Shivaji Shiva
@shivajishivalaw.bsky.social
Charity lawyer; charity trustee; transport campaigner.
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Infrastructure should be designed so that motorists face the consequences of their actions, not the people outside of their cars.
This is at the end of the private drive passing between the Mill and Main buildings. They must have been going pretty fast to hop it up onto the boulder.
November 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Infrastructure should be designed so that motorists face the consequences of their actions, not the people outside of their cars.
‘Entangle’?
A new Quantum Cluster is launched at Harwell Campus today. The cluster aims to encourage quantum businesses, organisations and entrepreneurs to work closer together, accelerating innovation and support commercialisation. It will create over 1000 jobs and entangle over £1 billion of investment.
November 14, 2025 at 7:19 AM
‘Entangle’?
Sadly, I can’t make this because of another commitment. It looks great. Why not go along?
Join the Cardboard Carnival! 🌱
On Saturday 15 November, Birmingham will be joining cities across the world to demand action on climate.
From Birmingham to Belém, our call will echo in streets across the planet: this world is ours!
@climatejusticeuk.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/events/cardb...
On Saturday 15 November, Birmingham will be joining cities across the world to demand action on climate.
From Birmingham to Belém, our call will echo in streets across the planet: this world is ours!
@climatejusticeuk.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/events/cardb...
November 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Sadly, I can’t make this because of another commitment. It looks great. Why not go along?
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Join the Cardboard Carnival! 🌱
On Saturday 15 November, Birmingham will be joining cities across the world to demand action on climate.
From Birmingham to Belém, our call will echo in streets across the planet: this world is ours!
@climatejusticeuk.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/events/cardb...
On Saturday 15 November, Birmingham will be joining cities across the world to demand action on climate.
From Birmingham to Belém, our call will echo in streets across the planet: this world is ours!
@climatejusticeuk.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/events/cardb...
November 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Join the Cardboard Carnival! 🌱
On Saturday 15 November, Birmingham will be joining cities across the world to demand action on climate.
From Birmingham to Belém, our call will echo in streets across the planet: this world is ours!
@climatejusticeuk.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/events/cardb...
On Saturday 15 November, Birmingham will be joining cities across the world to demand action on climate.
From Birmingham to Belém, our call will echo in streets across the planet: this world is ours!
@climatejusticeuk.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/events/cardb...
That feeling when you arrive at 18:33 for the 18:33 to New Street, so expect to miss it, but it arrives at 18:34 *and* you have two treats from Hart’s in your bag.
November 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
That feeling when you arrive at 18:33 for the 18:33 to New Street, so expect to miss it, but it arrives at 18:34 *and* you have two treats from Hart’s in your bag.
"Running a red is different. It’s a threat powered by gasoline, thousands of pounds of metal, a heavy foot and a desire to cheat the system, even for a microsecond. It’s an active threat. People die."
Take a few minutes to read this @timdonnelly.com piece on all-too-commonplace red-light running.
Take a few minutes to read this @timdonnelly.com piece on all-too-commonplace red-light running.
so uhhhhh is anyone going to do anything about the epidemic of drivers just blasting through red lights these days? @timdonnelly.com investigates: nygroove.nyc/why-does-no-...
November 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Off to VWV’s Bristol office for a Team Day. It’s an opportunity to catch up with colleagues from across the Charity Law and Governance team.
And there should be time for a stop at Hart’s Bakery to grab something for breakfast.
And there should be time for a stop at Hart’s Bakery to grab something for breakfast.
November 13, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Off to VWV’s Bristol office for a Team Day. It’s an opportunity to catch up with colleagues from across the Charity Law and Governance team.
And there should be time for a stop at Hart’s Bakery to grab something for breakfast.
And there should be time for a stop at Hart’s Bakery to grab something for breakfast.
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Why was #CelebrityTraitors one big SUV ad?!
SUVs like the Defender are three times more likely to kill a child under 10 in the event of a crash, compared to a small car.
This form of advertising needs challenging. #AirPollution #RoadDanger
SUVs like the Defender are three times more likely to kill a child under 10 in the event of a crash, compared to a small car.
This form of advertising needs challenging. #AirPollution #RoadDanger
Is the Land Rover Defender the biggest star of Celebrity Traitors?
Is the Land Rover Defender the Celebrity Traitors' biggest star? With almost 12million people tuning in, search results have surged 35% for JLR's best selling 110.
www.thisismoney.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Why was #CelebrityTraitors one big SUV ad?!
SUVs like the Defender are three times more likely to kill a child under 10 in the event of a crash, compared to a small car.
This form of advertising needs challenging. #AirPollution #RoadDanger
SUVs like the Defender are three times more likely to kill a child under 10 in the event of a crash, compared to a small car.
This form of advertising needs challenging. #AirPollution #RoadDanger
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
'Given Birmingham’s multicultural present and its current crisis of confidence and identity, is it perhaps time to celebrate Sturge and to bring him out of obscurity - to give him a central place in the self-image of the city and the nation as a whole?'
