Maybe this is cope. But when I met two of Devon's Reform councillors recently, they were keen to highlight a motion they had put before council: to speed up diagnosis of kids with ADHD. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I promise you, this how we will get bike lanes.

We have calculated that Devon has missed out on about £8.8M in funding for safer walking, cycling and wheeling in the latest national gradings and funding deals for local authorities published recently by Active Travel England. 🧵

New report from Exeter Cycling Campaign just out: options for Dryden Road.

From (a) Magna Carta, apparently. Well ahead of the game

Protected cycle lanes, floating bus stops, and low-traffic areas all help people like Susie to get around We should call them “mobility lanes” and build them everywhere, at pace

A Decade-Long Study Shows Cycling Helps Older Adults Live Longer, Healthier Lives. momentummag.com/a-decade-lon...

Cycle paths and safer streets that enable more people to walk, cycle and wheel are helping to tackle illegally high air pollution in Exeter, a new report shows.

Have been thinking about “immigration has been tearing this country apart.” Surely I’m not the only person to think that it isn’t true, but inflamed rhetoric about immigration by politicians is what is tearing this country apart and so statements like that only makes it worse.

I follow this account for professional reasons, partly for...we have a River Eau?!

Here's James talking about the importance of this filter:

Also excellent and thoughtful

Well worth your time. And I completely agree with the conclusion. If the Supreme Court can manage its own appointments without political interference, so too can the BBC.

What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC. This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting. iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...

Always good to understand what other UK cities are doing to combat congestion and pollution and build a thriving city. Can we learn from Oxford*? *similarities: large travel to work area, university city, population size, near motorway. differences: medieval centre, complete ring road.

@exetercouncil.bsky.social take note.

Almost nobody in the Cons Party or beyond it had noticed that the Shadow Home Secretary with two other frontbenchers and 5 backbenchers tabled a bill in May to deport 3 million people - stripping almost every pensioner, parent or nurse who did not take out citizenship of their right to live here

“We have a real opportunity to build on what works, to make Dryden Road, Bovemoors Lane and other local streets safer for everyone” Ignore the headline, which we've requested Devon Live amend. This story is a positive one about active travel and safety in Exeter. www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...

Exeter St Davids, however, as one of the fastest growing stations in the country and the busiest in Devon, is looking tired. Lots of opportunities, but little in the way of action. It needs a full redevelopment as part of a long term masterplan.

We have built a society in which people of different skin tones, religious backgrounds & cultures get along, share power, work alongside each other, procreate with each other, recognise the each other’s humanity and democratic rights. It is a STUNNING ACHIEVEMENT OF WORLD HISTORIC PROPORTIONS.

Wind power pushes down UK electricity costs, report says U.K. electricity costs are starting to fall as a result of renewables pushing pricey gas off the system.

Leaving ivy to flower is such a bonus at this time of year. Zinging with bees and at least 3 red admiral butterflies. The blackbirds will feast on the berries in the winter too.

Miliband says it's 'possible' government should come off Elon Musk's X social media platform DO IT www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Someone in power needs to wake up and start listening to @sundersays.bsky.social . Always calm, factual and evidenced...when he says it's past time to act *we need to listen*

Huge thanks to Campaign supporters who did a 12hr count on Dryden Road 🌞🌧🎐counting >1500 people on foot, wheels. We've noted some significant new info that DCC'll need to consider should they choose to think about different ways to keep Dryden Road safe for people on foot, wheels, and bike.

Exeter/Devon peeps might like to know cllrs voted on an antiracism statement this week: 6 of 41 councillors present, abstained from voting. All of those were Reform councillors. 1/ “DCC represent a vibrant & diverse community. We condemn any form of racism, intolerance, bigotry or xenophobia....

Great to see our chair, James Diamond, along with the Rifford Road cycling path, starring in this piece by Spotlight on the varying quality of active travel infrastructure in Exeter and Plymouth. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Chris Whitty gets it.

Over 1,000 people a day, including over 300 children, are using the new Rifford Road separated pedestrian and cycle path and safe crossings, a new survey shows – that’s over half a million miles of safe and easy journeys on bikes, scooters, wheelchairs and mobility scooters every year. 🚶‍♀️👨‍🦽🚴‍♀️🛴🧵

Ending tax breaks on private schools has basically made no difference to student numbers, but has raised £1.8bn a year. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This cartoon is pure genius www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The buttercups in Somerset must be visible from space they are so voluminous. Beautiful annual show of colour

Hello #Exeter. Help & RPs welcome 🧵 School run - tell us what you think. 1/ What's your experience of school drop off & pick up? Can it be mayhem with drivers ignoring the zigzags, a build up of car traffic causing danger to children walking, cycling or scooting to school? Could it be better?

Great work

We fought and beat the government in the courts because every Briton has the right to protest | Akiko Hart www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Good to see Devon County Council end its days in the hands of a Lib Dem/Green coalition

Vote austerity. Vote Brexit. Vote Reform. Wonder why nothing gets better.

Honestly, Blair can go screw himself

So squirrels eat blueberry flowers, huh

“I wish to Christ we had bicycles,” Bonello said. “Do they ride bicycles in America?” Aymo asked. “They used to.” “Here it is a great thing,” Aymo said. “A bicycle is a splendid thing.” “I wish to Christ we had bicycles,” Bonello said. “I’m no walker.” ~ A Farewell to Arms, Hemingway

LOL from @lewisgoodall.com

First swallow over the house this evening! #Exeter #herecomessummer

As the article (in thread) says, outsize SUVs cost the public purse more in terms of strain on the infrastructure & pollution, and are far more dangerous for pedestrians & cyclists. Yes, we should tax them and their usage heavily. Why on Earth should the rest of us subsidise this obnoxious trend?

Good news & a call to action

Overheard in an Italian restaurant in Brighton, two embittered oldsters (with venom) "thank god we left the EU, I don't care how much it cost." Definitely a case of FADFO @benansell.bsky.social but also interesting acknowledgement that it has cost us @pmdfoster.bsky.social

Excellent to see this high quality separated bike path fully open - a great project by the Devon transport team.

Our report, What is being built in 2025: In search of the station, found new housing developments full of roundabouts & ring roads, of lorries & cars, where cycling is neither pleasant nor safe. We think all new housing should come with cycling facilities. Read our recommendations: buff.ly/ZtDnzPY

A stark warning from insurance giant Allianz: "We are fast approaching warming levels where insurers won't be able to offer coverage for many climate risks. The premiums required exceed what people or companies can pay. This is already happening"... www.linkedin.com/pulse/climat...

Love this @cohsat.bsky.social @exetercycling.bsky.social