{"slug": "the-new-plan-to-dynamite-the-peak-district-odds-and-ends-104", "title": "The new plan to dynamite the Peak District (Odds and Ends #104)", "summary": "A new plan proposes dynamiting parts of the Peak District, according to a newsletter by James O'Malley. The plan is discussed alongside other topics including a state-funded open-source AI lab proposed by the Tony Blair Institute and a mobile game with ethical dilemmas.", "body_md": "# The new plan to dynamite the Peak District (Odds and Ends #104)\n\n### Plus how I've vibecoded myself into an ethical dilemma, and more!\n\n**POD!** On * YIMBY Pod* this week, a double-interview special. We talk to Guy Ward Jackson and Elizabeth Seger from the Tony Blair Institute about why they think Britain needs a state-funded open-source AI lab. And then Joe Hill from Re:State makes the case for rethinking the regulatory state. It’s good nerdy stuff, and the perfect savoury alternative to the Westminster personnel drama this week.\n\n[Go have a listen!](https://yimbypod.com)\n\nDon’t forget to catch-up with my two other posts this week – I wrote about ** why I’m worried that Andy Burnham isn’t serious**, and then a reaction pieces to\n\n[some of his cabinet choices and the bizarre decision to exile a bunch of digital government functions to DCMS](https://takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/four-takes-on-the-new-burnham-cabinet).\n\nHello! It’s time for *Odds and Ends*, your regular round-up for the most interesting links I’ve seen lately, plus some shorter takes. This time I’m featuring:\n\nWhy my friend wants to dynamite the Peak District\n\nA smart analysis of Andy Burnham’s first policy moves\n\nHow I’ve made an addictive mobile game that has a weird ethical quandary attached\n\nA tiny plane that cancels out turbulence\n\nMy mildly contrarian take on smart glasses\n\nAnd an excellent new polling aggregator\n\nNow let’s get started!\n\n## Keep reading with a 7-day free trial\n\nSubscribe to Odds and Ends of History to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-new-plan-to-dynamite-the-peak-district-odds-and-ends-104", "canonical_source": "https://takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/the-new-plan-to-dynamite-the-peak-district", "published_at": "2026-07-23 20:21:47+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-09 09:46:11.564497+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Tony Blair Institute", "Guy Ward Jackson", "Elizabeth Seger", "Joe Hill", "Re:State", "Andy Burnham", "James O'Malley"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-new-plan-to-dynamite-the-peak-district-odds-and-ends-104", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-new-plan-to-dynamite-the-peak-district-odds-and-ends-104.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-new-plan-to-dynamite-the-peak-district-odds-and-ends-104.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-new-plan-to-dynamite-the-peak-district-odds-and-ends-104.jsonld"}}