Gary Cummins
@garyinscotland.bsky.social
Home is a 15 min city. Active & public transport prof, cycle holiday manager (ret). Lived on all the brown bits of the Monopoly board. Weekend Ambo driving volunteer.
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Hereditary peers made the difference to block the Employment Rights Bill this week…
33 Tory hereditary peers voted - we lost by 24
Disgraceful
Millions of low-paid workers may be denied sick pay by people who owe their positions to who their dad and grandad was
33 Tory hereditary peers voted - we lost by 24
Disgraceful
Millions of low-paid workers may be denied sick pay by people who owe their positions to who their dad and grandad was
December 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Hereditary peers made the difference to block the Employment Rights Bill this week…
33 Tory hereditary peers voted - we lost by 24
Disgraceful
Millions of low-paid workers may be denied sick pay by people who owe their positions to who their dad and grandad was
33 Tory hereditary peers voted - we lost by 24
Disgraceful
Millions of low-paid workers may be denied sick pay by people who owe their positions to who their dad and grandad was
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Darwinian Christmas
November 23, 2023 at 12:46 PM
Darwinian Christmas
This is interesting from Melbourne. In the UK we have a different problem with passenger forecasts for new rail routes regularly anticipating much lower ridership than actually takes place.
“The saga of the Melbourne Metro.. serves as a stark warning for any heavy rail project dreamt up in a pre-pandemic world.. there was hope that the pandemic was a blip—a temporary interruption to the.. growth of mass transit.. There is no.. recovery”
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A Munnel Retrospective
Will we have buyers remorse?
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December 3, 2025 at 7:46 AM
This is interesting from Melbourne. In the UK we have a different problem with passenger forecasts for new rail routes regularly anticipating much lower ridership than actually takes place.
This is an excellent article. Along with the higher sunk cost of EV cars, the arrival of Uber, Lime Bikes and IKEA doing deliveries all helped dilute Zipcar's user base.
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Why Zipcar gave up on London
The car-sharing scheme was hit by rapidly increased costs, a new congestion charge, and a lack of support from councils.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:06 AM
This is an excellent article. Along with the higher sunk cost of EV cars, the arrival of Uber, Lime Bikes and IKEA doing deliveries all helped dilute Zipcar's user base.
www.londoncentric.media/p/zipcar-lon...
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Not owned a car since 1984 and that was a Cortina Mk III
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned
*cracks knuckles*
Renault 4
Austin Allegro Equipe
Fiat Strada
Nissan Micra
Mini Cooper Estate
Currently: Škoda Scala, the first time I’ve bought new.
*cracks knuckles*
Renault 4
Austin Allegro Equipe
Fiat Strada
Nissan Micra
Mini Cooper Estate
Currently: Škoda Scala, the first time I’ve bought new.
Mine’s quite boring 😞
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned
Vauxhall Chevette
Ford Orion
Ford Mondeo
Renault Scenic (mk1, mk2 and mk3)
Kia Niro EV
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned
Vauxhall Chevette
Ford Orion
Ford Mondeo
Renault Scenic (mk1, mk2 and mk3)
Kia Niro EV
November 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Not owned a car since 1984 and that was a Cortina Mk III
Last night at a rural Scottish holiday mobile home park, a pint of Keg Belhaven Best and 175 glass of red wine £11.09
I did a double check, but that's the price!
I did a double check, but that's the price!
November 29, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Last night at a rural Scottish holiday mobile home park, a pint of Keg Belhaven Best and 175 glass of red wine £11.09
I did a double check, but that's the price!
I did a double check, but that's the price!
'Ma da's on the roondaboot today, so he say's I canna ride me bike anymoar'
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VIDEO: Methil protesters paint their own roundabout as active travel anger prompts second demo
Demonstrators tried to force traffic to use their makeshift roundabout as business owners lined up to tell The Courier about the impact of the works on them.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
'Ma da's on the roondaboot today, so he say's I canna ride me bike anymoar'
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Aw reet!
As it’s #LancashireDay I’m going to give away a Northern Sky A4 unframed print. Inspired by my hometown of Blackburn and Nick Drake.
Repost and follow me to enter.
I’ll pick a winner after 9pm (27 Nov)
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As it’s #LancashireDay I’m going to give away a Northern Sky A4 unframed print. Inspired by my hometown of Blackburn and Nick Drake.
Repost and follow me to enter.
I’ll pick a winner after 9pm (27 Nov)
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November 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Aw reet!
As it’s #LancashireDay I’m going to give away a Northern Sky A4 unframed print. Inspired by my hometown of Blackburn and Nick Drake.
Repost and follow me to enter.
I’ll pick a winner after 9pm (27 Nov)
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/product-page...
As it’s #LancashireDay I’m going to give away a Northern Sky A4 unframed print. Inspired by my hometown of Blackburn and Nick Drake.
