Yesterday, 281 trips were made via Edgbaston Road on @MoseleyCycleway. 130 headed into the city, 151 headed towards Moseley.

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez on Iran: “Spain is against this disaster. Because we understand that governments are here to improve people's lives, to provide solutions to problems, not to make people's lives worse. 1/2

"We called London a war zone and moved to Dubai by mistake"

Yesterday, 285 trips were made via Edgbaston Road on @MoseleyCycleway. 147 headed into the city, 138 headed towards Moseley.

I may have my frustrations and disappointments about Starmer as a domestic politician, but internationally, I think he’s serious, responsible and trying to do his best for U.K. in unbelievably complex int’l environment, despite treasonous ghouls like Farage doing their best to undermine him.

Yesterday, 295 trips were made via Edgbaston Road on @MoseleyCycleway. 141 headed into the city, 154 headed towards Moseley.

We gave up waiting for the council to clear the cycle path and did it ourselves this morning - if a job’s worth doing… 🚲🍂 Thanks to Moseley Litterbusters for the bags and the inspiration!

"The Peace President." [Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad]

Much attention is rightfully paid to the victims. But far too little is given to the tens of thousands of people struggling after unintentionally taking a life

My article this week, on how domestic migration into the Midwest has turned positive for the first time... in decades probably? www.economist.com/united-state... The most plausible reason why is the declining appeal and affordability of the South rather than the Midwest getting cool, but hey

🫶🏻 Thanks to everyone who has bought tickets for the Moseley coach to the Together Against The Far Right protest in London on Sat 28 March. 🎉 We have now sold over half of the tickets for our coach! 🚌 Please book soon if you are planning to travel with us. @togetheralliance.bsky.social

Daniel Knowles, our Midwest correspondent, on why the civil-rights fight feels newly urgent

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.

🔶 Birmingham Liberal Democrats #Council Group Leader Roger Harmer interviewed by DM News English: “People want change in our City. We are the party that can deliver the change.” 🔶 #LibDems4Brum #brumlife #brum #brummie #LibDems #LibDem @libdems.org.uk www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ8b...

🔶 Almost two weeks ago now,while MP Manuela Perteghella was visiting #Birmingham and witnessing the alarming state of #HenryBarberPark, our fantastic #councillor in #Moseley Izzy Knowles @izzyknowles.bsky.social was making sure that in Moseley bullying tactics, division and hate have no place 🔶

Our movements will only stop the rise of the right together. Building solidarity and support with migrant communities is central to our fight for climate justice. BrumCJC has teamed up with local anti-racist groups to organise a coach from Moseley. Everyone is welcome! Book your ticket here:

The climate justice movement is a part of the Together Alliance. Friends of the Earth, Extinction Rebellion, Greenpeace, and the Climate Justice Coalition are all backing the march in London on Sat 28 March. Local transport details below... 🧵

Quite the chart

Refugees are essentially unique among immigrants to the US, in that they are *literally invited* to live in America, by law. They are vetted, usually in refugee camps like Dadaab in Kenya, and their travel costs and resettlement costs are covered by the American government

“Paris, long known for traffic jams and crowded boulevards, has rapidly transformed into a city defined by bikes. In just five years, cycling’s modal share in the French capital has more than doubled, rising from 5% to 11%…This surge didn’t happen by accident…” via @momentummag.bsky.social

In all the stuff happening over the weekend, watching these Parakeets in a mobile phone mast on Swanshurst Lane was a lovely distraction.

So proud of our Moseley community today

This is such a Moseley response to the outbreak of flag measles spread by "Raise the Colours" on Wednesday night 😃 Cake not hate ✌️ #BrumTogether

Good to be out with so many people today taking a stand against racism and division. Bullying tactics are not welcome here. If people have differences we talk and respect each other. We have so much more to unite us than to divide us.

