David Marshall
@davenextthesea.bsky.social
Retired transport planner MRTPI and Dad to Chloe. Trying to stay creative in planning and transport. School governor. Unfinished PhD, P/T student @aber.ac Rock music, real ale and SAFC.
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If you have a sketchy bio, hardly any followers and very few posts, don’t waste time following me. Also if you’re scantily clad and ‘looking for love’, preach about Jesus or asking for crowd funding! I’m currently blocking 7-8/10 new followers at the moment. Had enough of that shit in other place!
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He’s laundered a genocide. He demonises desperate people seeking asylum. He panders to Reform at the expense of people of colour. He’s implementing transphobic policies. He cuts benefits for disabled people. “Inoffensive”? He’s deeply offensive if you are affected by any of this (Lewis isn’t)
How can this inoffensive man have become so viscerally loathed?
Keir Starmer must make No 10 a content factory
🖊️ Lewis Goodall
Keir Starmer must make No 10 a content factory
🖊️ Lewis Goodall
Keir Starmer must make No 10 a content factory
The Prime Minister can only re-establish authority if he learns to command the message
www.newstatesman.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
He’s laundered a genocide. He demonises desperate people seeking asylum. He panders to Reform at the expense of people of colour. He’s implementing transphobic policies. He cuts benefits for disabled people. “Inoffensive”? He’s deeply offensive if you are affected by any of this (Lewis isn’t)
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This is only the beginning.
First (official) climate migrants arrive in Australia from sinking Tuvalu in South Pacific.
First climate migrants arrive in Australia from sinking Tuvalu in South Pacific
The first climate migrants to leave the remote Pacific island nation of Tuvalu have arrived in Australia, hoping to preserve links to their sinking island home, foreign affairs officials said on Thurs...
www.reuters.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This is only the beginning.
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Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
December 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
I’ll just give it a miss……
In addition to 5 years of social media history, CBP would also require tourists to provide all phone numbers used over that period, any email addresses used in the past decade, DNA and iris scans, and the names, addresses, birthdates and birthplaces of family members
Including children
Including children
December 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I’ll just give it a miss……
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I'm of the firm opinion that you should always attend work socials.
When people get pissed, they show their true colours and you learn SO much about people you work with when you see them drunk
When people get pissed, they show their true colours and you learn SO much about people you work with when you see them drunk
December 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I'm of the firm opinion that you should always attend work socials.
When people get pissed, they show their true colours and you learn SO much about people you work with when you see them drunk
When people get pissed, they show their true colours and you learn SO much about people you work with when you see them drunk
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There might be problems if *all* of your housing development is towers near transit. (Build mid-rises everywhere else too.)
But damn, I do love me some towers near transit.
(King George SkyTrain Station, Surrey, British Columbia)
But damn, I do love me some towers near transit.
(King George SkyTrain Station, Surrey, British Columbia)
December 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
There might be problems if *all* of your housing development is towers near transit. (Build mid-rises everywhere else too.)
But damn, I do love me some towers near transit.
(King George SkyTrain Station, Surrey, British Columbia)
But damn, I do love me some towers near transit.
(King George SkyTrain Station, Surrey, British Columbia)
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"The woman became stuck underneath the Range Rover as it then travelled along the road before the vehicle stopped a short time later"
Seriously, how distracted or otherwise do you have to be to hit a cyclist and the ln drive on with them trapped underneath.🤬🤬
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
Seriously, how distracted or otherwise do you have to be to hit a cyclist and the ln drive on with them trapped underneath.🤬🤬
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
Police appeal for witnesses after cyclist was injured in Monkseaton
A woman has been left with serious injuries after the incident on Monkseaton's Front Street on Friday morning saw a huge emergency response
www.chroniclelive.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"The woman became stuck underneath the Range Rover as it then travelled along the road before the vehicle stopped a short time later"
Seriously, how distracted or otherwise do you have to be to hit a cyclist and the ln drive on with them trapped underneath.🤬🤬
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
Seriously, how distracted or otherwise do you have to be to hit a cyclist and the ln drive on with them trapped underneath.🤬🤬
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
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Good luck with that in one of the most secular countries on the planet.
In the name of a unique British identity the far right is becoming more American, adopting a weaponised and hateful version of Christianity because its US backers and funders say so.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on far-right perversions of the Christmas message: promoting a gospel of hate | Editorial
Editorial: A Tommy Robinson-inspired carol service is the latest sign of a burgeoning Christian nationalist movement. The Church of England is right to push back
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Good luck with that in one of the most secular countries on the planet.
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'Hello. Your Prime Minister speaking. I've nothing to say about a baseless foreign attack on my colleague, Mayor of London so why not ask me about bus shelter conservation in Sheringham?'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sir Keir Starmer weighs in on Sheringham bus shelter row
Sir Keir Starmer says a council should
www.bbc.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
'Hello. Your Prime Minister speaking. I've nothing to say about a baseless foreign attack on my colleague, Mayor of London so why not ask me about bus shelter conservation in Sheringham?'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!!
December 12, 2025 at 8:18 AM
HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!!
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That’s a startling graphic @galwaycommuters.bsky.social 😲
If losing the LUAS causes this much traffic chaos imagine how much it could prevent in Galway...
December 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
That’s a startling graphic @galwaycommuters.bsky.social 😲
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It’s impossible to have a sensible conversation about Brexit without this crazy response. Our political discourse has been poisoned.
December 11, 2025 at 7:39 AM
It’s impossible to have a sensible conversation about Brexit without this crazy response. Our political discourse has been poisoned.
