It's Simon, yeah?
@coldwarcliff.bsky.social
Drinking beer, riding bikes and fixing stuff.
Post about active travel, music and a bit of tech and politics. And riding bikes. And drinking beer.
Post about active travel, music and a bit of tech and politics. And riding bikes. And drinking beer.
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I FOI'd English councils whether they use legal land purchase powers to create traffic-free paths. Just 1% said they have successfully.
Why is something that's so common for roads almost never done for cycle routes? And what does it mean for cycling?
lauralaker.substack.com/p/cycleways-...
Why is something that's so common for roads almost never done for cycle routes? And what does it mean for cycling?
lauralaker.substack.com/p/cycleways-...
November 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I FOI'd English councils whether they use legal land purchase powers to create traffic-free paths. Just 1% said they have successfully.
Why is something that's so common for roads almost never done for cycle routes? And what does it mean for cycling?
lauralaker.substack.com/p/cycleways-...
Why is something that's so common for roads almost never done for cycle routes? And what does it mean for cycling?
lauralaker.substack.com/p/cycleways-...
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Happy Nov 14th, everybody!
November 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Happy Nov 14th, everybody!
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Ah the 1970s.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
November 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Ah the 1970s.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
Post an image that will always make you laugh
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Post an image that will always make you laugh
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Look: there's absolutely a political argument for high tax rates on high earners. You can agree with it or disagree with it. Fine.
There's no argument for high tax rates on £60-80k and £100-125k and lower rates on £125k+
None.
There's no argument for high tax rates on £60-80k and £100-125k and lower rates on £125k+
None.
November 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Look: there's absolutely a political argument for high tax rates on high earners. You can agree with it or disagree with it. Fine.
There's no argument for high tax rates on £60-80k and £100-125k and lower rates on £125k+
None.
There's no argument for high tax rates on £60-80k and £100-125k and lower rates on £125k+
None.
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⚡📮Nice work @royal-mail.bsky.social, who have just announced the launch of a new fleet of over 100 micro electric vehicles, replacing 52 vans.
Better for the climate and for deliveries. This is exactly the kind of move we need to see for cities free of diesel vans!
#ElectrifyLondon
Better for the climate and for deliveries. This is exactly the kind of move we need to see for cities free of diesel vans!
#ElectrifyLondon
November 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
⚡📮Nice work @royal-mail.bsky.social, who have just announced the launch of a new fleet of over 100 micro electric vehicles, replacing 52 vans.
Better for the climate and for deliveries. This is exactly the kind of move we need to see for cities free of diesel vans!
#ElectrifyLondon
Better for the climate and for deliveries. This is exactly the kind of move we need to see for cities free of diesel vans!
#ElectrifyLondon
Another day of choosing not to comment on things that may or may not be in the budget.
November 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Another day of choosing not to comment on things that may or may not be in the budget.
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Worth remembering that freezing fuel duty, which could well happen again, costs about 30x more than the cycle to work scheme per year.
November 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Worth remembering that freezing fuel duty, which could well happen again, costs about 30x more than the cycle to work scheme per year.
Cars ruin cities, suburbia edition. Grass verges paved over for parking in Lewisham.
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Cars ruin cities, suburbia edition. Grass verges paved over for parking in Lewisham.
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I’m hearing Lutfur Rahman is very close to achieving his manifesto pledge to create 1000 new car parking spaces in Tower Hamlets. Some have even come by taking space directly from the pavement. Unbelievable in this day and age.
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
I’m hearing Lutfur Rahman is very close to achieving his manifesto pledge to create 1000 new car parking spaces in Tower Hamlets. Some have even come by taking space directly from the pavement. Unbelievable in this day and age.
There are not enough muppet movies.
Right. Here's my big pitch:
Muppet James Bond
James Bond in…A Heart-Felt Goodbye
Dominic Cooper as Bond
Kermit M Frog
Mrs Moneypiggy
Beaker & Dr Bunsen HoneyQ
The agents of G.O.N.Z.O. want to kidnap the world's chickens. MI5 has a mole (Rizzo the Rat). An agent is undercover as a chef in Sweden.
Muppet James Bond
James Bond in…A Heart-Felt Goodbye
Dominic Cooper as Bond
Kermit M Frog
Mrs Moneypiggy
Beaker & Dr Bunsen HoneyQ
The agents of G.O.N.Z.O. want to kidnap the world's chickens. MI5 has a mole (Rizzo the Rat). An agent is undercover as a chef in Sweden.
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
There are not enough muppet movies.
Should I give a positive review to a seller who quickly refunded a sale of a fake item they had listed specifically as genuine?
they've asked!
they've asked!
November 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Should I give a positive review to a seller who quickly refunded a sale of a fake item they had listed specifically as genuine?
they've asked!
they've asked!
I should know better than to buy anything on @kickstarter.com but thought a company that had multiple "successful" campaigns would be fine
but Sitpack.com have been allowed to run multiple campaigns without delivering to their backers (while selling and shipping the same products in their store)
but Sitpack.com have been allowed to run multiple campaigns without delivering to their backers (while selling and shipping the same products in their store)
SITPACK | Outdoor Convenience & Comfort: Compact Chairs & Accessories
Discover the ultimate in outdoor comfort with our collection of compact camping chairs and accessories. Explore lightweight and foldable seating solutions perfect for camping, picnics, and outdoor adv...
