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Bruce

@davisonbruce.bsky.social
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posting random stuff on cycling, climate change, sustainability, west London, Leeds United and occasional photography. Day job involves orchestrating the provision of data, currently environmental data

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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Our Pippin. The one who sits on me whilst I sleep and when I'm watching TV She's a bit of an ASBO granny cat who doesn't give a💩. But you wouldn't know to look at her #photography #carurday
A black cat sitting on a carpet, staring off screen to the left with a blue toy in the foreground
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Changing the voting system is a must for re-engaging the population with politics and having a representative democracy. My vote should count for something regardless of where I live That successive governments have failed to do this is damning www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Bar charts showing vote share against number of seats under different voting systems for the last UK general election

First part the post is the least representative of the different options
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Please share This position against putting this massive theatre in Ealing's Walpole park Need just 400 votes in the next 7 days #ealing #conservation #petition ealing.moderngov.co.uk/mgEPetitionD...
Massive theatre that Ealing council wasn't too out in the historic Walpole park
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Apologies for use of AI, but this, for me it's easier to process (graphic designers not heard of colour blindness) But as others as said. Celebrate what has been done, sure. But the coverage in our London (where a lot of people live) is lamentable Ealing council (labour) for example is piss-poor
Before and after bite of London's cycle network
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Bluesky / Twitter
A lady in black protesting against genocideRacist man babies in black shirts and balaclavas
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Occasionally the family visit Leeds castle in Kent Every time I go past this sign I say to myself "now fuck off"
A screenshot of a sign saying welcome to Leeds
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I love this part of the Netherlands, haven't been to Vlissingen itself, (normally we're near renesse). They really do have big skies
A beach at sunset with cloudy skies a sliver of golden sun and lots of sand
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I was lucky enough to have a spare hour to go down to the Sluice at #Brouwersdam and photograph the seals and other wildlife (I love the literal translation of zeehonde as 'Sea Dogs') #photography #nature #seal #zeehonde
A seal, in the water looking straight at the camera
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A study of blue #photography #nature #sea
A picture of a calm blue green sea and blue sky with whispy clouds and
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Days till annual Netherlands holiday: 5 10 days for the whole falling to do as little or as much cycling as they want Some days we might just go to the beach and do nothing (although we'd go by bike obvs)
A beach, bluesky sand, bucket in the foreground
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Loving these cheap yellow displays £12 of of eBay a bit of tweaking and control of lights roller blind plugs and indoor and outdoor temps #smarthome #homeassistant
A cheap yellow display with temperature and weather details and buttons to control smart home blinds and lights
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
intense cat stare #photography #cat #caturday
A close up of a black cat with only the eyes showing any detail
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Pippin in profile #photography #caturday
A black cat in profile with a blurred out background
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Hydration break
A glass of beer with a game of football on TV in the background
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Say hello to Hogan our 1 eyed hedgehog visitor He loves our little nature gateway in the fence too our neighbours He also loves the abundance of slugs, water and bits of cat food in this hot weather #photography #nature #hedgehog
A close up of a hedgehog, full frame.  a cat food dish in the bottom of the picture
