John Lydon
@john-lydon.bsky.social
UK, north-west England based.
Likes: fairness, democracy, nature, people-first transport
Dislikes: stuff that messes up the above
Likes: fairness, democracy, nature, people-first transport
Dislikes: stuff that messes up the above
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Germany shifts over 2 million e-bikes every year. France: over 500,000.
Britain? It will be lucky to get to 150,000. Why?
Because people need to feel safe to cycle, and that requires serious and sustained government support, which has not been forthcoming.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
Britain? It will be lucky to get to 150,000. Why?
Because people need to feel safe to cycle, and that requires serious and sustained government support, which has not been forthcoming.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
Cycling is changing at speed – but is Britain keeping pace?
Emulating the bike-friendly highways enjoyed by our continental neighbours will take a lot more money and political will
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Germany shifts over 2 million e-bikes every year. France: over 500,000.
Britain? It will be lucky to get to 150,000. Why?
Because people need to feel safe to cycle, and that requires serious and sustained government support, which has not been forthcoming.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
Britain? It will be lucky to get to 150,000. Why?
Because people need to feel safe to cycle, and that requires serious and sustained government support, which has not been forthcoming.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
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Hi. Court reporter here again. I can confirm about a third of local cases I see are domestic abuse of women and girls. Where do you think the men start? And almost every columnist tells you to look elsewhere.
This is the second story in three days The Times has carried arguing against misogyny lessons in schools, which it describes as "some weird feminist attack on male children".
December 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Hi. Court reporter here again. I can confirm about a third of local cases I see are domestic abuse of women and girls. Where do you think the men start? And almost every columnist tells you to look elsewhere.
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Jo Cox was murdered before the vote by a far-right terrorist & this is the language this complete disgrace chooses to use
December 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Jo Cox was murdered before the vote by a far-right terrorist & this is the language this complete disgrace chooses to use
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One thing about mad shit like this is, the Telegraph Ukraine podcast is reminding its listeners each day that the EU is the organisation keeping Ukraine's lights on, financially and increasingly militarily, while the US has casually thrown it under the bus.
December 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
One thing about mad shit like this is, the Telegraph Ukraine podcast is reminding its listeners each day that the EU is the organisation keeping Ukraine's lights on, financially and increasingly militarily, while the US has casually thrown it under the bus.
Farage's alignment with Putin's interests set out clearly.
The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
December 20, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Farage's alignment with Putin's interests set out clearly.
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If I was a mayor, or ran a city’s transportation dept, I’d be meeting frequently with the local police chief/deputy chiefs, explaining the MANY public interest reasons why we want as many people as possible riding bikes, and how their approach to bike theft, ticketing, etc makes a BIG DIFFERENCE.
December 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
If I was a mayor, or ran a city’s transportation dept, I’d be meeting frequently with the local police chief/deputy chiefs, explaining the MANY public interest reasons why we want as many people as possible riding bikes, and how their approach to bike theft, ticketing, etc makes a BIG DIFFERENCE.
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The women of the Kenwood Ladies' Pond Association voted overwhelmingly to be inclusive. Another "listen to women, no, not these women" by Terfs
When people push for trans and non-binary individuals, or any marginalised community, to be denied their actual rights, discriminated against and demonised there is a more commonly used term for the type of group they are, and it doesn't tend to be "rights group"
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Rights group challenges trans-inclusive swimming policy at Hampstead Heath
Allowing entry on the basis of self-identification of gender is unlawful, high court is told
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The women of the Kenwood Ladies' Pond Association voted overwhelmingly to be inclusive. Another "listen to women, no, not these women" by Terfs
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Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking across a microscopic slide. 🫧🐻🧪
December 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking across a microscopic slide. 🫧🐻🧪
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Here’s Why Governments Should Start Paying People to Bike to Work.
momentummag.com/is-it-time-g...
momentummag.com/is-it-time-g...
Here's Why Governments Should Start Paying People to Bike to Work
In North America, where cars reign supreme, a new idea could gain ground like it is in some areas of Europe — paying people to bike to work
momentummag.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Here’s Why Governments Should Start Paying People to Bike to Work.
momentummag.com/is-it-time-g...
momentummag.com/is-it-time-g...
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In 2021, two new cycling bridges were opened on the border between Dutch places 's Hertogenbosch and Vught.
Previously, there was a level crossing intersection but with the arrival of a new turbo roundabout for car traffic, this was no longer desirable in terms of safety and traffic flow.
🧵 1/3
Previously, there was a level crossing intersection but with the arrival of a new turbo roundabout for car traffic, this was no longer desirable in terms of safety and traffic flow.
