Dan Papworth
@thelivesaroundus.bsky.social
#Bikeability Instructor #BookCrossing poet/author of The Lives Around Us, born at 324.23ppm seeking +ve #ClimateEmergency action https://t.co/Rn5XIEOFIz
The Daily Telegraph are running an advertising campaign on YouTube at the moment, with supposed experts on economics making neoliberal arguments. They are a fine illustration of why the problem with such arguments is the assumptions behind them.
December 14, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The Daily Telegraph are running an advertising campaign on YouTube at the moment, with supposed experts on economics making neoliberal arguments. They are a fine illustration of why the problem with such arguments is the assumptions behind them.
Listening to Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw". 2 hours in and almost nothing has happened.
December 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Listening to Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw". 2 hours in and almost nothing has happened.
The reason we have any market regulation is that we used to have none. We saw what a disaster was unfolding and took steps to protect citizens. Human history is dominated by the ongoing struggle between the collective interest and attempts by a powerful minority to undermine it.
December 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
The reason we have any market regulation is that we used to have none. We saw what a disaster was unfolding and took steps to protect citizens. Human history is dominated by the ongoing struggle between the collective interest and attempts by a powerful minority to undermine it.
Disappointment is how you find out what your expectations were.
December 10, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Disappointment is how you find out what your expectations were.
"Shocked but not surprised" seems to sum up a lot of things I've encountered in the past decade.
December 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"Shocked but not surprised" seems to sum up a lot of things I've encountered in the past decade.
Your first bike doesn't have to be brand new. In fact it's better if it isn't. A secondhand bike has already stood some tests and can cope with your adventurous spirit. If it gets stolen it's no biggie, but it will be great fun and help you become more fully the person you have the potential to be.
December 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Your first bike doesn't have to be brand new. In fact it's better if it isn't. A secondhand bike has already stood some tests and can cope with your adventurous spirit. If it gets stolen it's no biggie, but it will be great fun and help you become more fully the person you have the potential to be.
Japan has a 7-5-3 festival, celebrating children at those ages. I suggest we a 7-11-16 festival. Age 7 is when children should get their first bike....1/3 www.hive.co.uk/Product/Jona...
www.hive.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Japan has a 7-5-3 festival, celebrating children at those ages. I suggest we a 7-11-16 festival. Age 7 is when children should get their first bike....1/3 www.hive.co.uk/Product/Jona...
A brilliant piece of work, with a few simple steps parents and schools can take too rescue childhood. www.hive.co.uk/Product/Jona...
www.hive.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 7:42 AM
A brilliant piece of work, with a few simple steps parents and schools can take too rescue childhood. www.hive.co.uk/Product/Jona...
Of course it goes without saying.
December 9, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Of course it goes without saying.
"Nothing brings us together like great TV" apparently.
Except a meal together.
Or a board game.
Volunteering.
Any others?
Except a meal together.
Or a board game.
Volunteering.
Any others?
December 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
"Nothing brings us together like great TV" apparently.
Except a meal together.
Or a board game.
Volunteering.
Any others?
Except a meal together.
Or a board game.
Volunteering.
Any others?
An example of how #capitalism colonises and corrupts ideas and language. How is a loyalty card in any way a gift?
December 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
An example of how #capitalism colonises and corrupts ideas and language. How is a loyalty card in any way a gift?
Car ownership and use seems very difficult to overcome. For example, when I was in the Netherlands, one thing I noticed was that their urban spaces are very tidy, with almost no room for nature. Pleasant places, but cars are still occupying too much space. Cars take up a lot of room.
December 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Car ownership and use seems very difficult to overcome. For example, when I was in the Netherlands, one thing I noticed was that their urban spaces are very tidy, with almost no room for nature. Pleasant places, but cars are still occupying too much space. Cars take up a lot of room.
After reading @ethical-consumer.bsky.social magazine, I have closed my Spotify account and moved to Qobuz. Here's to a better deal for artists and human-curated content! #music #musicians #royalties
December 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
After reading @ethical-consumer.bsky.social magazine, I have closed my Spotify account and moved to Qobuz. Here's to a better deal for artists and human-curated content! #music #musicians #royalties
1,152 - the number of #children our team has taught #Bikeability to this calendar year.
December 4, 2025 at 10:46 AM
1,152 - the number of #children our team has taught #Bikeability to this calendar year.
We need to understand that the #climateemergency is now (as it has been for over a decade) a reality that is already affecting us. You should watch this video, understand what is happening and join the call to this nation's media to fulfill their responsibility. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7...
This is not the video I had planned to make.
YouTube video by Just Have a Think
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
We need to understand that the #climateemergency is now (as it has been for over a decade) a reality that is already affecting us. You should watch this video, understand what is happening and join the call to this nation's media to fulfill their responsibility. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7...
Climate Emergency Briefing on 27th November. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7...
This is not the video I had planned to make.
YouTube video by Just Have a Think
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Climate Emergency Briefing on 27th November. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7...
A lovely day to be teaching #Bikeability in Cheltenham, England.
December 3, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A lovely day to be teaching #Bikeability in Cheltenham, England.
You won't save any money at all by buying stuff. #blackfriday is a myth, a sales technique. Have a nice, quiet weekend and enjoy what you have.
December 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
You won't save any money at all by buying stuff. #blackfriday is a myth, a sales technique. Have a nice, quiet weekend and enjoy what you have.
These days I find I'm often defending uncertainty. It's not easy, but I believe it is worth it. Even if you are very very sure of something, you can still make room for others who haven't made the same journey as you.
December 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
These days I find I'm often defending uncertainty. It's not easy, but I believe it is worth it. Even if you are very very sure of something, you can still make room for others who haven't made the same journey as you.
And another: when I decided I opposed something, I suddenly saw it everywhere.
December 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
And another: when I decided I opposed something, I suddenly saw it everywhere.
Another of life's ironies: only those who loved me as I was enabled me to change.
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Another of life's ironies: only those who loved me as I was enabled me to change.
Life is full of irony. If you publicly attack an idea, you will prompt a defence from some, agreement from others, but whom will you actually change?
December 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Life is full of irony. If you publicly attack an idea, you will prompt a defence from some, agreement from others, but whom will you actually change?
Does anyone make a phone blocker? I was thinking of getting one installed in my house. That way we can have a normal life at home, whatever happens elsewhere.
November 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Does anyone make a phone blocker? I was thinking of getting one installed in my house. That way we can have a normal life at home, whatever happens elsewhere.
What was the reasoning behind this? #screenaddiction
November 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM
What was the reasoning behind this? #screenaddiction
A huge number of nature lovers seem to have pet cats and/or dogs.
November 27, 2025 at 7:22 AM
A huge number of nature lovers seem to have pet cats and/or dogs.