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While Trump bloviates, something different is - hopefully- stirring in America. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Miami mayor-elect Eileen Higgins becomes first Democrat to win in three decades
Eileen Higgins' victory also makes her the first woman to hold the post.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 7:47 AM
While Trump bloviates, something different is - hopefully- stirring in America. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Absolutely amazing chart from @peterkellner.bsky.social's piece in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social today:
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
December 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Absolutely amazing chart from @peterkellner.bsky.social's piece in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social today:
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
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I used to defend them, and then the meagre amounts of stuffing vanished from the LNER ones, and I'm now firmly in the "I don't like metal ribs pressed into my rear" camp
December 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I used to defend them, and then the meagre amounts of stuffing vanished from the LNER ones, and I'm now firmly in the "I don't like metal ribs pressed into my rear" camp
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It was designed by the Milburn brothers, just like the attached post. They're most known for designing many of the Empire cinemas including Sunderland's own.
December 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
It was designed by the Milburn brothers, just like the attached post. They're most known for designing many of the Empire cinemas including Sunderland's own.
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It was renamed the Millfield Cinema by 1933 and was part of the Hinge circuit after the war. I feel like a broken record, but by the late 50s this became a bingo club, and more recently became a snooker club.
December 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
It was renamed the Millfield Cinema by 1933 and was part of the Hinge circuit after the war. I feel like a broken record, but by the late 50s this became a bingo club, and more recently became a snooker club.
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After a good month or so, we've finally reached the end of our Sunderland series, covering all sorts from mines to chapels and theatres.
This is probably the best disguised cinema of them all - the Millfield Picture House.
This is probably the best disguised cinema of them all - the Millfield Picture House.
December 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
After a good month or so, we've finally reached the end of our Sunderland series, covering all sorts from mines to chapels and theatres.
This is probably the best disguised cinema of them all - the Millfield Picture House.
This is probably the best disguised cinema of them all - the Millfield Picture House.
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The new mobile-friendly version of our festive coutdown, featuring some amazing York-in-winter resources including archival footage of the City, now has 10 virtual advent-calendar-style doors to open!
Have a look here:
xerte.york.ac.uk/play.php?tem...
Have a look here:
xerte.york.ac.uk/play.php?tem...
Library Countdown to the Winter Vacation
xerte.york.ac.uk
December 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The new mobile-friendly version of our festive coutdown, featuring some amazing York-in-winter resources including archival footage of the City, now has 10 virtual advent-calendar-style doors to open!
Have a look here:
xerte.york.ac.uk/play.php?tem...
Have a look here:
xerte.york.ac.uk/play.php?tem...
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Starmer's biggest problem is the more you see of him, see patterns and understand him as a person, the more shockingly awful he is.
December 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Starmer's biggest problem is the more you see of him, see patterns and understand him as a person, the more shockingly awful he is.
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The Planning & Infrastructure Act – What does it do and what happens next?
www.cpre.org.uk/explainer/th...
www.cpre.org.uk/explainer/th...
The Planning & Infrastructure Act – What does it do and what happens next?
What is The Planning and Infrastructure Act?
www.cpre.org.uk
December 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The Planning & Infrastructure Act – What does it do and what happens next?
www.cpre.org.uk/explainer/th...
www.cpre.org.uk/explainer/th...
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The Planning and Infrastructure Bill has just now finished its passage through Parliament, with the House of Lords accepting the very final change made by the Commons to the Bill.
Legislation fans can watch the eight mins here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Legislation fans can watch the eight mins here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Parliamentlive.tv
House of Lords
parliamentlive.tv
December 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill has just now finished its passage through Parliament, with the House of Lords accepting the very final change made by the Commons to the Bill.
Legislation fans can watch the eight mins here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Legislation fans can watch the eight mins here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
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The Community Rail Partnership has been shortlisted in the #CommunityRailAwards, shining a spotlight on initiatives @ Britain's stations. 'Community Creative Projects & Station Arts’ - Saxmundham waiting room. Bare walls were turned into a lovely landscape! The Awards will be held 19/3/2026 @ Derby.
December 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Community Rail Partnership has been shortlisted in the #CommunityRailAwards, shining a spotlight on initiatives @ Britain's stations. 'Community Creative Projects & Station Arts’ - Saxmundham waiting room. Bare walls were turned into a lovely landscape! The Awards will be held 19/3/2026 @ Derby.
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Five years after Covid, and given the early predictions about long-term illness, it’s astonishing that a major UK study comparing ME/CFS and Long Covid is only being done now and has to rely on charity. This type of work should have been funded by the government from the start.
December 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Five years after Covid, and given the early predictions about long-term illness, it’s astonishing that a major UK study comparing ME/CFS and Long Covid is only being done now and has to rely on charity. This type of work should have been funded by the government from the start.
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Well done to those campaigners. Retention and refurb should be the order of the day for this rare transport building. Think of all the embedded carbon, for a start.
BREAKING NEWS: Sheringham Town Council have just voted 6-5 to withdraw support for the planned demolition of their now nationally famous Bus Shelter!
A crucial victory for the local protesters who’ve staged a remarkable 8 day occupation of the shelter.
People power for modern heritage ✊🏻
A crucial victory for the local protesters who’ve staged a remarkable 8 day occupation of the shelter.
People power for modern heritage ✊🏻
December 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Well done to those campaigners. Retention and refurb should be the order of the day for this rare transport building. Think of all the embedded carbon, for a start.