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London's history, architecture, public transport -- and offbeat events to enjoy.
🎶 24 wet tories sitting a wall 🎶
January 15, 2026 at 12:01 PM
🎶 24 wet tories sitting a wall 🎶
Person getting on a train earlier with a huge pram.
A megatruck of a pram that could barely fit into the train, and people squeezing themeselves out of the way, until...
They realise that there isnt a baby in this McMansion on wheels, but a small pampered dog.
And suddenly, tollerance evaporated.
A megatruck of a pram that could barely fit into the train, and people squeezing themeselves out of the way, until...
They realise that there isnt a baby in this McMansion on wheels, but a small pampered dog.
And suddenly, tollerance evaporated.
January 15, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Person getting on a train earlier with a huge pram.
A megatruck of a pram that could barely fit into the train, and people squeezing themeselves out of the way, until...
They realise that there isnt a baby in this McMansion on wheels, but a small pampered dog.
And suddenly, tollerance evaporated.
A megatruck of a pram that could barely fit into the train, and people squeezing themeselves out of the way, until...
They realise that there isnt a baby in this McMansion on wheels, but a small pampered dog.
And suddenly, tollerance evaporated.
Obvioysly different parts of the world will vary, but as a Londoner commenting on an article about London, naturally my references will be about London.
January 15, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Obvioysly different parts of the world will vary, but as a Londoner commenting on an article about London, naturally my references will be about London.
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Thought I’d do a mega hread on NPR, partly because I’ve seen some London based commentary that doesn’t really get the bigger picture quite right imho
January 15, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Thought I’d do a mega hread on NPR, partly because I’ve seen some London based commentary that doesn’t really get the bigger picture quite right imho
And yet turn up to any decent sized housing development planning meeting, and the locals will demand a new school while the council officials look on in horror.
There's too many primary school places in London for not enough kids. So schools are competing to stay alive, copying private school marketing tactics with Instagram ad campaigns — and in one case offering a £50 Amazon voucher referral scheme for parents. www.londoncentric.media/i/184437718/...
Amazon vouchers to fill school places
Plus: How engineers installed phone signal on the London Underground, how many freemasons can you fit in a police force, and the house with a swimming pool in the middle of the living room.
www.londoncentric.media
January 15, 2026 at 9:21 AM
And yet turn up to any decent sized housing development planning meeting, and the locals will demand a new school while the council officials look on in horror.
The Grand Old Party living up to the Old in its name.
January 15, 2026 at 9:19 AM
The Grand Old Party living up to the Old in its name.
Moore on the moove
This week saw the Henry Moore Large Standing Figure: Knife Edge in Greenwich Park being removed from the park to be included in Henry Moore: Monumental Nature at @rbgkew.bsky.social 🏛️
The sculpture has been a familiar feature of the park's landscape since 1979, but don't worry it will return 🙌
The sculpture has been a familiar feature of the park's landscape since 1979, but don't worry it will return 🙌
January 15, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Moore on the moove
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Escalators at Battersea tube station.
January 14, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Escalators at Battersea tube station.
Thats a bit borderline.
January 14, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Thats a bit borderline.
Maybe rembering the last time the UK got involved in a. Arctic conflict... we lost.
(Against Iceland)
(Against Iceland)
January 14, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Maybe rembering the last time the UK got involved in a. Arctic conflict... we lost.
(Against Iceland)
(Against Iceland)
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The scanner is a "tap in" so if checked, youve paid.
January 14, 2026 at 9:30 PM
The scanner is a "tap in" so if checked, youve paid.
The staff always scan the payment cards.
January 14, 2026 at 8:17 PM
The staff always scan the payment cards.
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1) USA invades Greenland.
2) Denmark puts an export embargo on LEGO sales to the USA.
3) USA surrenders.
2) Denmark puts an export embargo on LEGO sales to the USA.
3) USA surrenders.
January 14, 2026 at 7:14 PM
1) USA invades Greenland.
2) Denmark puts an export embargo on LEGO sales to the USA.
3) USA surrenders.
2) Denmark puts an export embargo on LEGO sales to the USA.
3) USA surrenders.
No idea - hence the "apparently" in my post.
January 14, 2026 at 6:12 PM
No idea - hence the "apparently" in my post.
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In totally unrelated news, ICE authorised to use cellphone signal jammers when carrying out beatings.
January 14, 2026 at 5:06 PM
In totally unrelated news, ICE authorised to use cellphone signal jammers when carrying out beatings.
Think how much it would cost to build a ticket hall at each station, often two of them, then staff them as well.
Will cost a vast amount of money.
Will cost a vast amount of money.
January 14, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Think how much it would cost to build a ticket hall at each station, often two of them, then staff them as well.
Will cost a vast amount of money.
Will cost a vast amount of money.