Can’t Get Worked Up About This One
I see that Ryanair is in the news again – and as is usually the case, not for good reasons. I’ve used Ryaniar a few […]
Transport
More on SatNavs
Via Leg Iron, this rather stupid story about righteous fuckwits trying to blame satellite navigation for road traffic incidents. Fears that sat-nav devices may pose […]
Eurostar Failures
Following the Eurostar train failures today, the BBC was interviewing (if you can call haranguing someone while they try to answer your questions interviewing) Richard Brown, CEO […]
Quelle Surprise
Via the Englishman I see that the Swindon experiment is going well. FOUR months on from the scrapping of speed cameras in Swindon no increase in […]
Railways and Rosters
I see that First Capital Connect is having difficulties providing services again today. Thousands of rail commuters in south-east England are facing a second day of disruption because […]
More on the Chandlers
Following the discussion on the Chandlers earlier this week, things have developed. A ransom demand has been made. The UK government has, quite rightly, made […]
That LUL Video
Like others, I have seen the video and read the blog post about the abusive behaviour exhibited by a member of LUL’s platform staff. While […]
Odds and Ends
I’ve been off-line this past few days – partly because life just got in the way and partly because I haven’t had access to a […]
More Cycling Nonsense
Janice Turner writes in the Times about a need for a change in attitudes towards cycling and with it, more cycle friendly infrastructure. While trying to […]
Castrol and the Database State
Via Samizdata, this little wheeze by Castrol, apparently. MOTOR OIL COMPANY and BP subsidiary Castrol is about to start drive-by-badgering drivers about what kind of […]