Stephen Gower
@sjgower.bsky.social
Oxford. Mostly gets around by bike.
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Stick it in the Louvre.
genuinely not photoshopped before you ask www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-...
November 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Stick it in the Louvre.
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Since 2011 the fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury £133 billion.
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Rachel Reeves will freeze fuel duty to dodge ‘political suicide’
The chancellor will also highlight a rise in the minimum wage and plans to cut energy bills as she tries to win over voters by focusing on cost of living
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Since 2011 the fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury £133 billion.
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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London's most dangerous junction for cycling has had thirty injuries in the last five years. Oxford's Plain roundabout has had forty injuries in that time.
November 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
London's most dangerous junction for cycling has had thirty injuries in the last five years. Oxford's Plain roundabout has had forty injuries in that time.
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If you want to see a government ACTUALLY “losing control” of something, helpless in the face of organised crime, look at this:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kidlington fly-tipping: Criminals dump mountain of waste in field
The enormous pile of rubbish is called an
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
If you want to see a government ACTUALLY “losing control” of something, helpless in the face of organised crime, look at this:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The first tenant has been announced at Oxford North.
November 5, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The first tenant has been announced at Oxford North.
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This new database will fix almost everything annoying about driving (FREE TO READ!)
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/fix-annoyi...
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/fix-annoyi...
This new database will fix almost everything annoying about driving
The government is quietly building something excellent
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This new database will fix almost everything annoying about driving (FREE TO READ!)
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/fix-annoyi...
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/fix-annoyi...
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Chiltern Railways has conceded that East West Rail services from Oxford to Milton Keynes are unlikely to start this year, after troubles were first reported by the Clarion. A statement that “we are confident that trains will be running this year” has been quietly removed from their website.
October 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Chiltern Railways has conceded that East West Rail services from Oxford to Milton Keynes are unlikely to start this year, after troubles were first reported by the Clarion. A statement that “we are confident that trains will be running this year” has been quietly removed from their website.
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London is proud to host Japan's Grand Sumo Tournament this week - it's fantastic to see the the teams using our cycling infrastructure to get around.
October 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
London is proud to host Japan's Grand Sumo Tournament this week - it's fantastic to see the the teams using our cycling infrastructure to get around.
I made an infographic map. Oxford's Congestion Charge scheme (from 29th Oct) is not like most congestion charge schemes, because you can get to most streets in the city without being charged. My impression is a lot of people haven't realised this.
October 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I made an infographic map. Oxford's Congestion Charge scheme (from 29th Oct) is not like most congestion charge schemes, because you can get to most streets in the city without being charged. My impression is a lot of people haven't realised this.
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The man didn’t research so you don’t have to.
3kg of sweets in 3 days is likely bad for your health.
Important pre-Halloween EBM.
3kg of sweets in 3 days is likely bad for your health.
Important pre-Halloween EBM.
Barnsley man in hospital after three-day cola bottles binge
Nathan Rimmington ate his way through 3kg of sweets - and doctors were shocked he survived.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The man didn’t research so you don’t have to.
3kg of sweets in 3 days is likely bad for your health.
Important pre-Halloween EBM.
3kg of sweets in 3 days is likely bad for your health.
Important pre-Halloween EBM.
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I think it's telling that by far the most positive reaction I've had at inductions this year has been telling new students our chat widget is staffed by real librarians, not AI.
October 9, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I think it's telling that by far the most positive reaction I've had at inductions this year has been telling new students our chat widget is staffed by real librarians, not AI.
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Not sure why that second X link has appeared - sorry about that! You can map pavement parking hotspots via this link act.livingstreets.org.uk/page/176767/...
Map pavement parking hotspots
Five years ago, the Government consulted on how the dangerous practice of pavement parking could be tackled in England. The Government has yet to respond.
Together we want to show how pavement parkin...
act.livingstreets.org.uk
September 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Not sure why that second X link has appeared - sorry about that! You can map pavement parking hotspots via this link act.livingstreets.org.uk/page/176767/...
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Rule 78: Put Street Trees Almost Everywhere
Street trees do it all, they...
Cut crashes by 45%
Raise home values 9%
Boost retail sales 12%
Clean air, cool streets, absorb stormwater, improve health, and make places more inviting
Walkable City Rules www.amazon.com/Walkable-Cit...
Street trees do it all, they...
Cut crashes by 45%
Raise home values 9%
Boost retail sales 12%
Clean air, cool streets, absorb stormwater, improve health, and make places more inviting
Walkable City Rules www.amazon.com/Walkable-Cit...
August 17, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Rule 78: Put Street Trees Almost Everywhere
Street trees do it all, they...
