Gavin
@aleedscyclist.bsky.social
Spent many years exploring some of the highways and many of the byways in West Yorkshire and further afield, on a bike. To see what I could see.
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Farage & his racist, divisive bile have no place in Scotland & we MUST show it in every way we can.
Challenge yourself to a run in solidarity with refugees! @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social
Make an impact in the new year as part of a big team. ✊️❤️
Free sign up: www.edinburghmarathon.com/marathon
Challenge yourself to a run in solidarity with refugees! @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social
Make an impact in the new year as part of a big team. ✊️❤️
Free sign up: www.edinburghmarathon.com/marathon
December 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Farage & his racist, divisive bile have no place in Scotland & we MUST show it in every way we can.
Challenge yourself to a run in solidarity with refugees! @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social
Make an impact in the new year as part of a big team. ✊️❤️
Free sign up: www.edinburghmarathon.com/marathon
Challenge yourself to a run in solidarity with refugees! @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social
Make an impact in the new year as part of a big team. ✊️❤️
Free sign up: www.edinburghmarathon.com/marathon
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My friend's son was hit by a car whilst cycling yesterday outside Swindon. He is seriously injured. The car sped off and the police are looking for witnesses, particularly those with dashcams.
Please do share the article below if you're local to that area:
Please do share the article below if you're local to that area:
Cyclist suffers serious injuries in suspected hit and run on busy road
A cyclist suffered potentially life changing injuries in a suspected hit and run near Swindon.
www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
My friend's son was hit by a car whilst cycling yesterday outside Swindon. He is seriously injured. The car sped off and the police are looking for witnesses, particularly those with dashcams.
Please do share the article below if you're local to that area:
Please do share the article below if you're local to that area:
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If you’ve taken any notice at all of what the US has done to South America, the Middle East, and Asia over the last eighty years, you should find this deeply concerning:
Trump criticises 'decaying' European countries and 'weak' leaders www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump criticises 'decaying' European countries and 'weak' leaders www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump criticises 'decaying' European countries and 'weak' leaders
The UK praises Europe's "strength" after Trump says countries fail to control migration or take action to end the Ukraine war.
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
If you’ve taken any notice at all of what the US has done to South America, the Middle East, and Asia over the last eighty years, you should find this deeply concerning:
Trump criticises 'decaying' European countries and 'weak' leaders www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump criticises 'decaying' European countries and 'weak' leaders www.bbc.com/news/article...
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*Ifran fled his home to escape torture and persecution. He arrived in Scotland with his wife and their six children.
Donate to our winter appeal today to ensure that people like Ifran can access advice, support and a warm welcome as they start again in safety.
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Donate to our winter appeal today to ensure that people like Ifran can access advice, support and a warm welcome as they start again in safety.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
*Ifran fled his home to escape torture and persecution. He arrived in Scotland with his wife and their six children.
Donate to our winter appeal today to ensure that people like Ifran can access advice, support and a warm welcome as they start again in safety.
🧡 ow.ly/y5wo50XyHxr
Donate to our winter appeal today to ensure that people like Ifran can access advice, support and a warm welcome as they start again in safety.
🧡 ow.ly/y5wo50XyHxr
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Not sure if anyone is interested but here is a link to an 80 page pdf "bible" on touring bikes from Thorn cycles. Seems to be a mine of information on the subject.
www.sjscycles.com/thornpdf/tho...
www.sjscycles.com/thornpdf/tho...
www.sjscycles.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Not sure if anyone is interested but here is a link to an 80 page pdf "bible" on touring bikes from Thorn cycles. Seems to be a mine of information on the subject.
www.sjscycles.com/thornpdf/tho...
www.sjscycles.com/thornpdf/tho...
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Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
December 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
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NEW ORLEANS OFFICIALS: “We insist (Trump’s ICE goons) clearly ID themselves… there is no precedent for masked law enforcement… they have ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY… citizens are being racially profiled, chased, hunted… the chaos and lack of professionalism is ALARMING…”
December 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
NEW ORLEANS OFFICIALS: “We insist (Trump’s ICE goons) clearly ID themselves… there is no precedent for masked law enforcement… they have ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY… citizens are being racially profiled, chased, hunted… the chaos and lack of professionalism is ALARMING…”
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Never forget, if you design a city for cars, it fails for everyone, including drivers.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
December 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Never forget, if you design a city for cars, it fails for everyone, including drivers.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
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This is not advanced investigative journalism! It is looking at data rather than repeating whatever number Helen Whately has picked out the air today. It is asking questions to medical experts rather than repeating Lee Anderson’s theories on ADHD. Motability should be scrutinised. But with facts.
