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20's Plenty for Us
6 days 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
6 days ago
Algerian-born train hero saves train passengers from attack. Since the right-wing press loves reporting criminalsā race and religion, surely they should report heroesā too.
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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
14 days 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 āempowered to step away from platforms that pose more harm than benefit.ā Absolutely. Please get on with it.
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The Ranty Highwayman
15 days 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
21 days ago
Suggest you jump in on this poll. ā>
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Simon Munk
25 days 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
29 days 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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goldmartin
about 1 month 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
about 1 month ago
š A poor deal for farmers. A rotten deal for the country. āBrexit was not principally about trade" - we know Michael we know... š ļø 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 Britainās 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 Johnston Menezes
about 1 month 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
about 2 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 £6 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
about 2 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 āĀ even if itās made people poorer
Britainās fourth-wealthiest man has argued it is better to be āindependentā 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
about 2 months ago
Reduce bills. Nationalise our water companies. Invest in our public services.
youtu.be/jbtkWV8gQgs?...
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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
about 2 months ago
Ken Murphy is Tescoās UK CEO and the highest paid supermarket boss. He gets Ā£9,930,000 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 Tescoās earnings coming from the UK. Itās theft.
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The Green Party of England & Wales
2 months ago
"I havenāt 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 ⤵ļø
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The Green Party of England & Wales
2 months ago
Draw the line. Join the Green Party today ⤵ļø
join.greenparty.org.uk?utm_source=s...
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Andrew Graystone
3 months ago
My letter in todayās Times:
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Guy Shrubsole
3 months ago
5 days left to enter the
@righttoroam.bsky.social
Prize Draw to win some great books by
@drmjwarren.bsky.social
@amyjanebeer.bsky.social
@patrickbarkham.bsky.social
and, er, yours truly! Most of all, help us win a right of responsible access to the English countryside...
bsky.app/profile/righ...
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Dr Harrie Larrington-Spencer
3 months ago
Needed to go to big Asda. Baby too small for the trike still so we got the bus. Awful driver. Then we get off the bus and are greeted by this massive junction without signalled pedestrian crossings. No wonder people drive ten minute journeys.
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Will cycles slower than you šæš¦š¬š§š³ļøāā§ļø
3 months ago
Can you even consider yourself as someone who cares about cycling and walking in the UK if you haven't yet signed and shared this petition?
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Petition: Mandate funding of active travel provision as part of any transport projects
In light of the Chancellor's recent announcement of funding for transport infrastructure, we call for new legislation mandating funding for active travel provision alongside funding for transport proj...
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730474
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Will cycles slower than you šæš¦š¬š§š³ļøāā§ļø
3 months ago
Runaway climate change. Genocide in Gaza. War in Ukraine. The world can seem a very dark place, and it can be easy to lose hope. After all, I can't stop any of the bad things happening. Or can I? I *can* choose to drive less, eat less meat and reduce my plastic usage. 1/x
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This is happening more often since train ticket prices have increased Day returns bought on the day cheaper than advance tickets
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Byline Times
3 months ago
š“ "These People Can't Stand What London Represents⦠It Makes a Mockery of their Entire Worldview" Sadiq Khan, the Labour Mayor of London, addresses the increasing number of claims by those in the media and politics of the capital city's apparent decline
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āThese People Canāt Stand What London Represents⦠It Makes a Mockery of their Entire Worldviewā
Sadiq Khan, the Labour Mayor of London, addresses the increasing number of claims by those in the media and politics of the capital cityās apparent decline
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/08/13/these-people-cant-stand-what-london-represents-it-makes-a-mockery-of-their-entire-worldview/
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Will cycles slower than you šæš¦š¬š§š³ļøāā§ļø
3 months ago
I don't suppose any of you have a pair of preferably Microshift 3x9 drop bar shifters you want to sell? Or failing that, a set of Sora ones?
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David Brennan
3 months ago
This is why I don't cycle close to parked cars.
