I know several older people who ride, and see and meet many on bike paths. Elderly and disabled people are less likely to be able to drive and/or have access to a car than the general population. Saying that those people should be better served by infrastructure isn't making it about me.

A common sight on cycleway4. The bus stop bypass haters aren’t interested in accessibility for all. At best they’re only highlighting needs of one group. At worst they’re consciously using accessibility to launder their prejudices.

UK cyclists, my rain radar map now also shows wind speed, so make sure you check it before EVERY ride! And tell everyone else about it. www.willcycle.com/rain-radar-m...

Farage's fossil-fuel-financed gang of privately-educated former Tories wants to scrap the Equality Act, halt action on the climate crisis and frack the UK. A vote for Farage is a vote for Trumpist politics in the UK: www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

G'wan Hannah

more of Reform bottling it.

All people at my work place do is complain about the parking, it's relentless. But suggest they use the free bus, or cycle, or walk and it's instantly shouted down as a stupid suggestion which will never fix the issue. I know people who can see the site from their house, and still drive.

EU Parliament blocks AI tools over cyber, privacy fears https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-parliament-blocks-ai-features-over-cyber-privacy-fears/ AI features on EU devices sent data to cloud, prompting the Parliament’s IT support to switch them off.

No action against X, provider of CSAM generation services, just an effort to make sure only adults can see the stuff.

I'm dropping to adding content to #WillCycle only once per month. The exceptions to that will be route guides (I have LOADS to add!) and book reviews. The site is slowly shifting away from being a blog, to being a seriously good cycling resource.

Productive lunch break: #Strava integration is live on #WillCycle. However, it will ONLY import routes a) from the past 7 days, and b) that is a 70+% match for any of the routes I have route guides for. As I keep saying, I'm NOT building a Strava clone, but with Strava integration, if you're logged

That's "centrists" for you. Centrism is advocacy for the status quo. They don't want a non-extractive economy.

☀️🙌🏼 If you find yourself in #Basingstoke & want a tasty lunch try raai.co.uk A freshly cooked deluxe veggie thali for £ 8 🙌🏼☀️🥘 & fab music 🎶 playlist 😉 #indianstreetfood #foodie

Under Starmer's government, Suffragettes would have been made a proscribed organisation.

Good to see the ‘grown ups’ that are in charge are the ones that never take responsibility for their own failings

Hemp can be used in construction, textile production, as biofuel & for paper. One hectare of hemp produces 25% more oxygen than one hectare of forest, grows within 6 months before harvest & gets people high if it turns into a forest fire... Why aren't we planting more hemp?

‘The Greens didn’t stumble into this moment by accident. They’ve worked for it ‘ I’m finding more and more people of my generation are also turning to the Green Party. What we need is for all to get out and vote. Means nothing if they don’t get X’s #GortonandDenton

In the last 5ish years we've gone from... "If we act now we can keep below 1.5C" To... "It's probably going to be 2C but we can keep below it" And now... "Buckle up and prepare for 3C"

A few days ago in southern Lebanon, Israeli aircraft sprayed glyphosate at concentrations 20-30 times higher than normal, destroying agricultural ecosystems and directly endangering local food security. Boycott Bayer-Monsanto, dismantle poison production chains, support struggles for the Earth! 2/2

Since 2023, the Israeli army has been using white phosphorus in Gaza, an incendiary weapon that causes uncontrollable fires, burns to the bone and leaves the soil unusable. Boycott Bayer-Monsanto, dismantle poison production chains, support struggles for the Earth! 1/2

Nothing to see here; just a private water company killing a child in the negligent pursuit of dividends for their shareholders. www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/m...

a social media ban will harm children and violate the privacy rights of adults. you are jumping on yet another moral panic. latest research out of australia is showing the ban is harming children.

Actions taken against X? None. Doing outstanding work keeping people safe 🤡

You're lying, Vicky. No actions have been taken against platforms, only against citizens.

Of course you turned off replies. Please explain to me, in detail, how exactly this will keep young people safe?

It seems that the increase in National Insurance rate was intended to encourage investment in capital (aka AI) rather than people Now we see the consequent decline in jobs Why would a *Labour* government do this? Responding to the priorities of the tech oligarchs, not the needs of working people

UK cyclists, my rain radar map now also shows wind speed, so make sure you check it before EVERY ride! And tell everyone else about it. www.willcycle.com/rain-radar-m...

