Steve Chambers
@planningtransport.co.uk
Transport and urban planning stuff. I run sustainable transport and environmental justice non-profits: @transportgood.org @transportfornewhomes.org.uk
Can also be found:
Ⓜ️ mastodon.cloud/@respros
📸 pixelfed.social/respros
🍴 beliapp.co/app/respros
Can also be found:
Ⓜ️ mastodon.cloud/@respros
📸 pixelfed.social/respros
🍴 beliapp.co/app/respros
Futile busywork.
Tory pair aim to attract 'politically homeless' with new movement
Tory pair aim to attract 'politically homeless' with new movement
Sir Andy Street and Baroness Ruth Davidson believe they can win back voters who have snubbed the Conservatives.
www.bbc.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Futile busywork.
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PS - The fact that the media was informed of the NEC decision before I was tells you everything you need to know about the way the Labour Party is being run these days.
You would think that over 30 years of service would count for something but sadly not. 🤷🏻♂️
You would think that over 30 years of service would count for something but sadly not. 🤷🏻♂️
January 25, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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The scourge of convenience.
January 25, 2026 at 6:28 PM
The scourge of convenience.
Penge should start making approaches now to one of the more civilised boroughs.
Reform MP Andrew Rosindell tells BBC London that Nigel Farage is planning to give London boroughs like Havering "independence" from Sadiq Khan and City Hall
January 25, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Penge should start making approaches now to one of the more civilised boroughs.
Suspended Labour MP Diane Abbott said blocking Mr Burnham made Sir Keir look “weak”
Didn't realise Diane Abbott was suspended again. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Didn't realise Diane Abbott was suspended again. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Labour at war after Starmer blocks Andy Burnham’s Commons comeback bid
Labour MPs warn prime minister the decision will trigger ‘bloodletting’ – but supporters back move, saying it will help party draw a line under recent ‘psychodrama’
www.independent.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Suspended Labour MP Diane Abbott said blocking Mr Burnham made Sir Keir look “weak”
Didn't realise Diane Abbott was suspended again. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Didn't realise Diane Abbott was suspended again. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
43 down to 12 police forces, apparently with the consent of police chiefs. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'British FBI' will free up forces to tackle everyday crime, home secretary says
The home secretary says policing is stuck
www.bbc.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 3:57 PM
43 down to 12 police forces, apparently with the consent of police chiefs. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
They are never going to allow Burnham to stand in a by-election with Starmer still in power, no matter how bad it gets. Burnham will have to quit as mayor. Although the next election isn't until 2028, and that will be too late. So there would still be a mayoral by-election.
January 25, 2026 at 2:18 PM
They are never going to allow Burnham to stand in a by-election with Starmer still in power, no matter how bad it gets. Burnham will have to quit as mayor. Although the next election isn't until 2028, and that will be too late. So there would still be a mayoral by-election.
I'm sorry you're going to have to narrow it down.
Reform anti-crime London mayor wannabe campaigned with disgraced ‘cocaine’ Tory
Reform anti-crime London mayor wannabe campaigned with disgraced ‘cocaine’ Tory
<span id="docs-internal-guid-41cea4bb-7fff-327d-9d0d-235e8deaaf91">Rising star and Reform London mayor hopeful Laila Cunningham happily posed with Philip Stephenson-Oliver following our exposé of how...
www.mirror.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 2:14 PM
I'm sorry you're going to have to narrow it down.
Stopping the rails from rusting on the never-used international platform tracks?
Eurostar testing the platforms out at Stratford International
January 24, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Stopping the rails from rusting on the never-used international platform tracks?
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I have today written to the Chair of Labour’s National Executive Committee seeking permission to enter the selection process for a candidate for the forthcoming Gorton and Denton by-election.
Read my letter here.👇🏻
Read my letter here.👇🏻
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Odd these ghouls are all such mental health experts. What are the chances?
Oh good, another former Blair minister has crawled out of his coffin to join the mental health discourse
January 24, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Odd these ghouls are all such mental health experts. What are the chances?
Fully expect Barking and Dagenham council to go to Reform and for him to survive.
How Morgan McSweeney's '0% strategy' failed to win over Reform voters while haemorrhaging Labour's own support base to the Greens
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/morgan-mcs...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/morgan-mcs...
