“So relieved that a resolution has at last been achieved but it should never have taken so long.” “It's disgraceful that workers have spent months in a deeply distressing state of employment rights limbo, caught in the middle of a bureaucratic row between the Met and Transport for London” 🧵

On my way to City Hall to chair @londonassembly.bsky.social Transport Committee looking at Autonomous Passenger Vehicles and how their presence on London’s streets affect the goals in the Mayor’s Transport Strategy.

Can you help get Lantern Connect off the ground to support survivors and bereaved families of road crashes: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/lantern-co...

1. The latest importunate poop to drop on our heads from Telegraph columnist Steve Bird has been concocted by one of west London’s worst people, David Tarsh, a drearily fixated motor lobbyist who sometimes finds it expedient to pose as a concerned pedestrian.

The CEO of @makevotesmatter.bsky.social, Emma Harrison, has said that putting proportional representation in a manifesto "is great, but the urgency is greater than that" leftfootforward.org/2026/06/andy...

The London Assembly Transport Committee is investigating #autonomousvehicles. Respond to the Call for Evidence here www.london.gov.uk/sites/defaul...

Sign and share this petition to save the Thames from Thames Water petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

🔥 Westminster's First Past the Post system is broken and unfair. 🌹 Today, 66 Labour MPs have signed an amendment, led by @alexsobel.co.uk, to mend it. 👇 Let’s make sure the “Representation or the People Bill” does what it says on the tin. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Brilliant article by my great friend and writer Mark Rice-Oxley on the new designated bathing spot in Ham/Kingston: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

While I was a councillor for Ham, Petersham, I was appointed to be a Petersham Common Conservator. Through this, I got to be part of the local team managing this woods for the use of residents. My last duty was to celebrate the installation of this horse trough to mark the start of the Common.

If you've been injured or bereaved through an incident on the TfL Transport network, the Sarah Hope Line can help you in the aftermath. Read Sarah's story here: www.londontravelwatch.org.uk/news/the-sar...

"In Twickenham and Richmond Park, we now have every single councillor, but we don't have every single vote. We'd welcome electoral reform in our councils, where we are overrepresented." Lib Dem leader @eddavey.libdems.org.uk calls for a fair voting system in his response to the King's Speech:

A woman with a searingly clever mind, a truly kind and caring heart, and real power in her speeches. Caroline cares so much and works so hard. She’s perfect for this role. A great result for London 🙌🏻🙌🏻

With the really good news that @carolinerussell.bsky.social has been appointed Chair of the Transport Committee, I just wanted to share my thread on her Vision Zero event last year. It shows so much about how Caroline brings people together - from across the political spectrum, and from all .. 1/2

“To combat the epidemic of abuse, Suffolk county council has given lollipop people body-worn cameras to record drivers behaving badly.” So much for the war on the motorist! 🚗 💨 👀

Just been appointed chair of Transport Committee! I’ve been a transport campaigner since the early 1990s and have spent ten years on the Assembly scrutinising the Mayor’s transport policies. This role feels like a natural continuation of work I care so much about and I’m excited to get started 💚

Welcome to Benali Hamdache, who will be the new Assembly Member for the Green Party.

Lib Dems have an entire monopoly, which means no opposition councillors to scrutinise how they spend taxpayers' (your) money. If our voting system was proportional, this would have been the make-up of the Council in Richmond: Lib Dems - 28 seats Conservatives - 10 Greens - 9 Reform - 5 Labour - 2

It's a bad day for residents in #richmond to wake up to a Lib Dem monopoly. No opposition councillors to scrutinise them and make sure they spend tax payers' money properly.

It's almost time to vote, Team Green! Here's a quick guide to voting for your Green Party candidates this Thursday.

What do the Green Party stand for in Richmond and Twickenham? Hear from Councillor Chas Warlow. Our local manifesto outlines our key pledges: www.rtgp.org.uk/local-manife...

One week could make all the difference ❎ Can you help us with one final push to get out the vote on Thursday 7th May 2026 and/or any time before then? We need to make sure every potential Green supporter remembers to vote for us. Register now: actionnetwork.org/forms/7th-ma...

No show from the Conservatives at Tuesday's local elections debate for Richmond on Riverside Radio, with plenty of great reasons to vote Green from Chas Warlow. Listen from 2h10m: www.mixcloud.com/riversiderad...

Leafleting and doorknocking this Saturday (2nd May) in Twickenham - are you in? Brand-new members very welcome! - 11am to 4.30pm, but please come for as long as you like - Meet at the Alexander Pope - Lunch at Soul Cafe (space provided) at 1pm Register here: actionnetwork.org/events/south...

Most Brits think it is "unacceptable" for MPs to drink booze before voting www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/mos...

