The🚴♂️Infra-PM💚
@the-infra-pm.bsky.social
- Snr Project Manager-Infrastructure
- Volunteer advisor @ Sustrans & Wells LCN
- Green Party Transport Policy Group
Opinions my own
- Volunteer advisor @ Sustrans & Wells LCN
- Green Party Transport Policy Group
Opinions my own
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Pretty damn spot-on, don’t you think?
December 14, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Pretty damn spot-on, don’t you think?
I was today years old when I learned that road traffic collisions alone (~£36bn) cost the UK economy more than the combined revenue of fuel duty & VED (~£35bn).
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Roads policing review: call for evidence
www.gov.uk
December 12, 2024 at 6:26 PM
I was today years old when I learned that road traffic collisions alone (~£36bn) cost the UK economy more than the combined revenue of fuel duty & VED (~£35bn).
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Second.
December 2, 2024 at 7:03 AM
Second.
Could it possibly be true...
...that someone with the word "cyclist" cemented in their Twitter Bio has been appointed as...
TRANSPORT SECRETARY!!!
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
#oneofus
...that someone with the word "cyclist" cemented in their Twitter Bio has been appointed as...
TRANSPORT SECRETARY!!!
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
#oneofus
November 29, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Could it possibly be true...
...that someone with the word "cyclist" cemented in their Twitter Bio has been appointed as...
TRANSPORT SECRETARY!!!
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
#oneofus
...that someone with the word "cyclist" cemented in their Twitter Bio has been appointed as...
TRANSPORT SECRETARY!!!
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
#oneofus
An actual comment from someone on the "Being seen by drivers is YOUR responsibility" circuit:
November 25, 2024 at 1:02 PM
An actual comment from someone on the "Being seen by drivers is YOUR responsibility" circuit:
Saw this on a local page.
Do always remember, if it's dark outside, one should always think about the poor drivers before one leaves the house, and don one's fluorescent jacket.
And if you are of course nearly flattened, do remember to keep things civil & gentlemanly, whatwhat.
Do always remember, if it's dark outside, one should always think about the poor drivers before one leaves the house, and don one's fluorescent jacket.
And if you are of course nearly flattened, do remember to keep things civil & gentlemanly, whatwhat.
November 25, 2024 at 7:26 AM
Saw this on a local page.
Do always remember, if it's dark outside, one should always think about the poor drivers before one leaves the house, and don one's fluorescent jacket.
And if you are of course nearly flattened, do remember to keep things civil & gentlemanly, whatwhat.
Do always remember, if it's dark outside, one should always think about the poor drivers before one leaves the house, and don one's fluorescent jacket.
And if you are of course nearly flattened, do remember to keep things civil & gentlemanly, whatwhat.
God I'm so sick of the slogan 'Back British Farming'.
Why is anyone supposed to automatically bestow greater importance to someone just because they are British.
Back EVERYONE!
Why is anyone supposed to automatically bestow greater importance to someone just because they are British.
Back EVERYONE!
November 24, 2024 at 7:41 AM
God I'm so sick of the slogan 'Back British Farming'.
Why is anyone supposed to automatically bestow greater importance to someone just because they are British.
Back EVERYONE!
Why is anyone supposed to automatically bestow greater importance to someone just because they are British.
Back EVERYONE!
All hail!
The tyranny of my Vodafone broadband ended yesterday!
The tyranny of my Vodafone broadband ended yesterday!
November 21, 2024 at 8:56 AM
All hail!
The tyranny of my Vodafone broadband ended yesterday!
The tyranny of my Vodafone broadband ended yesterday!
Time for a 'Throwback Thursday'.
4 years ago, I built a surfboard!
4 years ago, I built a surfboard!
November 21, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Time for a 'Throwback Thursday'.
4 years ago, I built a surfboard!
4 years ago, I built a surfboard!
How is that once again, the Tories are coming out looking cleaner on worker benefits than the Labour Party?
First the bus fare cap, now this.
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social
First the bus fare cap, now this.
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social
Five years ago first Bill I worked on was for pensions dashboard, so people can keep track of own money.
Still not implemented.
A modern, functional system of governance - it would be a good idea. As would #FinancialSector working for real economy, not just itself
www.politico.eu/article/labo...
Still not implemented.
