Roger
@rogerha.bsky.social
Cyclist, statistician, folk aficionado, alliteration addict
Interesting article about 996 (over)work culture, but aren't BBC News using this OECD data in precisely the way the footnote says you shouldn't?
@robertcuffe.bsky.social @benchu.bsky.social
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgn2k285ypo
@robertcuffe.bsky.social @benchu.bsky.social
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgn2k285ypo
February 9, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Interesting article about 996 (over)work culture, but aren't BBC News using this OECD data in precisely the way the footnote says you shouldn't?
@robertcuffe.bsky.social @benchu.bsky.social
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgn2k285ypo
@robertcuffe.bsky.social @benchu.bsky.social
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgn2k285ypo
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Last night there was a vigil for the first cycling fatality of the year on London's streets. I was there. Here are some thoughts (no paywall).
If this strikes a chord with you, please comment on the post and share.
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If this strikes a chord with you, please comment on the post and share.
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February 7, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Last night there was a vigil for the first cycling fatality of the year on London's streets. I was there. Here are some thoughts (no paywall).
If this strikes a chord with you, please comment on the post and share.
open.substack.com/pub/nedboult...
If this strikes a chord with you, please comment on the post and share.
open.substack.com/pub/nedboult...
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#UAEWomensTour live on YouTube!
** No ill-timed ads from DiscoveryPlus either! **
www.youtube.com/live/pkd9JVW...
** No ill-timed ads from DiscoveryPlus either! **
www.youtube.com/live/pkd9JVW...
UAE Tour Women Stage 3
YouTube video by UAETour
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February 7, 2026 at 9:56 AM
#UAEWomensTour live on YouTube!
** No ill-timed ads from DiscoveryPlus either! **
www.youtube.com/live/pkd9JVW...
** No ill-timed ads from DiscoveryPlus either! **
www.youtube.com/live/pkd9JVW...
Interesting article from #BBCDevon on Plymouth artist Beryl Cook:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reporter got a bit confused over her bio – she lived in Africa in her 20s after marrying, not as a child, and she and her husband bought the Plymouth guesthouse, not her parents
@johndanks.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reporter got a bit confused over her bio – she lived in Africa in her 20s after marrying, not as a child, and she and her husband bought the Plymouth guesthouse, not her parents
@johndanks.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Interesting article from #BBCDevon on Plymouth artist Beryl Cook:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reporter got a bit confused over her bio – she lived in Africa in her 20s after marrying, not as a child, and she and her husband bought the Plymouth guesthouse, not her parents
@johndanks.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reporter got a bit confused over her bio – she lived in Africa in her 20s after marrying, not as a child, and she and her husband bought the Plymouth guesthouse, not her parents
@johndanks.bsky.social
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Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@milesodavis.bsky.social I appreciate your reporting on Devon for the BBC. But Heavitree Road is not "*the* main road in and out of #Exeter" as there was several others and it's not even a route signposted from the M5. Also why put 'traffic island' in scare quotes? It's hardly a new term.
January 26, 2026 at 7:43 AM
@milesodavis.bsky.social I appreciate your reporting on Devon for the BBC. But Heavitree Road is not "*the* main road in and out of #Exeter" as there was several others and it's not even a route signposted from the M5. Also why put 'traffic island' in scare quotes? It's hardly a new term.
@lukemintz.bsky.social I honestly can't decide if "the race cycling industry" is referring to the cycle racing industry (does such a thing exist in Britain?) or the recycling industry
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
December 18, 2025 at 3:34 AM
@lukemintz.bsky.social I honestly can't decide if "the race cycling industry" is referring to the cycle racing industry (does such a thing exist in Britain?) or the recycling industry
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
Nearly at 70k, sign and share!
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Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
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November 27, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
Nearly at 70k, sign and share!
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Nearly at 70k, sign and share!
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The Exeter City Culture creativity survey is live: engage.exeter.gov.uk/exeter-cultu... How do you engage with creativity in Exeter? 🎨
Developing Exeter's Culture Strategy
Exeter City Council is developing a Culture Strategy. The survey explores how you experience creativity and culture in the place you call home. The survey will only take a few minutes. Your feedback…
engage.exeter.gov.uk
November 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The Exeter City Culture creativity survey is live: engage.exeter.gov.uk/exeter-cultu... How do you engage with creativity in Exeter? 🎨
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“The bike will transform anyone who is willing to let it happen.”
