peterbrown

peterbrown, 8 months ago to random

It would seem that Glasgow has some way to go before placing pedestrians at the top of the hierarchy of road users.
Basically what this sign says is cyclists should ping their bells or shout and pedestrians should get out their way “politely”. 

It even says make yourself visible!
Are pedestrians expected to wear dayglo yellow?

peterbrown, 6 months ago to random

Don’t forget, the government is subsidising fossil fuels, not renewables. That’s why we’re paying more for electricity than gas or oil.

peterbrown, 6 months ago to random

“The first thing I would say is that we’ve now lived in the deregulated system for 40 years. What we ended up with was a system that failed to achieve the things that the deregulators said it would. We now have a system that is less competitive than it was even during regulation. The top four airlines collectively have a larger market share now than the top four airlines did in 1977. This system of markets and competition has led to massive consolidation and concentration”https://hls.harvard.edu/today/airline-deregulation-may-be-why-flying-is-such-a-miserable-part-of-holiday-travel/

peterbrown, 6 months ago to random

Hmmm. 🤔

peterbrown, 6 months ago to random

Pedestrians are expected to levitate in Tollcross

peterbrown, 6 months ago to random

Electric bike which doesn’t need charged. (Seriously!)

Next we need brake levers which combine the front and back brakes, removing the difficulty (and danger) of using continental bicycles in the UK.

https://electricdrives.tv/ebike-which-self-charges-now-a-reality-thanks-to-french-manufacturer-pi-pop/

peterbrown, 6 months ago to random

“an analysis by climate change think tank E3G, backed by Greenpeace, found this 20% blend would likely raise gas bills by 16%, or £100 to £200 a year, because hydrogen is much more expensive than natural gas. Even if a 20% blend were approved, the analysis said, it would only reduce emissions by 7% due to the fact that hydrogen is less energy dense than methane”

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/british-gas-centrica-hydrogen-ready-boilers-green-energy-heat-pumps/

peterbrown, 9 days ago to random

“Remarkably, food production doubled under the agrivoltaic system. And because water evaporation from the plants cooled the panels, the solar system itself generated 3% more electricity during the summer, showing how both food and solar production can perform better when done in collaboration”.

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/12/solar-and-crop-production-research-shows-multi-solving-climate-benefits/

peterbrown, 9 months ago to random

“I saw Russian flags, I saw Ukrainian flags, are they not political at this time? It was right they were not banned, people must be free to openly support who they wish. But that must also include Scots as well.”

https://yoursforscotlandcom.wordpress.com/2023/08/09/oh-the-fear/

peterbrown, 2 months ago to random

It would appear that this is the latest email scam

peterbrown, 4 months ago to random

“The Borders has the highest concentration of recorded prehistoric hillforts in the world – 408, with many still as yet unrecorded.” https://toot.community/@Galehawk/111736657541387780

peterbrown, 6 months ago to random

“Just know there are more of us than them. Over 3/4 of the people in this country support an immediate ceasefire.”

https://normalislandnews.substack.com/p/uk-still-wont-call-for-ceasefire

peterbrown, 6 months ago to random

I am increasingly forced to the conclusion that the only person that seems to be benefiting from the appalling massacres in Gaza is Netanyahu.

He is supposed to have the best security services in the world, but didn’t realise there was going to be an attack.

He is supposed to have the best defences in the world, but it was insufficient to stop footsoldiers getting through the fence.

It looks as if he has double agents in Hamas who have precipitated the attack to enable him to invade Gaza.

peterbrown, 5 months ago to random

https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/a-talk-on-the-genocide-in-gaza I had never heard of this guy until about a couple of weeks ago, but he is absolutely brilliant.
A must-watch, from somebody who really knows what he’s talking about.

peterbrown, 4 months ago to random

Radio 4 at it again this evening, shilling for the far right.
A completely uncritical programme featuring a leader nobody has heard of, of a party nobody has heard of.

This is exactly the same playbook as for Nigel Farage. Make him look a reasonable pleasant chap and get as many votes as possible.

Apparently they are not standing in the hope of winning any seats, but in the hope and expectation of pushing the Tory party further to the right.

Radio 4 need to give their head a shake.

peterbrown, 7 months ago to random

“Israeli President Says There Are No Innocent Civilians In Gaza”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/israel-gaza-isaac-herzog_n_65295ee8e4b03ea0c004e2a8

peterbrown, 3 months ago to random

Please tell me this is not true.
Are all 4x4, vehicles and double cab pick ups to be considered company vehicles from July? Sounds like a massive incentive to get a gas guzzler.

peterbrown, 3 months ago to random

Military transport requisitioned by the brave IDF soldiers defending Israel against the combined Army, Navy, and Air Force of the Palestinians.

It would be funny if it wasn’t so tragic.

peterbrown, 6 months ago to random

We urgently need to look at de-privatising airports, as they are not incentivised to encourage any kind of public transport.

Edinburgh Airport charges a supplement to arrive on the tram and pre-Covid congestion on the access roads was often complete gridlock. https://xoxo.zone/@mathowie/111415546857027735

peterbrown, 3 months ago to random

“Aid trucks containing food for a population starving to death have been targetted and destroyed, ambulances have been shot at with missiles and assault rifles, children have been turned to sinews streamed on social media, refugee camps have been bombed, and people waving metaphorical and extremely fucking literal white flags have been sniped at, killed, murdered, by (IDF)”

https://theshot.net.au/news/general-news/has-the-idf-slaughtered-enough-children-to-make-israel-safe-from-terrorism-yet/

peterbrown, 2 months ago to random

More people might be encouraged to move to bicycles if there was a roadside rescue and repair service like the AA. 🤔🚲

peterbrown, 1 month ago to Barcelona

After almost a century and a half, construction work on the Sagrada Familia in #Barcelona is finally coming to an end.

O sea que la obra ha durado bastante más que el Escorial 
https://www.tourism-review.com/construction-of-the-sagrada-familia-to-end-in-2026-news14289

peterbrown, 3 months ago to random

Remarkable how journalists on the other side of the world are better able to understand that England is not the UK than journalists in England. But then again, perhaps it’s not accidental. 🤔
https://mastodon.social/@straitstimes/111823227394450392

peterbrown, 1 month ago to random

“All the data shows that EVs are just much, much less likely to set on fire than their petrol equivalent,” said Colin Walker, the head of transport at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit thinktank. “The many, many fires that you have for petrol or diesel cars just aren’t reported.”
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/20/do-electric-cars-pose-a-greater-fire-risk-than-petrol-or-diesel-vehicles

peterbrown, 3 days ago to random

Seems we are now in the lead up to a general election so worth thinking about how well the country is being run