Mark McIntyre
@markjmcintyre.bsky.social
Keen on active travel 🚲 music, cities, odds and ends of Glasgow history, transport. Powoli uczę się polskiego 🇵🇱 posting my own views
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More bikes than cars on main road at rush hour for first time, figures show
Cycling Scotland reported data from Victoria Road showed more journeys were cycled rather than driven between 8am and 9am on Thursday, June 5.
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📰 STV News: More bikes than cars on main road at rush hour for first time figures show.
🚲 Great summary of the boom in cycling that's happening where new, safe, connected infrastructure is being built in Scotland. #BuildItAndTheyWillCome
🚲 Great summary of the boom in cycling that's happening where new, safe, connected infrastructure is being built in Scotland. #BuildItAndTheyWillCome
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Extraordinary story in Poland. Yet more sabotage.
Culpability not yet established, but all eyes will be on Russia. Poland has already arrested a total of 55 people only recently for illegal activities on Russia’s behalf. Hybrid warfare becoming part of European life.
www.ft.com/content/485f...
Culpability not yet established, but all eyes will be on Russia. Poland has already arrested a total of 55 people only recently for illegal activities on Russia’s behalf. Hybrid warfare becoming part of European life.
www.ft.com/content/485f...
Poland blames sabotage for blast on major railway line
Prime Minister Donald Tusk stops short of linking Moscow to explosion
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November 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Extraordinary story in Poland. Yet more sabotage.
Culpability not yet established, but all eyes will be on Russia. Poland has already arrested a total of 55 people only recently for illegal activities on Russia’s behalf. Hybrid warfare becoming part of European life.
www.ft.com/content/485f...
Culpability not yet established, but all eyes will be on Russia. Poland has already arrested a total of 55 people only recently for illegal activities on Russia’s behalf. Hybrid warfare becoming part of European life.
www.ft.com/content/485f...
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Imagine spending 20 years waiting to see if a reconsideration every few years would uproot you again. Never leaving the system. Constantly wondering whether you'd need to challenge a new decision made, thinking about evidence and getting legal help. Never feeling safe. It's inhumane.
November 17, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Imagine spending 20 years waiting to see if a reconsideration every few years would uproot you again. Never leaving the system. Constantly wondering whether you'd need to challenge a new decision made, thinking about evidence and getting legal help. Never feeling safe. It's inhumane.
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Amazing how the numbers vary between years and how the variability seems country specific. Almost as if there's something in their home country that they are trying to get away from, rather than something in the UK pulling them here. The latter would produce similar effects across countries.
Where do refugees to the UK come from? (House of Commons library)
November 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Amazing how the numbers vary between years and how the variability seems country specific. Almost as if there's something in their home country that they are trying to get away from, rather than something in the UK pulling them here. The latter would produce similar effects across countries.
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Today "in social media isn't toxic it's just a tool and actually it's rather lovely if you just follow the right people".
If you haven't got/ read John's book(s) then do, and while you're at it his newsletter is far better when you get it than when you don't
If you haven't got/ read John's book(s) then do, and while you're at it his newsletter is far better when you get it than when you don't
nah I've got author's copies and there's something specifically lovely about kids connecting with my work, so I'd love to send one. done the money to a good cause or something
November 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Today "in social media isn't toxic it's just a tool and actually it's rather lovely if you just follow the right people".
If you haven't got/ read John's book(s) then do, and while you're at it his newsletter is far better when you get it than when you don't
If you haven't got/ read John's book(s) then do, and while you're at it his newsletter is far better when you get it than when you don't
Really disappointed by this. Iain Anderson, Billy Sloan & Natasha Raskin Sharp and Roddy Hart's eclectic, knowledge-laden music shows to all go, replaced by "easy listening".
The sweeping changes in tone & quality happening on BBC radio aren't for the better.
The sweeping changes in tone & quality happening on BBC radio aren't for the better.
BBC Radio Scotland to axe four long-standing presenters in massive shake-up
BBC Radio Scotland is set to axe four long-standing presenters in a huge shake-up ...
www.thenational.scot
November 15, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Really disappointed by this. Iain Anderson, Billy Sloan & Natasha Raskin Sharp and Roddy Hart's eclectic, knowledge-laden music shows to all go, replaced by "easy listening".
The sweeping changes in tone & quality happening on BBC radio aren't for the better.
The sweeping changes in tone & quality happening on BBC radio aren't for the better.
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
@jenstout.bsky.social on BBC Radio Scotland there, reporting from Ukraine on the daily drone killings of civilians in cities along the eastern front.
Don't think I've heard/read an English-language journalist cover Ukraine with as much clarity and composure as Jen does.
Don't think I've heard/read an English-language journalist cover Ukraine with as much clarity and composure as Jen does.