Sitpack.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I should know better than to buy anything on @kickstarter.com but thought a company that had multiple "successful" campaigns would be fine
but Sitpack.com have been allowed to run multiple campaigns without delivering to their backers (while selling and shipping the same products in their store)
but Sitpack.com have been allowed to run multiple campaigns without delivering to their backers (while selling and shipping the same products in their store)
another @stephencollins.bsky.social classic
November 10, 2025 at 10:33 AM
another @stephencollins.bsky.social classic
The most wonderful time of the year.
Beer52 advent calendar has arrived
Beer52 advent calendar has arrived
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The most wonderful time of the year.
Beer52 advent calendar has arrived
Beer52 advent calendar has arrived
10% of Meta's gross revenue comes from ads for fraudulent goods and scams, and; the company knows it, and; they decided not to do anything about it, because; the fines for facilitating this life-destroying fraud are far less than the expected revenue from helping to destroy its users' lives
Pluralistic: Facebook’s fraud files (08 Nov 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
November 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
10% of Meta's gross revenue comes from ads for fraudulent goods and scams, and; the company knows it, and; they decided not to do anything about it, because; the fines for facilitating this life-destroying fraud are far less than the expected revenue from helping to destroy its users' lives
Actually, looking at this again I'm not clear how the whole headtube/bars/fork arrangement works on a Lime bike. Anyone?
November 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Actually, looking at this again I'm not clear how the whole headtube/bars/fork arrangement works on a Lime bike. Anyone?
I thought we were done with this victim blaming bullshit, at the very least in London from reasonably progressive boroughs, but here's Hackney telling pedestrians to dress like a construction worker to walk to the shops rather than making the environment safer.
November 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I thought we were done with this victim blaming bullshit, at the very least in London from reasonably progressive boroughs, but here's Hackney telling pedestrians to dress like a construction worker to walk to the shops rather than making the environment safer.
I hope no one was riding this when the fork steerer failed.
November 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I hope no one was riding this when the fork steerer failed.
I mean, I think every car should have a mandatory black box tracker that should absolutely be used as evidence in collisions, speeding, other crime.
If people want to do crime they could take a bus. Or a cab. Or walk or cycle.
If people want to do crime they could take a bus. Or a cab. Or walk or cycle.
Year one: "We can work it out as an estimate"
Year two: "Oh, look, lots of people are dodging the system!"
Year three: "We need to fit mandatory trackers to every car in the country."
Year four plus: "Why shouldn't tracker data be used in evidence? What have people got to hide?"
Year two: "Oh, look, lots of people are dodging the system!"
Year three: "We need to fit mandatory trackers to every car in the country."
Year four plus: "Why shouldn't tracker data be used in evidence? What have people got to hide?"
I don’t think think “estimated road use” is right approach - at the least drivers should have the *option* of getting a black box fitted that just tracks their EVs usage, but come on, Mel, impersonate a serious politician!
November 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I mean, I think every car should have a mandatory black box tracker that should absolutely be used as evidence in collisions, speeding, other crime.
If people want to do crime they could take a bus. Or a cab. Or walk or cycle.
If people want to do crime they could take a bus. Or a cab. Or walk or cycle.
That it’s still necessary to do more research on this is absurd but those fighting against safe space haven’t died off yet.
#obviousoutcomebackedbyevidence
#obviousoutcomebackedbyevidence
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
That it’s still necessary to do more research on this is absurd but those fighting against safe space haven’t died off yet.
#obviousoutcomebackedbyevidence
#obviousoutcomebackedbyevidence
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This New Yorker documentary about the 1988 UK government ban on broadcasting the voices of Sinn Féin and I.R.A. leaders is pretty good but they show *that clip from The Day Today with no explanation and no indicator that it is satire.
www.newyorker.com/video/watch/...
www.newyorker.com/video/watch/...
The Ban
www.newyorker.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
This New Yorker documentary about the 1988 UK government ban on broadcasting the voices of Sinn Féin and I.R.A. leaders is pretty good but they show *that clip from The Day Today with no explanation and no indicator that it is satire.
www.newyorker.com/video/watch/...
www.newyorker.com/video/watch/...
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Dubious 'e-bike' product listings from Argos and Very found without illegal for road use disclaimers.
+ I have again found evidence that eBay is still selling products flagged by the Office for Product Safety and Standards as a fire risk.
www.cyclingelectric.com/news/illegal...
+ I have again found evidence that eBay is still selling products flagged by the Office for Product Safety and Standards as a fire risk.
www.cyclingelectric.com/news/illegal...
Major retailers listing illegal for road use & dangerous products as an ‘electric bikes’
National retail giants such as Argos and Very.co.uk are presently listing for sale so-called 'electric bikes' that would be illegal
www.cyclingelectric.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Dubious 'e-bike' product listings from Argos and Very found without illegal for road use disclaimers.
+ I have again found evidence that eBay is still selling products flagged by the Office for Product Safety and Standards as a fire risk.
www.cyclingelectric.com/news/illegal...
+ I have again found evidence that eBay is still selling products flagged by the Office for Product Safety and Standards as a fire risk.
www.cyclingelectric.com/news/illegal...
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Gotta love Private Eye.
Always cuts through the crap.
Always cuts through the crap.
October 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Gotta love Private Eye.
Always cuts through the crap.
Always cuts through the crap.
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the assumptions made about the target audience by making the first two items "OnlyFans' and 'child support' are kind of incredible
This is Bad (source: network.fintechtakes.com/library/3d38...)
November 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
the assumptions made about the target audience by making the first two items "OnlyFans' and 'child support' are kind of incredible