Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez on Iran: “Spain is against this disaster. Because we understand that governments are here to improve people's lives, to provide solutions to problems, not to make people's lives worse. 1/2

Interesting BBC radio programme on ME. Anyone who deals with the daily challenges of ME, or supports someone who does, will find this a worthwhile listen www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

What do Paris, Montreal, Barcelona and Brussels have in common? “If you look at the cities doing the most to reclaim public streets from the automobile and give it to people, they often have one thing in common, and that's strong female leadership.” @thewaroncars.bsky.social LISTEN: bit.ly/3MdP82L

A new place doesn’t feel like home overnight. For Gail and Katherine, cycling helped stitch Blindwells together. Weekly rides, quieter roads, growing confidence, and neighbours who became familiar faces. 👉 cyclinguk.org/cc-east-lothian

It is taking the oranges off the trees time in Valencia.

Garmin just quietly launched its 'most powerful and precise' rearview radar and tail light ever www.cyclingnews.com/cycling-tech...

A friend in Bath just sent me this. I'm totally going to be claiming this as research impact!

www.theguardian.com/business/202... Is that a @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social I see before me. The politicians’ and media’s go to local example of British manufacturing. Great bikes of course. Hope I’ve got the punctuation right.

Getting the impression that ICE is gearing up for a pogrom in Springfield, Ohio, which was ground zero of Vance’s lies about Haitians during the campaign. Haitians lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. Reporters, lawyers, neighbors — please get ready.

The weather looks much improved for tomorrow’s cycle training class. It’s a real joy to teach the next generation of cyclists, even on a winter’s day.

Reassuring news: www.saveoursaferstreets.org/news.html?ut...

Here’s the essential case for making our cities better places to cycle. And Dutch examples of doing that successfully. youtu.be/gFPbKP6lM9I?...

Thanks for the reminder Bike is Best.

“Are safe and healthy cities just a distant fantasy? Here are four environmental health experts on life in some of Europe’s greenest metropolises.” www.theguardian.com/cities/2025/...

“We are not just building infrastructure — together, we are creating communities: places where parents feel confident letting children travel independently, and where older people can reach local shops with ease. We are building life back into our streets.”

Remember that comical phase as smoking inside was ending, when bars spent time and money installing those enclosed smoking rooms because they couldn't imagine the step needed to deal with the issue? Painted bike lanes and other half-measures to deal with the problem of cars seem like that now.

Thinking of buying an eCargobike? Great video on One Week With a Bakfiets youtu.be/u8Yx7ZebXuo?... via @YouTube

“Last year, roughly 1,600 people were killed on our roads, and 29,500 seriously injured, and that has been flatlining pretty much for the last decade,” she said. “That is unacceptable”. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

There's a bike sale this Saturday at Four Oaks Baptist Church, Grange Lane, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5JX. Children’s bikes, adult bikes, all serviced and great prices. The fair is from 10am - 2pm. Cakes, food coffee, bikes what more could you need!!

“Exposure to PM2.5s, which bury deep into the lungs, is linked to numerous health conditions including asthma, lung disease, heart disease, cancer and strokes. Domestic combustion accounted for 20% of PM2.5 emissions in 2023” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Tim on two wheels It was lovely cycling round Sutton Park this morning. Cold and low sun, but that makes for great shadow photos.

Proof, if proof be needed, that building networks of separated cycle infrastructure leads to more people cycling more often. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How to build a cycling city in a decade. youtu.be/mpWm45qting?...

Research study finds "Close passes were the most common near miss type, followed by near left/right hooks and pulling out incidents. Most near misses occurred during peak hours and on roads without cycling infrastructure." sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New research shows separated cycling infrastructure makes cycling safer for cyclists. There's no real surprise there, but studies back up our anecdotal experience. Such infrastructure protects those who currently cycle and enables others to do so. sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

We’re getting a new cycleway (hopefully). www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Our local force takes action 90% of the time against reckless drivers on full reports made by cyclists. Over half have to pay for an education course or a fine and points. A third now get warning letters. All my reports resulted in paid courses or fines/points for drivers.

This is a great video on the joys of cycling I feel exactthe same, even if Birmingham does not have the cycling infrastructure found in London youtu.be/Dmf6aEx09Oo?...

Good www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Thinking about all my friends in Jamaica today. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

This really is worth a read. I first read this article in 1980, when it was translated into English, as part of my transport economics course. It is still, sadly, as relevant today. Thanks to #BikeisBest for the link.

Regardless of whether the average speed in central London is between 8.7 mph and 7.1 mph, there will still be someone who complains about the new markings at St John Street, Smithfield, part of the transformation to make it more pedestrian and cycle-friendly

Black History Month is a reflection of the political moment, so how do we revamp it?

Zeedijk, Amsterdam in 1980 and today.

"what exactly is a "culture of courteousness" in cycling? And would such a culture emerge from stricter penalties for cyclists?" www.cyclingweekly.com/news/how-do-...

I seem to have torn the meniscus tissue in my knee. No cycling for me today. 😢

Today I've been working with secondary school kids on advanced cycling skills. We're planning routes, riding on multi-lane roads, using roundabouts, filtering past stationary vehicles, using advanced stop lines and shared paths. Preparing the next generation for cycling for life!

A reminder about tomorrow's #CircleTheCity. Leaving from Victoria Square at 6 PM. All welcome, very much including relatively inexperienced cyclists who want to try out a low key group ride. It'll probably be dark by the time we finish, so bring lights!

An important video on the role of cycling in reversing the crisis in children’s health. It’s a North American perspective, but it speaks to UK experience, too. Well worth watching. youtu.be/Lqz6TjVXIxc?...

Great day cycling instructing. The sun shone, the kids loved it, they learnt a lot about riding confidently on the road, no one took a tumble, and there were no reckless drivers exposing the kids to harm.

I’ve dedicated Wednesday evenings to listening uninterrupted to two long-playing records like we used to do in the olden days. It’s wonderful.

Farage: "All over the world, you apply for a work visa - that visa is for you. Not to bring your family... That is how a normal work visa works." Entirely untrue. Most work visas allow dependents, including in countries that the UK competes with for labour - US, Canada, Australia and 27 EU states.

Great to see signs informing us all of the new speed limits locally. We now need to see limits on residential roads set at 20mph.

‘The areas with the most noise pollution were where you might expect — along major freeways, downtown and in industrial areas — but there were some surprises, the study's authors said.’ #Cars

We need to change the design of this road to reduce reckless driving and stop further deaths and serious injuries. Please give this petition your support. chng.it/h6cjxvvhzG

Why are commentators spending so much time on how RefUK would go about implementing fascist policy and not enough time explaining that RefUK are fascists?

Walking rates are up, according to today's National Travel Survey data - but the government is failing to meet the target of 55% primary school children walking to school. The problem? Streets are not safe for walking.