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Gavin
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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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aleedscyclist.bsky.social
Guess it's not Wetherspoon's then 😁.
The breakfast menu is served from 8am until noon, seven days a week, with a range of tea, coffee and hot chocolate drinks, including free refills*(on tea and coffee), all day every day.
December 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
aleedscyclist.bsky.social
Noted. The weasel words to disguise a lie. To camouflage their enormously profitable deception.
The proposed Keadby Next Generation Power Station, located in North Lincolnshire, could be the world’s first 100% hydrogen-fuelled power station, producing zero emissions at the point of combustion.
November 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
aleedscyclist.bsky.social
From the article.
'The strike was “intended to prevent births” among Palestinians in Gaza, says Pillay, the former chair of the UN’s Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Territory of Palestine and Israel.'
November 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
aleedscyclist.bsky.social
Utterly, terminally, and viciously sordid. As is the Guardian's "whitewash" headline.
Some Palestinian students taking up scholarships at UK universities will be allowed to bring their families with them from Gaza after the government announced it would consider case-by-case exemptions to its evacuation policy. After lobbying by MPs and supporters, the UK government has said partners and children could be allowed to accompany students on government-backed Chevening scholarships or studying for longer research degrees, such as PhDs.
November 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
aleedscyclist.bsky.social
Note – where the “advice” is placed in the government website. Not in the Highway Code.
October 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
aleedscyclist.bsky.social
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-map-w...

[Note - Shetlanders also understand this 😜]
A New Zealand centred World Map
October 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
aleedscyclist.bsky.social
From the article -
"Despite taking home more of Britain’s foreign aid budget than Ghana, there’s precious little information on the Essex businessman or how he got so involved in running such a vital part of the UK’s asylum seeker support."
October 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
aleedscyclist.bsky.social
What the law says www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/5...
For the purposes of sections 1 [F2, 1A] and 2 above a person is to be regarded as driving dangerously if (and, subject to subsection (2) below, only if)— (a)the way he drives falls far below what would be expected of a competent and careful driver, and (b)it would be obvious to a competent and careful driver that driving in that way would be dangerous.
October 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
aleedscyclist.bsky.social
energy-oil-gas.com/news/6-count... gives a clue?

Still "none of your business" 😜.

But Trump (trans - his backers) want that oil.
Venezuela holds the largest proven crude oil reserves globally, estimated at approximately 303 billion barrels as of 2024.
October 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
aleedscyclist.bsky.social
Second reaction - "no-brainers"
October 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
aleedscyclist.bsky.social
First reaction ... this one is LONG overdue. To feck with the plea-bargaining to a lower offence.

Basically - "putting your foot on the pedal is a deliberate act"?
October 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
aleedscyclist.bsky.social
WTAFF, Guardian? That is an utterly rancid rant.
"Barney Ronay is chief sports writer for the Guardian"
October 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
aleedscyclist.bsky.social
Just posting your OWN self-typed profile 😜.

Your grandchildren may well be ... "having words with you". With good reason.

Short version, 'mate' - bad faith liars get blocked. 👋
"Researching global warming. Fact checking. Wind & solar seem to be based on propaganda & do far more harm than good. I'd like to be proven wrong."
October 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
aleedscyclist.bsky.social
"Nigel's" tweet (Translation - anything to divert from the Nathan Gill story 😁)

And the glorious (late night Friday 😉) excoriation/evisceration - www.thecanary.co/trending/202....
"Nigel" - 'The National Trust has put vegan tampons in men’s toilets. God help us.'
October 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
aleedscyclist.bsky.social
Noting he's "in full control of his vehicle" ... NOT!
Driver of van heads for cyclist, raising two fingers with one hand, and gesticulating with the other. No hands on steering wheel.
October 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
aleedscyclist.bsky.social
Classic BBC. That's the nearest they get to attributing responsibility to the hit-and-run *DRIVER*, or interest in a murderous driver being held accountable.