A modern, functional system of governance - it would be a good idea. As would #FinancialSector working for real economy, not just itself
www.politico.eu/article/labo...
Labour quietly ditches Tory ‘pot for life’ pensions plan
Tory Jeremy Hunt’s plan was meant to stop workplace pension pots being lost as workers change jobs — but was widely criticised by the savings industry.
www.politico.eu
November 21, 2024 at 7:41 AM
How is that once again, the Tories are coming out looking cleaner on worker benefits than the Labour Party?
First the bus fare cap, now this.
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social
First the bus fare cap, now this.
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social
The more I think on the new farm tax, the more I'm thinking it's been misjudged.
It comes down to where we draw the line on "small" farms, & currently £1m is probably not it.
I'd be happy to see the policy tweaked but NOT before a discussion on the paradox of high land values & low farm incomes.
It comes down to where we draw the line on "small" farms, & currently £1m is probably not it.
I'd be happy to see the policy tweaked but NOT before a discussion on the paradox of high land values & low farm incomes.
November 21, 2024 at 6:52 AM
The more I think on the new farm tax, the more I'm thinking it's been misjudged.
It comes down to where we draw the line on "small" farms, & currently £1m is probably not it.
I'd be happy to see the policy tweaked but NOT before a discussion on the paradox of high land values & low farm incomes.
It comes down to where we draw the line on "small" farms, & currently £1m is probably not it.
I'd be happy to see the policy tweaked but NOT before a discussion on the paradox of high land values & low farm incomes.
Genuine question, why is agricultural land so expensive?
If farming results in such famously meagre profits, who would (or could) pay £10,000+ per acre for practically no return?
Something doesn't add up about all this.
If farming results in such famously meagre profits, who would (or could) pay £10,000+ per acre for practically no return?
Something doesn't add up about all this.
a cartoon of spongebob reading a book with a caption that says according to my calculations that 's a bust
ALT: a cartoon of spongebob reading a book with a caption that says according to my calculations that 's a bust
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Genuine question, why is agricultural land so expensive?
If farming results in such famously meagre profits, who would (or could) pay £10,000+ per acre for practically no return?
Something doesn't add up about all this.
If farming results in such famously meagre profits, who would (or could) pay £10,000+ per acre for practically no return?
Something doesn't add up about all this.
My 5 year old: "Daddy, [my younger brother] is eating your food"
Me walking into the next room "huh, I didn't have any food out 🤔"
My 3 year old with my disorganised wife's pregnancy vitamins:
Me walking into the next room "huh, I didn't have any food out 🤔"
My 3 year old with my disorganised wife's pregnancy vitamins:
a young man in a black and white shirt is holding a bag of chips
ALT: a young man in a black and white shirt is holding a bag of chips
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:12 AM
My 5 year old: "Daddy, [my younger brother] is eating your food"
Me walking into the next room "huh, I didn't have any food out 🤔"
My 3 year old with my disorganised wife's pregnancy vitamins:
Me walking into the next room "huh, I didn't have any food out 🤔"
My 3 year old with my disorganised wife's pregnancy vitamins:
Question for the void:
If a farmer gifts his farm (the business assets, not a house) to his child at least 7 years before they die, would the child have to pay capital gains tax and how would this be calculated?
If a farmer gifts his farm (the business assets, not a house) to his child at least 7 years before they die, would the child have to pay capital gains tax and how would this be calculated?
November 20, 2024 at 9:06 AM
Question for the void:
If a farmer gifts his farm (the business assets, not a house) to his child at least 7 years before they die, would the child have to pay capital gains tax and how would this be calculated?
If a farmer gifts his farm (the business assets, not a house) to his child at least 7 years before they die, would the child have to pay capital gains tax and how would this be calculated?
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And THAT is exactly how people with a huge sense of entitlement regularly behave when they get caught out.
#JeremyClarkson
#JeremyClarkson
November 19, 2024 at 4:51 PM
And THAT is exactly how people with a huge sense of entitlement regularly behave when they get caught out.
#JeremyClarkson
#JeremyClarkson
Watch Jeremy Clarkson get owned by a journalist👇
Love where he compares "4%" of ppl currently paying inheritance tax to "96%" of farmers who'll now need to.
