1967: 'Three thousand publicans marched against the breath tests' for drink driving 2026: 'Pubs blast new drink-drive limit' - front page of motonormative local rag @theoxfordmail.bsky.social today If your pub needs drink drivers to survive, your pub needs to close NOW.

🚨New UK Road Safety Strategy gives Local Councils the power to: • Set speed limits in their areas • Manage 98% of England’s roads • Access £24bn for improvements • Deploy speed cameras with updated guidance • Shape street design prioritising walking/cycling

We fought the greatest war in history, one that left countless millions, killed, starved, abused and traumatised precisely because idiot leaders insisted that there would be great advantages in controlling the incredible natural resources of other countries.

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I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.

As we've been saying for a while: the "backlash" against climate policies has been wildly, absurdly overstated. This new survey shows how UK MPs badly understate support for climate policies www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Three of the top five British grid electricity records smashed in 2025! This is a huge success story, despite what Russian bots and U.S fossil fuel shills scream on X. Every unit of clean domestic energy we produce means a safer future for our children…🥳

A stunning fireworks display in London this evening. Hats off to the Mayor @london.gov.uk. The message of diversity and unity was unmistakable, accompanied by fireworks loud enough to cover the collective outrage of Reform voters combusting in real time.

The “scandal” was free promotion that directly put Trump in power and detached Britain from the EU. The “scandal” can be drawn directly to every evil that has resulted and will result from these events. The “scandal” led to actual loss of life, rights & security of people around the globe.

Turns out people still actually link climate change to stuff happening in their actual lives and care about action being taken on it, despite the now widespread idea that we need to stop mentioning it to be successful www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

SUVs and big Utes "are 44 per cent more likely to kill an adult pedestrian or cyclist in a crash compared with a sedan, and 82 per cent more likely to kill a child" www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

🎁 Edinburgh’s very own The Phoenix Choir sing ‘Twelve Days of Clickbait’ at Central Hall in Tollcross. Next time a friend or relative complains about the state of (some) local news websites, send them this video. Lyrics in the replies. On the 12th day of clickbait, the headlines screamed at me:

Very positive meeting with the TfL Commissioner recently to discuss greater investment in transport. TfL is a hugely important partner for us in Lambeth and we are grateful for everything that we are able to do together to transform our wonderful borough. love.lambeth.gov.uk/lambeth-coun...

Today I joined a cross-party delegation to deliver a letter to the government from over 500 councillors and local leaders calling for a climate and nature duty for local government with @uk100.org and @climateemergencyuk.bsky.social

Did you know that in berlin 3,300 hectares are occupied with storaging for private cars? Funfact: 43 % of Berlin households don´t own a car. Ah and: All public playgrounds have 300 hectares. Des Deutschen liebstes Kind ist das Auto. Katja Diehl

🔔 Xmas post alert Feeling super festive this week! 🎄 Duster is getting into the spirit for his very first Christmas! Went to my first carol service of the year 🎶 Last Western Riverside Waste Authority meeting of the year was a record-breaking hour long! Celebrated with mince pies. 🥧🥳

Ooooh, this is an interesting bit of breaking London news! The Met police, as of today, will require all officers to declare if they're a member of the freemasons.

For #smallbusinesssaturday2025 we popped into some of our local shops where we did some #sustainable shopping buying preloved jewellery from the royal trinity hospice & some Christmas gifts from Cornercopia There were some things we didn’t quite get round to buying… #shoplocal #shopsustainably🌿

73 years ago today, London's Great Smog began. We've come a very long way, but there's still work to be done to clean up our dirty air. #AirPollution #London

Still buzzing from the recent #Womenchangingcities event. Inclusive design isn’t optional. It’s how we unlock real urban change. When we listen to those most overlooked, solutions get smarter, streets get fairer, and cities work better for everyone. @academyofurbanism.bsky.social @dutchcycling.nl

Labour can be proud of the strategy it has announced today. Now they must get on to deliver it. To realise the potential of all children. @emmaburnell.bsky.social on the government's Child Poverty Strategy

Great piece by my brilliant colleague & fellow deputy leader, Cllr Danny Adilypour “Housing is not a privilege. It is a fundamental human right….We will keep building on this momentum until every Lambeth resident has access to the safe, secure, and affordable home they deserve”

Labour launch ambitious Child Poverty Strategy, promising around 550,000 children will be lifted out of poverty by 2030 and deliver Labour's 'moral mission'.

City: We unanimously declare a climate emergency! We must make change no matter what the cost, humanity's survival depends on it! Community: Can we put in a protected bike lane to get more people cycling. City: No, we'll lose parking spots.

Keir Starmer calls a potential Reform-Tory pact "an absolutely unholy alliance of austerity and failure" #PMQs leftfootforward.org/2025/12/keir...

Not too late to join our FREE webinar this Wednesday lunchtime! Hear from Cllrs @edwardlamb.bsky.social and @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social on actions councils are taking to restore children's freedom, as well as 'big picture' stuff from us. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/restoring-...

Loving Desert Island discs with Salman Rushdie this morning on BBC radio 4. So much resonates with me, especially the secular upbringing in a Muslim household. I hadn’t seen the inside of a mosque until my 20s. And @laurenlaverne.bsky.social saying Yeh hai Bombay meri jaan was icing on the cake!