That said - all power and best wishes to the lass, no question.
Although it was not determined exactly what happened, Ms O'Malley's injuries suggested she was hit by the car, thrown on to the bonnet and then went under the moving vehicle.
October 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
aleedscyclist.bsky.social
Interesting.
“With Scotland's legal system prioritising the rights and sovereignty of the people rather than the English doctrine of the supremacy of Parliament, this legal challenge is on strong legal footing. The potential for a constitutional crisis created if Scottish and English courts reach different decisions, further demonstrates that this ban is simply not enforceable.
October 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
aleedscyclist.bsky.social
So ... "a group of tech company executives at the JP Morgan Tech Stars conference" get told privately.

But not the public. I see 😡.

Immediate and obvious question - how many other Treasury/Government decisions are "slipped out" in this way?
Reeves asked the audience “please don’t tell anyone before Thursday or Friday” as that is when the government plans to announce the development.
October 8, 2025 at 2:15 AM
aleedscyclist.bsky.social
Don’t arrest us then 🤷 We are causing no obstruction. We are committing no act of violence. We are making no noise. We are breaching no peace. We are using nonviolent language. We are peacefully protesting against UK complicity in genocide. Deal with actual terrorism.
October 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
aleedscyclist.bsky.social
That is *NOT, EVER* a description of "careless driving".

And with his "get-out-of-jail-free" card, he'll be back driving in 12 months.

WTAFF?
"During trial, the court heard that Hill was "engaged with his phone" for 10 seconds while driving his blue Citroën Dispatch van before the collision at 9.35am on the A11 dual carriageway. In the immediate aftermath, a woman who stopped at the scene reported that Hill said he "was looking for my drink. I didn't even see her. What will I get?" Hill told police that his phone was in a holder and was being used for mapping purposes. His sister sent around 25 WhatsApp messages of photos from a family barbecue the previous day, and Hill claimed that the "flurry" of phone activity before the collision was him touching the screen to wipe away the notifications. "
October 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
aleedscyclist.bsky.social
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10... - "complicit inaction"? Yup, that's Starmer and the Labour Government.
While the UN itself has not responded yet to the arrests of the activists, Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on Palestine, said the Israeli intervention against the flotilla highlighted the West’s inaction towards Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. “As I watch Israel’s illegal abduction of the only humans who have risked their lives to break Israel’s unlawful blockade, my thoughts are with the people of Gaza, trapped in Israel’s killing fields,” Albanese wrote on X. “Shame on Western governments first and foremost, and their complicit inaction.”
October 3, 2025 at 7:20 AM
aleedscyclist.bsky.social
You're accusing me of "bad faith BS"? Wow.

From the article ...
The Treasury is exploring instead whether the additional benefits might be limited to three or four children, or whether there could be a tapered rate introduced so parents would get the most for their first child and less for subsequent children. Another option under consideration is to lift the cap only for working parents on universal credit, to encourage more people into the workforce.
October 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
aleedscyclist.bsky.social
Apologies - but I DGAF for American voters, who CHOSE to vote for genocide enablers.
Scale of Israeli destruction in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict.
September 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
aleedscyclist.bsky.social
Starmer/Lammy called out. 👍
"Recognition must now be followed by action. This foundational statement must translate into immediate, concrete, and consequential measures to acknowledge and halt the genocide, end the occupation and the culture of impunity that sustains it, reverse the expansion of illegal settlements, and uphold international law. This includes the adoption of comprehensive sanctions, a full arms embargo, and accountability for those responsible for war crimes." There's more that calls out Starmer's compromised announcement.
September 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
aleedscyclist.bsky.social
Now ... if only the stupid fecker had taken a moment to think about his responsibilities ... *BEFORE* he *chose* to speed.
The court was told that Mr Mkwavi would struggle to get another job if he lost his licence and has a mortgage to pay for his family home. Court documents state: “Exceptional hardship was found by magistrates due to evidence that the defendant is a mini cab driver. “If disqualified, due to his age, it will be difficult for the defendant to get another job. “The defendant has a mortgage to pay and family to look after.
September 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM