CrashBoxNat
@crashboxnat.bsky.social
Coffee in the Streets, Tea in the Kitchen Cupboard.
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This isn't just poverty of aspiration, it is incompetence. www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
UK transport secretary says full electrification of railways ‘not affordable right now’
Heidi Alexander says focus will be on other projects such as HS2
www.ft.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:57 AM
This isn't just poverty of aspiration, it is incompetence. www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
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The fuss over who appears in TV adverts misses the point...
October 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The fuss over who appears in TV adverts misses the point...
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Not all seemingly innocuous lifestyle content is quite what it seems. In a new guest piece, Cammy Pedroja exposes how conservative women influencers mask regressive politics behind pop culture, wellness, and entertainment posts—building sleeper cells for MAGA.
The MAGA Lifestyle Influencer Bait And Switch
Alt-right women posing as lifestyle content creators are virtual sleeper cells for MAGA sexist politics
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
September 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Not all seemingly innocuous lifestyle content is quite what it seems. In a new guest piece, Cammy Pedroja exposes how conservative women influencers mask regressive politics behind pop culture, wellness, and entertainment posts—building sleeper cells for MAGA.
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We must refuse to allow the U.S. government and the media to normalize mass censorship in response to a manufactured moral panic about technology and social media.
The UK's Online Safety Act is a licence for censorship – and the rest of the world is following suit | Taylor Lorenz
From the US and Australia to France and Italy, those seeking to obliterate privacy and restrict content are on the move, says technology journalist Taylor Lorenz
www.theguardian.com
August 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
We must refuse to allow the U.S. government and the media to normalize mass censorship in response to a manufactured moral panic about technology and social media.
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By getting express trains off the existing network, HS2 clears space for others - particularly FREIGHT. Fewer lorries on roads = major CO2 win.
The northern legs, presently "cancelled", are the crucial part. We need to safeguard the routes and BUILD THEM.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The northern legs, presently "cancelled", are the crucial part. We need to safeguard the routes and BUILD THEM.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Resurrect HS2 northern leg to boost rail freight capacity, say UK manufacturers
Reviving line to Manchester and Leeds would help get lorries off roads and cut emissions, according to lobby group
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM
By getting express trains off the existing network, HS2 clears space for others - particularly FREIGHT. Fewer lorries on roads = major CO2 win.
The northern legs, presently "cancelled", are the crucial part. We need to safeguard the routes and BUILD THEM.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The northern legs, presently "cancelled", are the crucial part. We need to safeguard the routes and BUILD THEM.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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🚨 Latest Video 🚨 What even is a HLOS and what went wrong with CP5? youtu.be/jzOkqEW0S70
July 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🚨 Latest Video 🚨 What even is a HLOS and what went wrong with CP5? youtu.be/jzOkqEW0S70
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REMINDER: HS2, delivered in full, was the most effective single investment to reduce the UK's emissions.
The last government cancelled it, this government doubled down. Until they reverse the cancellation, Labour cannot be taken seriously on the climate.
The last government cancelled it, this government doubled down. Until they reverse the cancellation, Labour cannot be taken seriously on the climate.
July 14, 2025 at 5:58 AM
REMINDER: HS2, delivered in full, was the most effective single investment to reduce the UK's emissions.
The last government cancelled it, this government doubled down. Until they reverse the cancellation, Labour cannot be taken seriously on the climate.
The last government cancelled it, this government doubled down. Until they reverse the cancellation, Labour cannot be taken seriously on the climate.
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Israel's genocidal Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting Donald Trump today in Washington.
He is wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court. He shouldn't be globetrotting. He should be arrested and put on trial.
He is wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court. He shouldn't be globetrotting. He should be arrested and put on trial.
July 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Israel's genocidal Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting Donald Trump today in Washington.
He is wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court. He shouldn't be globetrotting. He should be arrested and put on trial.
He is wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court. He shouldn't be globetrotting. He should be arrested and put on trial.
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I hope this will be their fucking downfall. People didn’t vote them in to just be more of the Tories, or appeal to reform.
Revealed: The frantic phone calls Starmer's team are making to stop welfare rebellion that could defeat him
Revealed: The frantic phone calls Starmer's team are making to stop welfare rebellion that could defeat him
Cabinet ministers have been asking Labour MPs to take their name off a rebel amendment to the government's controversial welfare bill, Sky News can reveal.
news.sky.com
June 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I hope this will be their fucking downfall. People didn’t vote them in to just be more of the Tories, or appeal to reform.
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If a city bans cars (or lets be real seriously restricts them) and doesn't figure out good public transit, its not a net positive for the vast majority of people, and its quite possibly not going to be a popular or lasting change.
June 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
If a city bans cars (or lets be real seriously restricts them) and doesn't figure out good public transit, its not a net positive for the vast majority of people, and its quite possibly not going to be a popular or lasting change.
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This is really good news for Thames Water customers.
Predatory KKR was so bad they were nicknamed "Barbarians at the gate" in the US.
It is time the government stopped dithering and took Thames Water into public ownership. It's what 82% of the public wants.
Predatory KKR was so bad they were nicknamed "Barbarians at the gate" in the US.
It is time the government stopped dithering and took Thames Water into public ownership. It's what 82% of the public wants.
June 3, 2025 at 8:45 AM
This is really good news for Thames Water customers.
Predatory KKR was so bad they were nicknamed "Barbarians at the gate" in the US.
It is time the government stopped dithering and took Thames Water into public ownership. It's what 82% of the public wants.
Predatory KKR was so bad they were nicknamed "Barbarians at the gate" in the US.
It is time the government stopped dithering and took Thames Water into public ownership. It's what 82% of the public wants.
