Save the Car Parks!

Plus AI pothole detection and the challenges of the EV charger buildout

Apr 6 • James O'Malley and M. F. Robbins

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March 2026

British robo-wine and fixing rural transport

Some, er, good news because of climate change – and why we need a "Mini Switzerland"

Mar 30 • James O'Malley, M. F. Robbins, and Thomas Ableman

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Let Mayors Cook

Plus more BBC NIMBY bias, and why we need to redraw London's boroughs and make everyone mad.

Mar 23 • James O'Malley and M. F. Robbins

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Reform has a point (about this one, very specific thing)

Plus Martin's local playground woes, and we unwisely wade into the AI/copyright forever war.

Mar 16 • James O'Malley and M. F. Robbins

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The NHS Data Goldmine

Plus why Net Zero makes energy pricing so complicated

Mar 9 • James O'Malley, M. F. Robbins, and Adam Bell

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Some actual good news for once!

Cornish Lithium, an Oxford Street Monorail, and why astronomy funding is under threat

Mar 2 • James O'Malley and M. F. Robbins

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February 2026

HS2's gravel nightmare

Plus the EU vs Britain's nuclear reforms, and why we need a new theory of power.

Feb 23 • James O'Malley, M. F. Robbins, and Phil Tinline

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Europe needs better rockets

Plus how just one complaint killed a neighbour battery project in Banbury, and Zion Lights on why Energy is Life!

Feb 16 • James O'Malley, M. F. Robbins, and Zion Lights

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Does AI make you stupid?

Plus why northern trains might be considered value for money now

Feb 9 • James O'Malley, M. F. Robbins, and Alexander Iosad

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Universal's troubled waters

Plus James gets on his high horse at the London Assembly

Feb 2 • James O'Malley, M. F. Robbins, and Eamonn Ives

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51:47

January 2026

NIMBYs vs Bristol Zoo

Plus fixing a broken Civil Service, and building an electricity cable from Britain to Texas

Jan 26 • James O'Malley, M. F. Robbins, and Tim Leunig

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Somehow, HS2 to Manchester returned

Plus a Cromwell-era infrastructure project that's visible from space – and a storm in a Digital ID cup

Jan 19 • James O'Malley, M. F. Robbins, and Michael Dnes

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