Reposted by Peter JordanTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026We are ruining our own institutions, which is sad for us and great for our enemies. 401507544
Peter Jordan @peterbjordan.bsky.social · 9hPeople's Emergency Briefing Local MP, @dannychambers.bsky.social , introducing a showing of the National Emergency Briefing film. www.nebriefing.org I recommend going to watch it. 011
Reposted by Peter JordanProf Col Macpherson @colinmacpherson.bsky.social · 12hThe myth of Thatcher nursing the "sick man of Europe" back to fiscal health is an illusion based on North Sea tax receipts. Austerity coincided with the loss of that income. 3269
Peter Jordan @peterbjordan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Enjoyed the beach today at Highcliffe, Dorset; and spotted this little beastie sunning itself. 020
Reposted by Peter JordanZeteo UK @zeteo.uk · 24/09/2026“She took action to save lives of children.” She was a nursery teacher before joining Palestine Action. Now, Ellie may never work with children again, according to her mother. Watch Emma Kamio explain what drove her daughter to act. zeteo.uk/p/mothers-of... 0218
Peter Jordan @peterbjordan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Just used Gemini to research grounds for objection to a planning application and it's done a surprisingly good job. 120
Reposted by Peter JordanPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Thousands of university jobs lost too, and barely a peep either. 381082332
Reposted by Peter JordanNorth East Bylines @northeastbylines.co.uk · 22/09/2026Major new report argues that Britain is a "Hostage Nation," trapped by a set of rules we wrote ourselves | North East Bylinesnortheastbylines.co.ukHostage Nation: Britain’s escape planMajor new report argues that Britain is a "Hostage Nation," trapped by a set of rules we wrote ourselves 01511
Peter Jordan @peterbjordan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Does anyone under 65 own a tablet? (Apart from for work?) 000
Reposted by Peter JordanMaps In The Wild @mapsinthewild.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Transit Cartography @kennethfield.bsky.social Ken said "Oh... I didn't know about this exhibition. It's over now but glad there's an online version "mappery.orgTransit Cartography@kennethfield.bsky.social Ken said "Oh... I didn't know about this exhibition. It's over now but glad there's an online version " 011
Reposted by Peter JordanAlexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026A different kind of AI apocalypse 1419033
Reposted by Peter JordanGeorge Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Lib Dem pledge to cut fuel duty by 10p is depressingly bad policy: poorly targeted, expensive (£5bn), and it weakens incentives to switch to EVs and reduce usage. 44641136
Reposted by Peter JordanRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Man who migrated to another country to avoid taxes says Britain's problem is migration and taxes that he doesn't pay. www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comJim Ratcliffe: UK is ‘on the slide’ from days when it had world’s ‘greatest empire’Co-owner of Manchester United says Britain is in decline because of high taxes and immigration 771093303
Peter Jordan @peterbjordan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Come on @the-independent.com sort your algo out. Featuring a Rees-Mogg story from August 22. 000
Reposted by Peter JordanBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 19/09/2026🤔 Nigel Farage leads a political party. He’s a sitting MP. And he now hosts his own weekly primetime show on GB News. 🚨Broadcasters are required to present news in an impartial manner, without political bias. 👇 Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action.bestforbritain.orgFarage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain 671035518
Peter Jordan @peterbjordan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_cT... Great speech by Carney. But his French sounds rum - is it just cos he was a late learner or am I not used to hearing Québecois?youtube.comIN FULL: Canadian PM Mark Carney gives speech to European Parliament | AFPYouTube video by AFP News Agency 000
Reposted by Peter JordanGareth Dennis @garethdennis.uk · 18/09/2026The DfT just posted this self-congratulatory propaganda on Facebook. This is horseshit. Battery trains have a very minor role to play as a transition technology, but in the foothills of a seismic energy crisis, swapping one form of energy dependency for another is crap politics and worse planning. 1513725
Reposted by Peter JordanNicola Rennie @nrennie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026My list of data-related resources had a bit of a re-fresh recently! They're now all in the one site. You can still browse by topic or see them all at once! 📊 Link: nrennie.rbind.io/resources/ #RStats #DataViz #StatsEd 25515
Reposted by Peter JordanChaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 18/09/2026this guy lol www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comFormer Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins PalantirPeer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan 1510025
Reposted by Peter Jordandepths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 17/09/2026mountain with no name (used to be named after this guy) 2088686
Reposted by Peter JordanJarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This post may be the most effective argument right now for letting public transit wither. It may not make sense to you, but it feels right to many, many people. So in a short new post, I talk through what's going on here, and how to engage with it. humantransit.org/2026/09/the-... 128527
Reposted by Peter JordanLiving Streets @livingstreets.bsky.social · 15/09/2026It's great to hear that pavement parking could soon become illegal in Coventry: www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/cove… Read more about our campaign to end pavement parking across the UK: www.livingstreets.org.uk/pavementpa… 24411
Reposted by Peter JordanJose Pina-Sánchez 🇪🇺 @jpinasanchez.eurosky.social · 14/09/2026On why 'road violence' is the right way of describing automobility. In the style of what you get after merging the comunist manifesto and a haiku poem. 22211
