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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I'll be at Grace and James in Kings Heath tomorrow from 9am to 5pm selling my family's delicious Panettone. This year, I am also selling them by the slice!

Delicious Panettone with York Road as a backdrop.

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Tell me you've never had a really good Panettone without telling me you've never had a really good Panettone...

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

I will be at Grace and James in Kings Heath this weekend, 10-5, with fabulous panettone! Come along and say hi, try a sample, and discover how you can level-up your Xmas.

Fabulous Panettone drizzled with Gianduja sauce

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Another heads up, I will be at Grace and James in Kings Heath from 11-3 tomorrow (29th November) giving out free samples of our fabulous panettone. If you're around, please come and say hi and try some!

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Heads up, pre-orders for our fantastic panettone ends this Wednesday evening. I will be buying extra to sell after that, but the price will go up, thanks to a brutal exchange rate. manzotti-panettoni.co.uk

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Manzotti Panettoni

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

What drives me mad about noisy vehicles is that these people are literally advertising that they are going to drive illegally (even discounting the illegal exhausts). So, why aren't the police taking the easy wins being handed to them on a plate? Seizr and crush the lot of them.

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 20/08/2025

It was awesome collaborating with @tomflood.bsky.social on this project. So cool to see this up!

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.” (Among MANY other public benefits.) Want To Make More Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com #BikeLanesMeanBusiness

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Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane

Research from New York City notes that newly installed protected bike lanes do more than keep bikers safe--they raise the income of the stores they are in front of.

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

It's time for this year's flight-free family holiday! We're upping the difficulty this year, from our previous 1 TGV trips to France; we're heading to Oslo! To make the journey part of the holiday, rather than something to be endured, we're breaking it up. First, a couple of nights in Cologne.

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Tim on two wheels @timon2wheels.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

I was completely wrong. There’s people cycling everywhere here. I’m stating to think not being Amsterdam may not be the main factor in the choice to cycle. Could it be the cycling infrastructure and considerate drivers?

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Despite pre-ordering the @garethdennis.bsky.social book, child-related time issues meant I'm only now getting a chance to read it. Though it does feel very apposite to start it as the train entered the Channel Tunnel!

Gareth Dennis' book, How railways will fix the future, with the information screen of a Eurostar train showing the highest recorded speed of a train on the line.

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

I've long suspected that we are massively underestimating the scale of the damage to our health that our car-centric society causes. Studies like this are backing up that view. There isn't a war on motorists, cars are waging war on us.

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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

So the first real policy decision on active travel or road safety by this government is a law targeting cyclists which will do nothing for road safety, briefed to a newspaper which openly hates cycling. Whatever your hopes for active travel from current ministers, perhaps calibrate these downwards.

Telegraph headline: Cyclists who kill pedestrians to face life sentences

Offence of causing death by dangerous cycling to be brought in line with motoring laws in victory for campaigners

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Rich Warner @rgwarner.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Perhaps we might live longer and be happier too, if certain national newspapers didn’t whip up hate every time somebody mentions cycle lanes, LTNs, or 15 minute cities. @telegraphnews.bsky.social

A picture of a lady pootling on her bike in a Dutch city.
The headline from The Telegraph states “Why the Dutch live longer than us and what we can learn from them”

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Dr Phoenix CS Andrews @thatdocphoenix.com · 26/04/2025

Time is of the essence and we need to fight the EHRC interim guidance before it becomes statutory and Parliament make it law. Don’t just shout about it, write to them. Also tell the media, if you can get them to care. I’ve posted this on Instagram. Speak to your unions and staff networks at work

hello venues, LGBTQ+ clubs and organisations, workplaces and pals

Social posts and posters are nice, but we need you to write to the EHRC and tell them their new guidance (see next slides) doesn't work for you

They can't tell people how to run a gay or lesbian club. And they can't make you be toilet cops. Please tell them it doesn't work for you. A quick email or phone call will help a lot.

From the EHRC interim guidance:

In workplaces and services that are open to the public:
• trans women (biological men) should not be permitted to use the women's facilities and trans men (biological women) should not be permitted to use the men's facilities, as this will mean that they are no longer single-sex facilities and must be open to all users of the opposite sex
• in some circumstances the law also allows trans women (biological men) not to be permitted to use the men's facilities, and trans men (biological woman) not to be permitted to use the women's facilities

From Phoenix: If we pass too well, we aren't allowed in either gendered toilet or changing room. It's not fair to segregate us, never mind the impact on disabled people if abled trans people use their facilities

From the EHRC interim guidance:

Membership of an association of 25 or more people can be limited to men only or women only and can be limited to people who each have two protected characteristics. It can be, for example, for gay men only or lesbian women only. A women-only or lesbian-only association should not admit trans women (biological men), and a men-only or gay men-only association should not admit trans men (biological women).