December 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This is not advanced investigative journalism! It is looking at data rather than repeating whatever number Helen Whately has picked out the air today. It is asking questions to medical experts rather than repeating Lee Anderson’s theories on ADHD. Motability should be scrutinised. But with facts.
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Over the last year, myths about the Motability scheme have spread online and in the right wing media. Now, some of it is government policy.
In today’s Guardian, I set about finding the facts and why the idea of “free cars for the disabled” has taken hold. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In today’s Guardian, I set about finding the facts and why the idea of “free cars for the disabled” has taken hold. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Disabled people driving luxury cars on your dime? Just the latest rightwing lie peddled by Labour | Frances Ryan
Starmer’s ailing government is happy to pursue ideas like cutting Motability, but all ministers will do is damage lives and themselves, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Over the last year, myths about the Motability scheme have spread online and in the right wing media. Now, some of it is government policy.
In today’s Guardian, I set about finding the facts and why the idea of “free cars for the disabled” has taken hold. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In today’s Guardian, I set about finding the facts and why the idea of “free cars for the disabled” has taken hold. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I've written a lot about the abandoned well crisis in this country. It's an environmental and climate disaster but also a financial disaster. This new article notes the financial reality about why nothing is done.
“They can’t, because it bankrupts the industry as we know it.”
“They can’t, because it bankrupts the industry as we know it.”
Meet the TikTok stars demanding oil companies clean up their mess
There are millions of abandoned oil wells across the United States. A group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.
www.motherjones.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I've written a lot about the abandoned well crisis in this country. It's an environmental and climate disaster but also a financial disaster. This new article notes the financial reality about why nothing is done.
“They can’t, because it bankrupts the industry as we know it.”
“They can’t, because it bankrupts the industry as we know it.”
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This sort of pandering to drivers can’t be helping congestion and bus reliability. I see loads of blatant double parking outside nearby takeaways.
Apparently the most police will do is move them on. Hopeless.
Apparently the most police will do is move them on. Hopeless.
December 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This sort of pandering to drivers can’t be helping congestion and bus reliability. I see loads of blatant double parking outside nearby takeaways.
Apparently the most police will do is move them on. Hopeless.
Apparently the most police will do is move them on. Hopeless.
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Another study on slowing London buses that ignores an elephant in the room - ever wider cars effectively narrowing every road.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/feel-like-yo...
www.the-londoner.co.uk/feel-like-yo...
Feel like your bus is getting slower? It probably is
The Londoner has crunched over 10 years of TfL data to reveal which routes have slowed the most
www.the-londoner.co.uk
July 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Another study on slowing London buses that ignores an elephant in the room - ever wider cars effectively narrowing every road.
www.the-londoner.co.uk/feel-like-yo...
www.the-londoner.co.uk/feel-like-yo...
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UK households cut spending at fastest pace in 5 years.
Average real wage stuck at 2008 level.
Energy, water, broadband, rents, grocery, dentist, vets prices rising at more than CPI.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Can't rebuild without redistribution.
Average real wage stuck at 2008 level.
Energy, water, broadband, rents, grocery, dentist, vets prices rising at more than CPI.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Can't rebuild without redistribution.
UK households cut spending at fastest pace in almost five years, says Barclays
Bank reports 1.1% drop in card spending despite Black Friday boost for retailers
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:29 AM
UK households cut spending at fastest pace in 5 years.
Average real wage stuck at 2008 level.
Energy, water, broadband, rents, grocery, dentist, vets prices rising at more than CPI.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Can't rebuild without redistribution.
Average real wage stuck at 2008 level.
Energy, water, broadband, rents, grocery, dentist, vets prices rising at more than CPI.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Can't rebuild without redistribution.
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I’m very proud to have been part of this report with @pactsuk.bsky.social and @sarahcoombesmp.bsky.social on the serious and growing problem of Ghost Plates. The past couple of months have been incredibly eye-opening, to say the least: transportsafetyappg.org.uk/inquiries/ve...
Ghosts on the Road – Tackling the rise in illegal registration plates - APPG
Ghosts on the Road – Tackling the rise in illegal registration plates The All Party Parliamentary Group for Transport (APPGTS)...
transportsafetyappg.org.uk
December 9, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I’m very proud to have been part of this report with @pactsuk.bsky.social and @sarahcoombesmp.bsky.social on the serious and growing problem of Ghost Plates. The past couple of months have been incredibly eye-opening, to say the least: transportsafetyappg.org.uk/inquiries/ve...