– bicycle racer and team director Ina-Yoko Teutenberg
Happy #BicycleBirthay, Ina-Yoko!
Born October 28, 1974
📷Marty Melville
– bicycle racer and team director Ina-Yoko Teutenberg
Happy #BicycleBirthay, Ina-Yoko!
Born October 28, 1974
📷Marty Melville
October 28, 2025 at 5:01 AM
“The bike will transform anyone who is willing to let it happen.”
– bicycle racer and team director Ina-Yoko Teutenberg
Happy #BicycleBirthay, Ina-Yoko!
Born October 28, 1974
📷Marty Melville
– bicycle racer and team director Ina-Yoko Teutenberg
Happy #BicycleBirthay, Ina-Yoko!
Born October 28, 1974
📷Marty Melville
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💡💡💡 New @resfoundation.bsky.social note out today on cutting energy bills – and how paying for some costs on bills differently will see the poorest households more than £100 per year better off 💡💡💡 1/
www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
Splitting the bill • Resolution Foundation
This note looks at the factors behind stubbornly high energy bills and how ministers could act to ease pressure on households. It considers how change can be enacted to work for vulnerable families an...
www.resolutionfoundation.org
October 16, 2025 at 9:33 AM
💡💡💡 New @resfoundation.bsky.social note out today on cutting energy bills – and how paying for some costs on bills differently will see the poorest households more than £100 per year better off 💡💡💡 1/
www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
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Salary sacrifice is a poor way of subsidising.
More cash for those with higher tax rates (meaning more income) is the opposite of what we should be doing - getting solar panels onto the rooves of fuel poor families. Poorer families have less salary to sacrifice, meaning less or no subsidy for them
More cash for those with higher tax rates (meaning more income) is the opposite of what we should be doing - getting solar panels onto the rooves of fuel poor families. Poorer families have less salary to sacrifice, meaning less or no subsidy for them
October 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Salary sacrifice is a poor way of subsidising.
More cash for those with higher tax rates (meaning more income) is the opposite of what we should be doing - getting solar panels onto the rooves of fuel poor families. Poorer families have less salary to sacrifice, meaning less or no subsidy for them
More cash for those with higher tax rates (meaning more income) is the opposite of what we should be doing - getting solar panels onto the rooves of fuel poor families. Poorer families have less salary to sacrifice, meaning less or no subsidy for them
Okay, that's enough @devonlive.com, I'm finally deleting your app. On the same day, you've published:
* A sub-head stating HMRC is "the tax arm of the Labour Party"
* An entirely one-sided article opposing a closure to through motor traffic that you admit to writing on commission
Goodbye.
* A sub-head stating HMRC is "the tax arm of the Labour Party"
* An entirely one-sided article opposing a closure to through motor traffic that you admit to writing on commission
Goodbye.
October 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Okay, that's enough @devonlive.com, I'm finally deleting your app. On the same day, you've published:
* A sub-head stating HMRC is "the tax arm of the Labour Party"
* An entirely one-sided article opposing a closure to through motor traffic that you admit to writing on commission
Goodbye.
* A sub-head stating HMRC is "the tax arm of the Labour Party"
* An entirely one-sided article opposing a closure to through motor traffic that you admit to writing on commission
Goodbye.
Why I prefer cycling to hiking
![Comic. [Two people hiking up mountain] PERSON 1: Okay, we’re nearing the next downhill segment I’ll put in the order. ...Confirming start and end points… Submitted! [water slide being dropped from above by drones] PERSON 2 with long hair: Look, here it comes! [Waterslide positioned on downhill slope of mountain with both people riding down] BOTH: Wheeee [Waterslide carried back into the air] [Both people continuing to hike up next slope] [caption] On-demand waterslide delivery has really improved the whole hiking experience.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreidm63b6uwkz3637hw7j676gmfr7goembontcnk3vq4dakkqbfvg7a@jpeg)
September 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Why I prefer cycling to hiking
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How easy is it to cycle around some of our towns and cities? I got on my bike to find out
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Plymouth council lacks will to encourage active travel'
Plymouth City Council admits network gaps as a cyclist says people often ride on roads unprotected.
www.bbc.com
August 11, 2025 at 6:57 AM
How easy is it to cycle around some of our towns and cities? I got on my bike to find out
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC Hull & East Yorkshire wrote a whole article around entirely predictable comments on their own Facebook post
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I've learnt to expect this from my local newspaper's website, but the BBC? I give up. The UK is doomed.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I've learnt to expect this from my local newspaper's website, but the BBC? I give up. The UK is doomed.
