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“There are also people out there who’d make appalling local councillors, not because you disagree with their policies but because their character is fundamentally flawed. They might be lazy, untrustworthy, clueless, toxic, fraudulent, even criminal… and a three week vetting process is never going to be able to weed out all the worst candidates.”

via Diamond Geezer

Everyone gains when more people cycle”: New report suggests cycling saving the NHS more than £72m per year

via road.cc

“The 13 players signed in a £200m summer recruitment campaign have contributed six goals between them. Two of those are from defender Nicolo Savona. Three of them have already left.”

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