Reposted by Paul JamesPeter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I do sometimes wonder if the political history of this period, when written, will mainly conclude: “Many people lost their way simply by spending too long on X.” 2024344
Reposted by Paul JamesAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"The one thing your viewers can know for sure is that we believe in controlling spending and reducing taxes, not increasing taxes," says Conservative Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp, whose own government raised taxes to their highest level in more than 70 years, just two years ago. 78925289
Reposted by Paul JamesAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Tice isn't as clever as Farage, who understands that he has to at least pretend not to support these thugs 50477104
Paul James @prj45.bsky.social · 23/09/2026First Christmas Pie of the year. (I might have had one in early January) 010
Paul James @prj45.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Quadlock still insist showing0 phones illegally mounted on windscreens that are a massive danger, particulary for cyclists and motorcyclists. 120
Reposted by Paul JamesDominic Minghella @dminghella.bsky.social · 16/09/2026There's a real risk (30%*) of the far right winning the next UK general election. They have boasted that they would brook no resistance, and to prove it, they attacked a woman in their own conference. So resist now, before it's too late. *99% Organisation analysis 1218
Reposted by Paul JamesMark Hebden @unionlib.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Scotland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Huh? Wales: We want to leave the UK BBC: What? Northern Ireland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Lolz Some shithole in Oxfordshire: We want to leave the UK because racism BBC: REPORT THE HELL OUT OF THIS #Piddington 7233431002
Reposted by Paul JamesPeter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 15/09/2026By coincidence, I was asked by our opinion desk to write about the current panic over e-bikes, and so I wrote this, pointing out that if we're going to discuss e-bikes we should at least know what we're talking about. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comWhen is an ebike not an ebike? When it has a powerful illegal engine. Get this menace off our roads | Peter WalkerAs a cyclist I want the authorities to act with clarity. Lime bikes and renters can be annoying, but the true threat is those who dangerously flout the law, says the Guardian’s senior political corres... 78521
Reposted by Paul JamesAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 15/09/2026All the money in the world cannot save them FROM WHO THEY ARE. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukReform's Dan Thomas resigns as Wales leader after arrestGwent Police said he was arrested on suspicion of assault and controlling or coercive behaviour. 591079261
Reposted by Paul JamesAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5953724313391
Reposted by Paul JamesCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Riddle me this. If somebody donates £36 million to a political party and £5 million to its leader, how is the £5 million not political? Asking for a parliamentary standards commissioner. 8551051299
Reposted by Paul JamesPharmacist on a Pushbike @ppushbike.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I've signed, because I want more people to feel safe cycling for transport. Too many people want to cycle more, but don't feel safe doing so. 43013
Paul James @prj45.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Police to "protesters": Look, guys, too early alright, go home and wait for a reform governent before putting on the masks and hoods. We may even join you. 000
Paul James @prj45.bsky.social · 05/09/2026GB News had a piece about merchandise at the Reform Conference. After football tops, cups and ties the reporter finished it on black hooded shirts, i was hoping they would switch straight to Dover protest, but sadly it went straight to Jenrick. Same thing I guess. 000
Reposted by Paul JamesDaniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport. 164115653179
Paul James @prj45.bsky.social · 02/09/2026For the want of parking for 10 cars @ealingcouncil.bsky.social could have put a two way cycle track here instead of pictures of bikes in the dooring zone. 000
Reposted by Paul Jamesstill last @lastnotlost.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Do you live in Richmond-upon-Thames? Do you have crayons? Do you like drawing lines on maps? Great! LB RuT is spending autumn'26 to autumn'27 drafting up yet-another-walking-and-cycling-strategy! Papers to Transport Ctte 7/9/26: cabnet.richmond.gov.uk/ieListDocume... 195
Reposted by Paul JamesCab Davidson @gnomeicide.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Brexit didn't compound the wrong turns. It's the mother of all wrong turns. Burnham is full of shit. 142
Reposted by Paul JamesOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Narrator: Richard Tice is divorced from his wife of 24 years with whom he shares 3 children. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...independent.co.ukCouples with children should be married, Reform UK’s deputy leader saysRichard Tice also said ‘British-born children’ are a ‘good thing’ and should be encouraged 1461830564
Reposted by Paul Jamessbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Do you think the police will strongly persuade the gov to bring in emergency legislation to geofence and speed limit 1500+kg cars? Like they do with 20kg e-bikes n their hire schemes? Nah? I thought not. #itwillhappenagain www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq...bbc.co.ukTributes paid to 'brave' police officers among seven killed in wrong-way crash - follow livePC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough were killed when a car travelling the wrong way on the A66 collided with a marked police vehicle on Saturday morning. 44919
