Bob Downie

[Nurses approach a minister –Robert Jenrick?]

Nurse 1:
Are you OK, love?

Minister:
Yes I’m just hearing legitimate concerns from real voters

Nurse 1:
That’s a robot, a Nazi and a poorly-disguised Russian

Nurse 2:
Give us your phone, love

NEW: Police knew a Kremlin spy ring recruited former leader of Reform Wales at least 3 years ago.

So why was Nathan Gill not charged till Feb this year?

Pls read part 2 of @thenerve.news special investigation into Nathan Gill. And please share!
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Yeah, I'm not going to need to phone a friend for this one.

#WalkThisWay

Da iawn chi, Caerdydd.

I would dispute the notion that few incidents have occurred. STATS19 data show that a lot of people have been hurt in recent years, a fair number seriously. bikedata.cyclestreets.net/collisions:f...

Petition: Raise fuel duty in line with inflation to raise income for critical services In 2000 fuel duty on petrol was 49p/litre. Since then, it has not risen with inflation, and currently sits at 53p/litre. We believe raising the duty to 93p/litre would raise significant revenue for th...

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

I saw this while scrolling and mentally processed it as a distorted cartoon depicting #Trump.

There can be no peace until there is a meaningful investigation into war crimes, whosoever committed them.

Urban street crossroads with painted Zebra crossings at each entry point.

Another urban street crossroads with painted Zebra crossings at each entry point.

Yet another urban street crossroads with painted Zebra crossings at each entry point.

I'm just returning from a trip to #Brussels. We found walking a pleasure as at virtually every junction was served by Zebra crossings. Vehicle drivers were very good at giving way to those on foot. The #UK doesn't have such crossings & the default is for […]

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My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.

Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏

Bit niche I think, but apparently this parking spot is reserved for female rock climbers.

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver.

People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver.

People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver.

People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver.

When newly-elected Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson started converting car lanes to bike lanes in 2009, pundits claimed it was political suicide. In 2018, he stepped down after three terms as the longest-serving mayor in the city's history. So what can this tale teach us about so-called "bikelash"?🧵

"Distracted driving is deadly, and sentencing must reflect that reality": Driver who killed cyclist on dual carriageway after "flurry" of phone activity avoids jail Shayne Hill was given a 12-month suspended jail term and a 12-month driving ban by Judge Anthony Bate after admitted death by careless driving in the 2022 incident that took Cheryl Tye's life

Norwich Cycling Campaign claimed the sentence was evidence that "...killing a cyclist through distraction does not carry meaningful consequences."

But I Am A Free Man On Sunday, painting by Clare Allan. Footpath leading to Kinder Scout, inspired by the 1932 Mass Trespass. #WomensArt #NorthernArt

I have watched his bit and the bit after Kuenssberg asks the question about 20 times and my ribs hurt.

Janey, Janey, Janey, still making me laugh from beyond.

"[Here's] everything you need to know about George Cottrell, and why - if you want the best for this country - how politics is funded really, really matters."

Route map of A section of central Scotland showing path from Perth to Glasgow

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Our group did a cool 120km cycle from Perth to #Glasgow yesterday, taking in the locally famous 350m top over the Crow Road, unfortunately in heavy cloud and a stiff headwind. Using an early morning train is a great way to get yourself into new territory […]

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Consultations: September 2025 Here’s a list of consultations going on in Glasgow and around Strathclyde (and one we missed…).

Consultations in Glasgow and around Strathclyde - a write-up I did for @gobikeglasgow.bsky.social:
www.gobike.org/consultation...

"Once hundreds of millions of people have died and the world’s started ending because of the fumes it’ll all be normal."

#motonormativity

Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here | George Monbiot Consider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide – and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

“When you consider the ecocide alongside the genocide, you begin to grasp the totality of the Israeli state’s attempt to eliminate both the Palestinians & their homeland”

Hugely powerful from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

A mass walkout of the UN General Assembly as Netanyahu prepares to speak.

Starmer’s desperate rush for digital IDs is a recipe for repression ID cards won’t reduce migration and will put trans rights at risk. But that’s not the biggest cost of Starmer’s half-baked scheme, says Cat MacLean.

🚨 NEW: Starmer’s desperate rush for digital IDs is a recipe for repression

ID cards won’t reduce migration and will put trans rights at risk. But that’s not the biggest cost of Starmer’s half-baked scheme...
https://goodlaw.social/sa9h

FFS
"True patriotism means choosing renewal for the common good rather than stoking grievances and seeking to divide."

Yup, that's him secured the #Scottish, #Welsh & #NI votes....

This is a full-on address/capitulation to would-be Reform voters. Well done. Is there an emoji for a slow hand clap?

Tree of the Year honour for Glasgow's Argyle Street Ash The tree defeated nine other contenders in a public vote to win the annual prize.

Quite an achievement by the BBC to write about this ash without mentioning the single most remarkable thing about it, which is that it's the last survivor of a row of trees that were there as early as 1857.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A very laudable goal for this fantastic volunteer run site. Please support if you can.

This is the best yet 😹😹😹

Deconstructing the Auldhouse Roundabout: Cycle Collisions 1999-2020 or Do You Feel Lucky Punk? It doesn’t need saying that cycling will always have its safety uncertainties and I wouldn’t usually focus on one particular bit of road infrastructure. All the same I ta…

A point I have made consistently about the roundabout that has the highest cycle casualty rate in all of #Glasgow
"motorway junction-style flares encourage drivers to maintain high speeds rather than slow down"
glasgowcycleman.wordpress.com/2022/11/08/d...

A right wing standpoint entails prioritising prejudice over thought. "Woke thinking" is more often than not the outcome of intellectual honesty.

Neat letter in The Times on #wokethinking.