I found a set of traffic lights in High Wycombe twisted through about 60 degrees. Thankfully, I realised in time that I was pulling into eager crossing traffic.
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Modern liberal conservatism
London in the Summer holidays
So, there’s less traffic, which is nice, but the traffic that is left is taking the opportunity to put the boot in. This is making London more exciting than is strictly necessary.
Read MoreWhy people loathe new housing developments
This week’s Economist includes an article discussing the tension between people wanting to live in large houses with gardens, agreeing that more should be built, and people’s desire that these should be built far away. The housing at what was Royal Air Force Wroughton illustrates this tension and the unpleasant […]
Read MoreBritish commando landing
Oops.
Read More“To change one’s life,”
Start immediately, do it flamboyantly and allow no exceptions. The psychologist and philosopher William James, quoted in the BMJ.
Read MoreSomething to ban before ketchup sachets.
As everyone knows, ketchup sachets are wrong; indeed sachets of anything are wrong. A friend commented: When I’m Prime Minister, the first thing I’m banning is ketchup sachets. I have rediscovered something even more banworthy: “resurfacing” the road by spreading tar and gravel then asking people to drive at 10 […]
Read MoreLunch with Beth by K1200S
With the wind rising and a number of tandem students waiting, I came off the manifest and took Beth out for lunch by K1200S. We went to a charming pub near Woodborough. I forget the name, but the location and food were good. It’s here. Returned via Pewsey, Hungerford, Wantage, […]
Read MoreResponsibility
I love my KTM, and giving it a good pasting, but I’m fed up of seeing KTM riders monowheeling a couple of feet off the bumper of the car in front, or soaring through the traffic with a huge speed differential. In the last ten months, I have seen the […]
Read MoreTeach First
From the Teach First site: Teach First attracts, selects, trains, places and supports top graduates to work in challenging schools and also for leading employers. Read about how Teach First and its partners deliver outstanding teacher and leadership training, internships, coaching and networking to develop its people while achieving its […]
Read MoreReasons people do the wrong work
Why don’t people do the right work? They don’t know what to do. They don’t know how to do it. They don’t have the skills to do it. They don’t have the confidence to do it. You are in their way. All these reasons are management failures. The other reasons […]
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