Mike Whittaker
@mikewhittaker.bsky.social
Mathematician and cyclist.
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So Keir Starmer's immigration plan is to tighten up Theresa May's "Hostile Environment" immigration policy. Good grief, no scandal will be left untouched by this Labour Gov't.
May 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
So Keir Starmer's immigration plan is to tighten up Theresa May's "Hostile Environment" immigration policy. Good grief, no scandal will be left untouched by this Labour Gov't.
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Appalling from #KeirStarmer, villainizing immigrants rather than thanking them for invaluable contributions. They are a vital part of our communities- our colleagues, friends, partners, neighbours. Dangerous, divisive & inaccurate. #UKlabour impossible to support
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Labour MP says Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ warning over immigration mimics scaremongering of far right – UK politics live
PM unveils new policies meant to drive down net migration by end of this parliament
www.theguardian.com
May 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Appalling from #KeirStarmer, villainizing immigrants rather than thanking them for invaluable contributions. They are a vital part of our communities- our colleagues, friends, partners, neighbours. Dangerous, divisive & inaccurate. #UKlabour impossible to support
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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When will Starmer learn that no matter how good his Nigel Farage impression gets, it won't save him from wipeout at the hands of Reform? Here's another idea - how about doing the work that's needed to actually make people's lives better? 🧵
May 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
When will Starmer learn that no matter how good his Nigel Farage impression gets, it won't save him from wipeout at the hands of Reform? Here's another idea - how about doing the work that's needed to actually make people's lives better? 🧵
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I lived there when the banks were a highway and it's so magical now whenever I get to go back!
The bank of the Seine in Paris used to be space for cars. Now for several years it’s been a special place for people in a city making more & more of them. All it took was leadership. Oh, and fighting and winning a court battle when that leadership was challenged. HT @emmanuelspv.bsky.social for pic.
May 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I lived there when the banks were a highway and it's so magical now whenever I get to go back!
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“PEDESTRIANS GOOD LUCK”
This junction near me is crazily car-dominated- two pretty major roads and zero crossings for pedestrians.
Someone near me has found a creative way of pointing it out 🤣
Someone near me has found a creative way of pointing it out 🤣
April 30, 2025 at 6:49 AM
“PEDESTRIANS GOOD LUCK”
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Already an inescapable conclusion for anyone who agrees that Iraqi lives are as valuable as everyone else's that this man is the worst UK Prime Minister in living memory.
But his ongoing efforts to secure that title remain something to behold.
But his ongoing efforts to secure that title remain something to behold.
I have never seen a situation so dismal that Tony Blair couldn't make it worse.
April 30, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Already an inescapable conclusion for anyone who agrees that Iraqi lives are as valuable as everyone else's that this man is the worst UK Prime Minister in living memory.
But his ongoing efforts to secure that title remain something to behold.
But his ongoing efforts to secure that title remain something to behold.
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Cute flip book by Harumin Asao
April 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Cute flip book by Harumin Asao
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Relief this morning about the Canadian election results. But it's a reprieve rather than a triumph: probably a minority Liberal government, with a hefty Conservative Opposition that has tacked radically to the right, and leads with younger voters. Without Trump, Canadian Trumpism would have won.
April 29, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Relief this morning about the Canadian election results. But it's a reprieve rather than a triumph: probably a minority Liberal government, with a hefty Conservative Opposition that has tacked radically to the right, and leads with younger voters. Without Trump, Canadian Trumpism would have won.
Cyclist murdered by a car driver during a closed road cycling event called Etape Loch Ness near Inverness. Condolences to his family and friends. Interested to see the sentence after a week of news about cyclists facing a life sentence if a pedestrian is killed.
www.thenational.scot/news/2512167...
www.thenational.scot/news/2512167...
Cyclist taking part in 'traffic-free event' dies after being hit by car
A CYCLIST taking part in a “traffic free” organised event in Inverness has died after being hit by a car, police have said ...
www.thenational.scot
April 29, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Cyclist murdered by a car driver during a closed road cycling event called Etape Loch Ness near Inverness. Condolences to his family and friends. Interested to see the sentence after a week of news about cyclists facing a life sentence if a pedestrian is killed.
www.thenational.scot/news/2512167...
www.thenational.scot/news/2512167...
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A mum and her two young children, casually cycling along a safe, protected cycle track in the Dutch countryside next to a main road, but a world away from danger. This is what freedom looks like when you design for people, not just cars
March 29, 2025 at 1:44 PM
A mum and her two young children, casually cycling along a safe, protected cycle track in the Dutch countryside next to a main road, but a world away from danger. This is what freedom looks like when you design for people, not just cars
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A reminder ...
@fredgrindrod.bsky.social @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
@fredgrindrod.bsky.social @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
Half of business owners on this Toronto street estimated that more than 25% of their customers arrived by car.
In fact, it was 4%.
And the % of customers who who walked or cycled? 72%.
Retailers routinely overestimate the # of “car customers.” Via @carltonreid.com www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
In fact, it was 4%.
And the % of customers who who walked or cycled? 72%.
Retailers routinely overestimate the # of “car customers.” Via @carltonreid.com www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
March 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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WhY dON't cYcListS use the cycle path we build for them?
Is it because there's an Audi parked in it?
Is it because there's an Audi parked in it?
March 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
WhY dON't cYcListS use the cycle path we build for them?
Is it because there's an Audi parked in it?
Is it because there's an Audi parked in it?
This is Birmingham, but it's exactly the same in Glasgow. It's high time to take back the streets from the exclusivity of cars.
