David Gregory-Kumar
@drdavidgk.bsky.social
Dad. Husband. Reporter. I work for the BBC based out of Birmingham. Focused on Environment/Science & Rural Affairs. Swapped car for cargo bike. PhD/DSc. RTS reporter of the year.
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Alright. Hello BlueSky! I’m a reporter focusing on environment/science & rural affairs. Working for the BBC in Birmingham. Looking to find some West Mids/Science/Farming people on here. And for downtime any discussion of active travel and cycle lanes. We need a cargo bike emoji.
Gmail just autocorrected "back up" to "black up" and I'm like NO!
November 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Gmail just autocorrected "back up" to "black up" and I'm like NO!
The scheme is so complex there won’t be any uplift in sales over such a short period. It takes weeks to sort a certificate and buy a bike through it.
Lol congratulations to whoever briefed that the chancellor was going to axe Cycle to Work, then didn't. Whatever was going on behind the scenes, you've just done wonders for London's bike shops pre-Christmas.
If my group chats are anything to go by, Treasury briefing "we're going to end the cycle to work tax break that enables people to buy a large family-sized e-bike" has done more than any other advertising campaign to boost the uptake of family-sized e-bikes. Sales must be through the roof this week.
November 27, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The scheme is so complex there won’t be any uplift in sales over such a short period. It takes weeks to sort a certificate and buy a bike through it.
I’m going to treat bluesky like oldskool twitter. Here is my lunch in the sunshine. Roasted tomatoes and feta.
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I’m going to treat bluesky like oldskool twitter. Here is my lunch in the sunshine. Roasted tomatoes and feta.
"Florida-based life sciences company turned ether buyer ETHZilla recently sold about $40mn worth of its tokens, also to fund its share buyback programme." Tired: Medical research. Wired: Magic e-money
November 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
"Florida-based life sciences company turned ether buyer ETHZilla recently sold about $40mn worth of its tokens, also to fund its share buyback programme." Tired: Medical research. Wired: Magic e-money
Deffo a mast year. Need some waxwings.
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Deffo a mast year. Need some waxwings.
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On Today before 7 a former Trump official claimed without challenge that US spending on Ukraine far outweighs that of Europe (at least contestable) and that Europe was now irrelevant to the peace talks. 30 mins later Steve Rosenberg made clear that Europe’s irrelevance was a Kremlin talking point
November 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
On Today before 7 a former Trump official claimed without challenge that US spending on Ukraine far outweighs that of Europe (at least contestable) and that Europe was now irrelevant to the peace talks. 30 mins later Steve Rosenberg made clear that Europe’s irrelevance was a Kremlin talking point
It’s extraordinary. Can’t help feel jealous
London is becoming a cycling city.
As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring. Cycling has risen by more than 40% since 2019 to 1,500,000 trips every day.
As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring. Cycling has risen by more than 40% since 2019 to 1,500,000 trips every day.
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
It’s extraordinary. Can’t help feel jealous
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Because of *reasons #WhyDontTheyUseTheCycleLanes
November 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Because of *reasons #WhyDontTheyUseTheCycleLanes
One of the oddest decisions Royal Mail made was to phase out the use of bicycles for deliveries
In healthy cities, postal carriers don't block the bike lane, they use it.
November 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
One of the oddest decisions Royal Mail made was to phase out the use of bicycles for deliveries
View from the gym this am. Grass? Cant have that a car needs to park. Cycle racks? Pffft. Cars need to park in front and block them. And as ever the psychology of driving to exercise defeats me.
November 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
View from the gym this am. Grass? Cant have that a car needs to park. Cycle racks? Pffft. Cars need to park in front and block them. And as ever the psychology of driving to exercise defeats me.
As #doctorwhoday comes to an end a little extra story. Did Sarah-Jane make me a journalist? Maybe. But the returning series did honestly save my life. It was a dark time and I kept going week to week to see what 9 did next. I’ll always be grateful for that.
November 23, 2025 at 11:19 PM
As #doctorwhoday comes to an end a little extra story. Did Sarah-Jane make me a journalist? Maybe. But the returning series did honestly save my life. It was a dark time and I kept going week to week to see what 9 did next. I’ll always be grateful for that.
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I do not know where I would be without Doctor Who
When I started high school someone asked me if there was a mentor or role model who shaped me.
