“A volatile character is walking into a volatile situation at the City Ground. The results could be explosive.”

Ouch

White Bike Cyclist Memorial for Irene Leardini in New Cross Road

via @Transpontine

“No more news without community involvement. Let’s make it community published. How does that sound?”

via @DaveWiner

3am Eternal

In Kardboard, Komrades #23

A private tour inside Lambeth Fire Station, London Fire Brigade’s Art Deco HQ

via @JanesLondon

“Lime bike boss proposes adjusting traffic lights “to reward safe cyclists”

Good luck with that one, as they say.

“So if you want a £5 English breakfast, to get your watch fixed, to buy some jewellery or get hold of an egg timer, go in whilst you still can and say hello.”

Left Lion on the demise of the Vicky Centre Market. And yep, I use to work there.

GP with Stewart Lee, and a superb Sly Dunbar tribute for the final 30

“If everyone just sits around having meetings all the time you end up like Jeremy Corbyn and Zara Sultana in Your Party having a series of endless meetings with very little forward motion.”

Steve Mason on not being bumptious

" I am determined and I am dogged. I don’t think my ability has got me as far as it should have. That’s my belief. I know my stuff is different. I know it’s not for everyone. But I would rather be different but I accept that being different in anything means a more circuitous route."

Wise words, via the Coffee Ponce of SW8.

Ha, bloody ha, etc.

Feb 4 is the midpoint of winter. Almost half-way home"

via Dave Winer

“Will they have a ceremony for the last domain to be turned off, kind of like the last Blockbuster was. Does anyone remember Blockbuster?”

via @davewiner

“We were joined by colleagues from government: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, Health Secretary Wes Streeting, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden, Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall, Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary Steve Reed, Chief Whip Jonathan Reynolds, and the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney.”

What a bunch of charmers.

Riding high: the triumph and tragedy of Tom Simpson

Kenny Burns Night

Colchester ranked in the top 20 most romantic UK cities

Colchester Condom, innit.

Police confirm U-turn on controversial policy not to investigate stolen bikes left outside train stations for more than two hours

Two tier policing, etc.