Scotland's dark winter nights seem a long time ago when you're sat in the back garden, staring into the deep blue sky at 11.30pm.

If a week is a long time in politics, does that mean that 5 years is long enough to reconsider "once in a generation" questions? Certainly much has changed in British politics over the last 5 years…

Proud to speak at full council earlier with Martin McDonnell on behalf of Spokes CycleCampaign in support of this ambitious project that will deliver a vibrant city centre for the people of Edinburgh. Great to see it approved – big respect to Cllr Lesley Macinnes, @Daisynmurphy and their teams so far.

I don't often need to carry an old 27 inch monitor (17kg!) by bike. But I'm glad that my @YubaBicycles bike can do it when needs must 😉 #cargobike

2 weeks in and the renovation is in full swing. After stripping and repairs the first new lintels have gone in and excavation for new foundations has begun… ⚒️

Someone needs to take Scottish Lib Dems to task about their consistently misleading election communications. "The election in Edinburgh South is between the SNP and the Liberal Democrats". Really? In 2015 Labour's Ian Murray MP took 55% and the Lib Dems 3%: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh… 🤔

I really don't want anything to do with the UK till they sort this out. Fair representation is the underpinning of a functioning society. #MakeSeatsMatchVotes

Dash to Sainsbury's before they closed at 9pm on #Hogmanay. Not so long ago I'd have been grabbing MORE DRINK. Now I'm picking up MORE CALPOL. As the cashier said to me: you could have a lot of fun with Calpol 🙈

Well done to American Express UK for being my first finance app to add support face unlock on the Made by Google Pixel 4. Who's going to take second place Bank of Scotland Santander UK Hargreaves Lansdown @MoneyhubApp ?

I would *never* use language like this, obvs 😉 - but we could all do with a smile just now. And if humour helps get the message across...

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Good to see earlier that the fine people of Edinburgh were doing their bit by keeping to the rules. Fair few folks stretching their legs in the Park this evening, but all on own or in household groups and well spaced out. Very few cars going past. Good job 👍

Some nights it's all a bit much and you just have to sit down with a good dram in front of your speakers chilling out to The Cinematic Orchestra. Cheers to Andy Hovey for introducing me to them all those years ago 👍

I found this article useful while reflecting on masks now being mandatory in all shops (in addition to public transport) in Scotland: bbc.com/future/article…

Very exciting! Finally a roundabout that is safe for cyclists while complying with UK traffic regulations. All of us in Spokes CycleCampaign will be pushing Transport Scotland to approve this layout for use in Scotland so that The City of Edinburgh Council can deploy this in Edinburgh. cc Cllr Lesley Macinnes 😉

Melville Drive West of Marchmont Road passable only for the brave! ⛈️ cc Edinburgh Council Help

Diagram billboard in Bristol (James St / Mina Rd). Not my doing, but with permission.

It's time to fight back against the bike lane backlash before a vocal minority frighten councils into backtracking. If you're enjoying cycling safely through pop-up lanes & new 20mph zones, please let your local council know they have your support. 👉 bit.ly/3hHZxhR