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its so funny how economists will be like noooo its not fair china keeps reinvesting its wealth back into its economies instead of giving it all to like 20 guys, thats cheating 😭
What if we took money from rich people and invested it back into research and infrastructure and our companies to compete with China instead of slashing taxes and cutting funding. That would be crazy right
May 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
its so funny how economists will be like noooo its not fair china keeps reinvesting its wealth back into its economies instead of giving it all to like 20 guys, thats cheating 😭
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Seems like this story couldn’t *brake* through to the mainstream.
April 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Seems like this story couldn’t *brake* through to the mainstream.
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This is kind of important: he is saying the law allows you to be a bigot, but it doesn't require you to be.
Anyone, including the government, who chooses, say, to stop trans women using female toilets is doing so because they want to, not because they are forced to.
Anyone, including the government, who chooses, say, to stop trans women using female toilets is doing so because they want to, not because they are forced to.
Former Supreme Court judge Lord Sumption explains why @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social has got it completely wrong when she says trans women must be placed in danger by using the men's toilets.
April 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This is kind of important: he is saying the law allows you to be a bigot, but it doesn't require you to be.
Anyone, including the government, who chooses, say, to stop trans women using female toilets is doing so because they want to, not because they are forced to.
Anyone, including the government, who chooses, say, to stop trans women using female toilets is doing so because they want to, not because they are forced to.
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No HS2, 50% rise in bus fares, and the Great British Driver gets another treat.
This is maybe the dumbest, pettiest thing I've seen yet. Why are they like this?
This is maybe the dumbest, pettiest thing I've seen yet. Why are they like this?
April 16, 2025 at 8:05 AM
No HS2, 50% rise in bus fares, and the Great British Driver gets another treat.
This is maybe the dumbest, pettiest thing I've seen yet. Why are they like this?
This is maybe the dumbest, pettiest thing I've seen yet. Why are they like this?
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On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
April 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
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I admit it, I was too negative about the bare bones stations. Turns out people are just happy to have access to a rail service. It's almost like we should be building more rail infrastructure, not curtailing spending even on basic renewals.
Oh look. When the UK builds train infrastructure, it's massively successful and financially solvent
Whoever would have thought?!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Whoever would have thought?!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Northumberland Line longer trains plan as railway fills up
Despite only half its stations being open, passenger numbers on the new rail route exceed estimates.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I admit it, I was too negative about the bare bones stations. Turns out people are just happy to have access to a rail service. It's almost like we should be building more rail infrastructure, not curtailing spending even on basic renewals.
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You know, ignoring for a moment the absurdity of the "ninja swords" followup, the rise in knife crime maps pretty closely to the removal of youth clubs and other social & community spending during Tory austerity. If you were serious about reducing that crime, you would invest in those again.
March 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
You know, ignoring for a moment the absurdity of the "ninja swords" followup, the rise in knife crime maps pretty closely to the removal of youth clubs and other social & community spending during Tory austerity. If you were serious about reducing that crime, you would invest in those again.
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🔴‘Trump’s Embrace of Putin Should Push the UK Back Towards the EU’
The UK must accept that its economic and political interests now lean heavily towards Europe, argues Richard Barfield
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/03/u...
The UK must accept that its economic and political interests now lean heavily towards Europe, argues Richard Barfield
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/03/u...
'Trump's Embrace of Putin Should Push the UK Back Towards the EU'
The UK must accept that its economic and political interests now lean heavily towards Europe, argues Richard Barfield
bylinetimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM
🔴‘Trump’s Embrace of Putin Should Push the UK Back Towards the EU’
The UK must accept that its economic and political interests now lean heavily towards Europe, argues Richard Barfield
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/03/u...
The UK must accept that its economic and political interests now lean heavily towards Europe, argues Richard Barfield
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/03/u...
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🛰️ Hi, I'm Matt and I'm LOOKING FOR WORK.
I spent over 10 years working for Nerd³ doing video editing, streaming, thumbnails, community management, packaging logistics, PA work, and more! If anyone knows of anything, please send me a DM.
Here's my editing portfolio: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I spent over 10 years working for Nerd³ doing video editing, streaming, thumbnails, community management, packaging logistics, PA work, and more! If anyone knows of anything, please send me a DM.
Here's my editing portfolio: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
February 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🛰️ Hi, I'm Matt and I'm LOOKING FOR WORK.
I spent over 10 years working for Nerd³ doing video editing, streaming, thumbnails, community management, packaging logistics, PA work, and more! If anyone knows of anything, please send me a DM.
Here's my editing portfolio: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I spent over 10 years working for Nerd³ doing video editing, streaming, thumbnails, community management, packaging logistics, PA work, and more! If anyone knows of anything, please send me a DM.
Here's my editing portfolio: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Final funds agreed for Portishead to Bristol line www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bristol to Portishead rail line final funding agreed - BBC News
The line, which was closed in 1964, could welcome passengers back by the end of 2027.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Final funds agreed for Portishead to Bristol line www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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When will Govt learn you can’t out-Reform Reform - you end up simply legitimising their toxic narrative. To see off populists, Labour needs to invest in public services & local communities, making a real difference to people’s lives - levy a wealth tax & use it to improve people’s lives *now*
Group of Labour MPs urge No 10 to be tougher on migration to fend off Reform
Exclusive: Pressure group set up by MPs from seats where Reform came second amid concern about party’s rise
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
When will Govt learn you can’t out-Reform Reform - you end up simply legitimising their toxic narrative. To see off populists, Labour needs to invest in public services & local communities, making a real difference to people’s lives - levy a wealth tax & use it to improve people’s lives *now*
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Stop being thankful for the bare minimum and demand ambition.
January 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Stop being thankful for the bare minimum and demand ambition.
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Stop being thankful for crumbs of investment here and there and demand better.
January 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Stop being thankful for crumbs of investment here and there and demand better.