And … the economic damage is not the worst part of Brexit. Speak to anyone involved in the diplomatic world and they will tell you that British influence is severely diminished. And that is a very bad thing indeed in an increasingly unstable world. How anyone in government with…

'I wish I was a headlight, on a northbound train'
- 'I Know You Rider' by the Grateful Dead, recommended by Larry S
📷 Ken Bull

Pete: I was in bed last night, just about to drop off, when suddenly, 'tap, tap, tap' at the bloody window - you know who it was?
Dud: Who?
Pete: Bloody Mark Menzies, all chained up, yelling “Peter, Peter, I’ve got in with bad men and I need £5K out of Petty Cash, please help”

Pix from 1864 Stratford Works, 1822 Hetton Colliery, Chester & Doncaster. There's a #railway200 story for every image here. OldRailwayAccidents David Stevenson 💙 Anthony Coulls robert gwynne London North Eastern Railway Greater Anglia Justin on eurostar Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council City of Doncaster Council Lord Peter Hendy Robert Humm & Co

Whenever I see a clip of Gyles Brandreth on his high horse about some bullshit thing I feel compelled to retweet this clip of him trying to impress Gary Glitter with his impression of a Chinese person

Why did America demolish the world's most beautiful train station?

And what it says about us... (thread) 🧵

Happy Easter! Over a 100 years ago this is how you might have celebrated - sending a card featuring giant eggs and women. Across Europe this was a thing. With slight differences between countries. First off the much loved hatching woman (A thread)

John Wynne South & East Rail Group SERG 🇺🇦🇫🇷 Murky Depths Basically the Government don’t give a tuppeny toss about UK jobs or the railway-absolute charlatans the lot of them! How much will it cost to put all the Alstom staff on the dole!? 😳😡

The King Alfred, Saxon Road, #Winchester ,
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Ireland’s fastest growing railway between #limerick #ennis & #galway is closed AGAIN due to flooding at Ballycar. A solution was identified in 2020. Fund the fix NOW Iarnród Éireann Clare County Council Office of Public Works National Parks and Wildlife Service @TFIUpdates Joe Carey TD Cathal Crowe T.D. Michael McNamara TD Violet-Anne Wynne TD

Lunch in Lympstone

Finally made it to the Exeter Brewery Taproom for a well deserved pint

I see no ships! ⁦Andy@mash⁩ ⁦Graham Turner⁩ #Exmouth

Out at the Beer Engine in Newton St Cyres - great food and with their own range of ales

Fawley branch Nick Farthing ?

There’s still time to have your say on how we tackle major budget pressures we face after April 2025 and what this means for delivering local services across Hampshire. Our Future Services Consultation runs until 31 March. Take part online - hants.gov.uk/aboutthecounci…

Delighted to hear of the Dutch Labour Party’s manifesto for the European elections in June:

3.4.6 United Kingdom
We aim for closer cooperation in the United Kingdom, such as in the areas of sustainable energy and defence. If desired, the country can become an EU member again

Will the Tories ever hit rock bottom?

Rishi Sunak promised integrity, yet is a bystander as his Science Secretary gets taxpayers to pay for false allegations against a scientist.

Michelle Donelan should be embarrassed, apologise, and repay taxpayers
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT :)

After much reflection, I’ve decided to explain myself regarding the post below…

A few days ago, out of nowhere, I had a heart attack.

Nuts…

I was rushed to hospital and the NHS put a stent in one of the arteries leading to my heart, after which I was…

'When we said we were going to stop punching you in the face, what we actually meant was that we'll continue punching you in the face, harder than now, BUT 0.6% less hard than we said we would six months ago. This PROVES we are the party of not-punching-people-in-the-face.'~AA