Jen Stout
Jen Stout is a journalist, writer and radio producer from Scotland. She covers the war in Ukraine for outlets including BBC radio, London Review of Books, Sunday Post, and Prospect magazine.
www.jenstout.net
November 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
@jenstout.bsky.social on BBC Radio Scotland there, reporting from Ukraine on the daily drone killings of civilians in cities along the eastern front.
Don't think I've heard/read an English-language journalist cover Ukraine with as much clarity and composure as Jen does.
Don't think I've heard/read an English-language journalist cover Ukraine with as much clarity and composure as Jen does.
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World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
The world is still on track for a catastrophic 2.6C increase in temperature as countries have not made sufficiently strong climate pledges, while emissions from fossil fuels have hit a record high, two major reports have found.
Despite their promises, governments’ new emission-cutting plans submitted for the Cop30 climate talks taking place in Brazil have done little to avert dangerous global heating for the fourth consecutive year, according to the Climate Action Tracker update. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
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Ireland's media regulator has launched an investigation into X
It has good reasons to suspect X is not meeting its legal obligations to run a legally compliant complaints system in Ireland. It is not giving users who report unlawful content the chance to appeal
www.cnam.ie/coimisiun-na...
It has good reasons to suspect X is not meeting its legal obligations to run a legally compliant complaints system in Ireland. It is not giving users who report unlawful content the chance to appeal
www.cnam.ie/coimisiun-na...
Coimisiún na Meán Investigation into X - Coimisiún na Meán
Coimisiún na Meán’s Investigations Team has today (12.11.2025) commenced a formal investigation into the provider of the X online platform (X), under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA). The investigati...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Ireland's media regulator has launched an investigation into X
It has good reasons to suspect X is not meeting its legal obligations to run a legally compliant complaints system in Ireland. It is not giving users who report unlawful content the chance to appeal
www.cnam.ie/coimisiun-na...
It has good reasons to suspect X is not meeting its legal obligations to run a legally compliant complaints system in Ireland. It is not giving users who report unlawful content the chance to appeal
www.cnam.ie/coimisiun-na...
Gave the brand new Voi bikes a go on the way into town this morning. Really neat and very glad to see a citywide hire bike scheme continuing.
Pricing structure seems a bit on the steep side, so hope there's scope for that to be looked at. First 15 mins freebie was very welcome.
Pricing structure seems a bit on the steep side, so hope there's scope for that to be looked at. First 15 mins freebie was very welcome.
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Gave the brand new Voi bikes a go on the way into town this morning. Really neat and very glad to see a citywide hire bike scheme continuing.
Pricing structure seems a bit on the steep side, so hope there's scope for that to be looked at. First 15 mins freebie was very welcome.
Pricing structure seems a bit on the steep side, so hope there's scope for that to be looked at. First 15 mins freebie was very welcome.
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Amazing how often we say 'too many visitors' when what we mainly mean is 'too many cars'
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Can Highland Perthshire cope with 'unprecedented' tourist demand?
Local businesses rely on visitors coming to Dunkeld, but some residents worry the town can no longer cope.
news.stv.tv
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Amazing how often we say 'too many visitors' when what we mainly mean is 'too many cars'
news.stv.tv/north/dunkel...
news.stv.tv/north/dunkel...
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The new family vehicles of Paris. I think that if a Parisian cycling activist came out of ten years of hibernation and went into the street, what would seem most unbelievable to them would be seeing all these bikes with childrens on the back ;)
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The new family vehicles of Paris. I think that if a Parisian cycling activist came out of ten years of hibernation and went into the street, what would seem most unbelievable to them would be seeing all these bikes with childrens on the back ;)
Looks like the new Voi bikes have started to appear in Glasgow 👀
November 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Looks like the new Voi bikes have started to appear in Glasgow 👀
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Leidseplein, Amsterdam in 1972 and today
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Leidseplein, Amsterdam in 1972 and today
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I’d always wondered why no one had ever published a full, detailed map of the 1960s plan to turn London into a giant web of US-style urban motorways…. It turns even the politicians and designers didn’t make one at the time. It just didn’t exist. Until now.
Earlier this week I spoke to London Centric about the Ringways Map and all things unbuilt London - they’ve dedicated the whole of their latest edition to the story! substack.com/home/post/p-...
Would your home have been under a motorway?
"The most astonishing and destructive thing never to happen to London," says the man who has spent twenty years researching the first true map of the unbuilt Ringways.
substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
I’d always wondered why no one had ever published a full, detailed map of the 1960s plan to turn London into a giant web of US-style urban motorways…. It turns even the politicians and designers didn’t make one at the time. It just didn’t exist. Until now.
This is excellent - the new masterplan for Laurieston, which sits on the south side of the River Clyde directly facing Glasgow city centre.
Currently underpopulated with lots of big gap sites, this would really transform the area. Importantly, building more density around Bridge St subway station.
