Mike Owen

It's amazing what evidence based policy can do.

The evidence that the 20mph limit is working fantastic from the point of view of saving lives and saving the taxpayer money in Wales is overwhelming.

You can be annoyed about it.

But you can't argue that it isn't doing what it was supposed to do.

‘Worrying’ levels of screen time means young people losing confidence to socialise in person, minister warns – UK politics live Culture secretary Lisa Nandy says ‘majority of young people spend all, or almost all, of their free time alone in their bedrooms, online’

This is not caused primarily by "screen time".

It's been caused by the mass eradication of third places for young people in basically every city over the past three decades - and a society that's hostile to the concept of teens socialising in public spaces.

www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Photo of a man in a suit riding a bicycle past a small house with a sign on it that says, "Tintypes".

Astronaut Neil Armstrong visits the Wright Brothers' home and cycle shop at the Greenfield Village Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, 1979

Happy #BicycleBirthday, Neil!
August 5 (1930-2012)

I'd totally forgotten about O Lucky Man! The music by Alan Price?

About 10 years ago I was at the British Museum, the Sutton Hoo room was virtually empty and I got a good 10 minutes just looking at the helmet face to 'face'. It's a hell of a thing, immensely powerful.

Hmm....

I saw it as a teenage, I was trying to work out the significance of the B+W sequence and years later saw an interview with Lindsay Anderson where he said it was because they ran out of cash and could only afford B+W stock. I need to rewatch Britannia Hospital as well.

I'm in Wales and I get everywhere on time when I drive. Okay, that's circumstantial but it's as relevant as that article.

If you should write a fable for little fishes, you would make them speak like great whales.

“Well he would say that”. Mandy Rice-Davies, the Profumo Trial.

See also the Towy Valley cycle path from Carmarthen to Llandeilo that got delayed while competing Councillors apparently argued about 'gateway sculptures' at either end.

It's pissing stair rods in Llanelli.
PS go to Carrick-on-Suir if you're near, there's not much there, just a nice small town, but you might bump into Sean Kelly so it'd be worth it.

The Will Hayward article that dives deep into the data around the 20mph default in Wales.

It busts the myths and celebrates the success for Welsh communities.

bit.ly/3U7r5mv

And they're all off! Thousands of cyclists adventuring to Edinburgh and back in 5 days nonstop. Awesome. #LEL25

Only 29% would back Brexit now

Skegness, one of your absolute finest people right here. Buy her a drink whenever you see her.

Not exactly scientific but I’m getting better mpg in 3rd gear at 20mph in a 20 year old fiat panda.

Turns out the 20mph limit was great idea! Two years on from the controversial policy, it's becoming increasingly clear that the doubters were wrong

Great piece on the Welsh government’s 20mph policy by @willhaycardiff.bsky.social

“What is great about evidence based policy is that it has a wonderful habit of working”

Inspiration for England as DfT work on the promised road safety strategy.

For the £49bn cost of a 3rd runway at Heathrow, the Spanish could build more than 3 high speed rail lines.
- London-Glasgow in 3h (linked to HS1 to Paris)
- Bristol-Newcastle in 2h
- London-St Ives in 2.5h

Plus they'd be near zero carbon. Explain to me why a 3rd runway is good value?

Give us a wave as to pass Wales

“The president cut your health care so he could build himself a golden ballroom” is a pretty easy message to sell

Looks like it might be Titan Comics who put something out about 10 years ago, but they may have licensed it from someone else.

Fantastic film too

Absolutely - brilliant movie.

That is up close and personal

📷 Jean Gaumy

Colchester driver who crashed car was not wearing glasses - BBC News A driver, who police say was "elderly", is referred to the DVLA.

Driver stopped by police after colliding with a bollard could only see TWO METRES.
But wear hiviz when cycling folks.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Andy Singer drew this. I like it.

It's not political to think people shouldn't be starved to death.

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