Richard Leeming
@richardleeming.bsky.social
Innovation consultant, working on digital and data transformation for the public good, mainly in culture, heritage and voluntary sectors. Labour & Co-op councillor representing Dulwich Village Ward, focused on active travel. Dad, Gooner, sailor, cyclist.
Especially proud today to be a Southwark councillor:
www.southwark.gov.uk/news/2025/al... good to see local government expressing its view on immigration which is so vital to London.
Always a Borough of Sanctuary | Southwark Council
A statement from the Leader & Deputy Leader of Southwark Council and local community champions.
www.southwark.gov.uk
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Especially proud today to be a Southwark councillor:
Eze exists in a completely different time frame than anyone else.
November 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Eze exists in a completely different time frame than anyone else.
Earlier this year @margynewens.bsky.social and I promised to make safety at Judith Kerr Primary school our top priority. Now we’re delivering. If you live nearby please respond to our consultation about widening the pavement and a raised zebra crossing.
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engage.southwark.gov.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Earlier this year @margynewens.bsky.social and I promised to make safety at Judith Kerr Primary school our top priority. Now we’re delivering. If you live nearby please respond to our consultation about widening the pavement and a raised zebra crossing.
engage.southwark.gov.uk/en-GB/projec...
engage.southwark.gov.uk/en-GB/projec...
Had a conversation with a consultant friend with no traffic experience over the summer who’d just written a paper extolling the virtues of AVs. He couldn’t understand my concerns about induced demand… here it is:
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Had a conversation with a consultant friend with no traffic experience over the summer who’d just written a paper extolling the virtues of AVs. He couldn’t understand my concerns about induced demand… here it is:
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📣New data shows London cycling is soaring:
📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019
🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes
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bbc.co.uk/news/article...
📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019
🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 7:23 AM
📣New data shows London cycling is soaring:
📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019
🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019
🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I really cannot recommend this excellent piece on Hammersmith Bridge highly enough
Hammersmith Bridge
Where did 25,000 vehicles go?
nickmaini.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I really cannot recommend this excellent piece on Hammersmith Bridge highly enough
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Well done Helen Hayes! Clear publicity at the beginning of a select committee investigation (into children's reading for pleasure) which will make it easy to report later as well. Government should take notice and do some more media commentary (not speculation or dangling of bait).
#R4Today
#R4Today
November 24, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Well done Helen Hayes! Clear publicity at the beginning of a select committee investigation (into children's reading for pleasure) which will make it easy to report later as well. Government should take notice and do some more media commentary (not speculation or dangling of bait).
#R4Today
#R4Today
Omg, he’s at it again, more amazing geological detective work…
When I wrote about the ancient Zanclean megaflood filling the Mediterranean in as little as 12-18 months (!), it was wistfully.
I'm English. Lovely place, England, but Big Geological Drama? None of that round 'ere, sadly.
Imagine my delight at what geophysicists found in the English Channel.
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I'm English. Lovely place, England, but Big Geological Drama? None of that round 'ere, sadly.
Imagine my delight at what geophysicists found in the English Channel.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Omg, he’s at it again, more amazing geological detective work…
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Are you looking around primary schools at the moment? Can you ask a question about school travel and #AirPollution?
Here are some facts about why an active school run is the way to go:
www.mumsforlungs.org/news/make-th...
Here are some facts about why an active school run is the way to go:
www.mumsforlungs.org/news/make-th...
November 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Are you looking around primary schools at the moment? Can you ask a question about school travel and #AirPollution?
Here are some facts about why an active school run is the way to go:
www.mumsforlungs.org/news/make-th...
Here are some facts about why an active school run is the way to go:
www.mumsforlungs.org/news/make-th...
Very sad news. The Stone Roses first album never seems to date, it still blows me away nearly 40 years later. Mani’s bass is a vital part of that sound.
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist, dies aged 63
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist, dies aged 63
Ian Brown and Tim Burgess were among those to pay tribute to Mani, whose death was announced by his brother and nephew
Gary “Mani” Mounfield, best known as a founding member and bassist of the Stone Roses, has died aged 63. The cause of death has not been shared.
His brother Greg Mounfield posted the news on Facebook: “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce the sad passing of my brother.” His nephew also shared the news. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Very sad news. The Stone Roses first album never seems to date, it still blows me away nearly 40 years later. Mani’s bass is a vital part of that sound.
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Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
Covid inquiry live: ‘Inexcusable’ delays under Johnson led to 23,000 deaths
Lockdowns may have been avoided if Boris Johnson’s government had acted faster, damning report finds
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
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Jaw-dropping update about our leasehold investigation detailing the lengths to which my colleague @djstimms.bsky.social has gone to track down Andrew Milne.
Particularly enjoyed the fact that colleagues from Liverpool and London were also involved. Mill Media is now more than the sum of its parts.
Particularly enjoyed the fact that colleagues from Liverpool and London were also involved. Mill Media is now more than the sum of its parts.
