If you're passing along the Fallowfield Loop today, take a moment to watch this video. Sixty years ago to the day, Sister Rosetta Tharpe performed as part of the Blues and Gospel Tour. Which naturally involved a disused railway station...

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This is a plot twist worthy of M. Night Shyamalan.

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These adverts are very good and actually make people think. Be great if other home nations followed their lead. 👏

Tony Devenish objected to every serious attempt by City Hall to create safe cycling infrastructure in west London.

He then used each objection to try and rally political support.

It was morally reprehensible and ultimately bad politics.

Post-purdah poke.

Yes we Khan! For all the politicians who think that running against low-emission zones and low-traffic neighborhoods will win votes, Sadiq Khan's election to a third term as London's mayor is a message that it's time to look for another issue. forbes.com/sites/carltonr…

I had called on Prime Minister Sunak to get his act together after his attacks on the 15-minute city, which again put me at risk
His 20th-century pro-car proposals have led him to local election failure
Here is Carlton Reid's article in Forbes at the time
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Pin clasp of this Roman brooch still works. Amazing find by an American volunteer digger.

Sunak's helicopter, en route to the West Midlands, turns around on hearing there's a recount.

These elections have shown pro-environment parties and mayors who made net zero central to their campaigns made significant gains.

Reform have won 2 council seats out of 2500.

Time to recognise the net zero row back and kowtowing to an extreme fringe was a strategic disaster