Saddened, but not surprised to see the attack on Jews today in Golders Greens. My toughts are with the victims and their families. Jewish communities need everyone's support and solidarity as these antisemitic attacks continue across London.

I've written about why the Zionism is Racism motion, brought to Green Party spring conference, is antisemitic open.substack.com/pub/andreefr...

A shred of hope from the Met that the investigation of the crash that killed Nuria Sanjay and Selena Lau will now be properly scrutinised by the IOPC. A decent crash investigation is crucial for bereaved families and seriously injured survivors of traffic collisions. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

3 years and a reopened investigation and still no decision to charge. This kind of pace and indeed approach still seems absolutely standard for roads investigation in the Met. We won't get to Vision Zero without a major cultural and institutional shift & effort from Police. Not holding my breath.

Relieved to see this - misconduct inquiry over fatal schoolgirl crash - hopefully it will give the families some peace of mind after their daughters were cruelly torn from them. Any death by a vehicle is unacceptable. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Our system relies on children to look both ways because adults driving don't. Great strategy.

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.

Close the youth centres and shut down local support and then act surprised that young people are hanging out online and in public being quite annoying (and even frightening shoppers/shop workers)? We should recognise closing community hubs has consequences and invest properly in youth services.

Got an issue with the Council? Come and tell your ward councillors today, 11am-12pm in Costa Coffee on Ham Parade. Can't make it - email me via [email protected].

This is a really important change and I’m very glad to see that government is thinking about reducing road danger and looking out for people walking, wheeling (and cycling). 🦓 🤸🏽 🦓 🤸‍♀️ 🦓 Simple zebra crossings for the win.

Drilling for more oil & gas in the North Sea won't lower bills, it won't make us more energy independent and it won't insulate us from price shocks. A Labour backslide on this would be a huge betrayal. Double down on renewables. Insulate every home. Lower bills, permanently.

Somehow our streets have become taken over by vehicles. We’ve allowed the needs of motor traffic to dictate the experience of everyone getting around or hanging around on our streets. 🚗 💨 🚚💨 🚦 And children have lost out more than any of us. We can do so much better. 🤸🏽 🤸‍♀️ 🛝🌷 🌳

When cars kill, it's just the cost of doing business. When e-bikes get popular, suddenly we need strict ordinances to stop "accidents".

I picked up on research by @cleancitiescampaign.org showing that there's a 56% uptick in cars entering the C Charge zone in the weekday evening peak of 6-7pm (6,170 entries), compared to the morning peak of 8 - 9am (3,955 entries), when the Congestion Charge and car parking controls end. Short 🧵

In the flurry of outstanding answers to my Mayor’s Questions that came in last week was one sharing the extent of bus cuts in London. Persuading more people to catch the bus would help the Mayor meet his transport targets, but bus cuts won’t help with that! 🤷‍♀️ www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

I've written to Sec of State, Steve Reed MP calling for a statutory duty for councils to provide public toilets and for govt to commit ring fenced funding. Access to public toilets is a public health issue as the @londonlooalliance.bsky.social will attest. www.london.gov.uk/caroline-rus...

The last few weeks have been full of casework from the door knocking we've been doing. You can see the results of some of that in my latest round-up. As ever - let me know if I can help in Richmond, by emailing [email protected]

At last night’s Peoples’ Questiontime, the frightening attacks in Golders Green were raised. Antisemitism has no place in our city or country. My thoughts are with the Jewish community and all affected. We must stand firmly against antisemitism and Islamophobia, hate and division cannot win.

✡️ If you want to stop #zionist and #antizionist being used as a code for Jew hatred and #antisemitism in the @greenparty.org.uk and beyond, please support this emergency motion. springconf2026.greenparty.org.uk/std/Clarifyi... ❎️ You can join the party to do so here: join.greenparty.org.uk

At Transport & Air Quality Committee meeting on Richmond Council, I voted against the Lib Dem decision to keep an #ebike monopoly, swapping Lime for Forest. Two companies provides choice, resilience against operator failure and better connectivity across London. richmond.nub.news/news/local-n...

Can you imagine bragging about what an irresponsible law breaking nob you are? He isnt fit to be allowed to drive.

Join us for a friendly and energising Green Action Day in Ham on 28 March — perfect for new members and experienced volunteers. We’re delighted that Caroline Russell, Green Party Member of the London Assembly, will be joining us! All details: actionnetwork.org/events/actio...

"Research has found that when cities invest in safer infrastructure for walking and cycling, the benefits extend well beyond people on bikes. In many cases, drivers see smoother traffic flow, safer streets, and even shorter travel times." Non-technical summary. momentummag.com/just-7-ways-...