March 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is Birmingham, but it's exactly the same in Glasgow. It's high time to take back the streets from the exclusivity of cars.
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Honouring here this noble member of our community, a bollard that is snapped off every week, replaced the following week, on repeat. This week it’s been returned with some reflective tape and a traffic cone guardian. Long may it serve us.
March 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Honouring here this noble member of our community, a bollard that is snapped off every week, replaced the following week, on repeat. This week it’s been returned with some reflective tape and a traffic cone guardian. Long may it serve us.
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Thames Water has been given a £3 billion bailout, paid for by you and me.
Why should households have to pay for the mess that Thames Water got itself into, just so execs and shareholders can protect their profits?
There is a better solution: take water into public ownership.
Why should households have to pay for the mess that Thames Water got itself into, just so execs and shareholders can protect their profits?
There is a better solution: take water into public ownership.
March 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Thames Water has been given a £3 billion bailout, paid for by you and me.
Why should households have to pay for the mess that Thames Water got itself into, just so execs and shareholders can protect their profits?
There is a better solution: take water into public ownership.
Why should households have to pay for the mess that Thames Water got itself into, just so execs and shareholders can protect their profits?
There is a better solution: take water into public ownership.
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Really enjoyed British Science Week at @glasgowscience.bsky.social . Explored @mikewhittaker.bsky.social 's great Infinite Puzzles, and Jamie did a super job of 'finishing' it (way better than I could have done)!
March 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Really enjoyed British Science Week at @glasgowscience.bsky.social . Explored @mikewhittaker.bsky.social 's great Infinite Puzzles, and Jamie did a super job of 'finishing' it (way better than I could have done)!
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Opposed to cycle lanes? These are your allies....
March 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Opposed to cycle lanes? These are your allies....
Does Trump think he's playing Risk?
March 13, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Does Trump think he's playing Risk?
If people feel safe commuting on a bike everyone wins. Even those in cars because there is less traffic. Keep up the good work Glasgow! For all those haters in cars, we'll see you after you've been stuck in traffic for 20 minutes and paid for parking.
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2499998...
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2499998...
Cycle path in Glasgow's Southside sees record numbers using route
THOUSANDS of cyclists have used a newly completed cycle route in Glasgow, according to new data.
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk
March 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
If people feel safe commuting on a bike everyone wins. Even those in cars because there is less traffic. Keep up the good work Glasgow! For all those haters in cars, we'll see you after you've been stuck in traffic for 20 minutes and paid for parking.
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2499998...
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2499998...
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One year in prison, one year on licence and a four year driving ban, for killing a cyclist while driving distracted.
This is for a case that took nearly five years to come to trial.
The system is broken.
road.cc/content/news...
This is for a case that took nearly five years to come to trial.
The system is broken.
road.cc/content/news...
Phone driver who sent two WhatsApp messages seconds before killing cyclist in “prolonged episode of bad driving” set to serve one year in prison
Nicole McGeown had also veered onto the grass verge twice in the moments before she rammed into cyclist Ronald Walker, and claimed she was distracted by an overtaking motorist. She has been banned fro...
road.cc
March 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
One year in prison, one year on licence and a four year driving ban, for killing a cyclist while driving distracted.
This is for a case that took nearly five years to come to trial.
The system is broken.
road.cc/content/news...
This is for a case that took nearly five years to come to trial.
The system is broken.
road.cc/content/news...
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My thoughts go out to the cyclist’s family. Their grief has been compounded by a killer driver that lied repeatedly and a judge that in the face of all this decided to rob them of justice.
To the judge on their sentence: is this how little a cyclist’s life is worth?
road.cc/content/news...
To the judge on their sentence: is this how little a cyclist’s life is worth?
road.cc/content/news...
Phone driver who sent two WhatsApp messages seconds before killing cyclist in “prolonged episode of bad driving” set to serve one year in prison
Nicole McGeown had also veered onto the grass verge twice in the moments before she rammed into cyclist Ronald Walker, and claimed she was distracted by an overtaking motorist. She has been banned fro...
road.cc
March 8, 2025 at 6:02 AM
My thoughts go out to the cyclist’s family. Their grief has been compounded by a killer driver that lied repeatedly and a judge that in the face of all this decided to rob them of justice.
To the judge on their sentence: is this how little a cyclist’s life is worth?
road.cc/content/news...
To the judge on their sentence: is this how little a cyclist’s life is worth?
road.cc/content/news...
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ULEZ works. It’s that simple.
Expanding the Ultra Low Emission Zone wasn’t a decision I took lightly, but the latest figures show that it was the right one for the health of millions of Londoners.
Expanding the Ultra Low Emission Zone wasn’t a decision I took lightly, but the latest figures show that it was the right one for the health of millions of Londoners.
March 7, 2025 at 7:34 AM
ULEZ works. It’s that simple.
Expanding the Ultra Low Emission Zone wasn’t a decision I took lightly, but the latest figures show that it was the right one for the health of millions of Londoners.
Expanding the Ultra Low Emission Zone wasn’t a decision I took lightly, but the latest figures show that it was the right one for the health of millions of Londoners.
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It is in the public's interest to know if the court has ordered any restrictions on this man's driving privileges, or if he's at liberty to endanger others in the same way at will.
Georgia Stanway pays tribute to Kendal girl killed by car on pitch
The player, who is from Cumbria, says Poppy Atkinson
www.bbc.co.uk
March 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
It is in the public's interest to know if the court has ordered any restrictions on this man's driving privileges, or if he's at liberty to endanger others in the same way at will.