From Phoenix:
If you run a gay or lesbian club, night, bar, sauna, reading group, walking group etc - the EHRC say you have to exclude trans people or include cishets. Freedom of association is under threat

Time is of the essence. They're going to make this guidance statutory and Parliament will make that law soon. We will try to help with template letters etc, but your initial objections should be logged NOW.

We love you, you need to speak up.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Wonderful, informative article on the relationship of Black Sabbath with Birmingham/Aston.

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

I'll be doing a Panettone pop-up at Grace and James in Kings Heath again today, from about 1pm. Come get the best Panettone you can buy! I've also got jars of fabulous Gianduja and White Chocolate Pistachio sauces, too.

Delicious toasted Apricot Panettone drizzled with White Chocolate Pistachio sauce.

The pretty packaging for the Apricot Panettone.

The amazing Almond Panettone drizzled with Gianduja sauce.

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Katy @theblueulysses.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

"austerity for all except drivers"

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Easter Panettone pop-up at Grace and James in Kings Heath is go!

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Jon Owen @anotherjon.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Back as far as 1963, it was already understood that building additional road capacity brings only "temporary relief." And yet here we are, still trying it, still generating more traffic, still wasting money, and still getting disappointed at the results.

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 11/04/2025

Streets are the biggest public space in cities, yet decades of car-centric thinking has relegated them to nothing more than traffic sewers. There is a movement spreading around the world to reimagine them from places to pass through into places to pass time. www.houseofperegrine.com/podcast/ep-055

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

This great video also reminded me of an interesting facet of motonormativity: people can lose 100 hours a year in traffic and never notice; but they have one late train and it's all "Never again - you can't rely on them"

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Paul @birminghamkav.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Cold hard data of widening the M25 says, "substantial increases in traffic volumes, of up to 23% two to three years after opening, but no increase in speed of travel beyond the first year." Source: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Economic benefits of road widening: Discrepancy between outturn and forecast

Cost-benefit analysis of road investments involves models that generate travel time savings as the main economic benefit. Monitoring of traffic flows …

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I've decided to try bringing over some Easter Panettone for the first time, seeing as Christmas Panettone went down so well. Big thanks to The Early Bird Bakery for selling it online for me, which means delivery within 6 miles is available! order.storekit.com/the-early-bi...

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Cars are individual freedom, right?

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

To the right-wing pundits crowing over Vance's speech: if you are really "less worried" about a dictator-state that's invaded its neighbour, killed tens of thousands of people, reduced cities to rubble & engaged in mass rape and child abduction, than you are about "wokery", then you are truly lost.

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Adam Bell @adambell.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

It's been a long time since Private Eye's satire has made me audibly wince, but this is so to the point if it were a knife people would demand it be banned.

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Nope, still not bored of the delicious family-made Panettone! Down to our last 3 now (well, 4, if no one buys the last one I have!)

Delicious Classic Panettone drizzled with White Chocolate and Pistachio sauce.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Never forget, car dependency isn’t freedom. Some might ask “what’s more free than cars?” Choices. Choices are more free than car dependency. It’s not a hard concept. I’m not pitting cars against any other single mode of transport. I’m rejecting design that creates dependency on just one mode.

Massive car-dependent freeway interchange

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Last chance to get your Christmas Panettone tomorrow. I will be around Grace and James from 9 to 12, or until I sell the 14 I have left.

I cracked open a Chocolate Panettone this evening. Why, yes, it was delicious!

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Panettone fam, they've arrived! I've ordered extra this year, so you can order them on the Borough and Fox website or at their pop-up in Poli on York Road. Ping me if you wish to collect earlier than arranged.

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Adam Tranter @adamtranter.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

It is a shame that wider pavements, more public benches, better lighting, ramps for wheelchair users and buggies are seen as “woke”. Making cities more accessible benefits everyone.

Edinburgh, UK's wokest city
'Feminist' town planning, trans equality drive...and 'queer' statues

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Er, shouldn't you be on our roof?

One of our solar panels. In next door's back yard.

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

If you are looking for the perfect Italian Christmas breakfast, we've put a bundle of a delicious Panettone and an Asti Spumante selected by @graceandjameskh on the @boroughandfox site. Remember, order by 5pm this Friday to guarantee getting one! www.boroughandfox.co.uk/product-page...

