@JessicaTheLaw On busy crossroads in big cities the pedestrian crossings are just part of the traffic lights sequence and the button does nothing. If you feel charitable you can assume that the non-prrsser is unused to small-town pedestrianism.
@rcolvile Why?
Turning legally 'adult' at 18 is completely arbitrary. Same for OAP age (which keeps changing!). Why is another arbitrary legal cliff edge so disturbing?
Maps, data, and a postcode search tool are now available for SEISA - the new name for our UK-wide small-area measure of deprivation: https://t.co/WynhVOR6Sr
#WideningParticipation
If stranger gatecrashed my wedding to throw confetti I'd ask why.
If they said to draw national attention to planetary destruction from burning oil, I'd think they were cool and invite them to the after party.
As of 2025, Britain’s natural population will start to decline.
We’re heading the way of San Francisco, which has more homeless people than primary school children, and more dogs than children.
-@edwest at #NatConUK
In 1977, Jorge Luis Borges, one of the most influential 20th c. Spanish-language writers, told William F. Buckley (whose first language was Spanish) his reasons for feeling, age 78, that English was 'far finer' than his native tongue. Right or wrong, I love his savor for language