Currently underpopulated with lots of big gap sites, this would really transform the area. Importantly, building more density around Bridge St subway station.
November 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This is excellent - the new masterplan for Laurieston, which sits on the south side of the River Clyde directly facing Glasgow city centre.
Currently underpopulated with lots of big gap sites, this would really transform the area. Importantly, building more density around Bridge St subway station.
Currently underpopulated with lots of big gap sites, this would really transform the area. Importantly, building more density around Bridge St subway station.
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Strong "Arthur Dent trying to get a cup of tea from the Nutrimatic Drinks Dispenser" vibes
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Strong "Arthur Dent trying to get a cup of tea from the Nutrimatic Drinks Dispenser" vibes
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The Amazing World Of Tomorrow
November 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The Amazing World Of Tomorrow
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Two houses on the same street, both with drives.
Yet just one of them reduces flood risk, retards heatwaves, and lights up the neighbourhood with welcoming greenery.
We’ve lost millions of front gardens to overpaving in recent decades. We need to reverse that trend urgently.
Yet just one of them reduces flood risk, retards heatwaves, and lights up the neighbourhood with welcoming greenery.
We’ve lost millions of front gardens to overpaving in recent decades. We need to reverse that trend urgently.
November 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Two houses on the same street, both with drives.
Yet just one of them reduces flood risk, retards heatwaves, and lights up the neighbourhood with welcoming greenery.
We’ve lost millions of front gardens to overpaving in recent decades. We need to reverse that trend urgently.
Yet just one of them reduces flood risk, retards heatwaves, and lights up the neighbourhood with welcoming greenery.
We’ve lost millions of front gardens to overpaving in recent decades. We need to reverse that trend urgently.
Also! Stopped by Deanston Bakery round the corner and neat to see they have somewhere right outside for customers to park a bike.
Small things like this make a difference.
Small things like this make a difference.
November 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Also! Stopped by Deanston Bakery round the corner and neat to see they have somewhere right outside for customers to park a bike.
Small things like this make a difference.
Small things like this make a difference.
A really nice way to start the week, joining Shawlands Bike Bus on its 4th anniversary, as it weaved through southside of Glasgow to the happy sound of bike bells and chattering kids! 🚲🔔🚲🔔🚲
November 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
A really nice way to start the week, joining Shawlands Bike Bus on its 4th anniversary, as it weaved through southside of Glasgow to the happy sound of bike bells and chattering kids! 🚲🔔🚲🔔🚲
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Sad to hear that Freddie the cat, AKA the Mayor of Shawlands, has gone over the rainbow bridge at the grand old age of 20. A kenspeckle figure around Skirving St, he'd bless the chosen few by selecting their car bonnet or roof for an afternoon snooze.
#Glasgow
#Glasgow
November 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Sad to hear that Freddie the cat, AKA the Mayor of Shawlands, has gone over the rainbow bridge at the grand old age of 20. A kenspeckle figure around Skirving St, he'd bless the chosen few by selecting their car bonnet or roof for an afternoon snooze.
#Glasgow
#Glasgow
One of my favourites, that I saw for myself last year: Neuer Markt in central Vienna.
One of Vienna's main civic/market squares, choked by vehicles & turned into a grim 20th century car park. Transformed back into a space for people in the last few years.
Before (📷 2017) 🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗
After (📷 2024) 🚶♂️🚲🌳🌲🌱
One of Vienna's main civic/market squares, choked by vehicles & turned into a grim 20th century car park. Transformed back into a space for people in the last few years.
Before (📷 2017) 🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗
After (📷 2024) 🚶♂️🚲🌳🌲🌱
November 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
One of my favourites, that I saw for myself last year: Neuer Markt in central Vienna.
One of Vienna's main civic/market squares, choked by vehicles & turned into a grim 20th century car park. Transformed back into a space for people in the last few years.
Before (📷 2017) 🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗
After (📷 2024) 🚶♂️🚲🌳🌲🌱
One of Vienna's main civic/market squares, choked by vehicles & turned into a grim 20th century car park. Transformed back into a space for people in the last few years.
Before (📷 2017) 🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗
After (📷 2024) 🚶♂️🚲🌳🌲🌱
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A #Bikebus attracts families that normally drive to #school. Today 60 kids in Edinburgh cycled to school in the 6 bike buses that ran across #edinburgh. That's 40 less cars polluting the city. It's an easy, safe, healthy and fun way to reducing congestion Let's roll it out to all school
October 31, 2025 at 9:25 AM
A #Bikebus attracts families that normally drive to #school. Today 60 kids in Edinburgh cycled to school in the 6 bike buses that ran across #edinburgh. That's 40 less cars polluting the city. It's an easy, safe, healthy and fun way to reducing congestion Let's roll it out to all school