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It's Simon, yeah? @coldwarcliff.bsky.social · 1d

Er.. 10.10kg?

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 2d

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 3d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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It's Simon, yeah? @coldwarcliff.bsky.social · 2d

Some years back I went (on a dry day) to look at a school that was being lauded at having really impressively high cycle/wheel to school figures post STARS. The self-reported data was clearly nonsense based on the number of vehicles dropping off children and number of bikes/scooters in the store.

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City Infinity @cityinfinity.bsky.social · 3d

We're pleased to report on a project that Mark has been working on with Robert Weetman for Manchester City Council.

This post sets out some ideas that developed from this work and which will hopefully start to explain what "pedestrian-friendly" is, and how we can design better side road junctions.

What makes side road junctions pedestrian-friendly?

ForewordThis post has a companion written by Robert Weetman. We have been working collaboratively on something which we think needs to be more widely known, but we also thought it might be fun and …

cityinfinity.co.uk

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Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social · 3d

Say hello to literally the only protesters outside Tory conference this year

Two protesters holding up a sign saying “pedestrianise the M6”

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Red Hot World @redhotworld.bsky.social · 4d

Experts feared it would take 193 years to reduce London's deadly levels of NO₂ air pollution to legal levels.

This week Mayor Sadiq Khan announced his team had defied the howls of pro-fossil fuel and motoring lobbyists to achieve the life-saving target in just 9 YEARS.

Here's how they did it 🧵

Deadly NO2 air pollution levels in London in 2016 before the introduction of the Ultra Low Emissions Zone

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 4d

An astronaut, looking at the Earth: “Wait, it’s all social care obligations?”
Behind them, another astronaut, drawing a gun to shoot them in the back: “Always has been.”

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It's Simon, yeah? @coldwarcliff.bsky.social · 4d

It’s a problem all over central Brixton.

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It's Simon, yeah? @coldwarcliff.bsky.social · 4d

Avignon has an interesting bike share. All electric, super cheap (annual pass 30/15€ then free up to 30min) and space efficient minimal docks that keep bikes upright but all smarts are in the bike)

Nephew says the issue is you have to take outer bike, even if damaged or low battery.

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It's Simon, yeah? @coldwarcliff.bsky.social · 4d

It should be self financing, but there is clearly either threats to officers or corruption going on as some are the same cars parked illegally all day every day. When they’re visible on multiple streetview passes you know there’s an issue.

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It's Simon, yeah? @coldwarcliff.bsky.social · 4d

Atlantic Road south of Coldharbour Lane works in terms of traffic volume - cyclists are the significant mode here. But space hugely diminished by a complete failure of parking enforcement on a bus route.
None of these cars are legally parked.

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It's Simon, yeah? @coldwarcliff.bsky.social · 4d

Around Oval, yes, although it’s more a permanent school street that allows cycling. It’s doesn’t feel a key cycle route or busy with riders IME. Not least the link to the protected space on Harleyford is a pre scheme shared space bodge that’s not obvious.

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 4d

According to the Israeli far right the Board of Deputies is pro-Palestinian. Absolute lunatics

Alona Ferber @aloner.bsky.social · 4d

Here is Chikli’s response to the Board of Deputies…

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It's Simon, yeah? @coldwarcliff.bsky.social · 5d

Though that’s clearly had a human rewrite.

I’m guessing no one’s realised it included all the news stories and blogs when they did the find/replace.

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Rob L @robll.bsky.social · 5d

This is absolutely wild, @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social filmed Robinson with a Hitler appreciation society in Germany for Panorama, a film that was never shown. He has openly expressed antisemitic views.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 6d

This Israeli government decision to host Tommy Robinson will widen the growing gulf between the Netanyahu government and the British public, including the broad majority of Jews in Britain (3/4 of whom dsapproved of Netanyahu, before this new link to this anti-Muslim racist UK far right convict).

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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 6d

In memoriam...

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 6d

“Nearly all 12 apostles” is so funny. I guess there’s no “What would Judas do?” option

The Alternate Historian @althistorian.bsky.social · 6d

O sweet! A digital golden calf.

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It's Simon, yeah? @coldwarcliff.bsky.social · 6d

Good to see a simple positive argument for a UK ID.

Having a digital ID will help those on low incomes | Letter

Letter: Sandra Coleman says many people don’t have passports or driving licences, which can make it impossible to access online government services for pensions and benefits

www.theguardian.com

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Mark Sutton @marksuttonbike.bsky.social · 7d

A data dive here from British Columbia, assessing e-bike subsidy deployment. Key points:

Car use down 20% - ave increase of e-bike mileage of 40km per week, car use down 17km/wk.

Travel costs down 12%

$4.1m of the total $15.3m only spent due to subsidy

www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/e-b...

E-bike subsidy study reveals car use down 20%, travel costs 12%

In a brand new study, The University of British Columbia has revealed a stunning array of benefits to those who

www.cyclingelectric.com

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It's Simon, yeah? @coldwarcliff.bsky.social · 7d

Horses manage perfectly well on tarmac country lanes. And will quickly damage a compacted gravel path.

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𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 9d

On Sunday, #Zürich residents voted 52.8% in favor of increasing parking fees for cars according to weight.

The owner of a BMW X2 (Diesel), which weighs 1,675 kilograms, will now pay equivalent of €717 Euros per year to park on a public street. (Before, about €321.)

Direct democracy!

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It's Simon, yeah? @coldwarcliff.bsky.social · 10d

The Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) for London putting out a strong position statement which

"affirms commitment to promoting and supporting active travel as a key strategy for improving public health"

www.adph.org.uk/networks/lon...

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 10d

They're not cars any more. They're a mechanism to sell finance, and so need to be as expensive and luxe as possible

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It's Simon, yeah? @coldwarcliff.bsky.social · 11d

So actually it appears if Starmer had just gifted it to his parents, their exempt amount for IHT would have covered most, if not all, of the land value.

The trust may have resulted in more CGT being paid than IHT would have been.

Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 12d

That is probably correct. If there'd been no trust, and the field had been in his parents' estate, then net value of estate = ≈£670,000.

That's < the £875,000 combined exempt amount. (Assuming Mr Starmer's mother didn't much use her nil rate bands, which is likely)

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Kamaljeet Gill @kamgill.bsky.social · 12d

I can't remember who, but someone on Twitter (as was) made a good case that the boomers / Gen Xers sneering about media studies were the same ones getting culled by every grift and conspiracy going on Facebook. And would benefit from learning some critical thinking about the media.

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