Reposted by Peter JordanBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14/09/2026With our kids now #BackToSchool, never forget that we ARE the traffic that we’re afraid of. If more kids walked, biked or rode transit to school, it would erase a LOT of car trips each day, and our kids would be safer, healthier and better at school as a result. HT Ian Lockwood. Spread the word. 15438131
Reposted by Peter JordanDavid Durant @bowsy.co.uk · 12/09/2026I hope a British version comes out soon. 131
Reposted by Peter JordanTodd Kendall @alpinemigrant.bsky.social · 12/09/2026@darrenpjones.bsky.social now you’re a back bencher, Darren, might you have time to ask the Culture Secretary if she intends to do her job regarding the BBC? No rush, obviously. 093
Reposted by Peter JordanWilliam Perrin @willperrin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026this superb article on how Uber got going in London paints a sliding doors moment 3205
Peter Jordan @peterbjordan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Took me a moment to realise this was dodgy. Quite a sophisticated hook. 100
Peter Jordan @peterbjordan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026www.theguardian.com/society/2026... I've been expecting this since Burnham came PM. An easy win. And, on a different note, both talent and legitimacy of elected mayors in some of the new devolved mayoralities.theguardian.comPlans for local government overhaul on hold after legal adviceAngela Rayner to announce review into local government shake-up as decisions on four areas withdrawn and 16 paused 000
Reposted by Peter JordanNadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 07/09/2026When blackshirts are marching through the streets of Dover and Portsmouth, the focus shouldn’t be on the disruption they cause, but on their fascist ideology and deliberate intimidation of migrants and people of colour. [1/2] 801511345
Reposted by Peter JordanMark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · 07/09/2026Big fan of how Russia can shut down a major UK port for half a day with just 5kg of cocaine and 100 severely divorced men. 18670178
Reposted by Peter JordanDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 06/09/2026This is wild: only *one quarter* of the New Yorkers who live in the city today were there on 9/11. It's basically an entirely new city. Cities are magic: constantly changing, churning engines of human progress. This is why conservatives hate them.vitalcitynyc.orgA City Forgets. Maybe It’s Supposed To.The New York of today is a different city than the New York of 9/11. 20777163
Peter Jordan @peterbjordan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026@ntouk.bsky.social This might be of interest in the same context: Ensuring content is findable (2008). Mainly written by me. limewire.com/d/jmHfs#k5Mv...limewire.comDownload Ensuring content is findable v1.1.pdf | LimeWireDownload Ensuring content is findable v1.1.pdf on LimeWire 010
Reposted by Peter JordanAlastair Somerville @acuity.design · 04/09/2026Museums think signage is about inviting and guiding people to the exhibits (what curators find interesting) rather than being showing the network of care (toilets, cafes, seats, shops, exits) that welcome people and enable agency so they can accept an invitation. #Wayfinding 183
Reposted by Peter JordanMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This is a first rate investigation of Reform’s dodgy dealings by C4 News. Would be good if other broadcasters did similar. 621042277
Reposted by Peter JordanKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 02/09/2026I am a scientist – and the answer is climate change. Yes, there is nuance. Yes, it could take a long time to identify the precise mechanisms. But there is no question why ice and snow-related disasters are on the rise. Our planet is warming at an unprecedented rate, and humans are responsible. 392327824
Reposted by Peter JordanJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 02/09/2026In independence, Missouri, hometown of Harry Truman, tonight city councilman John Perkins got absolutely rocked, losing a recall election with 68% voting to end his term immediately over his vote to approve a big data center. www.kmbc.com/article/inde...kmbc.comIndependence Councilman John Perkins recalled after voting to approve multibillion-dollar data centerIndependence voters recalled District 1 Councilman John Perkins following his vote to approve a multibillion-dollar data center project. 633478825
Reposted by Peter JordanRob Whiting 📓 @whitingx.bsky.social · 02/09/2026🧰 Industry Standard Tools. “… a list of industry standards … written, contested, and voted on by the people who use them.” industrystandard.toolsindustrystandard.toolsIndustry Standard ToolsA community register of the products that became the default in their profession. 011
Peter Jordan @peterbjordan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Loconundrum #171 ⬜⬜⬜ 🚂🚂 ⬜⬜⬜ 🚂🚂 ⬜⬜⬜ 🚂🚂 ⬜⬜⬜ 🚂🚂 🟩🟩🟩 000
Peter Jordan @peterbjordan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Spotted out on driveway to a country estate. EP AMP 4 Compact Electric Utility Vehicle. Road legal, but max speed 25mph. 020
Reposted by Peter JordanSophie Pedder @sophiepedder.bsky.social · 30/08/2026New poll. In every one of four possible runoff scenarios, Marine Le Pen wins the 🇫🇷 2027 presidential election Le Pen 69.5% v Mélenchon Le Pen 57% v Glucksmann Le Pen 57% v Attal Le Pen 52.5% v Philippe The centre has its work cut out Source: Elabe 84834
Reposted by Peter JordanPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 30/08/2026The tech bros really are the most craven crowd of rent seekers ever vested upon us 1531766
Reposted by Peter Jordanpatthepublican2 @patthepublican2.bsky.social · 29/08/2026There are 315 'Data Centres' queued up to be added to the UK grid. They will use 73GW of electricity. The current average use for the ENTIRE UK is 24GW. They will use 3x more electricity than everyone in the UK combined. And YOU will be paying their heavily subsidised bills. WHY???? 53759324