Had great fun today planting hedges on the Cowley estate. Thanks to all the staff and volunteers for exceeding our tree planting targets! #Nationaltreeweek #Lambeth

Lovely sunny (but chilly) morning for bulb planting with some very excited and keen mini gardeners. The kids had great fun planting lots of bulbs which will add lots of colour to the Palace Road rain gardens next spring. Thanks to Abacus nursery and Father Nature for letting us join in! 🌷🌼🪻🐝🐝🐞🌳

🌳We said we’d plant 5000 trees by 2026. During this National Tree Week I am delighted to announce that we’ve planted over 10,000 trees in Lambeth with thanks to the dedicated hard work by volunteers, staff & partners in helping us achieve this 🌳 love.lambeth.gov.uk/lambeth-pled...

No #R4Today I will not be listening to James Dyson, one of your chosen guest editors this Christmas. Still frustrated that it’s the false equivalence of the BBC that delivered Brexit for the likes of Dyson.

Today is International Children’s Rights Day 🌍👧👦 and we are excited to announce the launch of our new #StreetsforKids London election campaign - a collaboration with @cleancitiescampaign.org Europe-wide Streets for Kids movement.

So pleased to be part of @RosendaleSchool 's efforts towards achieving TFL GOLD 🥇in their travel for life programme. @TheNorwoodForum are posting lots of great local stories whilst #COP30 is running - many can save you money and reduce environmental impact 🌱 www.norwoodforum.org/Norwood-and-...

Thrilled with the turnout for yesterday's bike bus 🚲 🌧️🚲🌧️🚲🌧️ Featuring Walking and cycling commissioner @willnorman.co.uk and Lambeth's @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social It was a great display of the vital necessity of *safe routes to school* 🚸🚲 Rosendale Bike Lane & Safer Crossings Now 📢

An astonishing 90% of primary schools in Lambeth now have school streets. These are helping make journeys to school safer, they improving air quality for the children and are enabling more kids to walk, scoot and cycle to school. It is great working with @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social and team.

It was great to see @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social , Deputy Leader of Lambeth Council and @willnorman.co.uk, London’s Walking & Cycling Commissioner today on an epic bike bus organised by @solverosendale.bsky.social. It was to celebrate one year of their amazing and transformational school street!

Great to join mums, dads, kids and teachers today scooting and cycling to school on the Solve The School Run bike bus and to celebrate Rosendale Road School Street’s 1st birthday. Thanks to @willnorman.co.uk for joining us this wet and soggy but joyous morning! @solveschoolrun.bsky.social

Alongside the poppy, I’m wearing a Marigold today to recognise the bravery & sacrifice of the Indian subcontinent in the World Wars. Over 1.3 million Indian servicemen fought across Europe, Middle East, & East Africa with over 70,000 fatalities in WW1 alone. #Remembrance #Marigold #LestWeForget

Busy morning painting over unsightly graffiti on Russell’s footpath in Streatham. Great to be joined by Steve Reed MP who picked up a brush and started painting with us. Very proud of the repainted pigeon even though I had to resort to finger painting due to a lack of fine tip brushes!

BREAKING: DECISION DESK HQ CALLS NYC MAYORAL RACE FOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI.

Tonight at 9pm see a Streetfilm that just doesn't exist on Youtube or anywhere: @solomonge.bsky.social takes us on a #London tour of nearby LTN's and shows us how some of the installations work to keep vehicles out of neighborhoods. And don't miss the final minute! www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaRc...

Lambeth Council partnered with Big Local North Brixton & Impact on Urban Health to explore heat risk, identifying the most heat-vulnerable areas & with hyper local partners engaging residents directly. This is what climate action looks like: local, collaborative, & full of heart. lnkd.in/eaCCKyPq

An article in the Financial Times argued that Britain should “fall in love with cars again” and invest in more motorways. Here’s why the economic argument is flawed and why we should not. open.substack.com/pub/pinecono...

Let’s seize this moment for children’s outdoor play! FREE lunchtime webinar, Weds 3 Dec 12.30-1.30pm Hear from Cllrs @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social and @edwardlamb.bsky.social on the bolder actions councils can take to restore children's outdoor play. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/restoring-...

Please do sign up for - and share - this webinar, on Dec 3rd, to hear about some of the amazing work going on nationally and locally to restore children's ability to play out on their doorsteps. @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social @edwardlamb.bsky.social @playingout.bsky.social @aliceferguson.bsky.social

Remembering the Bengal Famine of 1943. Manchester Museum, 22 October 2025. Free, but booking required. Presentation starts at 6PM. Builds on Kavita Puri's podcast series.

So pleased that I managed to attend the Nisa-Nashim Annual Conference today with the amazing @saraconway.bsky.social It was an inspiring afternoon full of hope as we listened to Jewish and Muslim women on how we can work together in facing the challenges in an increasingly polarised world.

I was so delighted to join a delegation of council members and Senators from New York City and the Regional Plan Association for lunch to spoke about healthy neighbourhoods, clean air and transport decarbonisation in London. All excited about prospect of mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ❤️

It tells you everything you need to know about British politics that the only people who have ever had to apologise for Nigel Farage's long history of racism are the people who dare to call it what it actually is www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...

New from Institute of Jewish Policy Research: most comprehensive study of Jewish attitudes > Rising experience + perception of antisemitism:feel less safe > Growing (now majority) criticism of military campaign in Gaza; rising attachment to Israel (July 2025 fieldwork) www.jpr.org.uk/reports/two-...