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sbarlster

@sbarlster.bsky.social

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Cyclist, bike lover, rider, two wheel explorer and cycle fixer. Sometimes I get to walk a dog. Absorbed in writing software. Studied economics. Vote for communists, get free stuff. Vote for Tories get robbed of societal structures.

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sbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 8h

First wood, then coal, then oil and gas. We just had to keep burning. But now we don’t.

sbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 8h

At £6 a pint 😜

sbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 10h

Noooo. Not ever.

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 14h

In Scotland two families own more wealth than 1.3 million people.

We're one of the wealthiest countries in history, but that wealth is concentrated in the hands of a tiny few.

That's why a wealth tax on the super-rich is supported by an overwhelming majority of Scots.

STV News. Wealth tax on ten richest Scots 'could lift 30,000 children out of poverty'. A tax of 2% levied against those with assets worth £10m or more could bring in £492m a year from Scotland's ten richest families, study finds.

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sbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 11h

Simples. You reallocate space away from cars.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 17h

I'm on the slowest bus line in the city with the slowest buses in the nation to talk to New Yorkers about what it would mean for their lives if we made them fast and free.

Zohran sits on a bus talking to a rider sitting behind him.

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sbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 11h

#bbc PR delivery service brings you a pile of bollocks.

Zero chance 600kw charging brought to the mass market.

99% of charging will be at 7kw.

Your vehicle mostly sits at home. Overnight 7kw charging delivers over 200 miles range. Average daily mileage 30 miles.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motors...

Formula E pit boost technology could bring ultra-fast charging for street cars in five years, says official

BBC Green Sport Award winner Formula E believes the sport's 'pit boost' race technology could be charging regular electric cars ultra-quickly in five years.

www.bbc.co.uk

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 18h

Surely not the miracle technology that’s going to rescue us, and Britain in particular

Bank of England warns of growing risk that AI bubble could burst

Possibility of ‘sharp market correction has increased’, says Bank’s financial policy committee

www.theguardian.com

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 21h

Half of Scotland's land is owned by less than 1% of the people. We have some of the most unequal land distribution in Europe!

It's time to curb the power of super rich land hoarders and start giving ordinary Scots and communities new opportunities.

Scottish Government urged to prevent super rich from 'hoarding' Scotland's land

THE Scottish Government has been urged to prevent the super wealthy from hoarding Scotland’s land ...

www.thenational.scot

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sbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 23h

Oh look it’s that Clegg grifter again!

Who is he grifting for now? Over in the UK we had to joy of 14 years of austerity to thank him for. 😢

sbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 23h

And?

sbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 23h

150% rebate?

a man with blonde hair is wearing a suit and tie and making a face .

ALT: a man with blonde hair is wearing a suit and tie and making a face .

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sbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 23h

How much discount on this one?

a group of people sitting in front of a sign that says ' i crashed the economy '

ALT: a group of people sitting in front of a sign that says ' i crashed the economy '

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sbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 23h

Don’t worry, it will happen again. Because we make no effort to control, ring fence or limit these dangerous devices.

Good news for Audi. Bad news innocent victims who are expected to make the sacrifice.

@policescotland.bsky.social any thoughts?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Dundee teenager accused of fleeing from police in car without licence

The 18-year-old is accused of causing serious injury by dangerous driving in Dundee's Whitfield area.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

Badenoch and Co see education only as a means to a massive income in some soul destroying career.

Devoid of imagination and the power of knowledge they view life entirely through the prism of the CV.

My advice always is to study what interests you and the rest will follow

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sbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 1d

Very true!

sbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 1d

Active travel is always the answer. Humans are made to move.

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Blackford Safe Routes @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk · 1d

“Traffic” is not a force of nature, but a product of human choices - it doesn’t “have” to go “somewhere else”

This is because people switch modes (walk, cycle, bus) when those are made attractive, or shop locally (to avoid making a car journey) etc

It’s not a zero sum game

🚲 edi.bike | weekly news digest @edi.bike · 1d

Studies of LTNs show that in the majority of cases, traffic is not displaced only to boundary roads but a lot of it is regionally displaced as folks find another route that works for them: in short, they are typically successful in their aims rather than only moving traffic to their perimeter.

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 1d

I know this is uncomfortable to admit, but there is a small area in England's second city where people are just not integrated with the rest of society. Many of them hold views that arguably go against British values.

Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester.

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sbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 1d

And this plan does nothing to resolve the car problem.

@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social

I quite regularly ride out to S. QF on a Sunday and yes it’s absolute mayhem. Maybe a km of cars parked up the hill, drivers using their horn at cyclists. Cars looping the sea front.

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Blackford Safe Routes @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk · 1d

Passed through Queensferry on a sunny Sunday and it was literal carmageddon. Cars littered everywhere, blocking every nook and cranny. High time they were banned from a large proportion of the High St

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sbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 1d

Sounds very @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social 😢

sbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 1d

I hear he likes ‘brown’ envelopes through. They pass the test.

sbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 1d

The cobbles are currently not great for cycling on.

But as long as you are reducing car storage, increasing benches and providing cycle stands?

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sbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 1d

Literally bonkers. There is already not enough cycle parking. And not enough seating.