Julian Burke

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What links Chinua Achebe, Danny Kaye, and Carlos the Jackal? Naturally, our coverage of Joseph Conrad's definitely anti-imperialist but still probably racist laugh riot: 'Heart of Darkness' (1899). Out Wednesday!

@magulon47 @MikeyCycling How many points has Mx Krzysiek got do we think?

@MikeyCycling When your life is so miserable and worthless that you have to make life miserable for people who use their own phone while stopping at a red light. Did they take away your sandwiches at school?

This poor old guy got caught on a handheld FaceTime call whilst stationary, taken to court, and given 6 penalty points and £193 fine+costs. Phone calls don't generally last for just the time you're in the queue, so of course he was also a moving phone driver.

@swkplay Hi. Is Cable Street at 7.20 tonight? My ticket says 7.45, but email this week said 7.20 without any explanation. Bonus content as it's the anniversary?

@celluszs @MikeyCycling @HatterSteely WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING AMD DO YOU REALISE THE LACK OF PUNCTUATION MAKES YOU’RE (SIC) MESSAGE CONFUSING

Where you go, bruv? All fart and no poo. @HatterSteely

@PPushbike The car industry doesn’t want you to know this one simple trick!

@MerPolTraffic Does the officer get overtime? (And was the dog with them, and therefore gets extra treats?)

Our dedicated officers are never off duty. Dog handler on his way to work for nights sights a clearly drunk driver and identifies himself as a police officer. Driver tries to make off but officer detains him whilst backup arrives. Driver blew 111 — arrested #MRPU #FATAL4 #SYN1

@Dannny_K @natehiggins @NewhamLondon I was trying to phone and get it looked at straight away as it is a safety issue - probably washed away into the Lea by now! Thanks anyway

@natehiggins @JoolsBurke @NewhamLondon 👆🏻💚

Hi @NewhamLondon I’ve been on hold 30 minutes trying to report oil spill on Honour Lea Avenue/Scarlet Close E20. Can you pass to relevant dept? Much as I love a soft rock hold track I do need to do something else. Thanks. Copying @natehiggins @Dannny_K in case they have a hotline

@peterwalker99 Did she clarify which human rights she has voluntarily given up?

Truss castigates what she calls a decline in the UK since the 1990s: "Wokery has been marching through our institutions. The human rights culture has become embedded in government."

It’s an hour before Liz Truss makes her first and only appearance at this year’s Conservative conference and there is already a (small-ish) queue outside the venue. And I am part of it.

@DrRebeccaTidy There goes that very small number of bad apples again…

Imagine that you suspect you were raped when unconscious in a police cell where there’s “always” CCTV. The police claim they viewed the CCTV + say there’s no evidence to back-up your allegation. Then you find out they haven’t viewed all the CCTV, as several hours were DELETED.

@AnthonyPrelim @sabskskthemeow @_celia_bedelia_ And yet it doesn’t make your winky any more attractive to ladies. How sad

I got a violent groyper suspended and now his violent uncle army is mad. Don’t reply. Just report

@LeTourFemmes @GoZwift Ooh - Teisseire - now that’s a cool sponsorship. Sirop ftw!

📩 Don't forget to vote for your Teisseire combative rider of the day on bit.ly/4cm0lFt! 📩 Votez pour votre combative du jour avec Teisseire sur bit.ly/4cm0lFt ! #TDFF2024 l #WatchTheFemmes l @GoZwift

@RobShellfish @ShitBikePhotos Hi Mx Fish. According to your bio, you oppose false narratives. And yet here you are

@ShitBikePhotos Cyclists cause many traffic hold-ups and most likely increase pollution as a result.

@ShitBikePhotos @RobShellfish To be fair to Mx Fish, pollution does sometimes depend on what I’ve been eating. Unlike Mx Fish, it’s rarely verbal diarrhoea

@gazzabiker It’s a classic combination!

@MikeyCycling @GWRHelp @LNER The original plans for those trains had much better bike storage. It all got designed out for the final delivery though. Someone looked and thought "I rode a bike as a child fifty years ago - I know they don't need that much space"

I’d like to express my utter disgust that some designer/planner at @GWRHelp and at @LNER thought that this was in any way acceptable bicycle storage. Disgraceful stupid little cupboards.

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@coralivesey @Mannyg90 @TRobinsonNewEra Also publicly posting evidence of using a mobile whilst driving leaves him open to 6 points, fine, and doubled insurance…

@Mannyg90 @TRobinsonNewEra This video has nothing to do with riots. A group of bikers were commemorating the death of one of their community on the A406. It might be disruptive but again, it has nothing to do with Walthamstow. Or riots. Please DELETE this misleading post.

@BobToth9 @rob_mcivor @metpoliceuk Be a better person please Mx Toth

@rob_mcivor @metpoliceuk It depends, had she just ignored a red light ? Or turned without signalling ? Or maybe she just ran into him whilst trying to find some poor driver to film. Maybe he left as she refused to give her insurance details to pay for the damage she caused.

Wife hit by car driver while cycling to work this morning (she's OK). He stopped but drove off while she was checking the damage to bike. She did get a photo with the licence plate though. Worth reporting to the @metpoliceuk or will they not be interested?