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the value of nothing m f robbins substack the value of nothing subscribe sign in home podcast archive about on picky bits and national decline picky bits may seem like a harmless phrase but the mentality behind it explains a lot about the position we find ourselves in jun 26 m f robbins 268 43 29 the road that fell down a cliff in 2023 the a226 fell into a quarry 3 years later it s unclear if or when it can ever be fixed may 13 m f robbins 13 1 i visited the infamous hs2 bat tunnel it s even madder up close apr 8 m f robbins 20 2 4 most popular view all why does britain feel so poor apr 1 2025 m f robbins 234 41 41 how hs2 built a bridge to nowhere nov 3 2025 m f robbins 177 39 23 waspinomics and the magic avocado tree jul 29 2025 m f robbins 183 54 31 britain s car market is a complete disaster jan 7 2025 m f robbins 219 77 38 2 5 is a ludicrous target for defence spending feb 18 2025 m f robbins 163 71 34 hs2 and the slow decay of britain jun 23 2025 m f robbins 122 33 27 recommendations view all 16 yimby pod formerly the abundance agenda james o malley the bluestocking helen lewis james holland james holland comment is freed sam freedman logging the world oliver johnson recent posts view all a return to the farm track that nearly halted hs2 last year i wrote about a farm track off dobbins lane in wendover which had become the focal point for a bitter planning dispute between hs2 and the mar 11 m f robbins 16 2 potholesville in a bedfordshire town locals are resorting to desperate measures as a road continues to collapse and the council refuse to get involved meanwhile i feb 11 m f robbins 27 3 4 britain s weirdest detour when badgers destroyed a road in rural lincolnshire the response was wilder than you might imagine jan 26 m f robbins 21 6 3 rubbish mountain a gigantic pile of rubbish was dumped in a field in oxfordshire the response sums up everything wrong with british bureaucracy dec 2 2025 m f robbins 125 29 15 how hs2 built a bridge to nowhere a state of the art road bridge has been built deep in the heart of rural buckinghamshire designed to carry traffic over the hs2 railway there s just nov 3 2025 m f robbins 177 39 23 son of bat tunnel bat infrastructure is springing up across the land and reform are on the case sep 8 2025 m f robbins 70 20 9 see all subscribe 2026 martin j robbins privacy terms collection notice start your substack get the app substack is the home for great culture this site requires javascript to run correctly please turn on javascript or unblock scripts