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George Monbiot
1 day ago
The only way Reform UK could win a general election is through our first-past-the-post system. If we had proportional representation, the threat would evaporate. We don't have PR because Starmer has blocked it. This allows him to say: vote Labour or you get Farage. Because it's all he has left.
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www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Of course not helped by kids being ferried to their schools in cars
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More than 220m children will be obese by 2040 without drastic action, report warns
World Obesity Federation says half a billion children will be overweight and calls on governments to act to create healthier environments
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/04/more-than-220m-children-will-be-obese-by-2040-without-drastic-action-report-warns
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Eben Muse
15 days ago
Great cartoon from
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on developing geopolitical thoughts
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Jon Moses
19 days ago
Sure, some excellent Labour MPs have not been letting the issue lie. And DEFRA have committed to exploring options for reform through a Green paper (but no timetable on that). But where's the leadership? This stuff is a completely unforced capitulation to the powerful.
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Labour MPs press for right to roam policy in England after supreme court ruling
Backbencher says âitâs time to resolve the issues of access to the English countryside once and for allâ
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/24/labour-mps-press-for-right-to-roam-policy-in-england-after-supreme-court-ruling
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In a nutshell Why Labour has left me and a lot of others behind
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Zack Polanski
19 days ago
Dear
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, I have enjoyed our exchange of letters about which of our parties is best placed to stop Reform. Hannah Spencer MP and I trust that you agree that this question has now been resolved once and for all. Thanks, Zack Polanski
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Ian Dunt
24 days ago
These people are poison. They will unleash racist thugs on the streets of this country and call it security. They will subjugate us to the US and call it patriotism. They must be stopped. There is no more important task in politics.
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Peter Stefanovic
about 1 month ago
Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate Nigel Farageâs party refused to attend the debate, after more than 100,000 people signed petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...
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Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate
Nigel Farage's party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/reform-mps-accused-of-pandering-to-putin-after-skipping-russian-interference-debate/
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Byline Times
about 1 month ago
đ¨ Print Edition â Drowning in Denial As Nigel Farageâs party scraps climate schemes around the country, Nafeez Ahmed reports on new data that shows flood risk surging across the 10 councils it leads đ
https://subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/82/drowning-in-denial/
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Drowning in Denial â Byline Times Digital / Print Edition
As Nigel Farageâs party scraps climate schemes around the country, Nafeez Ahmed reports on new data that shows flood risk surging across the 10 councils it leads
https://subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/82/drowning-in-denial/
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George Monbiot
about 1 month ago
In this week's column I seek to explain Keir Starmer's flat refusal to change our electoral system, even though its gross unfairness could put Reform UK in power on <30% of the vote. The reasons, I believe, are deeply cynical and disturbing.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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If Reform ever wins power in Westminster, it will be because of Labourâs cowardice | George Monbiot
Starmer could improve our unfair electoral system to stop the hard right, but he wonât. All the party has left are threats about âsplitting the voteâ, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/04/labour-reform-greens-splitting-vote-unfair-electoral-system
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Sarah Murphy
about 2 months ago
Tragic really. 10 years on. Rocking back and forth in its pungent prejudice-and-nostalgia-soaked corner, begging the architects of their precious Brexit to make - whatever their impossible fantasy was - come true. Itâs truly pathetic.
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Leo Murray
about 2 months ago
Fleur Anderson and Simon Hogg want lorries here every morning instead of school kids on scooters, dogs and ebikes. Easy to demand such horrors be visited on us from miles away in Putney, but wild to me that *anyone* local would get behind such a dystopian vision
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road.cc
about 2 months ago
A massive legal victory for active travel campaigners in Tower Hamlets â and one that could have serious ramifications for the future of low traffic schemes in London and across the UK
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âOur safe streets are here to stayâ: Mayorâs âdangerousâ decision to axe low traffic neighbourhoods deemed unlawful, as campaigners hail âhuge precedent for Londonâ
The Court of Appeal ruled the removal of three liveable streets in Tower Hamlets by its mayor Lutfur Rahman failed to implement Sadiq Khanâs transport strategy for London, after years of legal wrangli...
https://road.cc/content/news/decision-axe-ltns-deemed-unlawful-317773
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about 2 months ago
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Mark Avery
about 2 months ago
It made me laugh, out loud. Hope it makes you smile.