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Item 1
A highway that will cost billions, take 20 years and contribute to the destruc.....Approved!
Item 2
A bike lane that will cost almost nothing, reduce traffic and align with our climate emerg...Do you have approval from every living and deceased resident in the city?
A highway that will cost billions, take 20 years and contribute to the destruc.....Approved!
Item 2
A bike lane that will cost almost nothing, reduce traffic and align with our climate emerg...Do you have approval from every living and deceased resident in the city?
December 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Item 1
A highway that will cost billions, take 20 years and contribute to the destruc.....Approved!
Item 2
A bike lane that will cost almost nothing, reduce traffic and align with our climate emerg...Do you have approval from every living and deceased resident in the city?
A highway that will cost billions, take 20 years and contribute to the destruc.....Approved!
Item 2
A bike lane that will cost almost nothing, reduce traffic and align with our climate emerg...Do you have approval from every living and deceased resident in the city?
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When you have a decent NETWORK of protected cycle infrastructure, people will use them. Just look at the Netherlands. A short protected one that gives up to paint ain't good as people won't want to cycle in the painted one. As the saying goes 'a good cycle infra is only as good as the weakest piece'
December 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
When you have a decent NETWORK of protected cycle infrastructure, people will use them. Just look at the Netherlands. A short protected one that gives up to paint ain't good as people won't want to cycle in the painted one. As the saying goes 'a good cycle infra is only as good as the weakest piece'
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Saw this bollocks on a page called Cycling Week. And clearly from a bigoted lil driver! Cycling pages like this can go fuck themselves with their ignorant bollocks.
December 9, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Saw this bollocks on a page called Cycling Week. And clearly from a bigoted lil driver! Cycling pages like this can go fuck themselves with their ignorant bollocks.
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As a long-time campaigner for publicly owned railways and the proud owner of a very well-worn @bringbackbritishrail.org t-shirt, I am excited to vote for #GreatBritishRailways in public hands today 🛤️🙌
But as @sianberry just said in the Commons debate - shall we do the actual trains next?! 🚆
But as @sianberry just said in the Commons debate - shall we do the actual trains next?! 🚆
December 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
As a long-time campaigner for publicly owned railways and the proud owner of a very well-worn @bringbackbritishrail.org t-shirt, I am excited to vote for #GreatBritishRailways in public hands today 🛤️🙌
But as @sianberry just said in the Commons debate - shall we do the actual trains next?! 🚆
But as @sianberry just said in the Commons debate - shall we do the actual trains next?! 🚆
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I had a random thought the other night - that for hundreds/thousands of years people have used horses and animals to get around. And how that just totally stopped, and how strange that actually is.
"The authors marshal a compelling blend of history, statistics, and anecdote in support of a quietly radical argument: that mass car ownership, far from natural and inevitable, is a historical blip that can and should be reversed." 😍
The Surprisingly Convincing Case Against Cars
Life After Cars dares to imagine how different, and enriching, a car-free world could be.
newrepublic.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I had a random thought the other night - that for hundreds/thousands of years people have used horses and animals to get around. And how that just totally stopped, and how strange that actually is.
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In the 1st year of implementing a national 20mph urban/village default limit in Wales there were 630 fewer casualties. None may have been your son or daughter, but they all belonged to someone whose life has not now been devastated. #20splenty where people are. www.20splenty.org/wales_casual...
December 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
In the 1st year of implementing a national 20mph urban/village default limit in Wales there were 630 fewer casualties. None may have been your son or daughter, but they all belonged to someone whose life has not now been devastated. #20splenty where people are. www.20splenty.org/wales_casual...
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Love this.
December 9, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Love this.
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#peace-plan #hamas #israel #gaza #palestine
Israeli military claims yellow line is ‘new border’ as questions remain over role of stabilisation force in Gaza.
Israeli military claims yellow line is ‘new border’ as questions remain over role of stabilisation force in Gaza.
Hamas and Israel move towards phase two of US-backed Gaza plan
Israeli military claims yellow line is 'new border' as questions remain over role of stabilisation force in Gaza.
www.aljazeera.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:13 AM
#peace-plan #hamas #israel #gaza #palestine
Israeli military claims yellow line is ‘new border’ as questions remain over role of stabilisation force in Gaza.
Israeli military claims yellow line is ‘new border’ as questions remain over role of stabilisation force in Gaza.