akshayb.bsky.social
YIMBY urbanist, regulatory lawyer
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Congrats!
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now, as to why hackney sells out at £80 whereas ealing half doesn't at £45... that surely is vibe driven
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obviously can't argue with £10, but horses for courses imo. I love how many people there are at Hackney, running through the city on closed roads, etc.
tbh, i think it's a demand > supply thing. there's only actually a handful of half maras in London with closed roads
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It sold out in a couple of hours. Clearly worth the price to many!
You're not paying just for a chip and an empty road -- price is for the vibes
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great news
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Whereas, and appreciate this is slightly murky anecdote, the tradeoffs came up all the time when discussing school closures with friends and family
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I'm not sure "making a decision that involves a trade-off" is the same as "grappling with a trade-off". My point is that the public discourse on closing schools, led by politicians + media, didn't adequately discuss the trade-offs inherent in the COVID school closure decision
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That is fair, although perhaps one might expect the political class to be held to a higher standard.
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It's the incentives structures of the Lobby imo
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The problem is that LTNs have been used to bear the load of (i) road pricing; and (ii) segregated bus/cycle lanes. They're a 'second-best' solution to intolerable traffic levels. Until achieving (i) and (ii) are politically possible, I think 'case by case' justification is a bit strong.
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Or he just loves to warm up
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(probably a lock-up term to protect value of the business before closing)
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They still have the Runna dude leading warmups even after he exited to Strava lol
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The lock is designed to be defeatable for safety reasons, so not sure what the solution is for now
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I live in E5 and am well aware of the value of our parks. I didn't say everyone there is rich. But I don't think it's 'completely daft' to suggest that the people objecting are overwhelmingly the better off, already-haves in our society.
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finsbury park is my local amenity, and yes i would like a small portion fenced off for an event because that would make it a better amenity, and i'm happy to share my city with visitors (sharing is caring, after all)
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ultimately this is just another well heeled, vocal minority acting in its own self interest to the detriment of all other Londoners.
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you seem nice!
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public parks should be run for public benefit. the public expresses what is to its benefit through elections to a council. the council decides to run a paid event, which, crucially, is to the public benefit.
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This is because a park is a space for public entertainment, and paid events fall within the definition of public entertainment, whereas a bus is not such a space.
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Fundamentally selfish Nimby behaviour that is unbecoming of life in a major city
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You live in a major city
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Very disappointing. A ruling that will make life worse, perhaps even ruin summer, for Londoners
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It's awful news for Londoners
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good piece but not sure you evidence why single market is so difficult
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I am a lawyer and the idea that GenAI is "useless" for legal research is total BS. It's a tool, like others, and so can be misused.
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Fine with me!
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there *are* things to chop, but they're just seen as politically impossible (eg the triple lock, the NICs exemption for 65+)
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UPF is a distraction from where the real public health focus should be: foods that are high in fat, salt and sugar; knowledge to enable healthy choices. Many of those foods are also "ultra processed", but that's never going to make pizza a "healthy" choice.
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It's all tax evasion let's be real
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I'm sorry but there is a real problem in UK regional policy that people absolutely love to demand that they should get the same type of investment as London while refusing to countenance that they should have something resembling the same political and economic geography.
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yes, and where is the e-bike and e-scooter legislation we were promised years ago
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Labour are keeping the current system but cranking all the dials to max. No major party supports overarching reform of the discretionary planning framework (eg to zoning)
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what's wrong with Tom Holland?
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i will avoid your free links in future 😄
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if i click one of these links but am an FT subscriber, does it use up one of the 'free' links?
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don't think anyone is pretending it will be easy or straightforward, just that it is in fact worthwhile
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... what are you listening to and at what volume for you to not notice yourself?
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Great news imo
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but surely Stooges A and B would break such an arrangement? I acknowledge the similar Russian experience, but my sense is there is sufficient political pluralism that it wouldn't translate