Helen Walters
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Slowly transitioning from public health professional to retired knitter, urban cyclist and Quaker.
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Urban Truth Collective
4 days ago
“After analyzing crash data over a 13-year period in areas with separated bike lanes on city streets, researchers estimated that having a protected bike facility in a city would result in 44% fewer deaths and 50% fewer serous injuries than an average city.” Safer for ALL. Via
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Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2019/05/29/protect-yourself-separated-bike-lanes-means-safer-streets-study-says
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The Canary
10 days ago
The best anti-Reform propaganda is watching Reform in power. So maybe this in fact may be a blessing in disguise
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Reform will fumble — the only silver lining is winning now instead of 2029
The best anti-Reform propaganda is watching Reform in power. So maybe this in fact may be a blessing in disguise
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2026/05/10/reform-will-fumble/
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Robert Reich
18 days ago
"Freedom is not a state; it is an act. It is not some enchanted garden perched high on a distant plateau where we can finally sit down and rest. Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society." —John Lewis
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Brent Toderian
21 days ago
“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.” “Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.”
#CityMakingMath
Some costs are savings.
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One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
https://grist.org/biking/one-mile-on-a-bike-is-a-42-economic-gain-to-society-one-mile-driving-is-a-20-loss/
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An internationally important piece of leadership by the UK in the fight against the evil of tobacco 👏🎉💪
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Harriet Marsden
about 1 month ago
Most central London restaurants did away with soft furnishings and are now too noisy for the elderly or hard of hearing. Many switched from cushioned seat to stackable stool / hard chair, making them hostile to pregnant, post-partum or people with injuries / disabilities. All to speed up covers
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Lucy Fishwife 🥐
about 1 month ago
NOW DO LONDON 👏👏👏
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Kit Yates
about 1 month ago
""I think people are sick of being told they can't have healthy rivers and seas, just because powerful financiers want to keep making money from our water bills. "Our government is listening to them [water companies] but not to us,""
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Sex Matters to Quakers 🕊️
about 1 month ago
Pope Leo visited the Great Mosque of Algiers on April 13, 2026. He entered in silence, removed his shoes as a sign of respect, and paused for silent meditation before delivering a message emphasising mutual respect, human dignity, and peace. An example to us all.
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Independent Age
about 1 month ago
Our social security system isn't working. Complex forms are leaving too many older people overwhelmed, stressed and without their entitlements. The UK Govt must ensure we can all access the support we need in later life.
https://www.independentage.org/policy-and-research/jumping-through-hoops
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Oldmachar Church
about 1 month ago
If you are a church that is a loving, welcoming space for all, please make it clear on the door. People need to know where they’re safe.
#LoveOneAnother
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Rich Raho
about 1 month ago
Pope Leo: “War divides; hope unites. Arrogance tramples upon others; love lifts up. Idolatry blinds us; the living God enlightens.”
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Caroline Russell
about 1 month ago
It may seem like nerdy detail that the increasing weight of cars is worsening potholes, but it matters. The car makers push to sell wider and heavier cars is increasing road maintenance costs and that affects us all. Not to mention worse crash outcomes and less space to pass (wider) parked cars.
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One for
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Emily 🌱 🌍 💚
about 1 month ago
Boycott Starbucks! And a lot of other orgs who don’t pay their taxes
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Warren Wells, AICP
about 1 month ago
Truly wild research on the change in bike mode share in NYC, London, Paris and Berlin. Between 2000 and 2023, Paris went from 1 out of every 100 trips being on a bike to *one out of 9!* Many people, including credible researchers, would have told you that that *could not* happen.
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Brent Toderian
about 1 month ago
“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.”
@economist.com
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Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport
Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war
https://www.economist.com/international/2025/10/09/forget-evs-cycling-is-revolutionising-transport
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Richard Woodfield
about 2 months ago
Totally & completely deranged. And utterly dangerous. What more is needed for the state visit by King Charles to be pulled?!
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Petition: Government to advise monarch to refuse/cancel state visits with hostile powers
The Government should advise the Monarch against facilitating a ceremonial head of state visit where a foreign state is engaged in hostile activity - whether economic, diplomatic, military or otherwis...
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/757772
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NewsThump
about 2 months ago
NEWS! Man who loudly demanded chocolate eggs have 'Easter' written on the box didn’t go to church again this year
newsthump.com/2026/04/05/m...
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Man who loudly demanded chocolate eggs have ‘Easter’ written on the box didn’t go to church again this year
A man who demanded chocolate eggs have the word ‘Easter’ written all over the packaging didn’t bother going to church again this year.
https://newsthump.com/2026/04/05/man-who-loudly-demanded-chocolate-eggs-have-easter-written-on-the-box-didnt-go-to-church-again-this-year-4/
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Ed Davey
about 2 months ago
Threatening war crimes and mocking Islam isn't a sign of strength, it's a sign of weakness. The PM should rule out UK forces and airfields being used for any attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure. What more will it take for Starmer to call off the Royal Visit Trump craves?
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The Assisi Project
about 2 months ago
"By washing our bodies, Jesus purifies our souls. In him, God has given us an example — not of how to dominate, but of how to liberate; not of how to destroy life, but of how to give it."
#PopeLeoXIV
#HolyWeek
#LiveTheGospel
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
about 2 months ago
This year, one of my favorite holidays—National Run for Office Day—has landed on the last day of Women's History Month. For any women reading this who have considered public service, take this as your sign to make a first move today. This quiz can help you get started:
runforofficeday.com/quiz
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Fietser
about 2 months ago
I own a car too, but it's small, old, and paid for. You don't need a massive SUV to run local errands. With just a little enabling infrastructure, right-sized transportation like the Urban Arrow handles a $200 grocery haul perfectly. No bloat required.