Oh and to pay for all the cctv, security and maintenance, which core service do you want to divert money for parking from? The cardiac wars perhaps? Or cancer care? Or maybe the children's ward. Yea let's treat fewer sick kids so you can have free parking. What a win eh?

But let's do what you want and do away with paid parking in hospitals. So no security staff. No lighting and no cctv. Which js what the hospital car parks I worked at in the 90s were like. Is THAT safer for nurses on nights. Also not all nurses are female these days. Its not like Carry On Matron.

If you're still not following Rosie, it really is time for you to remedy that! She's a good egg.

Labour Party is like "We'd do anything for the kids! So long as the anything is exercising more control over their lives or persecuting someone. Absolutely does not extend to giving them bodily autonomy, making sure they don't get run over, or that they/their loved ones are materially provided for."

Here's a challenge for you: find me traffic-free #cycling route guides for the UK that are more detailed, and better than than these: www.willcycle.com/traffic-free...

This is part of a series of short stories. I've not dabbled that much in fiction, but I've done two so far on Medium (one of them has also appeared on Substack) You need to be a member to read, as it's behind a paywall. I need to pay bills, so I'm hoping this will work. medium.com/@gillianjone...

It’s the Government’s duty to protect all communities - including trans people. They’re failing to do that. Trans people deserve safety and dignity. www.attitude.co.uk/news/zack-po...

Why can't we have this all over the UK?

And it's live right now. You might want to read the entire thread.

WillCycle Supporters ride dashboard going live shortly. If you're a Supporter, and logged in to the site, you can track which of the traffic-free routes you've already completed. The dashboard can be seen in the screenshot, and include Achievement badges. Those are cumulative, so once you

I am pleased the Government has done another u turn. Attempting to cancel elections, on top of scrapping jury trials, mandatory ID cards, criminalising peaceful protest and harassment of journalists is part of a disturbing authoritarian trend of this caretaker Prime Minister.

It's almost like this is to do with restricting access to information, support, insight and organising that might give people ideas rather than any actual care for children. 🤔

They've got figure skating and curling in Milan. While here in #Wiltshire we're going for gold in the pavement slalom.

"Herd immunity driven by community-wide vaccination is the only way to prevent measles, with 95% coverage the threshold... This is high because measles is one of the world’s most infectious diseases. In the UK, only 84% of children had the 2 doses needed for full protection in 2024...."

Another U-turn from Labour we all wanted to see 1️⃣Cancelling elections 2⃣Scrapping jury trials 3⃣Mandatory ID cards 4⃣Criminalising peaceful protest 5⃣Harassment of journalists We're not here to be disappointed in Labour We're here to replace them www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Labour have bottled it, they’ve cancelled the elections. Undemocratic and incompetent - aka Labour’s new normal. Greens are on the rise. Join us, help us take the first Mayor of Sussex and Brighton! Let’s build our future of hope together. join.greenparty.org.uk

PHONEBANKING THIS EVENING 🚨 Join me at 6:30pm today to help getting Hannah Spencer elected in Gorton and Denton! Phonebanking is playing a massive part in this campaign, and it's a great way to get involved if you can't make it in person. Sign up with the link in the thread. 💚

Labour has rejected my proposal for secure bike lockers at train stations, a simple step to make cycling safer. I have resubmitted the proposal for the next stage. In the meantime, I need your support. Please sign the petition to get your voice heard www.middorsetlibdems.org.uk/petitions/ke...

My father, a British sapper (Royal Engineers), was in Palestine for a short time during WW2 and I was researching where he was. I came across this map. So how big is Palestine in 2026?

Gosh even worse is the £1,500 per annum operating cost. Imagine a hospital providing say 300 spaces for 'free', that is £450,000 per annum removed from clinical services. My local is UCLH. They would have to pay a FORTUNE for land acquisition.

It's not free. It might be free at the point of use, but someone (taxpayer) has paid. That means fewer taxes went to health care. Please read this list and tell me how this can be provided for nothing. www.ledsmaster.com/commercial/p...

And of course it is worse in dense urban areas. A single space costs £40,000 EACH to build in a city. And you want to provide them for free? parkmyauto.co.uk/the-high-cos...