Susan Major
@suemajor.bsky.social
Railway historian, living in York UK. https://susanmajorhistory.wordpress.com. Working class railway excursions mid-19c Britain, inc women's leisure mobility. Women railway workers WWII. FellowRHS. Local history for www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk
Thanks Sunderland AFC Banter!
January 2, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Thanks Sunderland AFC Banter!
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“Survey after survey has shown that business owners overestimate how many customers drive to their stores vs walking or biking. In a 2012 Los Angeles study, more than half of the store owners on the bike-laned part of the boulevard thought most of their customers drove. The actual number was 15%.”
I read all the studies on the economic impact of bike lanes. Here's what I learned.
Research proves that bike lanes are good for business. So why do so many stores and restaurants still oppose them?
www.businessinsider.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:41 AM
“Survey after survey has shown that business owners overestimate how many customers drive to their stores vs walking or biking. In a 2012 Los Angeles study, more than half of the store owners on the bike-laned part of the boulevard thought most of their customers drove. The actual number was 15%.”
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The ratings from the SoL.
Thought Mukiele and Alderete superb, and a massive night for Dennis Cirkin
#SAFC
www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/footba...
Thought Mukiele and Alderete superb, and a massive night for Dennis Cirkin
#SAFC
www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/footba...
Phil Smith's Sunderland player ratings vs Man City as flawless pair shine and land 9s
Sunderland were in action against Man City at the Stadium of Light
www.sunderlandecho.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:08 PM
The ratings from the SoL.
Thought Mukiele and Alderete superb, and a massive night for Dennis Cirkin
#SAFC
www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/footba...
Thought Mukiele and Alderete superb, and a massive night for Dennis Cirkin
#SAFC
www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/footba...
New TV programme about #railwaystations starts this Thursday on #More4. First one features York, when I'll have a few words to say. www.channel4.com/programmes/b...
Britain's Favourite Railway Stations
Si King explores the spaces that take us beyond catching a train where hidden worlds merge
www.channel4.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:53 PM
New TV programme about #railwaystations starts this Thursday on #More4. First one features York, when I'll have a few words to say. www.channel4.com/programmes/b...
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"I think 80-90% of the country just want to get on with their lives, be friendly with their neighbours They don't look at people of different religions, skin colours, beliefs, traits, and think badly of them. I think we're divided deliberately to distract" - Gary Lineker
2026, the year of hope.
2026, the year of hope.
January 1, 2026 at 7:54 AM
"I think 80-90% of the country just want to get on with their lives, be friendly with their neighbours They don't look at people of different religions, skin colours, beliefs, traits, and think badly of them. I think we're divided deliberately to distract" - Gary Lineker
2026, the year of hope.
2026, the year of hope.
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I had a go at explaining it here (though its my interpretation rather than reporting).
samf.substack.com/p/identity-c...
samf.substack.com/p/identity-c...
December 31, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I had a go at explaining it here (though its my interpretation rather than reporting).
samf.substack.com/p/identity-c...
samf.substack.com/p/identity-c...
Our local shops!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
10 years on, is York's Bishopthorpe Road still UK's best high street?
Traders on Bishopthorpe Road say focus on pedestrians, events and independent businesses drives footfall.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Our local shops!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
December 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
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RT @SunderlandAFC: I CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU ❤️🔥
December 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
RT @SunderlandAFC: I CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU ❤️🔥
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Our latest blogpost highlights a new independent trader in our area of #York, tracing the 150yr history of its premises, from fish to wine. @balhnews.bsky.social @yorkfhs.bsky.social
www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/from-fi...
www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/from-fi...
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Our latest blogpost highlights a new independent trader in our area of #York, tracing the 150yr history of its premises, from fish to wine. @balhnews.bsky.social @yorkfhs.bsky.social
www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/from-fi...
www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/from-fi...
This is so impressive.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...?
‘This country’s divided’: how a Sunderland charity is changing that – one house, park and shop at a time
Far-right rhetoric fuelled rioting here in 2024, but Back on the Map is helping to unite the community, through good accommodation, new shops, and an aim to genuinely uplift and improve people’s lives
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This is so impressive.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...?
