bsky.social

So frustrating. The Euston rush was marginally improved for a while but clearly they've gone back to their old ways.

A screenshot of the Times article. It reads: Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson is being lined up to chair the Equality and Human Rights Commission, but has been criticised for her gender critical views MPs oppose Starmer's gender-critical pick for equality watchdog

According to The Times, the Women and Equalities and Human Rights Committees have written to oppose Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson being appointed as the new chair of the EHRC.

Well done to everyone who has written to them!

More sections of the Piccadilly, Northern and Victoria lines now have 4G and 5G coverage More south London tube stations and tunnels now have internet coverage than ever before.

I’m pleased to announce 4G and 5G coverage is expanding on the Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines, keeping even more Londoners connected while travelling.

It’s a step towards full coverage across the Tube network and a better, more connected London for everyone.

Well indeed