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Dealing with gambling addiction is Labour & overall government & NHS policy as well, or did you not bother to check?

There's even a Govt report on the subject.

Here's some helpful primers so you can understand the issue

www.gov.uk/government/p...

labourlist.org/2025/11/labo...

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Transport Treasury Publishing | Your number one destination for transport books Using our archive of transport images, and a growing band of authors, we are delighted to present our quality transport books.

They do several periodicals, there's one for each region as well

All available digitally as well as hard copy

ttpublishing.co.uk

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Front cover of the "Railway Times" 1955 showing on top of a pile of ten author copies of the book, with packaging in the background, freshly unwrapped

Front cover of the "Railway Times" 1955 showing on top of a pile of ten author copies of the book, with packaging in the background, freshly unwrapped

However many books I've written, always get a buzz of excitement when the #author copies arrive & see the real version for the first time
The is Transport Treasury Publishings Railway Times periodical. Looking at events on British Railways year by year. Already working on the next edition, 1955

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Hinton Manor left The Engine House at Highley, Severn Valley Railway this week, and Dukedog No 9017 Earl of Berkeley arrived. Gordon got some fresh air while the moves were underway

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Hopefully of interest, today, this month & every month ... do share the word about Britain's first railwaywomen track workers, over 100yrs ago! #InternationalWomensDay

@railwayhistorian.bsky.social @davidhorne.bsky.social @garethdennis.uk @randomrailways.bsky.social @mrtimdunn.bsky.social

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If you want to know how the British print news industry ends (which is, de facto, amazingly still what supports most newspaper websites) it's the distribution channels getting banjaxed. When you lose "TG Jones" etc even people who want a paper can't get one. That'll be the real start of the ending.

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A warning.

All the worst people in the country are now shitting themselves.

The mother of all campaigns is now going to be directed against the Green Party.

It will be an unrelenting smear campaign.

The Greens need to be ready for that - and so does everyone on the left.

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Public backs rail nationalisation in latest transport poll 70 per cent of Labour voters, want the government to nationalise rail rolling stock.

🎯from Green MP Siȃn Berry:
“The public is fed up with the outrageous profiteering of rolling stock leasing companies as they line the pockets of shareholders with record profits, while rail passengers are made to pay the bill with rising rail fares."

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Unbelievable that Scotrail used this AI slop imagery in presentations & publicity.
Not only making themselves look ridiculous, but not employing real artists & designers, esp in a state owned railway
Using humans contributes to the economy. AI doesn't.
www.scotsman.com/.../bumpy-in....

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Builth Road, Builth Wells, Powys, 3 bedroom, Character Property A unique former railway cottage with two acres, yoga and wellness studio and extensive outbuildings, including a rare historic goods shed....

Builth Road Goods Shed for sale:

The end cottage in Railway Terrace, originally built for LNWR staff, is up for sale, along with the goods shed, now in its garden:

www.jamesdean.co.uk/property-det...

A flat in the station house is also on the market.
www.morganestateagents.co.uk/properties/s...

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Hi Kev, it's on Readley and Pocketmags if you use them

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The new Steam Railway magazine is out today, with my feature on alternative income streams for heritage railways, featuring the Severn Valley Railway:

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West Midlands Railway joins publicly owned Great British Railways The transport secretary says thousands of rail passengers will be using public services from Sunday.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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There’s a 5% chance of AI causing humans to go extinct, say scientists In the largest survey yet of AI researchers, a majority say there is a non-trivial risk of human extinction due to the possible development of superhuman AI

See also:

www.newscientist.com/article/2410...

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Trains cancelled over fake bridge collapse image Rail services were cancelled after a 'hoax' picture of a damaged bridge appeared on social media

FFS 🤬

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Heywood and Denton on the map as Manchester’s tram-train ambitions inch forward UK: Transport for Greater Manchester is working with Stockport Council to develop a business case to bring trams from East Didsbury to Stockport.

www.railwaygazette.com/uk/heywood-a...

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Used to do this when living in London, meeting friends in Leicester Sq. We all had the numbers of the row of phones nearest the cafe. Plenty of instances of bemused tourists answering a ringing phone to be asked if they could pass it to the bloke with the long hair & leather jacket standing nearby 😁

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Tram tunnel firefighting robot unveiled GERMANY: Austrian company Rosenbauer and Augsburg fire service have unveiled a prototype firefighting robot for use in the tram tunnel now being completed under the city's main railway station.

www.railwaygazette.com/technology/t...

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Front cover of RAIL Magazine showing a line of brand new Class 701 South Western Trains in storage at Long Marston Rail Centre

Front cover of RAIL Magazine showing a line of brand new Class 701 South Western Trains in storage at Long Marston Rail Centre

Nice to see my image of the 701s at Long Marston on the front cover of the new RAIL Magazine. 🙂
Shame they are still in storage though 😕

www.railmagazine.com/news/rolling...

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Reform UK’s former Wales leader jailed for taking bribes for pro-Russia speeches Police say Nathan Gill received at least £40,000 while he was an MEP from Oleg Voloshyn, an alleged Russian asset

NEW: Reform UK’s former leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been jailed at the Old Bailey for 10 and a half years for taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia when he was an MEP. Full story 👇

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Yes, in June 1958

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Lost Lines: Matlock to Buxton

My new book with Graffeg is now out:

Lost Lines, Matlock to Buxton

Available now: graffeg.com/products/los...

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A view through the cab window of a Hibberd narrow gauge diesel loco, with a view of the track ahead and two vintage standard gauge carriages

A view through the cab window of a Hibberd narrow gauge diesel loco, with a view of the track ahead and two vintage standard gauge carriages

Today's office. 1955 Hibberd Planet 🥰

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Sadly missed it but absolute credit to @lb-southwark.bsky.social running a 'Guided Cycle Consultation' where Officers actually got out & cycled with residents to consult changes. People saying it was the best consultation they've ever seen. FANTASTIC progress that every Council should copy.

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Image capture of two pages of RAIL Magazine, of a feature on Ridgmont Station, Bedfordshire and its volunteers, who run a shop, tearoom and community garden at the restored station building.

Image capture of two pages of RAIL Magazine, of a feature on Ridgmont Station, Bedfordshire and its volunteers, who run a shop, tearoom and community garden at the restored station building.

The new RAIL Magazine is out today, with my feature on Ridgmont Station and its volunteers, with the @Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership

www.railmagazine.com

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China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity

Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

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Front cover of my new book, with a photo of a pair of Class 20 diesel locos, 20013 & 20087 climbing out of the Ironbridge Gorge at Coalbrookdale hauling a rake of empty MGR coal wagons from Ironbridge power station in July 1989

Front cover of my new book, with a photo of a pair of Class 20 diesel locos, 20013 & 20087 climbing out of the Ironbridge Gorge at Coalbrookdale hauling a rake of empty MGR coal wagons from Ironbridge power station in July 1989

My new book on Class 20s is now out with Transport Treasury Publishing:

Buy it now:
ttpublishing.co.uk/.../spotligh...

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