# The new plan to dynamite the Peak District (Odds and Ends #104) > Source: > Published: 2026-07-23 20:21:47+00:00 # The new plan to dynamite the Peak District (Odds and Ends #104) ### Plus how I've vibecoded myself into an ethical dilemma, and more! **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. [Go have a listen!](https://yimbypod.com) Don’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 [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). Hello! 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: Why my friend wants to dynamite the Peak District A smart analysis of Andy Burnham’s first policy moves How I’ve made an addictive mobile game that has a weird ethical quandary attached A tiny plane that cancels out turbulence My mildly contrarian take on smart glasses And an excellent new polling aggregator Now let’s get started! ## Keep reading with a 7-day free trial Subscribe to Odds and Ends of History to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.