Nick Lester-Davis

I want all these rights safeguarded. Tories and Reform want us all to be economic units with no rights at all.

Amazingly, Reform controlled Wakefield council has just voted to end 2 hours free parking in their centre on the grounds that it hasn’t attracted any more shopping activity. They say people won’t come because of free parking but want a better quality town centre offer. Quite right.

More good data on the longer term impact of LTNs

Nice idea in a beautiful Victorian arcade in Halifax

The Sowerby Bridge rush bearing festival. Amazing the numbers involved.

Of the 29 pedestrians killed on the pavement, 28 were hit by cars and one by a mobility scooter. None were hit by bicycles or e-bikes.

And just how many children’s lives does your city think it is worth sacrificing to continue to allow the dirtiest cars to keep driving? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Just received a letter today, via @royalmailchat.bsky.social , correctly addressed with proper postage, that had been posted on the 21st May, only 10 miles away. Is this some sort of record? Talk about snail mail.

www.theguardian.com/environment/... Why can so many mayors and politicians continue to believe it is acceptable for thousands of the people they represent to needlessly die from air pollution?

So much for ‘optimism bias’ in forecasts for new public transport schemes.

Halifax bus station. Slick operation as a good bus station should be. Nearly one departure every minute.

I thought @lner.co.uk ‘s mumbai chicken toastie looked the best of a weak menu. However it turned out to be very tasty. The tuna, butter bean and egg salad was also very good

How do blind and partially sighted people get to a bus stop on the other side of the road? The number of blind people killed by a cyclist is close to, if not actually, zero, but the number killed by cars is significant. But you wouldn't believe it from this story. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is hardly unique. Our village of Kinlochard in the Trossachs regularly suffers from this sort of behaviour, with similar consequences on any warm and sunny weekend.

Just got a new telephone number from @btsofficialtweets.bsky.social Can anyone explain why the area code is for a town more than 60 miles away in Humberside?

Motornormativity in action @tesco in Sowerby Bridge. On the high street but the only entrance is at the back in the car park. Pedestrians must climb a hill while walking round 3 sides of the store. No bike parking

A glorious dog walk to start the day

How beautiful. The Black Swan at Oldstead

@lloydsbankinggroup.bsky.social make it difficult and too easy to change the address on an account. Difficult - you can only do it in branch or on their app. Easy - once in branch no security checks at all

I’ve rarely seen a clearer weather front

Moving home and amazing difference between private and public sector. Spent 2 hours on the phone to BT only to be told they couldn’t do anything until we move and then we would have to wait 2-3 weeks for service. Council tax was all dealt with in 3 minutes

Now I would challenge an airline to produce a meal like this. Very tasty

Surprising that trains are still shown as going to Glasgow Central even though the station has been closed for 2 days because of fire.

This man was abused for appearing on a Welcome to Heathrow poster. Then he met his trolls. And what an inspiration Syed Usman Shah is for us all

After 10 years, our bird of paradise plant has produced its first flower.

A sensible manifesto for main roads in cities

Minus 6 on a very clear dawn on Loch Ard.

We’ve now had a month of leaden skies, a bitter east wind and not much rain. There seems to be little prospect of this changing in the next fortnight. Is this some form of (dismal) record @metoffice.gov.uk ?

I see the Highland Sleeper has been running to Fort William and Aberdeen on alternate days since the new year, although this is not advertised. Does anyone @seatsixtyone.bsky.social know when it will revert to the advertised timetable?

I see that Kemi Badenoch would scrap the 2030 ban on the sale of new fossil fuelled cars - demonstrating, once again, the Tories’ mistaken belief that there are millions of car brained voters who will allow freedom to drive as you like to determine their votes.

This is fascinating and I look forward to seeing what happens

This is brilliant. Would any previous opponents of this policy like to respond? www.linkedin.com/redir/redire...

I really cannot recommend this excellent piece on Hammersmith Bridge highly enough

Yet another evidence review argues very strongly that simply providing alternatives to driving doesn't reduce driving This isn't surprising, if only thanks to habit. If I unthinkingly jump in my car for every trip (as many do), new buses won't change that www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

An old moon over a frosty Loch Ard

After two solid days of rain, a welcome dry spell on Loch Ard

I wondered how long it would be before a call for metal detectors surfaced It happened previously about 30 years ago and was considered un workable then (after lots of time and money spent) Justcas true now www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

The mirror like reflection on Loch Ard on an admittedly not particularly pleasant day

It might be the sea shore rather than just a small loch

So robotaxis lead to more taxi trips, more expensive taxi trips, switch from private car ownership and use. So a pretty niche market but moving in the right direction The economics of self-driving taxis economist.com/finance-and-...

A very interesting analysis British men are driving less, and a culture is vanishing economist.com/britain/2025...

The most clearing on Loch Ard this morning. Pictures taken 30 minutes apart

Well I didn’t expect frost this morning.

As the march went past the Albert Halls

Another piece of evidence to show the importance and necessity of bringing urban speed limits down.