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Zack Polanski
about 2 months ago
If Labour wonât nationalise water, their âbig overhaulâ is a con. Sewage in our rivers. Bills going up. Profits protected. Public services should be in public hands.
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Zack Polanski
about 2 months ago
A real shame if this photo went viral again today.
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Ian Dunt
2 months ago
It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors
open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Youngâs outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
https://open.substack.com/pub/democracyforsale/p/who-funds-the-free-speech-union-toby-young?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=7aibo
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Sian Berry MP
2 months ago
The only target for the number of people killed on the road should be zero. With its Road Safety Strategy, the Government has massively overlooked key actions to cut traffic and achieve safer and slower vehicle speeds, which are truly effective at saving lives and essential to reaching this goal.
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Mark Bould
3 months ago
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Zack Polanski
3 months ago
Nigel Farage is probably delighted today that Reform have the most members of a political party. It doesn't have to be this way. 180,000 and rising. Hope ready to overtake hate. Stand and be counted.
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The Ranty Highwayman
3 months ago
Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads! In my latest blog post, I go back to the future in East Oxford.
therantyhighwayman.blogspot.com/2025/12/back...
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Back To The Future In East Oxford
I have been doing some work in Oxford, and on a recent visit, I had the chance to look at some historic traffic calming in East Oxford which...
https://therantyhighwayman.blogspot.com/2025/12/back-to-future-in-east-oxford.html
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3 months ago
In what universe could you look at this and think yeah letâs reopen this to cars.
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Hope is here: help us deliver it
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere...
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Hope is here: help us deliver it
Hope is here. In just 5 hours, we hit our ÂŁ100,000 target. We're upping our target. Let's take the fight to Reform in May.
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere?utm_campaign=thanksShare&utm_medium=organicsocial&utm_source=bluesky
3 months ago
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Hackney Cyclist
4 months ago
Bike parking right next to the supermarket entrance and cycle lane. Not hidden, not second-class, but prioritised. Want more people to shop by bike? Then make it an easy and accessible option. Convenience drives behavior.
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TallBikeGuy
4 months ago
Yeah, we're really serious about cycling in Norfolk.
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Right to Roam
4 months ago
The Countryside Right of Way (CRoW) Act succeeded in giving partial access across the nation.
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20's Plenty for Us
4 months ago
Ambulances are a good thing aren't they? Saving lives,etc. But they are very expensive. So why waste them on the 15,000 casualties on England's 30mph roads which could be avoided if UK Gov followed Wales/ Scotland by setting 20mph as an urban/village norm.
www.20splenty.org/gb2024stats
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Timothy Snyder
4 months ago
Another outcome for which the Kremlin worked, lest we forget. Described in "Road to Unfreedom."
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Otto English
4 months ago
Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/744215
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âUnelected powerâ of ultra-rich is reshaping British politics, report claims
Equality Trust study shows how House of Lords appointments, big donations and media ownership affect political decisions
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/27/ultra-rich-unelected-power-reshaping-british-politics-equality-trust-report
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Leo Murray
4 months ago
I really cannot recommend this excellent piece on Hammersmith Bridge highly enough
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Hammersmith Bridge
Where did 25,000 vehicles go?
https://nickmaini.substack.com/p/hammersmith-bridge
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T&E
4 months ago
Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&Eâs James Nix:
bit.ly/4hVDlBC
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers. It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
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Mike Galsworthy
4 months ago
"Yorkshire Water was privatised in 1989 under the Water Act, launched debt-free and promoted as the start of a new, efficient era. What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost ÂŁ7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and weâre told to pay still more..."
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Yorkshire Water: itâs time to end the rip-off
Handing the company back to local people would return both control and value to those who need it most
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/yorkshire-water-its-time-to-end-the-rip-off/
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20's Plenty for Us
4 months ago
At today's Road Safety GB National Road Safety Conf #20splenty will be presenting on how "Setting 20mph as an urban/village norm has the power to deliver one of the quickest wins for the UK and in particular England and Northern Ireland".