Horrified, Becky read Milne’s words. “I accordingly am entitled to vacant possession of the property”, he asserted. “I am writing to give you 7 days notice that I will have a locksmith and agent attend to recover possession for me and change the locks”.
Latest update in our Andrew Milne story 👇
Latest update in our Andrew Milne story 👇
After Becky’s mum died, it was time to sell her childhood home. Then Andrew Milne got in touch
Plus: As the search for answers continues, The Tribune takes to the road
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Jaw-dropping update about our leasehold investigation detailing the lengths to which my colleague @djstimms.bsky.social has gone to track down Andrew Milne.
Particularly enjoyed the fact that colleagues from Liverpool and London were also involved. Mill Media is now more than the sum of its parts.
Particularly enjoyed the fact that colleagues from Liverpool and London were also involved. Mill Media is now more than the sum of its parts.
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New essay out today by me and @acjsissons.bsky.social - ‘Getting Britain out of the hole: a plan for the economy’. You can read the whole thing here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
Getting Britain out of the hole
A plan for the UK economy
getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
New essay out today by me and @acjsissons.bsky.social - ‘Getting Britain out of the hole: a plan for the economy’. You can read the whole thing here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
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“The rise in high-fronted SUVs poses a clear and growing threat to public safety, especially for children,” states the report. “With no benefit to society, it’s time for lawmakers at all levels to act.” Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com.
Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.
Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.
EU Must Cap SUV Hood Heights Urges Report. Crash Test Body Says Not As Simple As That
Higher fronts on cars significantly increase the death rate when pedestrians and cyclists are struck, says new report. EuroNCAP says more complex than that.
www.forbes.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:18 AM
“The rise in high-fronted SUVs poses a clear and growing threat to public safety, especially for children,” states the report. “With no benefit to society, it’s time for lawmakers at all levels to act.” Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com.
Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.
Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.
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When the NHS works: had a blood test yesterday. Was in and out of the Tessa Jowell health centre in less than 5 minutes. The results have just arrived by text within 24 hours. (All normal)
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 AM
When the NHS works: had a blood test yesterday. Was in and out of the Tessa Jowell health centre in less than 5 minutes. The results have just arrived by text within 24 hours. (All normal)
As a councillor wholly invested in supporting Active Travel, I’m going to wait to see the detail before losing my mind over this. I’m v keen to see low earners be able to buy a decent reliable bike for everyday use. I’m not keen to see low earners subsidise rich people to buy £10k road bikes.
Rachel Reeves is setting the Cycle to Work scheme on fire as part of the war on salary sacrifice policies! on.ft.com/4oKXNrC
Rachel Reeves to curb bike purchases through salary sacrifice in Budget
Introduction of new cap comes after retailers warned some higher-rate taxpayers were exploiting the perk
on.ft.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
As a councillor wholly invested in supporting Active Travel, I’m going to wait to see the detail before losing my mind over this. I’m v keen to see low earners be able to buy a decent reliable bike for everyday use. I’m not keen to see low earners subsidise rich people to buy £10k road bikes.
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Should Gibb be sacked? yes, obviously. He's an abomination of basic journalistic standards. His GB News channel spreads conspiracy theory & disinformation. His Jewish Chronicle newspaper spreads invented stories. He is plainly trying to undermine the BBC so it's as bad as everything else he touches.
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Should Gibb be sacked? yes, obviously. He's an abomination of basic journalistic standards. His GB News channel spreads conspiracy theory & disinformation. His Jewish Chronicle newspaper spreads invented stories. He is plainly trying to undermine the BBC so it's as bad as everything else he touches.
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There are many subtle and complex arguments one can have about the future of the BBC — but I guarantee you that no other channel or streaming service will be as committed to factual programming, children’s education, history shows, religious discussion, poetry, arts, or state of the nation debate
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
There are many subtle and complex arguments one can have about the future of the BBC — but I guarantee you that no other channel or streaming service will be as committed to factual programming, children’s education, history shows, religious discussion, poetry, arts, or state of the nation debate
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
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I have written some stuff about BBC/Public Service broadcasting which I'll start putting out soon. I don't think there's enough public policy debate - when I was doing broadcasting/Charter Review in the regulator and Government there was an industry around it. Now everyone has moved on to "tech".
November 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I have written some stuff about BBC/Public Service broadcasting which I'll start putting out soon. I don't think there's enough public policy debate - when I was doing broadcasting/Charter Review in the regulator and Government there was an industry around it. Now everyone has moved on to "tech".
I spent nearly 25 years working for the BBC and emerged glad to be no longer working for it. But, 2 contradictory observations seem likely this morning. 1. Some of the criticisms are merited. 2. They’re being manipulated by bad actors who don’t care about the UK or the BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I spent nearly 25 years working for the BBC and emerged glad to be no longer working for it. But, 2 contradictory observations seem likely this morning. 1. Some of the criticisms are merited. 2. They’re being manipulated by bad actors who don’t care about the UK or the BBC.