@birminghamdispatch.bsky.social
@birminghamdispatch.bsky.social
This 19th-century Birmingham radical helped end slavery
Joseph Sturge spent his life campaigning against the evils of slavery. In 2025, his legacy is a mixed one
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM
'Given Birmingham’s multicultural present and its current crisis of confidence and identity, is it perhaps time to celebrate Sturge and to bring him out of obscurity - to give him a central place in the self-image of the city and the nation as a whole?'
@birminghamdispatch.bsky.social
@birminghamdispatch.bsky.social
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‘Haunted house stories tend to end in one of two ways: either the family flees, or the ghosts are soothed, and everyone – living and dead alike – is allowed to move on.’
Jon Day on the cultural history of haunted houses.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Jon Day on the cultural history of haunted houses.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Jon Day · Gloomth: Haunted Houses
Haunted house stories tend to end in one of two ways: either the family flees, or the ghosts are soothed, and everyone...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
‘Haunted house stories tend to end in one of two ways: either the family flees, or the ghosts are soothed, and everyone – living and dead alike – is allowed to move on.’
Jon Day on the cultural history of haunted houses.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Jon Day on the cultural history of haunted houses.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
#SchoolRunJoy
I admire our lollipop ladies. It is an enormously important job. I could not stand there patiently each day as parents and neighbours blithely endanger the very children they are delivering to school by parking dangerously.
@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
I admire our lollipop ladies. It is an enormously important job. I could not stand there patiently each day as parents and neighbours blithely endanger the very children they are delivering to school by parking dangerously.
@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
#SchoolRunJoy
I admire our lollipop ladies. It is an enormously important job. I could not stand there patiently each day as parents and neighbours blithely endanger the very children they are delivering to school by parking dangerously.
@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
I admire our lollipop ladies. It is an enormously important job. I could not stand there patiently each day as parents and neighbours blithely endanger the very children they are delivering to school by parking dangerously.
@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
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A beautiful and tragic episode about the selfishness brought on by the auto industry.
Too much for me to take in one sitting.
My heart breaks for what was robbed from America
Too much for me to take in one sitting.
My heart breaks for what was robbed from America
NEW EPISODE: "The Creation of America's Car Culture." Producer Ilana Strauss talks to @norton.bsky.social about the two men who, in the 1920s, teamed up to sell more cars and shape the way cities handle traffic. Their legacy can be felt across the country today. podcasts.apple.com/lu/podcast/t...
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A beautiful and tragic episode about the selfishness brought on by the auto industry.
Too much for me to take in one sitting.
My heart breaks for what was robbed from America
Too much for me to take in one sitting.
My heart breaks for what was robbed from America
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Living sculpture.
Notice also the pool of water held in the crook of this ancient oak on the shores of Kenmare River (bay).
Notice also the pool of water held in the crook of this ancient oak on the shores of Kenmare River (bay).
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Living sculpture.
Notice also the pool of water held in the crook of this ancient oak on the shores of Kenmare River (bay).
Notice also the pool of water held in the crook of this ancient oak on the shores of Kenmare River (bay).
Will you?
We've joined with 15 local and national organisations, setting out 10 practical steps to address the city's road safety emergency and prevent needless deaths on our city's roads.
Will you join us by co-signing the asks in 2 minutes?: betterstreetsforbirmingham....
Will you join us by co-signing the asks in 2 minutes?: betterstreetsforbirmingham....
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Will you?
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A few weeks ago, I met up with @dannycarrier.bsky.social from the Camden New Journal to talk about histories of London, the 1920s & 1930s, and my new book Songs of Seven Dials.
You can read more about the book and our conversation at edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader...
You can read more about the book and our conversation at edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader...
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A few weeks ago, I met up with @dannycarrier.bsky.social from the Camden New Journal to talk about histories of London, the 1920s & 1930s, and my new book Songs of Seven Dials.
You can read more about the book and our conversation at edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader...
You can read more about the book and our conversation at edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader...
The diesel spouting ice cream van has gone. In its place Brindleyplace has a stall promoting vapes.
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The diesel spouting ice cream van has gone. In its place Brindleyplace has a stall promoting vapes.
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The fools! They'd be so much happier now if they had just talked endlessly about battery trains and hydrogen.
Meanwhile, '3rd world' India has almost electrified all of its vast network in record time. infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/railway...
Over 99% electrification of Indian Railways network complete
Indian Railways Electrification: The Indian Railways has completed over 99% electrification of its broad-gauge network, with a significant push towards renewable energy, including rooftop solar panels...
infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The fools! They'd be so much happier now if they had just talked endlessly about battery trains and hydrogen.
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Beautiful autumn colours in Bristol.
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Beautiful autumn colours in Bristol.
Strange …
It would appear @eastlothiancouncil.bsky.social think the National Cycle Network in Musselburgh is an appropriate place to dump rubble. How odd. @spokes.org.uk @edi.bike @edcriticalmass.bsky.social @shona-mcintosh.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Strange …
I've lost track of who pointed me at this article but it is great. Thank you whoever you are.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I've lost track of who pointed me at this article but it is great. Thank you whoever you are.
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...