Nigel, this is an excellent essay and expresses better than me dozens of thoughts I have been trying to weave together lately. I particularly like: "building healthy cities is currently more imp… (View Post)

If I could give my younger self two pieces of advice, one would concern getting panniers. Such a simple thing to do,and utterly transforms the utility of your bike and the enjoyability of cycling. La… (View Post)

That piece at the Olympics was worth the queen's salary for that year alone. At the time, the queen was possibly the most famous and mysterious person in the world. Her taking part in that episo… (View Post)

It would be worth a bit of digging to see the balance of which hostile power funds what. The west is surprisingly incurious about this. (View Post)

We can nudge the balance though. Shift the tax/spend balance away from favouring pensioners and towards favouring those working (whether they are rich or not). Greater emphasis on the things which pr… (View Post)