@afneil Not underground but the post ignores the massive investment in the Glasgow 'Blue train' electrics between 1959-62. Clockwork orange modernisation 1977-80 and quite a few line reopenings between 1979 and present. Plenty of scope for improvement since though.
This reminds me of something Nick Cave wrote some years ago, who claimed 'woke culture' 'finds its energy in self-righteous belief and the suppression of contrary systems of thought. Regardless of the virtuous intentions of many woke issues, it is its lack of humility and the paternalistic and doctrinal sureness of its claims that repel me.'
He went on to say:
'Wokeness, for all its virtues, is an ideology immune to the slightest suggestion that in a generation’s time their implacable beliefs will appear as outmoded and fallacious as those of their own former generation. This may well be the engine of progress, but history has a habit of embarrassing our treasured beliefs.'
We need more artists like this.
Rain at last in the NF but to quote HMHB: 'Opinionated weather forecasters telling me it's going to be a miserable day / Miserable to who? / I quite like a bit of drizzle, so stick to the facts'...
@AaronBastani@JasonTweets1980 It was actually an engine fire in a Campervan - a type of vehicle that spends most of it's life parked up on a driveway, has flamable interior upholstery and was no doubt carrying a gas bottle.... https://t.co/qIWLBWAAof
"Quangos, charities, prestigious universities, most of the media, especially the BBC"
@afneil takes down the new establishment of 'lanyard classes' who run the British state
First class reporting on BBC Radio Solent this afternoon on the A31 fire by BBC environment correspondent and retained firefighter Jon Cuthill. Refreshingly informative with no BS, just the facts on the ground and no politically driven hyperbole. Superb.
The idea of a metro system for South East Dorset is back, but the proposal from Network Rail and Dorset/BCP Councils is the least ambitious yet.
It builds on previous suggestions of increasing capacity while dropping the street-running sections through Bournemouth 🚊
@AaronBastani Then there is this where the MOD got in contractors to build something the Pongos would be expected to build and man under fire instead of taking the opportunity to have an Army construction training exercise...
https://t.co/wI9FDZnBbr?
More than £4.4 million has been invested into new trench training facilities, providing realistic training environments for our armed forces. The new infrastructure has been delivered by DIO, the @BritishArmy and @landmarcNEWS. https://t.co/CxWj2LVPAH
@MercerCait 'People can be whoever they want to be' - Yes, she is the living embodiment of that. Born and brought up in Belfast but now speaks like she has lived above a chipshop in Rochdale all her life...
@AaronBastani It has rained in that period in the Bournemouth area but not for very long. There was a brief downpour at about 3am a few weeks back so no-one except night workers saw it and another a week or so later at around 9am on 26/7/26. https://t.co/eVkJjFNmB4