holy reading the Independent is an absolute nightmare jesus christ

one potential benefit of Farage's sudden pro-worker policies is that if Starmer's policies are being dictated by what Farage wants he might end up doing something good now, although I have very little hope at this point

Great example of how the rapid expansion of automobiles forces pedestrians off pavements and eats away at public space

Having just been to Berlin, one thing that struck me was just how small the car parks are for big supermarkets, even in very suburban areas. These two supermarkets are similar distances from the centres of their cities and are both located near a metro stop, but the German one is much more compact

Am I the only one confused by how TfL can say "Minor Delays due to train cancellations"?? Like yeah, you cancelled some trains, and so there are delays, but why?

Are there any heavily marketed, freely available products that cause more than 1.35 million deaths worldwide and seriously injure millions more, without any health warnings?

some perspective: guns kill less than a fifth of this number a year worldwide

Hooray!! More pollution for Greenwich and Newham, two of the most polluted areas of the UK! Hey, at least this will solve traffic forever!

Oh wait...

*entire country post WW2 built around the car and gas industry*

Bike Lane is built anywhere:

“OH WHAT SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS GOT THIS BIKE LANE BUILT?!”

Still can't believe Westminster managed to pedestrianise this but can't for the life of them pedestrianise the tiny streets around Soho

Hey Bluesky, anyone have any ideas on how to encourage councils to ban SUVs? Any advice appreciated