Repost and follow me to enter.
I’ll pick a winner after 9pm (27 Nov)
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/product-page...
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🚗 UK Budget Response from Transform Scotland
Transform Scotland spokesperson, Emilia Lauder, welcomes the Chancellor’s baby steps toward fairer motoring taxes. The new mileage-based charge for EVs and long-overdue changes to fuel duty finally move us closer to a 'polluter pays' system.
Transform Scotland spokesperson, Emilia Lauder, welcomes the Chancellor’s baby steps toward fairer motoring taxes. The new mileage-based charge for EVs and long-overdue changes to fuel duty finally move us closer to a 'polluter pays' system.
November 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🚗 UK Budget Response from Transform Scotland
Transform Scotland spokesperson, Emilia Lauder, welcomes the Chancellor’s baby steps toward fairer motoring taxes. The new mileage-based charge for EVs and long-overdue changes to fuel duty finally move us closer to a 'polluter pays' system.
Transform Scotland spokesperson, Emilia Lauder, welcomes the Chancellor’s baby steps toward fairer motoring taxes. The new mileage-based charge for EVs and long-overdue changes to fuel duty finally move us closer to a 'polluter pays' system.
Moar roads and moar dangerous roads. Protesters campaign against safe travel infrastructure in Fife.
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5378...
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VIDEO: Methil protesters paint their own roundabout as active travel anger prompts second demo
Demonstrators tried to force traffic to use their makeshift roundabout as business owners lined up to tell The Courier about the impact of the works on them.
www.thecourier.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Moar roads and moar dangerous roads. Protesters campaign against safe travel infrastructure in Fife.
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5378...
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5378...
Fife's drivers complaining about too much traffic disruption want to ensure there's more traffic on our roads...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Fife's drivers complaining about too much traffic disruption want to ensure there's more traffic on our roads...
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I have been developing retail properties and groceries for 25 years. This week, an interview with me appeared in Germany's leading real estate newspaper, and it will be republished (🤞) next week in the leading business newspaper.
The topic: The bicycle is the future of downtown retail.
The topic: The bicycle is the future of downtown retail.
It’s really important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of ACTUAL EVIDENCE that they’re better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
November 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I have been developing retail properties and groceries for 25 years. This week, an interview with me appeared in Germany's leading real estate newspaper, and it will be republished (🤞) next week in the leading business newspaper.
The topic: The bicycle is the future of downtown retail.
The topic: The bicycle is the future of downtown retail.
I've capped this post from the Mayor of London with an old Kipper Williams cartoon from the once great Time Out magazine. Really pleased to see my old home doing better looking after the air we breath.
November 8, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I've capped this post from the Mayor of London with an old Kipper Williams cartoon from the once great Time Out magazine. Really pleased to see my old home doing better looking after the air we breath.
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The government says it wants to achieve growth but then it doesn't want immigrants, doesn't want to electrify the railways, and doesn't want high-speed trains. It's like me saying I want to lose weight and then eating a full English every day for breakfast.
November 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The government says it wants to achieve growth but then it doesn't want immigrants, doesn't want to electrify the railways, and doesn't want high-speed trains. It's like me saying I want to lose weight and then eating a full English every day for breakfast.
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Whatever else comes out once the attack on the ECML train last night, this alone is a credit to the train crew, driver, and signalling team.
Huntingdon was the first possible stop. In a highly stressful situation and improvising a plan the train lost just 3 minutes vs line speed to get there.
Huntingdon was the first possible stop. In a highly stressful situation and improvising a plan the train lost just 3 minutes vs line speed to get there.
November 2, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Whatever else comes out once the attack on the ECML train last night, this alone is a credit to the train crew, driver, and signalling team.
Huntingdon was the first possible stop. In a highly stressful situation and improvising a plan the train lost just 3 minutes vs line speed to get there.
Huntingdon was the first possible stop. In a highly stressful situation and improvising a plan the train lost just 3 minutes vs line speed to get there.
The Tories have copied the 'Led by Donkeys' van with a video for this caper. But being Tories they've taken it a little too literally...
I’m at a slightly curious Conservative speech/rally on the side of the Thames where Kemi Badenoch and Mel Stride will say Rachel Reeves should be sacked if she raises taxes at the budget.
October 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The Tories have copied the 'Led by Donkeys' van with a video for this caper. But being Tories they've taken it a little too literally...
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We should have heeded the poppy madness for what was to come.
October 28, 2025 at 7:37 AM
We should have heeded the poppy madness for what was to come.
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![Cartoon by Stephen Collins for the Guardian.
[Scene is BBC BREAKFAST with two presenters and a guest on the sofa].
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PRESENTER:
Now - some disturbing new research has shown
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PRESENTER:
that as many as 10 non-Reform political parties may currently operating ‘under the radar’ across the UK.
