Chris Gerhard :bt:

One time cyclist. Solaris developer, ZFS, mdb. Forever European 🇪🇺in the UK

Cycling: I bloody love cycling
Solaris: Pays the bills
Long Covid victim: makes me an ex cyclist

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2024-12-14 08:27:46 UTC

We don't need sticking plasters to help 5 business areas. We need to undo the disaster that is #brexit
To those who voted to leave I say, you fucked up, your decision was a disaster, your judgement was very poor, you are not in a position to dictate policy.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/14/brexit-reset-five-business-leaders-on-how-theyd-like-relations-with-the-eu-to-change?CMP=share_btn_url

2024-12-13 08:17:58 UTC

The bad news about the economy will continue until the Government stop lying to us and itself that #BREXIT can be "made to work".
You can't build massive trade barriers to your nearest and largest trading partners and expect things to be good. To claim so is a folly. And that folly is fast becoming Labour's folly for which they will take the blame in 5 years
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/13/uk-economy-october-gdp?CMP=share_btn_url

2024-12-04 15:03:28 UTC

Private Eye once again getting it right
https://toot.bike/system/media_attachments/files/113/595/150/015/779/484/original/bf353b89ff9e318a.jpg

2024-12-03 07:56:52 UTC

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I feel your pain.

2024-11-18 09:07:22 UTC

TLDR, it a small minority of extremists, who often don't live in Wales, but are Tories. They want children to be killed on the roads.
Wales’s 20mph speed limit saves lives and money. So why has it become a culture-war battlefield?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/18/wales-20mph-speed-limit-lives-money-policy

2024-11-02 10:21:00 UTC

Paris is getting on with reducing cars, as they have realised people wildly overstate how many shoppers arrive by car...
'A study of people visiting shops in central Paris found that 54% arrived by public transport, 34% on foot, 7% by cycle and just 2% by car.'
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/11/01/central-paris-to-ban-through-motor-traffic-from-next-week/

2024-10-30 18:06:29 UTC

Yes the budget is better than a tory one.
But we are still giving money to motorists while increasing rail fares. There really is zero understanding of climate change. It's so depressing.

2024-10-12 08:15:12 UTC

Faith schools should not even exist, so no they certainly should not get tax breaks
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/oct/11/private-faith-schools-in-england-lobby-for-vat-exemption-on-fees-under-7690

2024-10-05 07:45:56 UTC

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if we do legalise assisted dieing, one safeguard that must be in place is that private, death for profit, organisations must not be legal.

2024-10-01 15:56:39 UTC

As the waters rise, a two-year sentence for throwing soup. That’s the farcical reality of British justice
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/01/prison-uk-justice-system-fossil-fuel-industry

2024-09-30 18:05:40 UTC

Another bit of #brexit back tracking.... the sooner we join the SM & CU the sooner we can start benefiting rather than just limiting our losses.
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-scraps-brexits-not-for-eu-food-labels-for-now/

2024-09-20 15:59:46 UTC

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rest assured we Brits smirk every time you mention "pants" when you mean trousers.

2024-09-07 10:26:59 UTC

The thing the tories have never understood, or understand and are dishonest about it, is regulation is good for business.
The only people who don't like regulations are the people who are fundamentally dishonest. The lack of decent regulations tips the balance in favour of the dishonest, the people after a fast buck at the expense of their customers and or employees.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/sep/07/labours-plans-to-boost-workers-rights-widely-supported-by-managers-poll-says?CMP=share_btn_url

2024-08-16 12:11:40 UTC

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you mistyped "prison" as "Retirement home"