“A city’s creativity doesn’t depend on cars. That’s the 20th century. We’re in the 21st.”— Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.
No matter what happens in the Paris election in 4 days, the world’s cities owe @annehidalgo.bsky.social a huge debt of gratitude.
The boldest, most inspiring mayor I’ve seen.
Yes.
Evening all.
An actual Elswick Hopper.
Today I will mostly be trying to bribe people with cheap petrol, in the hope that they will forget that I have been cheering on the orange idiot whose war is pushing up fuel prices.
We are just begin to get an inkling of how deeply embedded Peter Mandelson and Tony Blair were/are with the sinister rich. Every time you think you've seen the worst of it, something else emerges.
www.thenerve.news/p/peter-mand...
“We come in peace…”
Morning all.
👏👏👏
Received this picture from a reader, John Nuttall, taken from the Lever End by his grandfather Ernie Grundy at the FA Cup game against Stoke on March 9, 1946.
Mr Grundy said he and most others at Burnden had no idea of the severity of the situation until they returned home. #bwfc
Log-istics.
Wirral folk: I want to do a mothers day walk on Sunday on the wirral. Happy with distance, but want to avoid roads as much as possible. The route has to take in Landican, Thurstaston and Royden park. Looking on a map, it feels like there should be good footpaths between the three. Any suggestions?
Have you seen Swinside?
Meanwhile…
Ditto, fwiw. 👍
👌
#StreetArt by #Snik, New Brighton 2026
@snikarts
A muddy splash round the moor.
Well done Stef! 👊
Me too. But more mud involved!
The TMC Dumont is a hubless motorbike powered by a 224kW Rolls-Royce aircraft engine and is the work of Brazilian ex-Formula One driver turned motorcycle custom builder Tarso Marques.
Original post
I bet it corners like it’s on rails… 🤔
It doesn’t matter whether the rate of global warming is increasing. It’ll never cease to amaze me that people don’t care that it’s happening at all. It should be the most alarming thing ever.
They seek him here, they seek him there, Clacton seeks him everywhere.
Gulf. I see what you did there.
Yeah, that was as a bit rash. Er…
"I said it's quite bold of Nigel Farage to go to the US to side with Donald Trump against his own country. What did I say Roy?"
"You said he's a treacherous self-serving sack of shit"
Well done Bolton Wanderers Football Club on the pre-kick off tribute to the 33 supporters who died in the 1946 Burnden Park disaster. @marciles.bsky.social
The minute’s silence was immaculately observed by both sets of fans.
Flier with Charlie Chaplin in his bowler hat, grinning. Text: IN TIMES LIKE THESE, WE ALL NEED REASONS TO SMILE COMMONERS CHOIR FRIDAY APRIL 10 DOORS 6PM £17
Smile 😁
10 April, doors 6pm, Hebden Bridge Picture House. Full choir set, free screening of 'Modern Times' in its 90th year, new song inspired by the film, custard pie tips for your favourite billionaire.
#HebdenBridge #CharlieChaplin
#fourpartharmony
www.commonerschoir.com/Shop.php#!/S...