[Show on screen logos for Greens, Lib Dems, Conservatives
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PRESENTER:
In the studio to discuss this, Nigel Farage
[We see the guest on the sofa is indeed Nigel Farage]
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PRESENTER:
Nigel, what’s your view?
FARAGE:
Well I think this very worrying.
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FARAGE:
And just another reason why we should ban all immigration.
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PRESENTER:
I won’t push back on that
FARAGE:
Absolutely!
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PRESENTER:
Funnily enough, this is what your new show’s about, isn’t it?
FARAGE:
Oop - plug time!
PRESENTER:
Ha ha
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FARAGE:
Yes it’s a 12-part BBC documentary called ‘In Search Of The Political Parties That Aren’t My One’.
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[Show on the TV screen Farage presenting a documentary series titled In Search Of The Political Parties That Aren’t My One. He is wearing his farmer's getup and looking dreamily at the UK from hillsides, visiting pubs and chatting with the locals, etc]
FARAGE:
It’s a really emotional journey
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FARAGE:
with lots of dreamy footage of me looking relatable...
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FARAGE:
as I answer the question:
*Am I the only option for Britain?*
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[Cut back to studio]
PRESENTER:
I won’t push back on that
FARAGE:
Absolutely!
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It's that moment again for National Trust members to vote to keep the entryists out.
Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
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Then share. Thank you.
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Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out.
Then share. Thank you.
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October 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
It's that moment again for National Trust members to vote to keep the entryists out.
Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out.
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Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out.
Then share. Thank you.
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Useful idiots unknowingly working for the air and road lobby. Imagine boasting that you've managed to induce panic at a public transport terminal....
At Euston station to protest that the vile white elephant project that is @hs2ltd.bsky.social wants to cut down even more ancient urban trees. TFL staff found Red Rebels a tad scary and slammed the gates shut in a panic. Most satisfying.
October 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Useful idiots unknowingly working for the air and road lobby. Imagine boasting that you've managed to induce panic at a public transport terminal....
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Jesus. The replies to this.
Staff aren't entitled to free parking any more than anyone else.
Free parking at hospitals would take money away from frontline care.
Does anyone want to reduce say cancer care do drivers can park for free?
Park legally or take the sodding bus.
Staff aren't entitled to free parking any more than anyone else.
Free parking at hospitals would take money away from frontline care.
Does anyone want to reduce say cancer care do drivers can park for free?
Park legally or take the sodding bus.
Staff tell of 'lack of care and compassion' as more than 25,000 workers at NHS hospitals issued with car parking fines, Channel 4 News investigation uncovers.
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Exclusive: Thousands of NHS staff fined while parking at work
Staff tell of 'lack of care and compassion' as more than 25,000 workers at NHS hospitals issued with car parking fines, Channel 4 News investigation uncovers.
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October 19, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Jesus. The replies to this.
Staff aren't entitled to free parking any more than anyone else.
Free parking at hospitals would take money away from frontline care.
Does anyone want to reduce say cancer care do drivers can park for free?
Park legally or take the sodding bus.
Staff aren't entitled to free parking any more than anyone else.
Free parking at hospitals would take money away from frontline care.
Does anyone want to reduce say cancer care do drivers can park for free?
Park legally or take the sodding bus.
Some of the responses to this post suggest that Bluesky is rapidly going the way of twitter/X unfortunately.
How has the government got itself into the position of standing up for Israeli football hooligans, while criminalising peaceful supporters of Palestine Action?
October 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Some of the responses to this post suggest that Bluesky is rapidly going the way of twitter/X unfortunately.
Blimey, found myself agreeing with Simon Jenkins...must be this flu I've got.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Blimey, found myself agreeing with Simon Jenkins...must be this flu I've got.
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About 10-15 years ago folk were posting one-take 1-2 minute films of various locations where the camera travelled around a building or a streetscape or college or similar, all in a single take. Does anyone here recall them?
October 17, 2025 at 8:08 AM
About 10-15 years ago folk were posting one-take 1-2 minute films of various locations where the camera travelled around a building or a streetscape or college or similar, all in a single take. Does anyone here recall them?
This is well worth a visit, Newton Stewart has some great accommodation, lovely scenery and walks, a first class outdoor shop and nearby is Wigtown, Scotland's own booktown.
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Autumn Trad Festival 17th & 18th October 2025
Autumn Trad festival is an annual celebration of traditional music with concerts and sessions all weekend in late October in Newton Stewart, Scotland.
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October 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
This is well worth a visit, Newton Stewart has some great accommodation, lovely scenery and walks, a first class outdoor shop and nearby is Wigtown, Scotland's own booktown.
www.tradmusic.com/autumn-trad-...
www.tradmusic.com/autumn-trad-...