Lee Melin
@leemelin.bsky.social
Town planner currently working in consultancy. Like wandering about looking at stuff. #NFFC
He’s a humourless philistine.
November 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
He’s a humourless philistine.
Why do they need to be so snarky about it? Feels like part of the othering of those who go out on bikes at the weekend for fun/exercise. They could have just said it’s not equitable/effective etc without being dicks about it.
November 13, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Why do they need to be so snarky about it? Feels like part of the othering of those who go out on bikes at the weekend for fun/exercise. They could have just said it’s not equitable/effective etc without being dicks about it.
Bats and newts etc are wheeled out as constraints to delivery with monotonous regularity.
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Bats and newts etc are wheeled out as constraints to delivery with monotonous regularity.
What greeted us on arrival (left) vs. The open day show flat (right).
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
What greeted us on arrival (left) vs. The open day show flat (right).
Like this absolute beauty.
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Like this absolute beauty.
You say that, but porridge is definitely being controlled by the Quakers and they’re not even trying to hide it anymore.
October 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
You say that, but porridge is definitely being controlled by the Quakers and they’re not even trying to hide it anymore.
“Let’s make housing shit again” would look great on a baseball hat…
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
“Let’s make housing shit again” would look great on a baseball hat…
Well, the Church of England could lead by example and develop their extensive landholding, using the uplift in land value to house the poor and provide social and faith based infrastructure.
whoownsengland.org/2019/11/04/g...
whoownsengland.org/2019/11/04/g...
‘God’s acres’: the land owned by the Church Commissioners
This post is by Guy Shrubsole. Image: Exterior of 1 Millbank, erstwhile headquarters of the Church Commissioners. Updated 9th Feb 2020 to show map & acreage of Hoo Estate. Who Owns England can …
whoownsengland.org
October 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Well, the Church of England could lead by example and develop their extensive landholding, using the uplift in land value to house the poor and provide social and faith based infrastructure.
whoownsengland.org/2019/11/04/g...
whoownsengland.org/2019/11/04/g...
Away? In the 80s? Perfect day out for an 8 year old. Football special, escorted to ground by mounted police and dog handlers, then spending the game being coined by home fans.
October 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Away? In the 80s? Perfect day out for an 8 year old. Football special, escorted to ground by mounted police and dog handlers, then spending the game being coined by home fans.
It was so good natured that his great hero, Thatcher, wanted to introduce ID cards for supporters. www.theguardian.com/football/201...
Thatcher won't back down on soccer ID cards: From the archive, 7 July 1988
Originally published on 7 July 1988: In an attempt to combat football hooliganism, the prime minister tells league clubs that she will introduce photo ID cards for travelling fans
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
It was so good natured that his great hero, Thatcher, wanted to introduce ID cards for supporters. www.theguardian.com/football/201...