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Just after the first photo a blue tit came to join the party and this shot shows them hanging out together and sharing the bird bath. #photography #nature #birdsky
A Long-tailed tit (in the water) and blue tit (on the rim) sharing a birdbath together
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
As the light is fading in our back garden, a Long-tailed Tit came out to play. This shot was a single bird, however more of its friends came to join shortly after #photography #nature #birdsky
A Long-tailed Tit in a birdbath set against a blurred background of green vegetation
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Ok ("Woonerfs") why can't we have more of them in UK They don't have to be LTNs as such, they don't have to cost a lot They look nicer They calm traffic They're living streets, shared spaces this one uses car parking as a chicane. They just feel more welcoming and I bet are good for house prices
A home zone in Ealing cars are parked at different angles breaking up street design
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
had a beautiful large dragonfly visit our garden yesterday morning. Iridescent blue body and glass clear wings. I do love my manual 400-800 manual zoom lens as it opens up these photo opportunities (even though getting sharp focus is an effort) #photography #nature #dragonfly
A dragonfly on a branch with some spikey mahonia leaves in the background
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I captured some #lightning, from the previous heatwave before this one. #photography #nature
a picture of lightning arcing through the centre of the picture with the partial silhouette of a tree beneath.  The lightning splits and forks as it reaches the bottom right hand corner
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
0 points for Selco here. Forcing cyclists into oncoming traffic Parking on a double yellow Also 1/10 points for @ealingcouncil.bsky.social if you'd have put even some wands in this would be prevented #paintIsNotInfrastructure @betterealing.bsky.social
A SELCO delivery van parked in a cycle lane
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Look what they could've had
A town full of cars. No people in sight
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
That's some demonic lightning being over the English channel #lightning #photography #highcliffe
A picture of lightning over some holiday homes. 
The lightning looks like a demonic face
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Sometimes seeing what the future could look like is the most important thing. Here's a local town with a bit of an AI update Keeping cars in their place (car parks) Making room for people Space for #publicTransport and #ActiveTravel I know which of these I would prefer
Photo of a high street with parked cars and cars driving in both directionsSame street scene with cars removed to a designated car park and road surface changed and bollards added
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
And obviously my recommendation #voteGreen #Ealing @ealing.greenparty.org.uk
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
This (amongst many other issues) is why I'm #hanwell #ealing #localelections 2026 @ealing.greenparty.org.uk
 I'm voting green in Hanwell Ealing in the 2026 local elections on 7th May
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
#Ealing, #Hanwell #VoteGreen Here we see how labour use concocted data to misrepresent the choice facing voters
analysis of bar charts provided by a labour leaflet incorrectly showing the vote share percentage in a local ward.  The leaflet had small print saying the data was national data from last year, but had the local ward in large letters , leading readers to possibly misread what the leaflet was saying
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Just like our politics, in energy generation the future (and present) is green #renewables #votegreen
Live chart showing breakdown of energy generation in the UK. Renewables accounting for over 50%  of generating capacity
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Could #ealing go green ? JLPartnersPolls polling of LSE 🚨Labour pushed into second place in seven of its own councils as London fractures into five-party politics 🟢Greens to get the most votes in five Boroughs #votegreen www.lse.ac.uk/news/london-...
Map of London councils coloured by ßl party with biggest share of vote. 

