Jon Stone
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Jon Stone
@joncstone
EU–UK Reporter at @POLITICOEurope; documenter of London cycle routes (link below) [email protected]
Brussels has long had a reputation as one of Europe’s most congested cities: one of traffic jams, polluted air, and streets dominated by cars. Yet in recent years, the capital has become an unlikely case study in how bold political leadership can reclaim urban space for people.🧵
A major YouGov poll for Sky News projects the worst result in London for Labour since the 1970s, with the Greens and Reform benefitting. Sky's deputy political editor @SamCoatesSky explains the poll's findings. trib.al/atEmgWp
A grotesque disfigurement is about to be inflicted on a major London station. This is an attempt to erase everything distinguished, elegant and authentically local in architecture. A deliberate act of vandalism, done with malice. Good video here: x.com/VinnieSull1van…
I really don't understand how people can view LLMs as anything but dead end tech. Glorified search engine and text summarizer for a zillion dollars.
Britain’s big cities are not too dense. The issue is where density sits. Manchester and Leeds look large on a 20km ring, but they have far fewer homes close to the centre than peer cities abroad👇 buff.ly/VmzM8Bz
Ha! I’ve just been refused entry onto a plane from Stansted to Bologna because my passport issue date is March 2016. The expiry date is August 2026 but the rule is 10 years from issue date. Another Brexit benefit. Apparently. Go home now.
