John Machin
@ohjohnnyoh.bsky.social
Husband; dad; favourite uncle; soundy podcasty guy; dishwasher dissident; semi-colon lover.
Remarkable: Guardian article realises Low Traffic Neighbourhoods are NOT 'petrol-head culture wars' but outsource pollution, 'time wasted in queues, frustration, extra fuel consumption' to 'time-poor parents' & 'the little guy' ie delivery drivers & tradespeople.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Opposing LTNs doesn't make you a 'culture war' petrol-head. Just look at what happened in Lambeth | Joseph Harker
For five years residents have complained about traffic being pushed on to other roads. Finally they’re being listened to, says Joseph Harker, the Guardian’s senior editor, diversity and development
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May 15, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Remarkable: Guardian article realises Low Traffic Neighbourhoods are NOT 'petrol-head culture wars' but outsource pollution, 'time wasted in queues, frustration, extra fuel consumption' to 'time-poor parents' & 'the little guy' ie delivery drivers & tradespeople.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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My letter in today's Guardian. Just asking, like. But I think we know the answer.
January 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
My letter in today's Guardian. Just asking, like. But I think we know the answer.
Anyone have or suspect #adultadhd ? Experts seem very down on so-called multitasking, pointing out it's really just task switching, and #adhd folk fail to complete tasks cos of it. But I find alternating tasks super helpful. At the first signs of overwhelm with task A, I switch to Task B. 1/2
January 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Anyone have or suspect #adultadhd ? Experts seem very down on so-called multitasking, pointing out it's really just task switching, and #adhd folk fail to complete tasks cos of it. But I find alternating tasks super helpful. At the first signs of overwhelm with task A, I switch to Task B. 1/2
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Max Templer was among 700 households on a heat network in Peckham left without heating and hot water as temperatures plummeted despite paying thousands of pounds a year in energy bills. Read more. ⬇️
https://bit.ly/401AdeI
https://bit.ly/401AdeI
January 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Max Templer was among 700 households on a heat network in Peckham left without heating and hot water as temperatures plummeted despite paying thousands of pounds a year in energy bills. Read more. ⬇️
https://bit.ly/401AdeI
https://bit.ly/401AdeI
Goodness, after maybe 2 years avoiding social media because of a mental health brown-out, I'm finding it a bit weird to re-establish the habit. But there's no point joining BlueSky if I don't show up. Thanks, people who've followed me!
January 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Goodness, after maybe 2 years avoiding social media because of a mental health brown-out, I'm finding it a bit weird to re-establish the habit. But there's no point joining BlueSky if I don't show up. Thanks, people who've followed me!
In the midst of fighting Germany, Churchill & Attlee dug William Beveridge out of retirement to write the report that led to the Welfare State.
John Bird @bigissue.bsky.social on why lack of prevention prolongs the homelessness emergency:
www.bigissue.com/opinion/i-wa...
@bigissue.bsky.social
John Bird @bigissue.bsky.social on why lack of prevention prolongs the homelessness emergency:
www.bigissue.com/opinion/i-wa...
@bigissue.bsky.social
Yes, I was rude, but 30 years of the same inaction on homelessness is exhausting
John Bird ran out of patience at the select committee – it was the same stunted thinking that will only perpetuate homelessness
www.bigissue.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:55 AM
In the midst of fighting Germany, Churchill & Attlee dug William Beveridge out of retirement to write the report that led to the Welfare State.
John Bird @bigissue.bsky.social on why lack of prevention prolongs the homelessness emergency:
www.bigissue.com/opinion/i-wa...
@bigissue.bsky.social
John Bird @bigissue.bsky.social on why lack of prevention prolongs the homelessness emergency:
www.bigissue.com/opinion/i-wa...
@bigissue.bsky.social
Wow. Hello folks. First post; feels like arriving at a party & you're not sure if anyone you know is going to turn up. Twitter/X refugee like many others. Social media generally has harmed my mental health so why am I here? To try & help make this space a good one. Like a nice pub.
November 20, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Wow. Hello folks. First post; feels like arriving at a party & you're not sure if anyone you know is going to turn up. Twitter/X refugee like many others. Social media generally has harmed my mental health so why am I here? To try & help make this space a good one. Like a nice pub.