Panettone and Asti, the perfect Italian Christmas breakfast.

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Just a reminder that if you want to guarantee getting your panettone, pre-orders close at 5pm Friday 6th December (this Friday). I will be ordering some extra, but I haven't decided how many yet, as they ain't cheap! Head to the Christmas section at www.boroughandfox.co.uk

Delicious Panettone. Makes everything better, trust me! 😊

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

If you want to guarantee getting one of these fabulous Panettone, then get your pre-order in before 5pm this Friday (6th December). I will be sending the order over to Italy then. I will get some extras, but I haven't decided how many yet. Head to www.boroughandfox.co.uk

Delicious Panettone drizzled with Gianduja sauce. Which is also delicious.

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

@padders123.bsky.social Evening! Let me know if you're interested in ordering any panettone this year. I'm selling them on the Borough and Fox website this year, I can send you the links to the product pages, if you want?

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Pre-orders for the best panettone in the country are now live! This year, I am delighted to be offering two types of delicious sauce for them; Gianduja (chocolate and hazelnut), and White Chocolate Pistachio. www.boroughandfox.co.uk/product-page...

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Panettone - Grandi Lievitati Manzotti | Borough & Fox

Delicious Christmas Panettone direct from Treviglio near Milan. They are available in a variety of flavours for home delivery or collection from Grace + James King's Heath.

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Adam Tranter @adamtranter.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

A new Birmingham City Council scrutiny report has highlighted the enormous financial burden of road harm, with road casualties costing around £205 million in Birmingham EVERY year. The current status quo is not only unacceptable on a human level but also economically ruinous.

When someone dies or is injured on the city’s roads, survivors and bereaved families are the ones most directly affected. However, it indirectly affects everyone within the city too. The total societal cost of killed and seriously injured casualties in the West Midlands for 2023 was £444 million. Road deaths and serious injuries in Birmingham during 2023 account for approximately £205 million of the regional costs (almost 50%). The costs are calculated annually based on estimated real costs for lost output, medical and ambulance, police, insurance and damage to property. Currently every fatality is estimated to cost £2.4 million, and when a person is seriously injured, £271,00015.

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Better Streets for Birmingham @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org · 26/11/2024

Ah but don’t worry, this will be solved by a part-time volunteer on a £10k annual goodwill gesture. 😉

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Let's face it, there was never any chance of having six panettoni in the house and not having at least a couple of slices, was there? 😁

Delicious Apricot Panettone. Available to pre-orders for Xmas soon.

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Change of plan today! Due to illness, there's no coffee @graceandjameskh today, so I'll be in from 11am instead. We might open a bottle of Asti to go with it though... 😊

Free Panettone samples from 11am at Grace and James in Kings Heath today.

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Heads up, I will be at Grace and James in Kings Heath from 9am tomorrow morning, with free taster samples of the delicious Manzotti Panettone! I don't have much, I had a few sent over early this year, so don't get there too late.

Delicious Apricot Panettone, you can try some tomorrow at Grace and James in Kings Heath from 9am.

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

It is almost panettone time! I'm finalising details, but I should be opening sales by the weekend. The big news is that @boroughandfox will be taking the orders via their website. As well as simplifying tracking orders, this also allows card payment rather than bank transfer.

Delicious Panettone drizzled with Gianduja

Delicious Panettone drizzled with White Chocolate and Pistachio sauce.

Christmas morning as it should be; Panettone and Asti!

Delicious Chocolate Panettone that's been lightly grilled.

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Just a heads up to anyone following me, I'm not going to be using Bluesky much until they sort out the app always going to the latest post in the timeline when it refreshes. I'll dive in a bit, but I want to read all the posts in my timeline on chronological order.

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Better Streets for Birmingham @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org · 15/11/2024

We've published our response to Birmingham City Council's Moor Street Gateway proposals, which closes later today. We welcome the principle of the proposals but present a series of considerations for the project team. betterstreetsforbirmingham.org/our-response...

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Our response to Moor Street Gateway proposals

Birmingham City Council are proposing to connect the A38 and A34 cycleways through Moor Street Queensway. We welcome the proposals and offer our considerations.

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Paul Manzotti @manzanotti.bsky.social · 10/10/2024

Is there seriously no way to make the @bsky.app on Android stay on your last read post? As someone who wants to read all the posts of people I follow in chronological order, that's an absolute deal breaker.

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