Hull divided over 'share the road' campaign
The council is hoping the message will help make the city more cycle-friendly.
www.bbc.com
August 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
BBC Hull & East Yorkshire wrote a whole article around entirely predictable comments on their own Facebook post
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I've learnt to expect this from my local newspaper's website, but the BBC? I give up. The UK is doomed.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I've learnt to expect this from my local newspaper's website, but the BBC? I give up. The UK is doomed.
Pidcock's gold ever-so-slightly overshadowed by other cycle races and English winners of other European Championships
www.bbc.com/sport/cyclin...
www.bbc.com/sport/cyclin...
Tom Pidcock: Olympic champion wins European mountain bike gold
Double Olympic champion Tom Pidcock produces a dominant display to win the men's mountain bike cross-country gold at the European Championships in Melgaco, Portugal.
www.bbc.com
July 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Pidcock's gold ever-so-slightly overshadowed by other cycle races and English winners of other European Championships
www.bbc.com/sport/cyclin...
www.bbc.com/sport/cyclin...
Sur une arrivée très punchy à Quimper, Lotte Claes termine à 24 secondes de la vainqueure de la 2e étape du Tour de France.
📷 Benoît Prato
#TDFF2025 #arkeabbhotels
📷 Benoît Prato
#TDFF2025 #arkeabbhotels
July 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
By the end of tonight's Dawlish Grand Prix circuit race, some of the riders were literally in bits
...either that or I chose an inopportune moment to uncover a new camera mode on my cheap Chinese phone
...either that or I chose an inopportune moment to uncover a new camera mode on my cheap Chinese phone
July 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
By the end of tonight's Dawlish Grand Prix circuit race, some of the riders were literally in bits
...either that or I chose an inopportune moment to uncover a new camera mode on my cheap Chinese phone
...either that or I chose an inopportune moment to uncover a new camera mode on my cheap Chinese phone
Hang on, article in my local rag headlined "road scheme gets £3.1m boost" turns out to be about money for active travel infrastructure😲
Am I dreaming, or have they got a new headline writer?!
Anyway, good news for all in #exmouth & #eastdevon who walk, wheel or cycle😃
@exetercycling.bsky.social
Am I dreaming, or have they got a new headline writer?!
Anyway, good news for all in #exmouth & #eastdevon who walk, wheel or cycle😃
@exetercycling.bsky.social
Government cash that could have been at risk of being handed back unspent will now go towards improvements on Exmouth’s Dinan Way.
Major seaside town road scheme gets £3.1M boost
Government cash that could have been at risk of being handed back unspent will now go towards improvements on Exmouth’s Dinan Way.
www.devonlive.com
July 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Hang on, article in my local rag headlined "road scheme gets £3.1m boost" turns out to be about money for active travel infrastructure😲
Am I dreaming, or have they got a new headline writer?!
Anyway, good news for all in #exmouth & #eastdevon who walk, wheel or cycle😃
@exetercycling.bsky.social
Am I dreaming, or have they got a new headline writer?!
Anyway, good news for all in #exmouth & #eastdevon who walk, wheel or cycle😃
@exetercycling.bsky.social
A new cycle lane is among proposed changes with the aim of reducing traffic to be discussed by Exeter Highways and Traffic Orders Committee today.😀
The make-up of the committee has changed since the May elections and now includes four Reform UK councillors 😢
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The make-up of the committee has changed since the May elections and now includes four Reform UK councillors 😢
www.bbc.com/news/article...
New cycle lane among planned traffic changes in Exeter
The changes are designed to increase the numbers of people on foot and cycling in the Devon city.
www.bbc.com
July 16, 2025 at 6:54 AM
A new cycle lane is among proposed changes with the aim of reducing traffic to be discussed by Exeter Highways and Traffic Orders Committee today.😀
The make-up of the committee has changed since the May elections and now includes four Reform UK councillors 😢
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The make-up of the committee has changed since the May elections and now includes four Reform UK councillors 😢
www.bbc.com/news/article...