I babbled about the Doctor for like minutes.
The look on their face when they realized I was talking about a fictional character 🫨
When I started high school someone asked me if there was a mentor or role model who shaped me.
I babbled about the Doctor for like minutes.
The look on their face when they realized I was talking about a fictional character 🫨
November 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I do not know where I would be without Doctor Who
When I started high school someone asked me if there was a mentor or role model who shaped me.
I babbled about the Doctor for like minutes.
The look on their face when they realized I was talking about a fictional character 🫨
When I started high school someone asked me if there was a mentor or role model who shaped me.
I babbled about the Doctor for like minutes.
The look on their face when they realized I was talking about a fictional character 🫨
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It really is just simple geometry.
You cannot build a functional city if everyone brings a 2-ton living room on wheels with them.
You cannot build a functional city if everyone brings a 2-ton living room on wheels with them.
The entrance to the 3-storey bike parking garage at Utrecht Central holding 12,500 bicycles. It’s free for the first 24 hours, linked to the station, and used by tens of thousands every day. This is what happens when a country treats bikes as real transport infrastructure, not an afterthought.
November 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
It really is just simple geometry.
You cannot build a functional city if everyone brings a 2-ton living room on wheels with them.
You cannot build a functional city if everyone brings a 2-ton living room on wheels with them.
Fire brigade. Grabbing a coffee. Blocking a cycle lane to do it. (This forced me to move out into oncoming traffic)
November 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Fire brigade. Grabbing a coffee. Blocking a cycle lane to do it. (This forced me to move out into oncoming traffic)
Everyone has a plan for the wine fair. Until they get punched in the face by a Shiraz
November 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Everyone has a plan for the wine fair. Until they get punched in the face by a Shiraz
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Christmas is the season of giving - and not everyone is lucky enough to have a piped gravy supply to their homes like Bearwood residents - so we've dispatched our iconic Gravy Christmas Truck on tour around locations in the West Midlands, to give the gift of gravy!
November 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Christmas is the season of giving - and not everyone is lucky enough to have a piped gravy supply to their homes like Bearwood residents - so we've dispatched our iconic Gravy Christmas Truck on tour around locations in the West Midlands, to give the gift of gravy!
Twenty years since I met my future husband. Still the handsomest man I’ve ever met.
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Twenty years since I met my future husband. Still the handsomest man I’ve ever met.
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So much of our infrastructure, planning, environmental, and road safety measures seem to be based around politicians' fear of slightly inconveniencing easily-angered motorists. Pedestrians, cyclists, and public transport users are barely considered in their calculations.
November 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
So much of our infrastructure, planning, environmental, and road safety measures seem to be based around politicians' fear of slightly inconveniencing easily-angered motorists. Pedestrians, cyclists, and public transport users are barely considered in their calculations.
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We could change the design of our roads to address this crisis, like other cities are doing, but that might inconvenience car owners, so planners and politicians are choosing this option instead.
Families of road death victims in West Midlands safety campaign
Letters from families who lost their loved ones are on display for Road Safety Week.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 7:46 AM
We could change the design of our roads to address this crisis, like other cities are doing, but that might inconvenience car owners, so planners and politicians are choosing this option instead.
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BREAKING: The former leader of Reform in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been sentenced to ten and half years in prison for taking bribes to pump out Russian propaganda.
Gill was paid thousands to make pro-Russia speeches and TV interviews.
Gill was paid thousands to make pro-Russia speeches and TV interviews.
November 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
BREAKING: The former leader of Reform in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been sentenced to ten and half years in prison for taking bribes to pump out Russian propaganda.
Gill was paid thousands to make pro-Russia speeches and TV interviews.
Gill was paid thousands to make pro-Russia speeches and TV interviews.
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"imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in the first wave in England"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
Covid inquiry live updates: UK did 'too little, too late', leading to thousands more Covid deaths, says inquiry
The inquiry says an earlier lockdown could have saved 23,000 lives in the first wave in England - and lockdown could have been avoided altogether with earlier interventions.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in the first wave in England"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
Well.
Covid inquiry: Lockdown could have been avoided and other key findings
Covid inquiry: Lockdown could have been avoided and other key findings
The long-awaited report is published into how well or badly the government handled the Covid pandemic.
www.bbc.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Well.
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‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...