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Head of environment at the Guardian

London, England
Joined June 2009
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  1. Jan 12

    A remarkable precedent? Man avoids deportation from France to Bangladesh because the air pollution there is too bad

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  2. Jan 11

    Insect populations suffering death by 1,000 cuts, say scientists

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    Jan 10

    Americans only love the college experience because it's the only time in their lives they live in walkable communities

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  4. 22 Dec 2020

    One of my bright spots of 2020 was watching Clayton Kershaw continuing to do normal Kershaw things when it mattered:

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    15 Dec 2020

    Interesting piece on how the Biden/Harris campaign increasingly embraced “trippy” graphic design as Election Day loomed.

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  6. 15 Dec 2020

    "Simply one of the best crossings in the world" - I agree with on the marvel of the Euston Road/Judd St/Midland Rd junction, a delight to cross in either direction

    Rather a nerdy piece inspired and informed by love of something often overlooked that is transformative for cycling - also featuring
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  7. 2 Dec 2020

    Aston Martin in row over 'sockpuppet PR firm' pushing anti-electric vehicle study by

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    14 Jun 2019

    The lesson for Nimbys everywhere from the Kensington and Chelsea decision seems to be: if you're loud enough, and supported by a few celebrities, then you too can veto schemes which would *literally* save lives. All very depressing.

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    27 Nov 2020

    New 'study' claims it takes 48k miles for electric vehicles to emit less CO2 than gasoline cars. But it's just a misleading brochure. Reality is closer 16k miles. UK media including where mislead by this carmaker-paid attack on 's green plans. (thread)

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    27 Nov 2020

    Looking for a short-term sublet in south London? There's a room coming up in my Camberwell flat at the end of next month until April. Flat is light and warm with an amazing view and a disco light you can see from the street. Rates and dates flexible, DM for details

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  11. 23 Nov 2020

    Good sleuthing here

    LGB Alliance recently boasted of a worldwide network of anti-trans "LGB" groups under the banner In Ireland, Wales, Australia, America, Canada, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, Iceland , Norway and Serbia. I did some analysis and found some interesting results. THREAD👇
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    23 Oct 2020

    Some recent discussion has prompted me to do a quick thread on some UK road gantries (Disclaimer: Not A Designer). You may have noticed the latest road gantries have different designs and look bigger, & bulkier, than previous designs 1/

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    27 Sep 2020

    Mine and joint piece in the today on why we need (and have drafted) media reporting guidelines for road safety

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  14. 24 Sep 2020

    Proud to support this important campaign. If everyone just took two minutes to sign up, we could make this dream a reality

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    15 Sep 2020

    Utrecht shows us all that car-dominated urban spaces are a choice, not a given. And that mistakes in the past can be undone. (animation by )

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  16. 2 Jun 2020

    More evidence that road pricing in cities is long overdue

    New paper in , advancing spatially differentiated pricing of road transport. City inhabitants would enjoy higher quality of life from less congestion, air pollution, and noise.
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  17. 2 Jun 2020

    "A notional equality, imposed by the bearers of extraordinary privilege on cultural and musical forms created by queer working-class people of colour, is no form of equality at all."

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    10 May 2020

    Hello all, idk if this is going to help at all, but this is a thread of uk venues that are currently crowdfunding and haven’t reached their goals yet, bc idk about you, but I don’t want to live in a place where all venues are run by O2, SSE or motorpoint

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  19. 25 Apr 2020

    Please vote

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