GeorgeWeeks2014
@georgeweeks2014.bsky.social
🇪🇺British/New Zealand urban planner & university teaching fellow living and working in Auckland. Twitter refugee. Interested in most things, esp. architecture, energy, accessibility, sustainability, comedy and health. My views are my own. #FBPE
"Labour: Inflicting wounds on itself since time immemorial." 🤦
January 24, 2026 at 7:07 AM
"Labour: Inflicting wounds on itself since time immemorial." 🤦
Talk about creating a problem to solve.
Keep it simple and stylish. Bring back the British Leyland double-square flush door handle, as used on the Morris Marina, Lotus Esprit, Range Rover and Peugeot 505.
Yes, the Marina was a bit crap but all the others were good cars.
Keep it simple and stylish. Bring back the British Leyland double-square flush door handle, as used on the Morris Marina, Lotus Esprit, Range Rover and Peugeot 505.
Yes, the Marina was a bit crap but all the others were good cars.
January 24, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Talk about creating a problem to solve.
Keep it simple and stylish. Bring back the British Leyland double-square flush door handle, as used on the Morris Marina, Lotus Esprit, Range Rover and Peugeot 505.
Yes, the Marina was a bit crap but all the others were good cars.
Keep it simple and stylish. Bring back the British Leyland double-square flush door handle, as used on the Morris Marina, Lotus Esprit, Range Rover and Peugeot 505.
Yes, the Marina was a bit crap but all the others were good cars.
Yeah, the woke blob or somesuch?
January 24, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Yeah, the woke blob or somesuch?
Oho! The unofficial Bonds!
Never Say Never Again isn't bad at all. The plot is basically Thunderball-in-the-1980s; and it has a great cast: Sean Connery, Kim Basinger, Klaus Maria Brandauer and my favourite Bond villainess, the splendidly evil Fatima Blush, played by Barbara Carrera.
Never Say Never Again isn't bad at all. The plot is basically Thunderball-in-the-1980s; and it has a great cast: Sean Connery, Kim Basinger, Klaus Maria Brandauer and my favourite Bond villainess, the splendidly evil Fatima Blush, played by Barbara Carrera.
January 24, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Oho! The unofficial Bonds!
Never Say Never Again isn't bad at all. The plot is basically Thunderball-in-the-1980s; and it has a great cast: Sean Connery, Kim Basinger, Klaus Maria Brandauer and my favourite Bond villainess, the splendidly evil Fatima Blush, played by Barbara Carrera.
Never Say Never Again isn't bad at all. The plot is basically Thunderball-in-the-1980s; and it has a great cast: Sean Connery, Kim Basinger, Klaus Maria Brandauer and my favourite Bond villainess, the splendidly evil Fatima Blush, played by Barbara Carrera.
It's almost onomatopoeic.
January 24, 2026 at 5:36 AM
It's almost onomatopoeic.
It reminds me of the Bloodhound Gang song: 'Ten Coolest Things About New Jersey'.
It is a silent track.
It is a silent track.
January 24, 2026 at 5:09 AM
It reminds me of the Bloodhound Gang song: 'Ten Coolest Things About New Jersey'.
It is a silent track.
It is a silent track.
It's very squally isn't it?
January 24, 2026 at 4:56 AM
It's very squally isn't it?
Minnesota braves ice ❄️ to protest against ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Minnesota braves ice ❄️ to protest against ICE.
Half the world still thinks that we have Jacinda Arden for Prime Minister.
January 24, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Half the world still thinks that we have Jacinda Arden for Prime Minister.
Reminiscent of the Olympic boycotts in 1980 and 1984 by the USA and USSR respectively.
January 24, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Reminiscent of the Olympic boycotts in 1980 and 1984 by the USA and USSR respectively.
It's like cigarette companies choosing not to take action against confectionery companies who sold white candy canes in boxes that looked like a miniature pack of Marlboros. Hook 'em young.
