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Robert Campbell

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Ceramic artist INSTA:@firedclayuk, photographer, security geek, adventure racer, cyclist, vegan, EU Citizen, Bollocks to Brexit

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Robert Campbell @madman2.bsky.social · Jun 22

#NotInMyName

Starmer backs Trump’s Iran bombing saying Tehran cannot develop a nuclear weapon

Prime minister backs US president as he bombs Iranian nuclear sites and says key facilities 'completely and totally obliterated’

www.independent.co.uk

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Robert Campbell @madman2.bsky.social · 16h

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We need to talk about Russia

So, yes, that means we also need to talk about Nigel Farage

open.substack.com

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Robert Campbell @madman2.bsky.social · 16h

Is the riding or the camping the main objective. If the former, WarmShowers may be your friend.
(You may have to use a pseudonym if you head to the north east though :-) )

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Bob From Accounts 🚲 @bobfromaccounts.bsky.social · 27d

Can't come soon enough.

'The Transport & Environment thinktank has urged the government to use the autumn budget to bring in a levy on the largest vehicles, which it said would reflect the damage they caused to the environment and infrastructure.'

UK could raise nearly £2bn by taxing SUVs in line with European countries, study shows

Thinktank says an ‘SUV loophole’ means UK buyers pay up to 20 times less tax on biggest models than in neighbouring nations

www.theguardian.com

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Robert Campbell @madman2.bsky.social · 1d

This happened once in an organisation I once worked in. It was done by a bloke who had asked for and got root privileges by “support” because “he needed to fix a really hard problem and that his own login wasn’t working”

a cat wearing glasses and a bow tie is sitting on a laptop

ALT: a cat wearing glasses and a bow tie is sitting on a laptop

media.tenor.com

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 1d

THIS SHOULD BE CONCERNING TO EVERYONE

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Robert Campbell @madman2.bsky.social · 1d

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England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet

The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter

open.substack.com

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 3d

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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.

Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation

Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Cab Davidson @gnomeicide.bsky.social · 2d

Didn't get to speak to you @mrjamesob.bsky.social but I tried. I did used to think ID cards were a good idea. I'm now of the view that is a TERRIBLE idea, and I can tell you why. Its because of who'll get asked to show their ID. It won't be you, and it won't be me...

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Robert Campbell @madman2.bsky.social · 4d

elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a fire and saying everything is fine .

Alt: elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a fire and saying everything is fine .

media.tenor.com

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 4d

No 10 blocks report on impact of rainforest collapse on food prices

Downing Street has vetoed release of an assessment that says the loss of the Amazon ecosystem could drive up food inflation as well as lead to mass migration

www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

No 10 blocks report on impact of rainforest collapse on food prices

Downing Street has vetoed release of an assessment that says the loss of the Amazon ecosystem could drive up food inflation as well as lead to mass migration

www.thetimes.com

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Robert Campbell @madman2.bsky.social · 4d

Wills on so cross because the runner was going quicker than he was 🤣 and there was no canal nearby.

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International Cargo Bike Festival @cargobikefest.bsky.social · 5d

🇫🇷🚲💪 𝗞𝗹𝗲𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀; 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝘅 𝟯𝟱𝟬 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸-𝘂𝗽 𝟯𝟱𝟬

"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘰 𝘣𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴:
𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵
𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘵
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰
𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴
𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸'𝘴 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴.
𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘥
𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘴
𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬."

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Robert Campbell @madman2.bsky.social · 5d

Right turn on red is like guns, no one outside of the USA thinks it’s in anyway sensible.

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Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 6d

I say this with the bluntness it requires: they will get people murdered if this continues. This is not just populism anymore either: it’s completely unhinged and a deliberate choice that does endanger lives. I am not saying this lightly at all.

Screenshot of an Express article; it says: Robert Jenrick lists 30 'activist judges' he vows to axe in war on UK's open border

In a bold move, Robert Jenrick is set to unveil a controversial plan targeting what he calls 'activist' judges, at the Conservative Party conference.

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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 8d

Wish I could say I was shocked, but here's the Labour government constraining the right to peaceful protest again...

'You can protest but only according to our rules. The rules are: you're not allowed to use any of the tactics that make protest effective.'

Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 8d

NEW: Home Office announces planned new anti-protest powers, mainly aimed at pro-Gaza protests like those for Palestine Action. Police will be able to consider the "cumulative impact" of repeated protests and potentially order that they be relocated.

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Robert Campbell @madman2.bsky.social · 6d

"Plasticine Action" wearing man is being arrested ! Thi country is a joke but it's not funny. Buy your T-Shirt here and profits are going to Palestinian Humanitarian Aid Charities.

plasticineaction.com

a man in a whte t shirt with "Plasticine Action" emblazoned on it being arrested. He's wearing dark sunglasses and there is a pedestrian behind him laughing as she's walking towards the camera.

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Robert Campbell @madman2.bsky.social · 6d

And often double yellow lines that follow the bell mouth of the junction actually dragging the driver around the curve. See Robert Wheetman’s blog.

robertweetman.wordpress.com/2019/10/23/h...

‘Helpful Quality Measures’ on infrastructure for cycling

How can we quickly but usefully judge the quality of infrastructure used for cycling?

robertweetman.wordpress.com

Robert Campbell @madman2.bsky.social · 7d

Self preservation innit

Robert Campbell @madman2.bsky.social · 7d

Let's give it up for Orac, the "cheap and nasty" version of R2D2

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Robert Campbell @madman2.bsky.social · 7d

It's that mind virus Musk keeps bangin on about innit?

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 8d

Convinced that most British people want to live in a functioning, decent country where government improves stuff and everyone can thrive.

The vast majority want nothing to do with this imported hate and atmosphere of violence directed at people just trying to live their lives.