Here's an old-fashioned link to an old-fashioned "blogpost" (!) with my personal assessment of the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood (EBLN) trial scheme data, and what I think we should do about it. tl;dr - it's worked, and changes can make it work even better. robbryher.com/2026/01/02/m...

Last-minute gig idea! A knock-off VHS that looks a bit like a classic Disney cartoon:

I’m alive

Weeeeeeeeeeee

Almost 300,000 individuals and families are experiencing the worst forms of homelessness in England, according to new research from Crisis.

Fun and Games, painting by Nick Holly, Welsh artist from Swansea (b.1968).

Great piece by excellent ward neighbour @caralavan.bsky.social here. A few home truths for our Labour MP... www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...

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Bonus bunny

He is so wonderful

Your Granda on when he was an apprentice

hello consider this a reminder, in case people missed it last week, that I've launched a new quarterly night in London called the Outsiders Arts Club where people will be able to buy great affordable art and ask dumb questions to an art professional: outsidersartsclub.com thanks, bye

Just found out about The Repair Shop on BBC. So good!

Van Helsing spies a vampire approaching. He leaves the door open, an invitation to come in. The beast suspects nothing. Another successful kill. It’s not easy keeping the world safe.

Don't miss Buddy Nutzack's set in Riyadh. youtu.be/lRXn-g1s4T8

Regular reminder that behind damn near every large-scale "Automated" "AI" system is a team of underpaid and otherwise exploited humans. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Every guy with a tragic backstory (in a movie):

Here's a thing that's probably right up your Straße, you big mad oddball.x

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really good simple way of putting the Levy case by @omarchaudhuri.bsky.social

Took over a midsize club in a very competitive league, made them European regulars again, won two cups in 20 years…just how many cups do you think they should have won?!

The start of every 80s movie:

This seems important:

It's disappointing that the government's plan to get people moving is focused around "Go for a jog" rather than, as the evidence suggests, building environments that encourage everyday incidental exercise: the ability to walk to amenities liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/388...

Just spent a week in Paris. The most enjoyable big city experience I've EVER had. Cars are given as little room as possible. Parks EVERYWHERE and bikes are treated as equal users of the road. Never felt threatened by a car ONCE. The tree canopy is so impressive. I was blown away in every way.

Important paper on how the built environment of cities increases or decreases physical activity — this has huge implications for health. Car centric environments are really the health equivalent of junk food www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Absolutely brilliant news for Lawrence Hill and surrounding areas.

"...the number of people killed or seriously injured on London borough roads reduced by 34% following the implementation of 20mph speed limits, with the number of children killed falling by 75% (from four to one)." Via London Mayor Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk

Last gov's attempt to stop LTNs, 20mph zones abandoned. 'Good' says @adamtranter.bsky.social ex-West Midlands active travel commissioner. Reducing road danger & giving people safe travel choices back on table with more evidence. Time for London to deliver then... www.standard.co.uk/comment/low-...

Unpopular opinion, but anyone who eats bacon/pork should at the very least click the links and see what animals go through to get to your table.

Spurs was considered to be a safe space for black fans (my own cousin included) during the dark days of the NF. These days Tottenham fans are probably the most prominent far-right organisers. This country has gone so far backwards since Brexit. Racism is thriving. They need to be hounded out. #coys

Spurs have appointed a confirmed maniac as their new captain, hooray

“We encourage residents to continue to report flytipping via FixMyStreet with as much detail as possible including photographs and any evidence of where the rubbish may have come from. This helps us to resolve issues faster and identify fly tippers so we can take appropriate action.”

This is indeed excellent, and makes a number of points I’ve been making for some time about artificial intelligence, human thought, and why AGI is likely not possible.

The greatest x

Strongly agree! “Little by little, Bristol is becoming a better city for pedestrians.”

I'm sad to say that since leaving Twitter/X my sales for live shows have dropped quite a lot - it turns out that even though it's a dreadful place it was still useful for getting the word out about events. So any shares / RTs of my posts about live shows are hugely appreciated!

We strongly support the vision for🚶‍♀️,🚲 & wheeling set out in the St Philip’s Marsh plans. This opportunity could be fully realised with direct, safe LTN1/20 compliant AT routes. Waterfronts work best when designed for people, not cars. To view our response visit: bristolcycling.org.uk/wp-content/u...

HUGE NEWS FROM HELSINKI, FINLAND Helsinki, a city of 690 000 people, has now had a full year without any traffic fatalities. None. No pedestrian, cyclist, scooter user or car deaths. This is a huge achievement for a city of our size. 💪🏻 A little background 🧵 1/ yle.fi/a/74-20174831

Two of the five Reform MPs elected last year back a policy on migration that is effectively more extreme than the former BNP position.

Air pollution raises risk of dementia, say Cambridge scientists

🧵Little story- one of those which, if I hadn't seen it myself, but you told me about it, I wouldn't have believed you. I’m in my local shop & one of the street's loud young characters comes in - proper Bemmie, always seems to have a can & be up to something. You can imagine...

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“[Active travel] has the added benefit of opening up the potential of bumping into someone you know, exchanging pleasantries, maybe even stopping for a catch-up – something that’s pretty much impossible to achieve while stuck in a car” This comment piece based on this SMF study is well worth a read