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@dundeecycling.co.uk An interesting article looking at why some hire bike schemes succeed while others fail. Though I think there were also other reasons why the effort in Dundee failed so miserably. www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...

“The bicycle is the tool, not the goal.” The goal is healthier people, happier communities, more liveable cities, and the freedom to get where you need to go without relying on a car. The bike just happens to be one of the most powerful tools to get there. LISTEN: micromobility.io/news/how-the...

The other day someone warned me not to wear that cap because it might be misunderstood. No, I don’t think it would be.

Join @ross-greer.bsky.social in demanding that the First Minister implement a moratorium now. Sign the campaign greens.scot/datacentres

@dundeecycling.co.uk @dundeecitycouncil.bsky.social

The boss of RenewableUK is really not happy about the Conservative Shadow Energy Secretary misrepresenting them to try and promote their chronically flawed 'cheap power plan'. lnkd.in/p/eqtB8gCR

This is exactly our view @dundeecycling.co.uk

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... '[A] queue jumper posted a video, captioned: “Won’t catch me hiking for two hours to spend 30 minutes queueing at the top.”' Hilarious. Just 2 hours hike? It's hardly worth caring about touching the top, let alone jumping the queue.

Does anyone have similar data for the UK? I know we started later with the concept and it has appeared to grow recently, but how does it compare to productivity?

Spent the evening in largely car-free Utrecht and sad to see the devastating impact the exclusion of cars has had on the bars, cafes and restaurants, and the liveliness of the city centre.

The National Union of Journalists has said reports The Canary won’t be able to pay all its staff due to being “cut off” by Lloyds bank “sets a disturbing precedent for press freedom in the UK”. (Press Gazette)

www.thecanary.co/opinion/2026...

Aren't the Union Jacks upside down in the title image here? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Why building safe routes to walk and cycle is really good value for money. [From my newsletter: diagramclub.substack.com ]

Well, if it’s 30 May, it must be... YES, THAT’S RIGHT! The 287th anniversary of the unveiling of Jacques de Vaucanson’s marvellous, mechanical shitting duck 🧵

Big Oil executives knew decades ago that "catastrophic" climate change was coming. Instead of sharing that knowledge, they buried it. "By the time the global warming becomes detectable it could be too late to take effective countermeasures to reduce the effects or even to stabilise the situation."

🇬🇧 British Political Spectrum Quiz My result: Progressive Liberal Economic: collectivist Social: progressive Sovereignty: strongly cosmopolitan Military: leaning anti-interventionist Authority: strongly libertarian Constitutional: reformist Take the quiz: quiz.jmoxley.co.uk

I just took part in The National Conversation to share my views on what it's really like living in our area right now. It's a major UK-wide project by researchers at Oxford University, and it only takes a few minutes. You should have your say too! www.national-conversation.ox.ac.uk

I often think about this advert even today.

The Home Office confirming that they are the total shites we know they are. Incompetent shites at that. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Bus privatisation has failed. It's meant higher fares, fewer routes, and a broken system where companies put profits over passangers and the services they rely on. Scottish Greens will bring our buses back under public control.

maybe my favorite thing on the internet: neal.fun/deep-sea/

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Tony Blair has criticised the British government for not joining in the war in the Middle East, in the surest sign yet Keir Starmer might be doing the right thing

www.theguardian.com/business/202...? I suppose some of these people could get jobs in the checkout in Tesco, except Tesco are doing their best to replace such jobs with self-service tills.

Heute vor 53 Jahren, am 31. Dezember 1972, zeigte der Norddeutsche Rundfunk den Sketch "Dinner for One" erstmals am Silvester-Abend. Der aus England stammende Sketch wurde hierzulande zum Silvester Faktotum, war in seiner Heimat aber weit weniger bekannt. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n7V...

“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle...

'When Doyle was dragged into a police van through a swarm of angry fans, he told officers: “I’ve just ruined my family’s life.”' I suspect that with a violent temper like that his family are probably glad to see the back of him. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Surnames like, I don't know, .... Farage? www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...

GOP seeks to revoke NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani’s citizenship; experts say they must prove false claims in his application.

“Reform is fascist. We must stop Nigel Farage.” Michael Heseltine is on a mission to stop Reform UK. Superb interview by @alicettimes.bsky.social, with ”share token”. www.thetimes.com/article/9048...

People who travelled to the Carribbean in hurricane season complain when there is a hurricane. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Water companies and farmers get away with atrocious pollution of the environment, but least Richmond on Thames has coffee dregs under control 🙄 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

He tweeted "kick him [sic] in the balls". How is that not incitement to violence? www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Reform, everyone must speak English. Also Reform, we're going to stop people learning English. www.bbc.com/news/article...

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... The final paragraph says: Johnson said: “This story is rubbish. The PDCA has been used entirely in accordance with the rules. The Guardian should change its name to Pravda.” So he's confirming the article's veracity, as of course "Pravda" means "truth"

Just when you thought Denmark was the country we should all aspire to be... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Historians are often tempted to tell you something is "worth about X in today's dollars." Here's why I think you should not do that, and what I think you should do instead buttondown.com/anotherway/a...

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'In 1923, she crossed a line few titled women dared to approach – and one few even imagined was ever really open to them – when she stood for election and won' www.heraldscotland.com/poli... @sandradick.bsky.social

Higher attainment gap stays the same this year but is still higher than ever other year since 2016. ANALYSIS from Education Specialist @jamesmcenaney.bsky.social‬: www.heraldscotland.com/news...

For the period 1995 to 2015, finance industry made a negative contribution of £4,500bn to the UK economy. Nearly two years GDP was wiped out and living standards have not recovered. But UK govts are again deregulating. It won't end differently.