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alexrowan.bsky.social
Bikes | Hills | Snow | Music | Government | Plants | Climate 📍SW London
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New bike parking coming to Richmond station soon thanks to @richmondcouncil.bsky.social

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BBC News - Night-time bike riding 'socially unsafe' for women www.bbc.com/news/article...

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

20mph speed limits in London has cut fatal & serious collisions by 25%. 🚲👨‍🦽‍➡️🚶❤️ And now car insurance companies are saying that it’s helping reduce the cost premiums because of fewer claims. 💷💷💷

submitted 36 days ago • 17 comments

It's because everyone's going to have extra fingers

submitted 40 days ago • 11 comments

Happy Winter Solstice! These photos were taken with a pinhole camera I made from a beer can and left out from Summer to Winter Solstice - a 6 month exposure. Bottom line = Winter Solstice. Top line = Summer Solstice. The lines are the Sun moving across the sky w/some reflections. No line = clouds

submitted 64 days ago • 177 comments

Congratulations to @lindafoundation.bsky.social for their new award, recognising their success in bringing 19 Afghan medical students to Scotland to continue their studies. An exceptional charity and the perfect place to buy your xmas cards.

submitted 73 days ago • 1 comment

The Lie of the Land by Guy Shrubsole is the perfect audio accompaniment for a walk by the Thames and a rare kingfisher sighting. Enjoying the history of land ownership, the meaning and responsibilities of stewardship, and the Thatcher impression. @guyshrubsole.bsky.social

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

La fameuse fenêtre d’Overton

submitted 84 days ago • 41 comments

Kim Leadbeater is a hero @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social

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Fascinating piece from @davidallengreen.bsky.social on assisted dying. We're all familiar with bill by now, and have heard all sides of the debate. This article is a fresh take, focusing on the 'official discretion' regarding suicide, and the need to 'properly regulate by law'.

submitted 87 days ago • 3 comments

#BuyNow in the top 10 on Netflix during black friday sales: a familiar and frustrating story told with wit and optimism. @kwiens.bsky.social CEO of iFixit has a great way with words: "I'm a reasonable man who has been radicalised by an earbud" and "Whoever dies with the most stuff does not win".

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NEW: Rory Stewart & Amber Rudd back cross-party campaign demanding major political reform @appgfairelections.bsky.social is calling for an overhaul of the electoral system as part of a package of measures to restore public trust in politics Story 👇 www.politics.co.uk/news/2024/11...

submitted 90 days ago • 15 comments

The @uniofexeter.bsky.social convened a panel to advise the university on how to use carbon offsets in its ambitious net zero target. Our conclusion is that all offsets should be ditched. We very much hope other universities will do likewise. theconversation.com/we-have-offi...

submitted 93 days ago • 15 comments