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Dipa
4 months ago
Algerian-born train hero saves train passengers from attack. Since the right-wing press loves reporting criminalsâ race and religion, surely they should report heroesâ too.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Train hero who saved passengers during attack named
The rail worker credited with saving multiple lives is named as Samir Zitouni.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxr4qn6d66o
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Josiah Mortimer
5 months ago
Politico: "MPs should consider deleting X, according to a committee led by Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle... "On social media, the report said MPs should feel âempowered to step away from platforms that pose more harm than benefit.â Absolutely. Please get on with it.
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The Ranty Highwayman
5 months ago
*** New blog post *** Back in July, I went for a cycle around Leicester, 10 years after the last time I cycled around Leicester. Here's my write up, with thanks to
@leicestercyclingcg.bsky.social
therantyhighwayman.blogspot.com/2025/10/live...
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Liveable Leicester: Redux
Back in the summer of 2015, I spent a great couple of days with the Cycling Embassy of Great Britain having a look at what the City of Leice...
https://therantyhighwayman.blogspot.com/2025/10/liveable-leicester-redux.html
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Mike Galsworthy
5 months ago
Suggest you jump in on this poll. â>
xd.wayin.com/display/cont...
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Simon Munk
5 months ago
The link goes to a campaign with four strands. One of the strands is, of course, bus stops and continuous footways. I am so exhausted with the nonstop idea that cycling represents the greatest threat to humanity and needs to be designed out of existence but cars and driving is just a fact of life.
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Carole Cadwalladr
5 months ago
NEW: We need to talk about Russia. So, yes, that's why we need to talk about Nigel Farage. My personal newsletter on the story behind the story. Brexit, Trump, Russia & now...Nathan Gill.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Gillian Martin
5 months ago
The proscription as terrorist of a direct action protest group for throwing paint over planes devalues the term 'terrorism'& makes infinitely more difficult the fight against actual terrorists.
#proscription
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Best for Britain
5 months ago
đ A poor deal for farmers. A rotten deal for the country. âBrexit was not principally about trade" - we know Michael we know... đ ď¸ Let's fix this broken deal and get Britain building again.
https://bit.ly/42YNQxG
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Michael Gove admits that post-Brexit trade deals were bad for farmers
Michael Gove has admitted for the first time that the Australia and New Zealand trade deals negotiated by the former Tory government did not protect Britainâs farmers.
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-and-farming/michael-gove-admits-that-post-brexit-trade-deals-were-bad-for-farmers-5350237
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Daniel J. Menezes đŽ
6 months ago
I don't know how any Starmer supporters can defend him. His 10 pledges in the Labour leadership election were basically Corbyn's manifesto then he ditched them all instantly and became Nigel Farage instead. He is SO obviously a liar, and that's not even the worst thing he is.
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Zack Polanski
6 months ago
We just hit 79,000 members of
@greenparty.org.uk
Big milestone coming... A bold vision to lower bills, bring water back into public ownership, protect our NHS and end the genocide in Gaza.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Join the Green Party
Join the Green Party from just ÂŁ6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.
https://Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Sarah Murphy
6 months ago
Brexit: the unforgivably selfish arseholery of those who lied about what it really meant for the country while dodging the cost, hassle and restrictions they inflicted on everyone else.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Sir James Dyson says Brexit was worth it â even if itâs made people poorer
Britainâs fourth-wealthiest man has argued it is better to be âindependentâ than tied to the EU
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/james-dyson-brexit-leave-eu-campaign-b2829797.html
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Zack Polanski
6 months ago
Reduce bills. Nationalise our water companies. Invest in our public services.
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Zack Polanski: 'We don't have time to wait around for Corbyn'
YouTube video by Sky News
https://youtu.be/jbtkWV8gQgs?si=IqRF7Hcj9d03Row3
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BladeoftheSun
6 months ago
Ken Murphy is Tescoâs UK CEO and the highest paid supermarket boss. He gets ÂŁ9,930,000 a year, but is registered to pay tax in the Republic of Ireland. Not a penny of his outrageous salary is collected in tax, despite almost all Tescoâs earnings coming from the UK. Itâs theft.
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The Green Party of England & Wales
7 months ago
"I havenât felt this positive about politics ever. I think we can be a really powerful voice."
@mothinali.bsky.social
speaks to the Guardian following his election as Co-Deputy Leader of the Green Party ⤾ď¸
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