#DNRPoliceScotland
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Zack Polanski
3 months ago
It's time for a basic income for farmers. 20% of the wealthiest landowners recieve 80% of the subsidies. Meanwhile the farmers who protect our food security are often just trying to survive. I spoke to the Financial Times šš¼
www.ft.com/content/b0d8...
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Green party must tap into āpeopleās angerā, says leadership frontrunner
Zack Polanski says movement needs to widen appeal beyond urban middle classes
https://www.ft.com/content/b0d8141d-baa8-42aa-8dc8-21d86a6aaa10
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Litter An interesting article here
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/litter-...
Not only in Scotland
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Litter in Scotland ā why are we so rubbish?
One of my guilty pleasures is watching YouTube travel videos, made by overseas visitors to Scotland and the UK. Itās interesting to see and hear an unfiltered, instant impression of where you live,...
https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/litter-in-scotland-why-are-we-so-rubbish/
3 months ago
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Gareth Foreman
3 months ago
BBC bias laid bareā¦..
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Juditty
3 months ago
Exactly this. Thatcher introduced privatisation, Blair consolidated it and subsequent govts carried on. Streeting sadly will privatise it even further. This is why we need a Green govt, who will protect our NHS.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
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George Monbiot
3 months ago
When they don't have a case, they lie.
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Stop Funding Hate
4 months ago
"What weāre seeing in Epping [are] local grievances being hijacked by very activated audiences around the far-right and nationalist extremist groups"
www.lbc.co.uk/news/exclusi...
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Russian far-right social media accounts encouraging disorder linked to Epping migrant hotel protests
Far-right social media accounts from Russia, America and Europe are encouraging disorder at the Epping migrant hotel protests this weekend, LBC can reveal.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/exclusive/russian-accounts-encouraging-epping-disorder/
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Sarah Murphy
4 months ago
Can someone please explain why it is that too many politicians only seem to want the votes of the prejudiced and the ignorant? To the extent that they are actively repelling anyone capable of rational thought and decency. Why the pathetic need to appease the bigot vote, at everyone elseās expense?
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Pip Burley
4 months ago
Youāve got 7 days left to join the Green Party and be able to vote for Zack Polanski to be leader. We need a mass movement. No climate justice without economic and social justice.
backzack.com
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Back Zack - Back Zack
https://backzack.com
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HuffPost UK
4 months ago
The Greens' Zack Polanski told HuffPost UK said everything Corbyn is proposing aligns pretty much with his party.
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Jeremy Corbyn's New Group Sounds Very Much Like Another Party Which Is Rising On The Left
The Greens' Zack Polanski told HuffPost UK said everything Corbyn is proposing aligns pretty much with his party.
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/whats-the-difference-between-the-greens-and-corbyns-party_uk_68824907e4b036c6e7021926?utm_campaign=bluesky_feed
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TG42Birderšµšø
4 months ago
This is what I want my representatives to be saying!!!ššš If you join the Greens before end of July, you can vote to elect Zack as leader. A sane voice against the gaslighting and establishment mendacity.
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More roads = more traffic
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Overblown infrastructure projects damage lives and imperil democracy. Why is Britain addicted to them? | George Monbiot
The Lower Thames Crossing proves the point. Itās a white elephant plan, sucking money from local projects that could actually improve lives, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/24/lower-thames-crossing-britain-addicted-infrastructure-projects
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Just watched Grenfell Uncovered on Netfix There should be a special place in hell is reserved for some Tory ministers and multinational company executives
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Jon Owen
5 months ago
Thanks to a FOI sent to 43 police forces in England & Wales by IAM RoadSmart, we know that: - Video submissions to the police have doubled since 2021 - 54% resulted in a Notice of Intended Prosecution - 58% of motorists admit they don't know the 1.5m rule.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Record amount of dangerous driver footage handed to police by cyclists
Many cyclists capture footage of their journeys, with basic cameras available for under £50
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cyclist-camera-dashcam-police-motorists-b2771548.html
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Laura Laker
5 months ago
Great read by
@adamtranter.bsky.social
on driverless cars, and a cautionary tale on the importance of putting people, not vehicles, first on streets
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The car made pedestrians second-class citizens. Donāt let driverless vehicles push us off the road altogether | Adam Tranter
If we want autonomous tech to succeed it must be designed to share space with us, rather than forcing us to adapt to it, says former cycling and walking commissioner Adam Tranter
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/12/driverless-cars-pedestrians-second-class-citizens?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Oregon šš²
5 months ago
Hippos can swim through water and run faster than humans. What does this mean? The bycicle is the only way to beat then in a triathlon.