Morgan McSweeney’s 0% Strategy
The plot to block Andy Burnham's return to Westminster tells you everything you need to know about how Keir Starmer's Government got itself into this mess
www.adambienkov.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Fully expect Barking and Dagenham council to go to Reform and for him to survive.
This is definitely made by and for a person of a certain age.
January 24, 2026 at 8:41 AM
This is definitely made by and for a person of a certain age.
There is a precedent for elections delayed ahead of a reorganisation that is yet to be finalised. But only for one year. www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/5...
Local Government (Interim Provisions) Act 1984
www.legislation.gov.uk
January 24, 2026 at 6:27 AM
There is a precedent for elections delayed ahead of a reorganisation that is yet to be finalised. But only for one year. www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/5...
Rail formula is developing.
Good news = public ownership
Bad news = years of privatisation
news.railbusinessdaily.com/publicly-own...
Good news = public ownership
Bad news = years of privatisation
news.railbusinessdaily.com/publicly-own...
Publicly owned operators report rapid growth at stations across UK | RailBusinessDaily
Stations backed by investment have seen significant footfall increases from Thanet Parkway in Kent to Darlington in the North East of England. Train Stations backed by investment have seen significant...
news.railbusinessdaily.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Rail formula is developing.
Good news = public ownership
Bad news = years of privatisation
news.railbusinessdaily.com/publicly-own...
Good news = public ownership
Bad news = years of privatisation
news.railbusinessdaily.com/publicly-own...
The cancelled elections were the main feature on the daytime tv bring-back-hanging etc. chat show.
January 23, 2026 at 10:31 AM
The cancelled elections were the main feature on the daytime tv bring-back-hanging etc. chat show.
*clickety-clack*
That's VPNs taken care of.
That's VPNs taken care of.
January 23, 2026 at 10:28 AM
*clickety-clack*
That's VPNs taken care of.
That's VPNs taken care of.
Reposted by Steve Chambers
It is extremely exciting to be goverened by people who literally do not understand how computer make beep.
“Don’t be silly, of course they wouldn’t try to ban VPNs”, they said…
UK government targets VPNs in online safety consultation as Lords vote for ban
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall promises "evidence-led" approach to keeping children safe online
www.techradar.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:48 AM
It is extremely exciting to be goverened by people who literally do not understand how computer make beep.
Oh god yes. There are so many tourist and other high traffic areas all over London that could benefit from this.
Cramped footpaths no longer. Camden Council plans to pedestrianize the street in front of the British Museum.
January 23, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Oh god yes. There are so many tourist and other high traffic areas all over London that could benefit from this.
Foul Island.
January 23, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Foul Island.
Instant no from me. Brand destruction.
I'm just finding it fucking exhausting. Cafes, bars, pubs, sports teams, theatre companies, bands, even fucking art fairs are using AI art for their advertising/events and it's almost always that piss yellow ChatGPT free bollocks. It's unavoidable
January 23, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Instant no from me. Brand destruction.
A bitter factional campaign, like putting on a pair of comfortable old slippers.
Starmer’s allies launch ‘Stop Andy Burnham’ campaign to block parliamentary return
Starmer’s allies launch ‘Stop Andy Burnham’ campaign to block parliamentary return
Speculation has spread over whether Burnham will attempt to return to pursue a Labour leadership bid
Keir Starmer’s allies have launched a “Stop Andy Burnham” campaign to prevent the Labour mayor from returning to parliament after the resignation of a Manchester MP triggered a byelection.
Multiple members of the party’s ruling national executive committee (NEC) predicted it would be impossible for Burnham to make it through the selection process given the number of Starmer loyalists on the body desperate to avoid a leadership challenge. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:37 AM
A bitter factional campaign, like putting on a pair of comfortable old slippers.
Organised chaos agent sounds so relatable. Yes I will have a theme for the party, but I'll be blackout drunk by midnight.
January 23, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Organised chaos agent sounds so relatable. Yes I will have a theme for the party, but I'll be blackout drunk by midnight.
Labour Party did get hijacked by a deranged cult but not the one they warned us about.
It's hilarious to me that Andy Burnham is considered too left wing for Labour now. It's clear to me that one of the worst things about Kinnock and Blair's legacy has been to turn a notionally soft left socdem party into cover for ragingly rightwing parasites.
January 23, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Labour Party did get hijacked by a deranged cult but not the one they warned us about.