http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: That's cycling sorted then en Mon, 18 May 2026 20:13:56 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12457#post-146783 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:22:32 +0000 I were right about that saddle 146783@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Guardian comments used to be interesting/worth reading. no more."</p> <p>There's increased astroturf/trolling right enough, but I'd not write CiF off yet. There are some very clued up people on the Scottish threads, some very amusing ones elsewhere. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12457#post-146778 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 12:58:03 +0000 chdot 146778@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This one's OK -</p> <p>"<br /> The problem I see is that to make it happen you've either got to remove some of the motorised vehicles from the roads or to take space from them and give it to cyclists.</p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12457#post-146777 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 12:50:55 +0000 SRD 146777@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Guardian comments used to be interesting/worth reading. no more. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12457#post-146771 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 12:35:02 +0000 Morningsider 146771@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The census data is already three years old - not recent enough to capture what appears to be a considerable increase in cyclists in Edinburgh in the last couple of years.</p> <p>You would think cycling was natural Guardian territory, but I think The Times stole a march on them with the Cities fit for cycling campaign and they have seemed reluctant to become involved in any meaningful way since this. The comments under the editorial are bizarre. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12457#post-146769 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 12:29:59 +0000 PS 146769@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Now that would be an achievable election pledge from any party that, in the course of a parliament, wanted to make a real difference in people's lives.</em></p> <p>It's easy to scoff, but newspaper editorials are the sort of thing that gives politicos either a shove or a bit more clout (depending on where they stand) in the arguments that lead to the development of manifestos. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12457#post-146760 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:54:50 +0000 gembo 146760@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@ SRD, write the Scottish article for him and he might try a bit harder, lazy so and so </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12457#post-146756 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:48:48 +0000 SRD 146756@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>see also: <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/mar/26/commuter-cycling-fails-census-data-uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/mar/26/commuter-cycling-fails-census-data-uk</a></p> <p>(annoyingly, he fails to mention edinburgh/scotland even though i sent him the equiv data and contacts such that he could). bah. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12457#post-146752 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:40:21 +0000 I were right about that saddle 146752@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The Grauniad has waded in with an editorial;</p> <p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/26/cycling-spend-save-editorial" rel="nofollow">http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/26/cycling-spend-save-editorial</a></p> <p>Expect Jeremy Clarkson to shrivel and cyle paths to blossom... </p>