//Andy Rutherford

Bicycle mechanic, closet-idealist, civic nationalist, pie muncher; never without pocket cutlery.

[//Andy Rutherford @spinnakermagic]

Bridge no. 3 across the Union canal, Ashley terrace - right next to Craiglockhart Primary, very much at pick-up time. @EdCriticalMass @Cyclesouthedin @SpokesLothian @edfoc

[//Andy Rutherford @spinnakermagic]

2299kg, apparently. Front tyre torn off, vital fluids leaking. 15m further on, it would have landed in a primary school. Tell me again why these things are legal in our city, nevermind near schools. F*ck your SUV, and your delusion that it's necessary @EdinburghCC @SustransScot

[Raphael Mimoun @RaphMim]

I grew up in a Zionist household, spent 12 years in a Zionist youth movement, lived 4 years in Israel, and have friends and family who served in the IDF.

When that is your world, it's hard to see apartheid when it's happening.

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[//Andy Rutherford @spinnakermagic]

@ljmabon You realise that the greater part if your credibility is now related to the speed with which you can fold and unfold your bicycle..?

[//Andy Rutherford @spinnakermagic]

.@IanMurrayMP Why isn't your name on this list?
https://t.co/ksEGkYMose

[//Andy Rutherford @spinnakermagic]

https://t.co/lf6RHI3ax7

[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

In 2009 Israel bombed Gaza over several days, killing over 1,300 people (including 460 children). The BBC refused to broadcast the Disasters Emergency Committees appeal for aid to Gaza. This was Tony Benns response live on air:

[Julian Sayarer @JulianSayarer]

The Israelis have also of course today referred to Palestinians as "human animals". Like true supremacists however they totally misjudge both their strength and fragility, and their "friends" would do very well to advise them of as much.

[//Andy Rutherford @spinnakermagic]

@ljmabon 'for a good while' ...

[Jon Burke 🌍 @jonburkeUK]

"Too often, drivers feel under attack" - Rishi Sunak

[Emma 💛💙🇩🇰🇬🇧🇪🇺 @MonkEmma]

Seeing lots of rather dubious takes flying round twitter about the effects of adding VAT to private school fees or removing their charitable status.

Lots of “but think of the poor struggling parents” and “there’ll be a mass exodus FLOODING state schools” etc

Reality check🧵
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[Critical Mass Edinburgh @EdCriticalMass]

See you all on Saturday for a super ride!

[Stanfords @StanfordsTravel]

Join us on this intrepid journey with Author and Journalist @JulianSayarer with Türkiye his new book 📕

On the eve of its centenary year and elections that will shape the coming generations, Julian sets out to cycle across Turkey, from the Aegean coast to the Armenian border 🚵

[Dr Dan Goyal @danielgoyal]

“The climate crisis is too expensive to deal with”

“The NHS crisis is too expensive to deal with”

“The overflowing sewage systems…too expensive”

“The crumbling schools…too expensive”

When Sunak and his Ministers say “too expensive” they mean “not personally profitable”

[//Andy Rutherford @spinnakermagic]

@heraldscotland I don't say this lightly - irrespective of your perspective on transport policy, the ignorance and stupidity of this article is astonishing

[The National @ScotNational]

"When we look around our communities, we see the impact of landlords putting profits before our right to a home" // @AditiJehangir

https://t.co/45uWJHm9gK

[//Andy Rutherford @spinnakermagic]

Postman just brought something interesting.. @overlandertheb1

[//Andy Rutherford @spinnakermagic]

@KirstyLewin None of those signs are explicit about what exactly an obstruction; I dismount every single time I encounter an obstruction sufficient to warrant such action (to date, that is exactly never on that bridge)

[//Andy Rutherford @spinnakermagic]

@SarionBowers @sangerinstitute That might just be a very large scale map of a single flagstone (perhaps with the word 'map' scrawled on it)

[//Andy Rutherford @spinnakermagic]

@JulianSayarer @MiddleEastInst Almost as if they might, in fact, have some other agenda.