Matthew Gibbons
@gibbom11.bsky.social
Loves Bikes, Architecture, Live Music and Mountains
A cyclist of modest ability with an MA in Architectural History
A cyclist of modest ability with an MA in Architectural History
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“It is the Brexit playbook:…
It did not work then and it will not work now. Because once you agree that rights are the real obstacle, you have already handed victory to those who want rid of them altogether.”
Important read on blaming the ECHR for govt failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It did not work then and it will not work now. Because once you agree that rights are the real obstacle, you have already handed victory to those who want rid of them altogether.”
Important read on blaming the ECHR for govt failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Starmer is lobbying Europe to join him in watering down the ECHR. This illiberalism will harm us all | Steve Valdez-Symonds
The prime minister and his counterpart in Denmark want a concerted effort to weaken human rights across Europe. This isn’t pragmatism – it’s cruelty, says Steve Valdez-Symonds, refugee and migrant rig...
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
“It is the Brexit playbook:…
It did not work then and it will not work now. Because once you agree that rights are the real obstacle, you have already handed victory to those who want rid of them altogether.”
Important read on blaming the ECHR for govt failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It did not work then and it will not work now. Because once you agree that rights are the real obstacle, you have already handed victory to those who want rid of them altogether.”
Important read on blaming the ECHR for govt failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Bristol Byzantine Flatiron
November 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Bristol Byzantine Flatiron
Bristol’s Cheese Lane Shot Tower looking rather fine. Shot making finished in the late 1980’s.
November 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Bristol’s Cheese Lane Shot Tower looking rather fine. Shot making finished in the late 1980’s.
I did not know there were beavers in Ealing. #EalingBeaverProject
October 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I did not know there were beavers in Ealing. #EalingBeaverProject
Lovely stage of the Capital Ring walk today through Greenford. Beautiful Autumnal colours and lots of human interest.
October 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Lovely stage of the Capital Ring walk today through Greenford. Beautiful Autumnal colours and lots of human interest.
Stayed in this hotel for a couple of nights largely because I wanted to be in a Wes Anderson film.
October 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Stayed in this hotel for a couple of nights largely because I wanted to be in a Wes Anderson film.
Loved the Vanessa Bell exhibition at Charleston in Lewes, some really lovely work.
September 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Loved the Vanessa Bell exhibition at Charleston in Lewes, some really lovely work.
The wonderful Adam’s Cafe in Halifax market. Thank you to the lovely couple who were happy to be in my photo.
September 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The wonderful Adam’s Cafe in Halifax market. Thank you to the lovely couple who were happy to be in my photo.
Could have been at Fontainebleau rather than Harrison’s Rocks this afternoon.
August 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Could have been at Fontainebleau rather than Harrison’s Rocks this afternoon.
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And there was me thinking London was an uninhabitable, crime ridden hell hole.
I always enjoy reading the TripAdvisor London Forum because I'm fascinated to see what foreign tourists expect, what they ask about and what surprises them. I thought this post from someone from Texas was a really lovely and cheering comment about riding the tube late at night
August 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
And there was me thinking London was an uninhabitable, crime ridden hell hole.
“Merci beaucoup. I won’t be silenced.”
On the grave of Simone de Beauvoir, Montparnasse Cemetery.
On the grave of Simone de Beauvoir, Montparnasse Cemetery.
July 31, 2025 at 4:57 PM
“Merci beaucoup. I won’t be silenced.”
On the grave of Simone de Beauvoir, Montparnasse Cemetery.
On the grave of Simone de Beauvoir, Montparnasse Cemetery.
After what must be 55 years since my last visit, the Farne Islands’ bird life didn’t disappoint. A truly special place.
July 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
After what must be 55 years since my last visit, the Farne Islands’ bird life didn’t disappoint. A truly special place.
No, not Greece but the North Sea off Seahouses.
July 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
No, not Greece but the North Sea off Seahouses.
The Laurieston bar didn’t disappoint
July 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The Laurieston bar didn’t disappoint
St Bride’s church in East Kilbride is a complete delight.
July 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
St Bride’s church in East Kilbride is a complete delight.
Good things in Rochdale. With thanks to @katrinanavickas.bsky.social for recommendations.
June 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Good things in Rochdale. With thanks to @katrinanavickas.bsky.social for recommendations.
Some incredible art at the New Art Gallery, Walsall, exhibited in conjunction with the Outside In charity. Deeply moving to read the artists’ stories and of art’s importance in their lives. Highly recommended.
thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk/exhibition/t...
thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk/exhibition/t...
June 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Some incredible art at the New Art Gallery, Walsall, exhibited in conjunction with the Outside In charity. Deeply moving to read the artists’ stories and of art’s importance in their lives. Highly recommended.
thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk/exhibition/t...
thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk/exhibition/t...
Good things in the Black Country.
June 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Good things in the Black Country.
Good things in Coventry.
June 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Good things in Coventry.
The wonderful Margo Price at the Scala tonight - sheer unabashed joy, thank you!
@missmargoprice.bsky.social
@missmargoprice.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The wonderful Margo Price at the Scala tonight - sheer unabashed joy, thank you!
@missmargoprice.bsky.social
@missmargoprice.bsky.social
Waxahatchee in Bristol tonight. Absolutely outstanding.
June 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Waxahatchee in Bristol tonight. Absolutely outstanding.
And the nicest roadside loo I’ve ever come across.
June 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
And the nicest roadside loo I’ve ever come across.
Here’s a photo of my bike in the Swiss Alps last week.
June 4, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Here’s a photo of my bike in the Swiss Alps last week.
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Morning all. Today is Sheffield Wednesday. And here are some House Martins, so happy hour all round. Have a nice day. xx
🪶 #ukbirding
🪶 #ukbirding
June 4, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Morning all. Today is Sheffield Wednesday. And here are some House Martins, so happy hour all round. Have a nice day. xx
🪶 #ukbirding
🪶 #ukbirding
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www.ucl.ac.uk/anthropocene... come to @thebartlettucl.bsky.social on 28 May to hear about my work on the southern North Sea in the nineteenth century and now. Book your place through the link
Wretched Waters: Making Modernity and the Southern North Sea
This talk by Dr Sam Grinsell will explore what it means to put particular sites at the heart of global histories of the environment.
www.ucl.ac.uk
March 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
www.ucl.ac.uk/anthropocene... come to @thebartlettucl.bsky.social on 28 May to hear about my work on the southern North Sea in the nineteenth century and now. Book your place through the link