Another day closer. A little Reform meltdown and a LD bounce and I think it's possible.

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The day when all our dreams come true is getting closer.

Copley, Halifax, West Yorkshire: I wonder why kids don't play on the streets anymore...

*Our new LTN paper out today* Do 'boundary road' junctions with minor roads get safer when minor roads are filtered (i.e. closed to through-traffic)? We tested this using police-reported casualty data (2012–24) from 113 London Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) introduced between 2015–24. 1/

The interesting exception in the MRP is South Wales. Why are Labour projected to hang on better in former mining communities in the Valleys than those in England? Well, because the combined RW (esp Tory) vote is already much higher in the latter. Compare Rother Valley with Merthyr and Aberdare.

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A day to remember on Northern rail.

Amazing to hear from Thomas Chevandier, Deputy Mayor of Paris, about the reallocation of public space from cars to people in Paris, at the London Walking and Cycling Conference.

Any band that has a song inspired by a biscuit factory in Colne deserves every award going. So much love for English Teacher

could be a factor couldn't it. I guess they are also to some degree proxies for age/socioeconomic characteristics. This from Stuart Fox I thought is interesting. theconversation.com/young-people...

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