The 4% is PER YEAR, Jeremy. 96% of farmers won't be inheriting a farm every year will they?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Love where he compares "4%" of ppl currently paying inheritance tax to "96%" of farmers who'll now need to.
The 4% is PER YEAR, Jeremy. 96% of farmers won't be inheriting a farm every year will they?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Clarkson clashes with BBC over inheritance tax comment
Jeremy Clarkson has had a heated exchange with Victoria Derbyshire about his own remarks that he bought a farm to avoid inheritance tax.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Watch Jeremy Clarkson get owned by a journalist👇
Love where he compares "4%" of ppl currently paying inheritance tax to "96%" of farmers who'll now need to.
The 4% is PER YEAR, Jeremy. 96% of farmers won't be inheriting a farm every year will they?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Love where he compares "4%" of ppl currently paying inheritance tax to "96%" of farmers who'll now need to.
The 4% is PER YEAR, Jeremy. 96% of farmers won't be inheriting a farm every year will they?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Too much emphasis is on net-zero 'how' & too little on the 'why'.
Don't think someone who takes 4 overseas holidays/yr & drives a Porsche Cayenne has any understanding of how rainfall patterns are causing crops to fail in Central America.
An easy UK resource is to watch more Simon Reev on iplayer.
Don't think someone who takes 4 overseas holidays/yr & drives a Porsche Cayenne has any understanding of how rainfall patterns are causing crops to fail in Central America.
An easy UK resource is to watch more Simon Reev on iplayer.
November 19, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Too much emphasis is on net-zero 'how' & too little on the 'why'.
Don't think someone who takes 4 overseas holidays/yr & drives a Porsche Cayenne has any understanding of how rainfall patterns are causing crops to fail in Central America.
An easy UK resource is to watch more Simon Reev on iplayer.
Don't think someone who takes 4 overseas holidays/yr & drives a Porsche Cayenne has any understanding of how rainfall patterns are causing crops to fail in Central America.
An easy UK resource is to watch more Simon Reev on iplayer.
Fill in the blank👇
"All you need to be is BLANK and you just get given everything for free"
I suppose this could be:
A: an immigrant (at best receiving a roof over their head)
B: a benefit claimant (at best receiving a meagre living)
C: a farmer's child (apparently at least £1m in business assets)
"All you need to be is BLANK and you just get given everything for free"
I suppose this could be:
A: an immigrant (at best receiving a roof over their head)
B: a benefit claimant (at best receiving a meagre living)
C: a farmer's child (apparently at least £1m in business assets)
a group of people sitting in front of a sign that says clark city
ALT: a group of people sitting in front of a sign that says clark city
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Fill in the blank👇
"All you need to be is BLANK and you just get given everything for free"
I suppose this could be:
A: an immigrant (at best receiving a roof over their head)
B: a benefit claimant (at best receiving a meagre living)
C: a farmer's child (apparently at least £1m in business assets)
"All you need to be is BLANK and you just get given everything for free"
I suppose this could be:
A: an immigrant (at best receiving a roof over their head)
B: a benefit claimant (at best receiving a meagre living)
C: a farmer's child (apparently at least £1m in business assets)
"Switching just 1 trip a day from 🚗 to 🚴 or 🚶♂️ = almost 30% less transport CO2 for the ave UK urban resident. If 1 in 5 did this in 🇪🇺 it’d cut emissions from all 🚗 travel in 🇪🇺 by 8%. The potential impact of active travel on CO2 could be huge"
@chrisboardman.bsky.social
@chrisboardman.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 10:30 AM
"Switching just 1 trip a day from 🚗 to 🚴 or 🚶♂️ = almost 30% less transport CO2 for the ave UK urban resident. If 1 in 5 did this in 🇪🇺 it’d cut emissions from all 🚗 travel in 🇪🇺 by 8%. The potential impact of active travel on CO2 could be huge"
@chrisboardman.bsky.social
@chrisboardman.bsky.social
Unpopular opinion:
Disability should not be used as an excuse for unlimited vehicular freedoms.
Disability should not be used as an excuse for unlimited vehicular freedoms.
November 19, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Unpopular opinion:
Disability should not be used as an excuse for unlimited vehicular freedoms.
Disability should not be used as an excuse for unlimited vehicular freedoms.