Adrian McEwen @amcewen@mastodon.me.uk

Lovely afternoon stroll up to Aber Falls on the way home

Snow-capped Welsh mountains from Bangor Pier

Snow-capped Welsh mountains from Bangor Pier

Prince's Park lake #reflections #InTheSaddle

Clouds across the river #InTheSaddle

A mammoth blog-all-dog-eared-pages entry for a mammoth book: The Power Broker by Robert A Caro http://www.mcqn.net/mcfilter/archives/thinking/blog_all_dogeared_pages_the_power_broker_by_robert_a_caro.html #NewYork #cities #urbanism #power #politics

it's a really exciting practical way to build a community of support with a proven history of success.

"Over 240 groups are running successfully in the Netherlands, with over 10k members…
– People know each other
– Transparent system
– No expensive compliance procedures"

[From a friend noii on birdsite]:
Self employed? check this Leeds pilot
https://mutualfirstaid.org.uk/leeds-pilot-group/
"A BreadFund is not an insurance company; it is a small group of self-employed people who pay money each month into a fund from which they receive financial support if they are unable to work through illness or injury"

Full moon over Queens Dock #InTheSaddle

To celebrate and amplify the http://hannahfestival.com ethos this year I'm hand-delivering copies to interesting, like-minded groups here in Liverpool. First up is Sam from http://homegrowncollective.co, a brewer making good beer that also looks at its impact and surroundings. Added bonus of lunch at the similarly ace http://homebaked.org.uk cooperative community bakery

#LiverpoolHannahLinks #Liverpool #anfield #socialenterprise #solidarity #brewery #circulareconomy

Lunchtime meeting with @homegrown_collective over at @homebakedliverpool means a midday #InTheSaddle ridr

New blogging: Tactical civics? Municipal making? http://www.mcqn.net/mcfilter/archives/thinking/tactical_civics_municipal_making.html

#urbanism #CivicTech

Film shoot lights across the park #InTheSaddle

Blame and accountability; depressing tech tracking; and universal basic service, rather than #UBI. The first Interesting Things on the Internet of 2020 - http://www.mcqn.net/mcfilter/archives/links/interesting_things_on_the_internet_january_6th_2020.html

Liver Building #sunset #InTheSaddle

Above us only sky #InTheSaddle

Minor detour to start today's #InTheSaddle. No point cycling ten miles with a semi-fragile and unusual load when that only needs to travel the mile and a half from the office to my flat #cargo #bike

Resting Smit tugs #MerseyShipping #dockside #InTheSaddle