Looking for something to do this half-term? Then come along to one of our inclusive cycle sessions at the Ladywell Centre in Lewisham. Open to Disabled people of all ages and impairments, the sessions take place on Fridays at 10:30am, 11:30am or 12:30pm.

Here in Islington, they've stalled a bit recently after some really welcome LTNs were installed in spite of usual noisy minority noise - hope they will speed up after local elections in May Keep at it !

Isn’t it time we changed the language of “sex trafficking”? Instead use “Rape trafficking”. Sex implies consent. There is none. This is rape, coercion and abuse of vulnerable people. Our language should reflect the harm inflicted. Words matter. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026...

Mandelson has long cultivated a reputation as a master PR spinner. In reality, he’s mostly succeeded in repeatedly turning himself into a symbol of corrupt politics. ➡️ Watch the full episode of Page 94, the Private Eye podcast, on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnCe...

In the Netherlands, cycling and public transport aren’t competitors—they’re teammates. Invest in one, and the other gets stronger. Nowhere is this clearer than at railway stations, where every design decision sharpens the bike infrastructure network and makes the door-to-door journey even smoother.

The rise in serious injuries makes the publication of the Mayor’s Vision Zero Action Plan 2 all the more urgent. We need every tool in the book to reduce danger on London’s roads and provide viable alternatives to driving with safe crossings, bike lanes, speed limits and a huge culture shift.

As in piece, most London collisions with those cycling remain mostly about 'driver error'. To eliminate those, we need enforced 20mph & joined up network of safe cycle routes: cycle tracks, LTNs, crossings, junctions etc. That's what cuts collisions fastest, although rider behaviour also important.

Where does this leave Vision Zero ?

Good luck Laura - am still a total beginner at punctures 🫢

The cost:benefit ratio of alternatives is usually vastly higher but we fetishise road schemes. They’re bigger and more glamorous than subsidising a local bus or making a safe cycle route from a commuter town to a city & they don’t satisfy the car lobby’s endless demands for ever more roadspace

Banning cyclists from roads over 25mph — with criminal penalties, even imprisonment — would have been one of the worst laws in history. Active travel saves lives, improves health and cuts congestion. Focus on the real risk: dangerous driving. Cyclists cause under 1% of fatal crashes.

Utter bollocks as usual. My team and I are more productive at home than we ever were in the office. It really helps work life balance too. Farage is looking out for billionaire office block owners, not the workers who would be forced to return to them.

Ohh lovely. May reissue my postcard series....

𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗡 𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗘 - 𝗦𝗨𝗡 𝟴 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛: All welcome as Kingston's next family-friendly group ride explores 4 boroughs in just 6.5 miles! Starting from Manor Park, what better way to give your cycling confidence a spring boost & celebrate International Women's Day. Free sign up on tiny.cc/FunRideMarch26

Seven years ago this week, our family reduced our earthly possessions to a few suitcases and swapped the peaks of Vancouver for the lowlands of Delft. Not one of us regrets the life-changing move, as we continue to reap the rewards of a place rich in mobility choices and refreshingly short on cars.

Enough is enough. The House of Lords is a rolling scandal - sign @electoralreform.bsky.social‬'s call to demand change. It takes 30 seconds. action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/186062/...

This Builder’s Merchant and DIY shop in Hackney hasn’t moaned about LTNs - instead it switched to cargo bike delivery, saving time money and environment. 👏 Kts4diy.co.uk

A blush ?

🧐 Is the TfL money ring-fenced ? 🧐 Who makes decisions about how and on what exactly it's spent ? 🧐 Will it have to be returned if not spent ? Suppose after the local elections we might get answers but good to at least ask now. Maybe candidates in local election could do some digging ...

Elon’s emails to Epstein. Location: Starbase, Texas

Listen to this youtu.be/BoPYvxwWQUo?... 🙏🏻 to @nedboulting.bsky.social who mentioned this song in his blog on white bikes Vigil for Irene @lewishamcyclists.bsky.social

And my piece is here. I was limited to 500 words so it won’t take you long to race through … 5/5 www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/2581323...

Interesting indeed 🧐 "Haringey recently got cash from TFL to develop its own cycle lanes on its bit of Green Lanes”.

Super video 🙏🏻 but dread to think of the ticket cost ! I used to get bargain sleeper to Inverness for £19, £29 or £39 if I was quick enough to bag one but no more

"I'm not surprised to see air pollution, it's why we're doing the experiment, but I can't escape a feeling of being dirtied, contaminated… sullied by it." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The vigil for Irene yesterday was on the A2 a horrendous fast traffic sewer with speeding cars, lorries and buses. All on a road with 20mph painted signs on it Totally unenforced - couldn't see even one camera through the rainy dark gloom Calling @lewisham.gov.uk @lewishamcyclists.bsky.social

Unfortunately Essex Police are well known to not take action on drivers who use their vehicles as weapons against those who cycle. Have had plenty I've reported for past 15yrs & zero action taken, including the one who deliberately knocked me off my bike & assaulted me whilst on the ground.

Although the Dutch do just about anything on a bicycle, a funeral procession on bicycles still makes headlines. www.ed.nl/binnenland/g...

Very moving vigil for Irene Leardini by side of A2 in New Cross Gate tonight. She was cycling here two weeks ago. RIP. Sad we are still gathering at the side of busy roads asking why nothing has been done to make them safe. Thanks to all at @lewishamcyclists.bsky.social for organising the vigil.

Calling @heidialexander.bsky.social - please focus on the cause of many incidents on our roads which, in 99.9% of cases, is disgraceful driver behaviour #visionZero

RIP Irene Over to @london.gov.uk - what are YOU going to do to stop preventable deaths of people on bikes ?

No words www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“People like Mandelson just fall in love with the money.” Ian Hislop, editor of Private Eye, appeared on Tonight with Andrew Marr to discuss Peter Mandelson’s sense of entitlement in light of the latest files released relating to paedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

At Wheels for Wellbeing, we’re really excited about how changes to mobility aid laws could transform Disabled people’s mobility rights & options. We want Disabled people to have the same rights to pedestrian movement & cycling or cycling-equivalent movement that all non-disabled people already have

Feelings of unsafety profoundly impact how we all move through the city and access opportunity. But a citizen-led app is empowering Indian women to take back their streets—auditing lighting, seating, walkability and visibility—and help planners address these problems systematically. bit.ly/4kl5JhH

RIP Irene

What do Paris, Montreal, Barcelona and Brussels have in common? “If you look at the cities doing the most to reclaim public streets from the automobile and give it to people, they often have one thing in common, and that's strong female leadership.” @thewaroncars.bsky.social LISTEN: bit.ly/3MdP82L

Ffs

“Helmets are an important part of how cyclists can protect themselves, but criminalising the absence of a helmet is basically saying that you’re going to reduce cycling deaths and injuries by reducing cycling itself”

Sign now Stop Palantir getting our health data nopalantir.org.uk

c.org/PYJvKGZSKX And Madam Mone can take a hike too

Talking of cleaning up, can someone remove 'Baroness' Mone from the House of Lords ? Long overdue. Many thanks @goodlawproject.bsky.social

After 17 months in prison, 6 Palestine Action members have been cleared of all charges over an alleged raid on Elbit Systems. What an embarassment for the government and their expansion of 'counter-terror' measures. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We're back for 2026 folks!

This morning outside Seven Sisters tube station in Tottenham. TfL not able to build a proper Cycleway here but is able to maintain and enable driver behaviour like this. It's little wonder nobody uses these cycle racks.

So they should - what muppet thought that up in the first place?

Today's the day! We're in court with Reform right now ⚖️