📣 Sign Brummies United Petition to Birmingham City Council 💥 *Requesting the Removal of Divisive Flags in Birmingham* 👇🏽👇🏼 c.org/t4PRTzwjSS *Please keep sharing with your networks + encouraging them to sign. We need to put pressure on the council to do their job and remove the flags!* #BrumTogether

Moseley is lucky to have a councillor like @izzyknowles.bsky.social ❤️ #BrumTogether #MoreInCommon m.facebook.com/izzy.knowles...

Heartened by the way that regular Birmingham people like anti-flaggers Brum Together keep coming together with each outbreak of flag measles from far-right tools Raise the Colours. They've taken on Moseley's massively diverse community this time. And we have the experience of Stirchley's stalwarts.

Interesting tidbit from new Birmingham cabinet papers - 3.6% of vehicles entering the Clean Air Zone last quarter were non-compliant. Down from 4.7% in April 2024 and 15.2% at the point of introduction.

#Birmingham #LibDems slam Labour-led Council ‘no longer bankrupt’ claim. #LibDems Council Group Leader Roger Harmer said: “The lasting legacy of this Labour administration will be bankrupting Birmingham. This May the best way to send them a message is to vote Liberal Democrats.” 🔶 #LibDems4Brum

Our thoughts are with Councillor Zaffar’s family and friends following the sad news of his passing. He was a major force for good, enabling and advocating for bold transport and clean air policy.

#Sheldon #LibDem Councillor Colin Green @colingreenld.bsky.social addressing the issue of unlawful traveller encampments at Gilberstone Park: “Improving security at one site just displaces activity elsewhere.” Council are clearly failing to solve this effectively www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Yesterday, 204 trips were made via Edgbaston Road on @MoseleyCycleway. 101 headed into the city, 103 headed towards Moseley.

I went on Fox News yesterday morning to explain that while the focus is on Minneapolis, Trump is trampling rights everywhere. All over the country, thousands of LEGAL immigrants, including little kids, are being disappeared. That's what happens in Putin's Russia, not America.

Brilliant news! 👏 Removing free parking and widening pavements will make the High Street much more pleasant. The planters are especially welcome - anything that stops pavement parking (which blights the street) is a big win. #PavementsforPeople

It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.

Just reposting this - my story this week is part of this week's cover package on Minneapolis and the rise of what we call "America's paramilitary peril." www.economist.com/united-state...

My absolute favourite response to my gentle Nextdoor post about how LTNs can make roads safer for everyone. 🤯

Yesterday, 213 trips were made via Edgbaston Road on @MoseleyCycleway. 99 headed into the city, 114 headed towards Moseley.

Yesterday, 202 trips were made via Edgbaston Road on @MoseleyCycleway. 99 headed into the city, 103 headed towards Moseley.

The Economist coverage is grim but this is exactly how it should be reported. economist.com/united-state...

Reminder - Wake Green Road between Yardley Wood Rd & Church Road is to be resurfaced. 😀 Work starts tonight at 7pm and the road will be closed between 7pm and 5am for the next week. Expect delays in peak times. You can find details of current and future road works on the One Network. one.network

Mega forces risk sucking resources into concentrated areas, weakening local policing & distancing police from communities. They also dilute accountability and make culture change harder (evidenced in Casey review). Focus on leadership, ethics & neighbourhood presence. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reflecting on the proposed police reform… “The move to large BCUs fractured local policing, weakened accountability and left leadership disconnected from the communities they serve.” — Baroness Casey Review (2023) **London (Met Police) reduced 32 local boroughs to 12 large BCUs.**

Joined an archaeology tour of Moseley Bog with Dr. Mike Hodder today. Burnt mounds, sweat lodges, sluice, dam, and marl pit - fascinating glimpses of how the landscape was shaped over millennia. No wonder it’s said to have inspired Tolkien. Thanks to the Friends of Moseley Bog for organising!

Inspired by @freedomtodoubt.bsky.social’s brilliant post, I wanted to share my own experience of learning about the dangers of wood smoke. It started a few years ago with a message on our street WhatsApp. 1/8

Yesterday, 184 trips were made via Edgbaston Road on @MoseleyCycleway. 90 headed into the city, 94 headed towards Moseley.