Reposted by Paul JamesDominic Minghella @dminghella.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Precision matters, especially in headlines, especially on the BBC. 23471126
Reposted by Paul JamesSouth-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 23/08/2026‘Brexit lies are exposed, the debate is settled… we must rejoin the EU’ – @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social This is searing stuff from Sadiq Khan, and his arguments for the UK to rejoin the EU are as clear and comprehensive as it gets. #RejoinEU #MayorOfLondon www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/sad...thelondoneconomic.com'Brexit lies are exposed, the debate is settled... we must rejoin the EU' - Sadiq KhanThis is searing stuff from Sadiq Khan, and his arguments for the UK to rejoin the EU are as clear and comprehensive as it gets. 14318
Paul James @prj45.bsky.social · 22/08/2026New brexit bonus, increased chances of getting killed by a runny egg. 100
Reposted by Paul JamesAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I think we still underplay how much this has to do with X. It remains the main platform used by politicians, commentators and journalists, it was bought by Musk precisely for this purpose, and it's worked 22699203
Paul James @prj45.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I love one of the questions is about the moquette they're wearing! 020
Reposted by Paul JamesAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I'd say "Something for nothing" culture is getting paid £100,000 a year of public money, plus expenses, for a job that you then fail to turn up to for months on end 922804921
Reposted by Paul JamesCarlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 19/08/2026Sadiq Khan is getting loads of credit today for his expansion of Ulez — expanding the lungs of children in London — but Tories ought to be rejoicing too because Ulez was introduced by Boris Johnson! www.london.gov.uk/press-releas...london.gov.ukMayor confirms world’s first Ultra Low Emission Zone.Mayor confirms world’s first Ultra Low Emission Zone, and welcomes more money for cleaner taxis. 5243
Paul James @prj45.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Hay people, don't cycle in the dooring zone. @ealingcouncil.bsky.social @onehanwell.bsky.social @ealingnews.bsky.social 120
Reposted by Paul JamesProf. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Yes I'm subtweeting but can we please remember how many people get head injuries inside cars and yet nobody ever shouts unsolicited advice at unhelmeted car occupants? worldmetrics.org/car-accident... 1826746
Reposted by Paul JamesFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Helmets are often misinterpreted as the solution to safety. Put simply, they aren't. Helmets protect your head from an uncontrolled fall. Proper infrastructure is what protects you from multi-ton vehicles. Don't conflate the two, they are worlds apart. 332256
Reposted by Paul JamesAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Reform UK's Richard Tice says the UK should learn from the Middle East and install desalination plants around the UK. The same party that calls wind turbines abominable eyesores that must be cleared from our horizons, wants to spread these across our coasts instead 2001790582
Reposted by Paul JamesJonty Wareing @jonty.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Today I was made aware that if you want to explore the wreck of the Titanic, you need to request a license from ...the Department for Transport 46816
Reposted by Paul JamesCold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 13/08/2026The Haywain 2026 501948812
Reposted by Paul JamesAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Downing Street's press release for Burnham's "emergency" Cobra meeting on the drought didn't even mention climate, with the Prime Minister blaming the growing numbers of wildfires on disposable barbecues. He's since appeared on GB News this afternoon to talk about migrant camps 2451468514
Paul James @prj45.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Country burning due to human caused global warming? Let's have a meeting. 000
Reposted by Paul JamesLeo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 10/08/2026There is probably nowhere that needs a protected cycle lane more than Kensington High Street, and I’d be grateful if you could take a moment to tell the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea this. They 99% won’t do it obviously, but not fighting for change is a self fulfilling prophecy so…consult.rbkc.gov.uk Draft Kensington High Street Local Action Plan - Kensington and Chelsea's Consultation and Engagement Hub - Citizen Space Find and participate in consultations run by Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 63419
Reposted by Paul JamesAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Nigel Farage just took a question from a 'journalist' at his press conference, who turned out to be his former chief adviser Raheem Kassam, who asks him why the media are being so unfair to him 20139421243
Reposted by Paul JamesAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 02/08/2026Vance, Farage and Weidel posted fear-mongering messages about a Spanish migrant crisis that weren't true. They haven't retracted them. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comThe Far Right Is Distorting CeutaWe’ve seen this before. 12824571130
Paul James @prj45.bsky.social · 01/08/2026I still don't understand why some seem to find this so surprising. 000
Paul James @prj45.bsky.social · 28/07/2026The Shadown Home Secretary doesn't understand that if you get too close to a French battleship in a boat you're going to get a warning to move away? 000
Paul James @prj45.bsky.social · 23/07/2026youtube.com/watch?v=Ghsi...youtube.comThe Divine Comedy - A Drinking Song (Live at Shepherds Bush Empire '96) - 4K RemasteredYouTube video by 4K The Divine Comedy - Lives & Rare 000
Reposted by Paul JamesDuncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Literally just making up the words of the recently killed… Anyone still following this dickhead should hand in their brain. They clearly don’t need it. 2126331
