I'm usually relatively relaxed about such things, but I did a double take at this - 'Sir Patrick Vallance has £600,000 shareholding in firm [GSK] contracted to develop vaccines' https://t.co/B8hYEu6zii Surely, this must contravene some kind of civil service or prof code
The launch of the Bicycle Bank in 2001 in rural India enables local girls, who would normally miss out on education, to travel to secondary schools in distant villages #WorldBicycleDay
@_jonathanrigby Absolutely, & I know you’re not disagreeing 👍. It was more of an add on - it’s great that Johnson and Andy Burnham want to encourage more cycling but they have to simultaneously start to address cultural attitudes to cyclist which seem to be weirdly unique to the UK.
@Bobpark19443563@JohnBaker1975@MENnewsdesk @paigeoldfield22 It’s only because Paige regularly writes like a 10 y/o that I recognise her name (“who on earth has written this?”). Referencing the driver as a “key worker” as an attempt to garner sympathy is so shallow, driver is a civil servant. Zero investigation, maximum clicks.
@samuriinbred@JohnBaker1975 Our tandem cost us nothing, and it shows 😂. Other than £100 to get the completely seized up seat post out, which tells you all you need to know about the state of it! 😳
Someone ordered a dress this morning, and after fees etc it paid for my whole weekly shop, with £1.20 to spare. Buying from small businesses is huge to us 💖
@royds25 I’ve signed up - going live for the first time today so will let you know Tracey. There are also local help groups set up - try https://t.co/h3SO7dI5n1 to see if there is one near you - Guy has signed up to that one instead and I may do if nothing from goodsams
I know there’s little to cheer at the moment but the sight of so many more people out cycling warms my heart. There’s obvs people out who haven’t ridden for ages: old Raleighs, shopping baskets, older couples in their normal clothes. Brilliant.
@kevdkev77 Yes! People seem to be making an effort to get out for a walk too - whereas they perhaps might not have bothered with that either in the past. Not living life at 100mph to cram everything in is a welcome change for us, in obviously unwelcome circumstances.
Big thanks to @benjigreenwood , U23 GB coach, for giving his time to zoom chat the @jrc_team today! An awful lot learnt by everyone, young and old! @TORQfitness @BC_TalentDev @Penninetimber