Ealing, Camden, Haringey Newham and Lewisham all showing greens with highest vote share
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
#lufc today's game brought to you by Brooklyn pilsner
A can of beer Infront of a game of football on TV
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
They've started that narrative in the local elections Innumerate and deliberately misleading Labour political leaflet showing percentage bars adding up too more than 100% and sound conservative and Labour and Reform in a ward and council where greens are the nearest opposition
Innumerate and deliberately misleading Labour political leaflet showing percentage bars adding up too more than 100% and sound conservative and Labour and Reform in a ward and council where greens are the nearest opposition
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Exhibit A - hasn't hit a golf ball in 6 years, but I was able to rock up and play a round with my brother and not feel it of place. There were lots of groups with lots of ranges of abilities all getting out in the fresh air and getting exercise
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Now (today) Vs then (12 days ago) Latest projections for wards in #ealing #localelections #votegreen After all candidates have declared modelling suggests the greens could be the official opposition in Ealing Also note reform are nowhere to be seen despite some disingenuous leafleting from Labour
Ward projection for Ealing local elections 2026 as of 15/4/26

Greens with second highest number of wards behind labourWard projection for Ealing local elections 2026 as of 1/4/26

Greens , lib dem and Tories behind labour
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Ok bluesky, as we're approaching a round of local elections in the UK let's have your best "worst" election pamphlet bar charts #dataviz #baddataviz #localelections For anyone with mild OCD and/or numeric pedantry you may want to pour a stiff drink First up Ealing Labour's
A worrying bar chart that shows a party in power cannot do maths and has a vote% totalling over 100%
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
By the reception at the door it looks like #hanwell Broadway is going Green. Posters given out. Labour voters going Green as the deafness to unsustainable over development and a council having to much power came to the fore. @hanwellblogs.bsky.social @ealing.greenparty.org.uk #voteGreen
People standing in a small community meadow with vote green 7th May posters
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Meet the gang Lucas (TL), our tom cat, a street cat at heart a big gentle lad mostly found outside Meoh.(TR) The baby, fun, inquisitive, talkative Pippin (BL), grumpjy old cat, not much time for cats, likes humans, owns the home. Six toed Sid (BR) not our cat but visits every day. Has 6 toes #cats
Collage of for black cats
One on a blue bench
One in front of a monitor
One looking of camera on a sofa
One in a garden path
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Nice start to the day today, we had a red kite sitting in the branches of a tree at the end of our garden. These are truly impressive birds and was really nice to spend some time taking some photos of it Nikon D3200 Manual 400-800mm lens ISO 200 #photography #nature #birds #RedKite
Picture of a red kite bird sitting on a branch looking to the left with other branches in the backgound
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I think the app got this nearly spot on That they call #greenparty extremists not the actual racist filth coming from Reform is pretty shocking
Text says
If we surrender to green party in by election we will lose our country forever
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Fixed it. If you look at the voting polls , this is the way to vote if you don't want reform* *Will try to provide link to the polling that puts greens marginally ahead **Bookies have greens as favourites to win the seat These two separate sources would indicate the greens have the best chance
Vote green message as update to infamous vote Labour message
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
MADE UP daily telegraph headline that is disturbingly similar to the actual hyperbolic nonsense they normal roll out Do you think at some point they're going to flip this and just start using this instead 😀
Fake telegraph opinion piece headline.
"If we surrender to green party winning by election we will lose our country forever"
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
So is our non stop rain due to these blocking high pressure systems over Spain and North Africa @metoffice.gov.uk ? And is this more likely due to a weaking of the jet stern Asking for some (very) wet friends
Weather map with high pressure and low pressure systems over Europe and Africa
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
That momentum shift started after we scored, just continues after half time Farke's doing well but we need to improve our ability to control the game and stop those momentum swings Half time After we score When the opposition gets going
Momentum swings in a football match
After Leeds score a steady swing to the opposition
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Or for those who like to see it on a graph -3.45 sigma on a normal distribution graph #lufc
Graph showing normal distribution with an observed value of-4.22 with mean 13 and standard deviation of 2.55
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Used my long lens 400-800 to capture this moon shot, worked surprisingly well I think. #photography #moon
Photo of a Waxing Gibbous moon set in against a clear dark sky tinted with blue
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Following on from this year in bluesky, This year on chess.com has seen fluctuations but a positive upswing over the last few months #chess #chesssky
Screenshot of analysis of a player's chess stats
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
I've never seen anywhere that hasn't or would be improved by removing cars In London we had regent Street closed to cars, and soon Oxford Street will have vehicles removed I went to Woodstock in Oxfordshire and could only imagine how better it would be without it being essentially just a car park
A picture of an English village with the scene dominated by parked cars. Cars on the left, cars on the right and cars in the middle. 
No humans or social life is discernable
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Snap, taken last weekend #photography #art #photo #trees #Ealing #bluesky
A photo of golden coloured autumn leaves set against a blue sky
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Cat in an armchair #photography #caturday
A cat on a child's arm chair against a gold background looking at the camera
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
What animal's eye is this? #photography #nature #closeup
A close up of a butterfly's wing with an "eye" in the middle
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Bruce @davisonbruce.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Whilst the sharpness is a bit lacking The interest of a close up of a butterfly's eye is really intriguing The colour and pattern the detaili seem other worldly (Also on brand for bluesky) #photography
A close up of a butterfly eye
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