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Cian McCarthy
about 2 months ago
Poems for Lent (Day 32) 'Poem of the One World' • Mary Oliver •
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Robert Reich
2 months ago
"Universal health coverage is not merely a technical goal to be achieved; it is primarily a moral imperative for societies that wish to call themselves just." —Pope Leo XIV
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Urban Truth Collective
2 months ago
“1 mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, 1 mile driving is a $.20 loss.” “Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” The
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One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
https://grist.org/biking/one-mile-on-a-bike-is-a-42-economic-gain-to-society-one-mile-driving-is-a-20-loss/
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Best for Britain
2 months ago
🚨BREAKING PMQs🚨 Starmer: "When I see religious events in Trafalgar Square, when I see Hindus celebrating Diwali, when I see Jews celebrating Hanukkah live, when I see Christians performing the Passion of Christ or Muslims praying, that shows the great strength of our diverse city and country."
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Ann Pettifor
2 months ago
The US taxpayer will pay thrice over for this war. First for Israel's warfare. Second for US military. They'll pay again as the economic consequences hit home.
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Philip Oldfield
2 months ago
In Japan there are 36 words for walking! Like Japanese cities, the language is highly pedestrian friendly
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Tom Flood
3 months ago
this was one of the first things I made in this space. and I still feel the same music Ben E. King
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Louise, Prof/Dr
3 months ago
If you're appalled by the blatant racism of this lot, you have a chance to get out on the streets in London on 28th March and stand up against the far right. Better than sitting at home feeling helpless.
www.togetheralliance.org.uk
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Robert Reich
3 months ago
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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Mythic 🦊
3 months ago
Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.
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A useful summary of the reasoning behind
@greenparty.org.uk
policy on legalising drugs
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Vote to Stop Reform
3 months ago
Our latest tactical voting advice to stop Reform:
stopreformuk.vote/parl/gorton-...
Parliamentary by-election 26th Feb 2026 🟢 Gorton & Denton = GREEN
#Manchester
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Rich
3 months ago
The annual social cost of urban road noise in England is £7-£10 billion & the WHO identified environmental noise as the second largest environmental health risk in Western Europe. LTNs & 20mph speed limits can massively improve this.
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Terrence Higgins Trust
3 months ago
On this day in 1989, Princess Diana visited the Mildmay Hospital. It was a key moment in changing public attitudes to HIV. Together, we must continue our work to end HIV stigma forever. You can donate now to support our work.
https://tht.org.uk/donate
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Richard Rohr Fan Club
3 months ago
Is it possible to live on this planet with a generosity, abundance, fearlessness, and beauty that mirror Divine Being itself? These are the wisdom questions, and they are the entire field of Jesus’ concern.
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Jesus as Wisdom Teacher
The Wisdom Jesus Jesus as Wisdom Teacher Sunday, April 9, 2017 I’ve invited Cynthia Bourgeault, one of CAC’s core faculty members, to explore Jesus’
https://cac.org/daily-meditations/jesus-wisdom-teacher-2017-04-09/
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Dale Vince
3 months ago
Hard not to think that allegations of sharing government secrets is dealt with rather differently to allegations of crimes against girls.
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"smoking costs the Hampshire and Isle of Wight region £1.2bn a year"
@hampshirechronicle.bsky.social
@hantsconnect.bsky.social
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Defend Our Juries
3 months ago
Unanimous not guilty: All Extinction Rebellion ‘JP Morgan medics’ cleared A jury has delivered a unanimous not-guilty verdict to the six healthcare professionals from who cracked windows at JP Morgan Chase’s European HQ during the July 2022 heatwave.
extinctionrebellion.uk/2026/02/19/i...
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IN CASE OF MEDICAL EMERGENCY BREAK GLASS - Extinction Rebellion UK
Unanimous not guilty: All Extinction Rebellion ‘JP Morgan medics’ cleared A jury has delivered a unanimous not-guilty verdict to the six healthcare professionals from Health for Extinction Rebellion w...
https://extinctionrebellion.uk/2026/02/19/in-case-of-medical-emergency-break-glass/
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Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH)
3 months ago
Less than a week until our annual
#PublicHealth
conference held with the
@local.gov.uk
. Join leaders, practitioners & partners to hear the latest thinking on themes inc prevention & early intervention, tackling the wider determinants of health & neighbourhoods. SIGN UP NOW ➡️
bit.ly/4q1zaqq
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Dr Jo Kershaw
3 months ago
Reform are definitely going down the Christian Nationalist route, I fear.
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The Assisi Project
3 months ago
"We are not a perfect people. Yet, we are called to a perfect mission. Our mission: to feed the hungry; to clothe the naked; to house the homeless; to teach the illiterate; to provide jobs for the jobless; and to choose the human race over the nuclear race (1984)."
#JesseJackson
#PrayForAmerica
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Ben Wood /|\✝️🔶️💚☮️
3 months ago
Jesse Jackson on the relationship between political action & religious commitment (on the BBC's "Out On A Limb" in October 1882). For Jackson (& for a while generation of African American civil rights activists) there could be no God-shaped world without practicing radical compassion & solidarity.
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Stuart Masters
3 months ago
Everything, even sweeping, scraping vegetables, weeding a garden and waiting on the sick could be a prayer if it were offered to God. St. Martin de Porres
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Robert Reich
3 months ago
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has passed away at the age of 84. My thoughts are with his family. I wanted to share this clip from his appearance on Sesame Street in 1971. His important words ring just as true today as they did back then.
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UK Health Security Agency
3 months ago
🆕 We’re excited to announce the launch of a new government campaign urging parents and guardians to get their little ones vaccinated to protect against serious illnesses such as measles. 🔗 nhs.uk/childhoodvaccinations
#StayStrongGetVaccinated
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