@Psythor on Twitter. Freelance writer covering politics/tech/nerd stuff. Read my content: takes.jamesomalley.co.uk Yes, I inevitably have a podcast too: abundancepod.com Free the Postcode Address File!https://bsky.app/profile/jamesomalley.co.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesomalley.co.uk/post/3mlakbdihl22sICYMI: [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 06:04 +0000at://did:plc:l2mdjnwjrwpns76ol45t66sf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlakbdihl22shttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesomalley.co.uk/post/3ml77hxf2j22lOh my god. They've known about this since 2009! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:l2mdjnwjrwpns76ol45t66sf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml77hxf2j22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesomalley.co.uk/post/3ml62lnang22vHS2's next disaster might be the trains (FREE TO READ!) https://takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/hs2s-next-disaster-might-be-the-trains06 May 2026 06:18 +0000at://did:plc:l2mdjnwjrwpns76ol45t66sf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml62lnang22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesomalley.co.uk/post/3ml6k3qabp22eOpen a tab with your lunchtime reading ready: [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:l2mdjnwjrwpns76ol45t66sf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6k3qabp22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesomalley.co.uk/post/3ml6gdf6ags2jHS2 to Manchester might have fewer seats available than there are now on the old West Coast Mainline. There's an opportunity to fix this, but the window is rapidly closing. And DfT has just sacked the guy who came up with the plan for how to do it. https://takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/hs2s-next-disaster-might-be-the-trains [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:l2mdjnwjrwpns76ol45t66sf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6gdf6ags2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesomalley.co.uk/post/3ml62lnang22vHS2's next disaster might be the trains (FREE TO READ!) https://takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/hs2s-next-disaster-might-be-the-trains06 May 2026 06:18 +0000at://did:plc:l2mdjnwjrwpns76ol45t66sf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml62lnang22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesomalley.co.uk/post/3ml45dqxksk22And yesterday we had a new YIMBY Pod! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:l2mdjnwjrwpns76ol45t66sf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml45dqxksk22https://bsky.app/profile/jamesomalley.co.uk/post/3ml45dcbays22In case you missed it over the bank on holiday, I waded in on the great debate: Palantir... good or evil?! [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:l2mdjnwjrwpns76ol45t66sf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml45dcbays22https://bsky.app/profile/jamesomalley.co.uk/post/3ml3wndu7d22bGiven how much Zack checks his Bluesky, I hope he will take the time to read my article on why a wealth tax is a deeply unserious idea. https://takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/wealth-taxes-are-a-fantasy?utm_source=publication-search [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:l2mdjnwjrwpns76ol45t66sf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3wndu7d22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesomalley.co.uk/post/3ml3v3nbijs2mSpotify has the uncanny AI/algorithmic ability to recommend tracks in playlists that are perfectly optimised for me, based on ~16 years of me listening to weird and obscure punk/ska/rap/metal. And yet...05 May 2026 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:l2mdjnwjrwpns76ol45t66sf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3v3nbijs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesomalley.co.uk/post/3mkzdtlisbk2uNew YIMBY Pod! - We reflect on Britain's AI strategy, following Liz Kendall's speech last week. - And I speak to @hannahkeenan.bsky.social, who patiently explains why I was talking absolute total nonsense on the pod a few weeks ago. https://www.abundancepod.com/p/an-expert-debunks-jamess-bad-opinion04 May 2026 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:l2mdjnwjrwpns76ol45t66sf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzdtlisbk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesomalley.co.uk/post/3mkzwfxrbas22A bank holiday treat - here me being totally owned by someone who actually knows what they’re talking about. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:l2mdjnwjrwpns76ol45t66sf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzwfxrbas22https://bsky.app/profile/jamesomalley.co.uk/post/3mkzdpqnpe22uIN CASE YOU MISSED IT! I waded in on the important question of Palantir... good or evil? [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 09:18 +0000at://did:plc:l2mdjnwjrwpns76ol45t66sf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzdpqnpe22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesomalley.co.uk/post/3mkzdtlisbk2uNew YIMBY Pod! - We reflect on Britain's AI strategy, following Liz Kendall's speech last week. - And I speak to @hannahkeenan.bsky.social, who patiently explains why I was talking absolute total nonsense on the pod a few weeks ago. https://www.abundancepod.com/p/an-expert-debunks-jamess-bad-opinion04 May 2026 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:l2mdjnwjrwpns76ol45t66sf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzdtlisbk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesomalley.co.uk/post/3mkzdpqnpe22uIN CASE YOU MISSED IT! I waded in on the important question of Palantir... good or evil? [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 09:18 +0000at://did:plc:l2mdjnwjrwpns76ol45t66sf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzdpqnpe22u