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Home Office Ministers state publicly, on the record, that they are deliberately making life worse for older people and people with disabilities who depend on care services, but it's worth it because it reduces net migration.
December 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Home Office Ministers state publicly, on the record, that they are deliberately making life worse for older people and people with disabilities who depend on care services, but it's worth it because it reduces net migration.
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Absolutely amazing chart from @peterkellner.bsky.social's piece in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social today:
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
December 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Absolutely amazing chart from @peterkellner.bsky.social's piece in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social today:
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
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www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
This is really interesting.
This is really interesting.
Does ‘laziness’ start in the brain?
Understanding the surprising mechanism behind apathy can help unlock scientific ways to boost your motivation
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
This is really interesting.
This is really interesting.
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This is an excellent, level-headed, informative piece. I'd kill for a government which could discuss the issue with the same sense of objectivity and calm.
Here's this week's column. Please - please - can we stop talking about migration in a way that's completely detached from the facts? www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Net migration is plummeting. Why can’t Labour say so? | Heather Stewart
An honest debate is needed on this polarising topic as sectors such as social care struggle with recruitment
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is an excellent, level-headed, informative piece. I'd kill for a government which could discuss the issue with the same sense of objectivity and calm.
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Well worth a listen, an amazing panel!
Fiona Hill of Brookings on the possibility of the US fracturing as the Federal Government is gutted. See the whole fascinating @ukandeu.bsky.social discussion with her, Rana Mitter, Margaret Macmillan and @fromtga.bsky.social here: ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ukice...
November 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Well worth a listen, an amazing panel!
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This really needs emphasizing. The entirety of the UK media ecosystem is utterly fixated on a 100% fabricated "crisis".
Net migration has fallen again to 204,000, the lowest level since 2021 and is forecast to continue falling over the coming years.
Not that you would know it from the endless coverage of Britain's supposed "immigration crisis"
Not that you would know it from the endless coverage of Britain's supposed "immigration crisis"
November 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This really needs emphasizing. The entirety of the UK media ecosystem is utterly fixated on a 100% fabricated "crisis".
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Now over 61,000 🚀
🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Now over 61,000 🚀
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We've got a new free walk leaflet about #York "A historic walk around Micklegate", details on our website at www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/new-mic... @balhnews.bsky.social @yorkfhs.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
We've got a new free walk leaflet about #York "A historic walk around Micklegate", details on our website at www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/new-mic... @balhnews.bsky.social @yorkfhs.bsky.social
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WATCH: If you really STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown & all the urban parts of your city, please watch this EXCELLENT video by #NotJustBikes helped by #UrbanThree & @StrongTowns.org. And then please SHARE it as much as possible. youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI
November 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
WATCH: If you really STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown & all the urban parts of your city, please watch this EXCELLENT video by #NotJustBikes helped by #UrbanThree & @StrongTowns.org. And then please SHARE it as much as possible. youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI
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Shabana Mahmood's Indefinite Leave To Remain Culture War
3 years - if you're earning £125k+
15 years - if you're e.g. a nurse, or a teacher
Labour's two tier system which rewards high earners and insults those who work just as hard but don't earn as much - really sad to see Labour fall
3 years - if you're earning £125k+
15 years - if you're e.g. a nurse, or a teacher
Labour's two tier system which rewards high earners and insults those who work just as hard but don't earn as much - really sad to see Labour fall
November 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Shabana Mahmood's Indefinite Leave To Remain Culture War
3 years - if you're earning £125k+
15 years - if you're e.g. a nurse, or a teacher
Labour's two tier system which rewards high earners and insults those who work just as hard but don't earn as much - really sad to see Labour fall
3 years - if you're earning £125k+
15 years - if you're e.g. a nurse, or a teacher
Labour's two tier system which rewards high earners and insults those who work just as hard but don't earn as much - really sad to see Labour fall
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Compare and contrast the Government language.
£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.
Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.
And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.
£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.
Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.
And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Compare and contrast the Government language.
£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.
Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.
And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.
£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.
Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.
And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.