January 24, 2026 at 12:03 AM
It's like cigarette companies choosing not to take action against confectionery companies who sold white candy canes in boxes that looked like a miniature pack of Marlboros. Hook 'em young.
Techbro Plan:
1) Make trillions in tech in USA
2) Escape to New Zealand when American society collapses
People forget that NZ is an actual country, with its own challenges. It's far from the USA but this doesn't guarantee a bucolic retreat.
1) Make trillions in tech in USA
2) Escape to New Zealand when American society collapses
People forget that NZ is an actual country, with its own challenges. It's far from the USA but this doesn't guarantee a bucolic retreat.
January 23, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Techbro Plan:
1) Make trillions in tech in USA
2) Escape to New Zealand when American society collapses
People forget that NZ is an actual country, with its own challenges. It's far from the USA but this doesn't guarantee a bucolic retreat.
1) Make trillions in tech in USA
2) Escape to New Zealand when American society collapses
People forget that NZ is an actual country, with its own challenges. It's far from the USA but this doesn't guarantee a bucolic retreat.
This reminds me of the transformation of the Aldwych outside KCL. I hope that the funds are found to make it happen.
January 23, 2026 at 10:33 PM
This reminds me of the transformation of the Aldwych outside KCL. I hope that the funds are found to make it happen.
People elect governments to do things, particularly when (as in 2024) the previous party has overstayed its welcome.
Being seen to be sitting around and saying "no" isn't terribly appealing.
I understand that the UK government *is* doing good things, but they are hopeless at telling the story.
Being seen to be sitting around and saying "no" isn't terribly appealing.
I understand that the UK government *is* doing good things, but they are hopeless at telling the story.
January 23, 2026 at 7:38 PM
People elect governments to do things, particularly when (as in 2024) the previous party has overstayed its welcome.
Being seen to be sitting around and saying "no" isn't terribly appealing.
I understand that the UK government *is* doing good things, but they are hopeless at telling the story.
Being seen to be sitting around and saying "no" isn't terribly appealing.
I understand that the UK government *is* doing good things, but they are hopeless at telling the story.
Yeah. What a concept - pointing out the bizarrely disjointed rubbish that comes from Badenoch and Farage.
January 23, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Yeah. What a concept - pointing out the bizarrely disjointed rubbish that comes from Badenoch and Farage.
NZ Labour and Greens were in a coalition 2017-20 #JustSaying
January 23, 2026 at 7:36 PM
NZ Labour and Greens were in a coalition 2017-20 #JustSaying
"Well that sounds a bit "aspirational". We can't allow that. Let's be pragmatic. Or "shit", as it is commonly termed."
January 23, 2026 at 7:35 PM
"Well that sounds a bit "aspirational". We can't allow that. Let's be pragmatic. Or "shit", as it is commonly termed."
Greens and LDs want to make Britain better. Reform and Tories want to make themselves (& donors) richer.
So &obviously* Labour should attack the Greens 🤦
So &obviously* Labour should attack the Greens 🤦
January 23, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Greens and LDs want to make Britain better. Reform and Tories want to make themselves (& donors) richer.
So &obviously* Labour should attack the Greens 🤦
So &obviously* Labour should attack the Greens 🤦
Got it. I hadn't appreciated the fact that it is completely open-sided.
Large, airy stations are lovely...but they benefit from having solid walls.
Paddington Station 🇬🇧 is one of my favourite examples of this genre.
Large, airy stations are lovely...but they benefit from having solid walls.
Paddington Station 🇬🇧 is one of my favourite examples of this genre.
January 23, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Got it. I hadn't appreciated the fact that it is completely open-sided.
Large, airy stations are lovely...but they benefit from having solid walls.
Paddington Station 🇬🇧 is one of my favourite examples of this genre.
Large, airy stations are lovely...but they benefit from having solid walls.
Paddington Station 🇬🇧 is one of my favourite examples of this genre.