Ian Wacogne

@ianwac.bsky.social

Husband, dad, paediatrician, ex-editor, CCIO Ride a bike too. Take your pick. Don't like these opinions? I've got plenty of others.

Every 10 years the speed limits should be reset to 0. MPs should renegotiate the limit using the evidence on death rates and make a conscious decision about how many extra people should die to save 20 mins on a journey

Dear UK journalists, Do your job. If Farage says the NHS is broken, force him to explain how he'd fix it and what that would mean for us in practice. If he says we must leave the ECHR, pin him down on what that would mean for our rights and international treaties. Never let him just use slogans!

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This is a radicalising case in reaction to dangerous drivers. It's that bad. Once you read this, you'll not want to stop until every dangerous driver and those who aid and abet them are behind bars for a very long time and banned for life. TW: remorseless brutality www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Trafford head teacher dragged to his death under car, murder trial told

Simon Richardson is accused of driving with Michael Mullins under his car while knowing he was there

bbc.co.uk

I had a fess published a few years ago about how I couldn't connect with my lifelong pals cos all they wanted to do was booze and take coke. I told them how I felt, turned out they thought the same and now we climb Munro's on Sundays. Lads, talk to your pals.

“I was in a wheelchair and I would sit outside in my driveway and people would go by and I felt trapped,” he says. “I can’t walk,” he thought, “but if I can get on my bike, I bet I could ride.” Arthur, you are an inspiration! 🚲❤️ www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

A new start after 60: I’m 92 and cycling is my life – despite the crash that left me unconscious

Arthur Plummer got a bike when he retired at 65 and joined a cycling club as one of its youngest members. Now he is its oldest but still racking up 5,000km every year

theguardian.com