🧵 1/3
December 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
In 2021, two new cycling bridges were opened on the border between Dutch places 's Hertogenbosch and Vught.
Previously, there was a level crossing intersection but with the arrival of a new turbo roundabout for car traffic, this was no longer desirable in terms of safety and traffic flow.
🧵 1/3
Previously, there was a level crossing intersection but with the arrival of a new turbo roundabout for car traffic, this was no longer desirable in terms of safety and traffic flow.
🧵 1/3
I don't have the words to do justice to Ahmed al-Ahmed's bravery.
I do have the words for those who want to divide us. This man is the best of us and to those who use people's origins against them - this man is a beacon against you.
I do have the words for those who want to divide us. This man is the best of us and to those who use people's origins against them - this man is a beacon against you.
Is the George Cross still awarded in Australia?
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
December 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I don't have the words to do justice to Ahmed al-Ahmed's bravery.
I do have the words for those who want to divide us. This man is the best of us and to those who use people's origins against them - this man is a beacon against you.
I do have the words for those who want to divide us. This man is the best of us and to those who use people's origins against them - this man is a beacon against you.
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THIS is the secret to redefining cycling for your region. Let's learn from Belgium today:
#1 - 🎯 a bold target: The new Cycling Master Plan for Flanders sets a bold target: 30% of all trips by bike by 2040
shorturl.at/hL0xx
#1 - 🎯 a bold target: The new Cycling Master Plan for Flanders sets a bold target: 30% of all trips by bike by 2040
shorturl.at/hL0xx
December 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
THIS is the secret to redefining cycling for your region. Let's learn from Belgium today:
#1 - 🎯 a bold target: The new Cycling Master Plan for Flanders sets a bold target: 30% of all trips by bike by 2040
shorturl.at/hL0xx
#1 - 🎯 a bold target: The new Cycling Master Plan for Flanders sets a bold target: 30% of all trips by bike by 2040
shorturl.at/hL0xx
Trade deals, tech investment - after Trump got his UK state visit it could all go the way of vapourware.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US puts £31bn tech ‘prosperity deal’ with Britain on ice
Pledge to invest billions in UK paused, with Washington citing lack of progress on trade barriers across pond
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Trade deals, tech investment - after Trump got his UK state visit it could all go the way of vapourware.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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"Parasiti-capitalism allows investors to enrich themselves not by generating new value, but by extracting existing value.
It has become one of the major forces driving inequality and economic stagnation today."
New guest post from Rachel Wasserman: graceblakeley.substack.com/p/parasiti-c...
It has become one of the major forces driving inequality and economic stagnation today."
New guest post from Rachel Wasserman: graceblakeley.substack.com/p/parasiti-c...
Parasiti-capitalism: How Investors Drain Companies and Call It Growth
How modern capital captures control, drains cash flow, and leaves economies weaker.
graceblakeley.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"Parasiti-capitalism allows investors to enrich themselves not by generating new value, but by extracting existing value.
It has become one of the major forces driving inequality and economic stagnation today."
New guest post from Rachel Wasserman: graceblakeley.substack.com/p/parasiti-c...
It has become one of the major forces driving inequality and economic stagnation today."
New guest post from Rachel Wasserman: graceblakeley.substack.com/p/parasiti-c...
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Retired physician here.
In 38 Yr career 1984-2022 my experience:
Measles - 0 cases
Mumps - 0
Rubella - 0
Polio - 0 active. Few post polio paralysis in Nepal, 0 in UK
Whooping Cough - 0
Tetanus - 2 or 3 cases in Nepal, 0 in UK
Meningococcal- several cases in 1980s (before vaccine available. 0 since)
In 38 Yr career 1984-2022 my experience:
Measles - 0 cases
Mumps - 0
Rubella - 0
Polio - 0 active. Few post polio paralysis in Nepal, 0 in UK
Whooping Cough - 0
Tetanus - 2 or 3 cases in Nepal, 0 in UK
Meningococcal- several cases in 1980s (before vaccine available. 0 since)
🚨new Indie SAGE report on childhood diseases!
🧵Vaccines have been so successful that once common diseases are now so rare that even many doctors might never see a case.
In this report we describe 12 diseases, their consequences & impact of vaccines 1/15
independentsage.org/report/preve...
🧵Vaccines have been so successful that once common diseases are now so rare that even many doctors might never see a case.
In this report we describe 12 diseases, their consequences & impact of vaccines 1/15
independentsage.org/report/preve...
December 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Retired physician here.