Cut crashes by 45%
Raise home values 9%
Boost retail sales 12%
Clean air, cool streets, absorb stormwater, improve health, and make places more inviting
Walkable City Rules www.amazon.com/Walkable-Cit...
Street trees do it all, they...
Cut crashes by 45%
Raise home values 9%
Boost retail sales 12%
Clean air, cool streets, absorb stormwater, improve health, and make places more inviting
Walkable City Rules www.amazon.com/Walkable-Cit...
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A tombstone in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, photographed by Andy Darby.
Note the border inscription.
Note the border inscription.
August 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A tombstone in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, photographed by Andy Darby.
Note the border inscription.
Note the border inscription.
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Haha! It worked!
I scoped out the angle this morning and figured I’d be very lucky to pull it off, but it was surely worth a try, eh?
#Edinburgh #RedArrows #Photography
I scoped out the angle this morning and figured I’d be very lucky to pull it off, but it was surely worth a try, eh?
#Edinburgh #RedArrows #Photography
August 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Haha! It worked!
I scoped out the angle this morning and figured I’d be very lucky to pull it off, but it was surely worth a try, eh?
#Edinburgh #RedArrows #Photography
I scoped out the angle this morning and figured I’d be very lucky to pull it off, but it was surely worth a try, eh?
#Edinburgh #RedArrows #Photography
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Online Safety Act: "a little inconvenience is a small price to protect our children"
Asking people to drive responsibly where there are children: *tumbleweeds*
Asking people to drive responsibly where there are children: *tumbleweeds*
August 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Online Safety Act: "a little inconvenience is a small price to protect our children"
Asking people to drive responsibly where there are children: *tumbleweeds*
Asking people to drive responsibly where there are children: *tumbleweeds*
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As Orwell's novel start to enter the public domain, I'm rewriting them to give them happy endings.
The project is called Orwell That Ends Well.
The project is called Orwell That Ends Well.
August 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
As Orwell's novel start to enter the public domain, I'm rewriting them to give them happy endings.
The project is called Orwell That Ends Well.
The project is called Orwell That Ends Well.
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Oxford residents get 100 free passes p.a. for the congestion charge. When will Oxford bus users get their 100 free bus passes?
June 21, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Oxford residents get 100 free passes p.a. for the congestion charge. When will Oxford bus users get their 100 free bus passes?
"The Anxious Generation" is the new "Learning Styles". Discuss.
June 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"The Anxious Generation" is the new "Learning Styles". Discuss.
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A previous line manager once complimented me on the clarity of my emails & I explained that what I do is make a list of all the things that have to go in the email and then don't put anything else in.
It's revealing when people openly say "I use AI to fill out my emails" because it shows that they normally only have a little bit to say in emails but add filler because they believe some unspoken rule says "you're supposed to" to be "professional", and believe everyone else has been doing this too
A lot of people don’t grasp that it’s possible for *The Entire Book* or *The Whole Email* to have important information, and that writing can be more than just tons of filler with 3 bullet points hidden in them, as if you’re searching for coins at the beach with a metal detector
June 17, 2025 at 6:57 AM
A previous line manager once complimented me on the clarity of my emails & I explained that what I do is make a list of all the things that have to go in the email and then don't put anything else in.
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I'm beginning to think that LDR stories are a net detriment to the BBC News output.
June 17, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I'm beginning to think that LDR stories are a net detriment to the BBC News output.
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If they do this, at the very least I am going to want to see signage for Rhydychen and Caergrawnt
A multi-billion pound rail project between Oxford and Cambridge will be classed as an England and Wales scheme, the UK Government has confirmed ✍️ @emilypricejourno.bsky.social
'HS2 all over again': Oxford - Cambridge rail project classed as 'England and Wales'
Emily Price A multi-billion pound rail project between Oxford and Cambridge will be classed as an England and Wales scheme, the UK Government has confirmed. This means that despite East West Rail bein...
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June 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
If they do this, at the very least I am going to want to see signage for Rhydychen and Caergrawnt
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So in the last month, Oxfordshire's Conservative Alliance has told @theoxfordmail.bsky.social that the £44k/year additional payment to THEM is a "drop in the ocean" but the £55k/year cost of the LTNs is the reason that there's "no money left" at the County.
Which is it lads?
Which is it lads?
May 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
So in the last month, Oxfordshire's Conservative Alliance has told @theoxfordmail.bsky.social that the £44k/year additional payment to THEM is a "drop in the ocean" but the £55k/year cost of the LTNs is the reason that there's "no money left" at the County.
Which is it lads?
Which is it lads?