@jamesinnessmith

Journalist, author, Telegraph, Critic, Spectator, Mail on Sunday, iNewspaper https://xitter.cf/t.co/znraSz98eE

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Joined August 2011
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Read my latest @Telegraph on why UK roads need a complete overhaul... @Dotransport #roadtohell #cars #motorways #congestion #traffic The Road to Hell: No wonder the A12 has been voted Britain’s worst A-road telegraph.co.uk/cars/feature…

The Road to Hell: No wonder the A12 has been voted Britain’s worst A-road

Linking East Anglia with London, this bastion of bottlenecks has become a metaphor for decline while businesses and private drivers suffer

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Read my latest lin @theipaper I went bear spotting in Finland – and took a detour to the Russian border. #bearwatching @OurFinland #wildlife #brownbear #traveljournalist #bears inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/…

I went bear spotting in Finland – and took a detour to the Russian border

The perimeter was marked by a few yellow flags

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Read my latest on Grand Prix centenary. I was there for the celebrations at Brooklands yesterday. Over 100 classics on show. telegraph.co.uk/cars/feature… @brooklandsmuseum @ferrariuk @mclarenauto #motorracing #grandprix #formula1grandprix #formularacing #classiccarspotting

My grandfather raced on the world’s first racetrack and would have hated modern Formula One

A century ago, drivers hurtled around Brooklands in leather caps and goggles, risking their lives for the thrill of speed

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Back pain sufferers, read my latest Telegraph piece… Driving is a nightmare for tall people like me – so which cars are best to help back pain? telegraph.co.uk/cars/feature… #backpain #driving #petrolhead @Telegraph #cars @Ford @BMW @NISSANandVW

Driving is a nightmare for tall people like me – so which cars are best to help back pain?

Are you sitting comfortably? Our 6ft 4in driver tries a variety of current models to find the most suitable seating for his ailments

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Read my latest on the anti-car vigilantes policing our streets. Is snitching ever justified? @Telegraph @TeleLifestyle #cycling #vigilantes #cctv @Heidi_Labour #motoring @JeremyVineOn5 telegraph.co.uk/cars/comment…

The last thing drivers need is cyclists snitching on us to the authorities

As well as scrutiny from inside and outside our cars, bicycle-mounted busybodies are policing minor infractions

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Read my latest Telegraph piece about how nanny tech is ruining driving. I find 'lane-keeping assist' the most egregious. You? @TeleLifestyle @Telegraph #nannytech #driving #cars #AdvancedDriverAssistanceSystems #adas telegraph.co.uk/cars/comment…

EU-mandated ‘nanny tech’ is taking all the joy out of driving

So-called driver ‘assistance’ systems aim to improve safety, but do we really need a battery of technology monitoring our every move?

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Read my latest @Telegraph piece about the mad proliferation of traffic roundabouts. @TeleLifestyle #trafficcalming #TrafficAwerness #roundabouts #cars #driving #magicroundabout @sizewellc telegraph.co.uk/cars/comment…

Roundabouts drive me around the bend. They are dangerous and ugly

These ‘traffic-calming measures’ have the biggest misnomer in motoring, and seem designed to exasperate and enrage

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Read my latest Telegraph piece on why everything, including car design, has become so boringly generic. telegraph.co.uk/cars/classic… @Nissan @Ford @KiaUK #SUV #classiccar @Jaguar #cardesign @MINI @Fordcaprilovers

Why has car design become so generic?

Not so long ago you could tell cars apart, but now the serried ranks of grey SUVs look identical – and the lack of individuality is stifling

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Read my latest @Telegraph piece on driverless cars. For or against? Share your thoughts in the comments below. #driverlesscars @Waymo #autonomouscars @Tesla #driving #tech #cars telegraph.co.uk/cars/news/hu…

A human driver is simply too fallible. Self-driving cars can’t come quickly enough

Many of us are lazy, impatient and impetuous – autonomous vehicles have the potential to save us from ourselves

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Read my latest on the proliferation of road signs and street clutter ruining the public realm. Share examples from your own neighbourhood. @Telegraph #streetclutter @WestminsterCity @sidiqkhan #beauty telegraph.co.uk/cars/feature…

Britain’s roads have far too many signs. They need decluttering now

While town planners across Europe still take aesthetics seriously, we have let ugly utilitarianism prevail. Let’s be more street-smart

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Read my latest on Brutalism and the politicisation of architecture. #Brutalism @southbankcentre @BarbicanCentre #architecture #modernart spectator.com/article/no-the…

No, the Southbank Centre is not beautiful

Architecture has become a particularly divisive cultural lightning rod.

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Read my latest @Telegraph piece on the joy of American muscle cars. And they're not just for midlife men in a crisis. #musclecars @FordMustang @DodgeCarClub @Pontiac #midlifecrisis #americancars @Ford telegraph.co.uk/cars/advice/…

Midlife crisis? You need a big-engined American muscle car

Meet the British owners besotted with the raw power and presence of their high-performance US machines

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Read and comment on my latest piece about crazy US traffic laws @Telegraph. I'll be answering your questions in comments section for an hour or two. #trafficviolations #USAroadtrip #drivingrules #driving #cars telegraph.co.uk/cars/feature…

The bizarre US traffic laws that can catch you out

A driving holiday is the best way to savour the States, but curious regulations await unwary visitors

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Read my latest on the UK’s strange relationship with snow. Link below. #snow #stormgoretti #snowstorm #winter #winterweather #snowmen @dailyexpress express.co.uk/news/uk/215525…
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Read my latest about telephobia. 150 years since the first phone call, I reckon we're done with the blower and good riddance. #telephobia #phonecalls #mobilephone #smartphone express.co.uk/life-style/lif…
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Thanks @quaglinos for an excellent solo Christmas Day lunch. Happy memories and beautiful interior. A tonic for my adhd as written about in link below for London Standard #christmas #christmasdinner🎄 #solodining #adhd #adhdchristmas #neurodiverse standard.co.uk/lifestyle/adh…

ADHD at Christmas has left me feeling paranoid and unloved

Instead of suffering through it yet again, James Innes-Smith has decided to book a table for one at a top London restaurant

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If you have #adhd and are struggling with Christmas I hope my latest article in London Standard (link below) gives you some comfort. standard.co.uk/lifestyle/adh… #adhdwomen #adhdtips #neurodiverse #neurodivergent #adhdbrain #adhdlife #adhdsupport #adhdstruggles #adhdawareness

ADHD at Christmas has left me feeling paranoid and unloved

Instead of suffering through it yet again, James Innes-Smith has decided to book a table for one at a top London restaurant

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I’m becoming increasingly concerned about politicians making this sinister hand gesture. Trump also does it. Is it a Mason’s /Globalist gesture? Or am I being paranoid? @Kier_Starmer_PM @Keir_Starmer #globalist #masons #politics
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Read the steps! Paddington station. Why are we being treated like children? @networkrail @paddingtonstationpr #treatedlikefools #idiotic
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Read the steps! Paddington station. Why are the public being treated like children? So humiliating. @networkrail @paddingtonstationpr #treatedlikefools #idiotic
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