I haven’t allowed myself a new book in a while, largely due to the small mountain of unread books I already have. Still, I had to get one one the first war, given the year that’s in it. ‘Speccy Nation’ just slipped in there for nostaglia. Of course, the real reason I was bookshopping was […]
Any regime, no matter how repressive, will gladly fête its enemy’s critics—while homegrown versions of those critics occupy concrete cells. Cooing over foreign dissidents allows establishment hacks to pose like sexy rebels—while simultaneously affirming that their own system is the best. The dissident fetishist takes a brave, principled person, and uses them like a codpiece […]
I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on […]
I’m in the unusual position of agreeing with Ronan Mullen (“What is to be done about direct provision? – Irish Times”), someone I generally don’t find common ground with. Perhaps best known for his anti-abortion views, Mr Mullen has struck out from the pack with a proposal to radically overhaul direct provision. He is calling […]
Danish consultants who worked on plans for the River Dodder Greenway in Dublin say that people cycling and walking along the river should be kept apart, and the route should become a “bicycle superhighway”. The suggestion of keeping people cycling and walking segregated could be a popular one with those on two-wheels as well as […]
Motorists have ruined England – and they need to pay the price, says Alex Proud in the Telegraph. In general, most of us are pretty happy with letting the markets allocate scarce (in the economic sense) goods by deciding the price for them. We’re broadly happy with how this mechanism works for goods that nobody […]
On my bike that is! I had taken a wire basket with the bike when I bought it as I wanted storage but had no real idea of what would work. After a couple of months, I had a few issues with it: The pull on the steering wheel caused it to flop left/right when left […]
Perhaps it can: Sheri Foster began riding her bike to work every day when she was working as a lifeguard while studying for her undergraduate degree. 20 years later, biking remains an essential part of her day. Foster strongly believes that cycling is responsible for her improved mental wellness. For Foster, making the decision to […]
Latest statistics: Current number of stations: 100 Current number of bikes: 1,500 Long-term members 46,695 Short-term members (YTD) 9,395 Journeys in 2014 1,760,832 Total journeys 7,951,866 Percentage of free journeys 95% Average journey time 20 minutes Journeys on busiest day 13,614 on 4th September 2014 Number of journeys taken after: One year 1,101,877 Two years […]