In 38 Yr career 1984-2022 my experience:
Measles - 0 cases
Mumps - 0
Rubella - 0
Polio - 0 active. Few post polio paralysis in Nepal, 0 in UK
Whooping Cough - 0
Tetanus - 2 or 3 cases in Nepal, 0 in UK
Meningococcal- several cases in 1980s (before vaccine available. 0 since)
In 38 Yr career 1984-2022 my experience:
Measles - 0 cases
Mumps - 0
Rubella - 0
Polio - 0 active. Few post polio paralysis in Nepal, 0 in UK
Whooping Cough - 0
Tetanus - 2 or 3 cases in Nepal, 0 in UK
Meningococcal- several cases in 1980s (before vaccine available. 0 since)
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Defend democracy, resist dictators
"I defected from a totalitarian regime, and like hell am I going to be cowed again," & "I'm pissed off as hell about people capitulating to Trump"
She warns that people voting for such leaders are choosing "the same ball of wax" she fled, where figures dictate life, rights, & feelings.
Thread 1/5🧵
She warns that people voting for such leaders are choosing "the same ball of wax" she fled, where figures dictate life, rights, & feelings.
Thread 1/5🧵
December 15, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Defend democracy, resist dictators
Great thread on what's really going on with Polish / UK migration vs the Daily Mail self-serving interpretation.
Few thoughts on the "Polish exodus" from the UK.
1. It's not an 'exodus', it's a slow drip. We're fine, thanks.
2. Migration is really complicated.
3. The absolute cheek of the very same media attacking Poles for years lamenting their departure.
4. What you can do?
THREAD 🧵
1. It's not an 'exodus', it's a slow drip. We're fine, thanks.
2. Migration is really complicated.
3. The absolute cheek of the very same media attacking Poles for years lamenting their departure.
4. What you can do?
THREAD 🧵
December 15, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Great thread on what's really going on with Polish / UK migration vs the Daily Mail self-serving interpretation.
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Two victims of previous school shootings — Mia Tretta, who was shot in the stomach in 2019 at Saugus High School, and Zoe Weissman, who survived the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — are now at Brown. Gun violence is out of control in this country.
December 14, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Two victims of previous school shootings — Mia Tretta, who was shot in the stomach in 2019 at Saugus High School, and Zoe Weissman, who survived the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — are now at Brown. Gun violence is out of control in this country.
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I once saw somebody who queued for 45 minutes every day to drive 1/2 mile. Motonormativity is such a powerful force, I suspect for a lot of people driving and movement are seen as the same thing. Add in the influence of habits and automatic behaviour and non-car alternatives don't even register
Glorious headline and content.
www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/2568278...
1.5 miles from work so she moves 4 miles away for a faster journey, because that's the only option apparently.
www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/2568278...
1.5 miles from work so she moves 4 miles away for a faster journey, because that's the only option apparently.
‘Getting to work less then two miles from home was hell on wheels’
The argument over the need for a link road to ease the frequently gridlocked roads between Wigan and Bolton has raged since the end of the Second…
www.leighjournal.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I once saw somebody who queued for 45 minutes every day to drive 1/2 mile. Motonormativity is such a powerful force, I suspect for a lot of people driving and movement are seen as the same thing. Add in the influence of habits and automatic behaviour and non-car alternatives don't even register
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Great idea not to mention that the entire saving was made in the year ending March 2025, two months before Reform took over.
December 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Great idea not to mention that the entire saving was made in the year ending March 2025, two months before Reform took over.
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Labour are attacking Greens. Fine. I have yet to see any party that has entirely affordable aspirations.
But at least the Greens HAVE aspirations.
Labour have seemingly decided the status quo cannot be touched, even when it doesn't work for 90% of people, or the viability of life on the planet.
But at least the Greens HAVE aspirations.
Labour have seemingly decided the status quo cannot be touched, even when it doesn't work for 90% of people, or the viability of life on the planet.
December 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Labour are attacking Greens. Fine. I have yet to see any party that has entirely affordable aspirations.
But at least the Greens HAVE aspirations.
Labour have seemingly decided the status quo cannot be touched, even when it doesn't work for 90% of people, or the viability of life on the planet.
But at least the Greens HAVE aspirations.
Labour have seemingly decided the status quo cannot be touched, even when it doesn't work for 90% of people, or the viability of life on the planet.
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The EU was created in by people who lived through WWII and saw political and economic integration as a means to bringing peace and stability to the continent.
It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
December 8, 2025 at 4:31 AM
The EU was created in by people who lived through WWII and saw political and economic integration as a means to bringing peace and stability to the continent.
It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
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Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it
Teaching when to trust
As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge
newhumanist.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
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