Back in the day I studied (and lectured in!) Sociology of Crime and Deviance. Professor @ianloader.bsky.social is an interesting and fruitful read on road traffic crime, so if this is the kind of thing you're interested in...

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Build as if you care about the youngest and the oldest. They usually don’t drive. The youngest are distracted by the wonders of childhood and the oldest are slowed by the rigors of age. Build streets safe for them, and you’ve built streets safe for us all.

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The trade unions resisting a political donations cap in the UK are ragged-trousered philanthropists. Thanks to their delusion that a system allowing limitless donations enhances their power, they're in danger of handing the country to the far-right parties that billionaires support. Burnham must act

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My next book, 'The Reaction Economy: Searching for Humanity in an Age of Screens', is now done, dusted, covered, endorsed, and available for pre-order - all details here substack.com/home/post/p-...

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An @adamtranter.bsky.social rebuttal to Channel 5's E-bikes: the scourge of our streets programme. Why we must stop letting the British media decide what our story is and tell it better ourselves: www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/cha...

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