Archive - Odds and Ends of History

Britain should ban TikTok

My uncharacteristically illiberal opinion

Jan 21 •

Odds and Ends #53: Now TfL is betting on AI cameras to improve safety

Plus Leicester's neo-imperial ambitions, why governments are too scared to govern, a theory on why Starship exploded... and more!

Jan 20 •

Yes, AI really can be used to tackle potholes

It's not bullshit, it's already happening.

Jan 17 •

Odds and Ends #52: A right to air conditioning?

Plus how New Zealand solved a housing crisis, dodgy Chinese robotaxis and Newsnight reviewing videogames.

Jan 16 •

5 questions about the "AI opportunities action plan"

What the lobby should have asked.

Jan 14 •

New event! How AI can (maybe) fix the government!

Book your tickets now!

Jan 13 •

Odds and Ends #51: Transport for London made a terrible decision and I hope they reverse it

Plus Britain's broken car market, what the LibDems should do next and how some lefty institutions have a class problem,

Jan 8 •

The social justice case for self-driving cars

Abundant mobility should be a moral crusade

Jan 7 •

Odds and Ends #50: The weird thing about London's New Year's Fireworks

Plus how the government should respond to Musk's nonsense, and an AI video that might just show us how video production is going to change.

Jan 4 •

December 2024

Odds and Ends #49: How bat protection regulations broke Britain's planning system

Plus how Europe isn't *all bad* at growth, why every Netflix film is forgettable, and why you should visit Jimmy Carter's hometown.

Dec 30, 2024 •

Odds and Ends #48: The most important week of Labour government so far?

Plus a British tech unicorn, a nuclear energy ticking time bomb and... New Zealand's weird Parliament.

Dec 23, 2024 •

Christmas Mailbag!

Is Elon Musk actually smart? Will HS2 ever be properly finished? Do I like Dominic Cummings? And more!

Dec 19, 2024 •

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