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Cycle Advocacy Network - South East England
5 months ago
Driving identity concealment is at shocking levels. Up to 50% of plates unreadable at airports according to some ANPR data. Urgent action needed! What else are the drivers evading? Not just parking charges.
@sarahcoombesmp.bsky.social
@sianberry.bsky.social
forecourttrader.co.uk/news/uk-numb...
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UK number-plate system ātotally out of controlā as MP seeks to tackle epidemic of illegal plates
A shocking meeting at Westminster yesterday revealed the true scale of the crisis present in the UK's number-plate system, which a Labour MP is seeking to tackle by way of a Private Members' Bill.
https://forecourttrader.co.uk/news/uk-number-plate-system-totally-out-of-control-as-mp-seeks-to-tackle-epidemic-of-illegal-plates/705245.article
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Transport Action Network
5 months ago
We are delighted about the Court of Appeal ruling today. But confused why the Labour government has continued defending a Conservative cut given how good walking and cycling is for: šthe economy šš¼improving access to jobs ā¤ļøāš©¹the NHS and peopleās health
transportactionnetwork.org.uk/treasury-cut...
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Treasury cuts to cycling and walking budget unlawful, rules Court of Appeal
Treasury cuts to cycling and walking budget unlawful, rules Court of Appeal FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10 June 2025 In a historic judgment, the Court of Appeal has today ruled in Transport Action Networkā...
https://transportactionnetwork.org.uk/treasury-cuts-to-cycling-and-walking-budget-unlawful-rules-court-of-appeal/
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Josiah Mortimer
5 months ago
Local MP Polly Billington on reports the Reform leader of Kent County Council is on holiday "Under Reform, KCC is in chaos: 40% of council meetings cancelled, multiple resignations from Kentās Elon Musk-inspired cost-cutting drive, and a councillor suspended and referred to the police"
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Bicycle-Riding Motorist
5 months ago
Imagine the savings to the NHS if we had an environment conducive to living an active daily life rather than this one that forces motor-dependency.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Exercise ābetter than drugsā to stop cancer returning after treatment, trial finds
First clear evidence that structured exercise regime reduces risk of dying by a third, can stop tumours coming back or a new cancer developing
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/01/exercise-better-than-drugs-after-cancer-treatment-international-trial-finds
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2 Wheeled Wolf
6 months ago
Bloody state of this! FFS!!
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Best for Britain
5 months ago
Don't you hate it when people don't pay their fair share? āŖ@robertjenrickmp.bsky.socialā¬? Typical Tory hypocrisy.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Call for inquiry into why senior Tory helped donor avoid £40m tax
Cabinet Office asked to investigate Robert Jenrickās unlawful approval of property project
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/may/30/call-for-inquiry-into-why-senior-tory-robert-jenrick-helped-donor-avoid-40m-tax
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J.G. Bollard
6 months ago
We seem to have a generation of drivers of retirement age who are being found lacking in the due care stakes. Surely a damning indictment of the past history of driving standards and attitudes
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Rich
6 months ago
Another tragedy as another pedestrian killed at a bus stop in London. When will we stop talking endless hyperbole about cycle tracks by bus stops and start addressing the actual problem?
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
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Arrest after man dies following bus stop crash involving car pursued by police
Officers in an unmarked police car pursued a car speeding along Southwark Bridge Road at 5.40am on Sunday
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/woman-arrested-bus-stop-police-pursuit-crash-southwark-b1229992.html
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