The commodification of play is a scandal. Indoor play areas that have to be driven to, soft play, trampoline parks, expensive 'experiences' that have to be booked & organised, & attended by adults for the duration. When all kids actually need is green space and a safe way to get to it.

Oh, you’re upset there’s a cyclist taking the lane? Wait till you hear how they feel about it.

Imagine if cars were this difficult to kit out

Jeffrey Epstein & David Walliams leading all the bulletins but Kemi Badenoch knows that only men from ‘different cultures’ pose a threat to women.

I see the people shouting that "20mph is fine around schools" in my area are doing a great job of not adhering to 20mph outside my 6yr old's school in the rain this afternoon 🙄

I once accidentally sat& chatted to,& had lunch with, Raheem Stirling at Alton Towers. Despite multiple ppl asking for photos from him etc as we sat, I didnt click that it was even someone famous. It wasn't until my husband came back from queueing for a ride& stood opened mouthed at the table.....

Every time I see stuff like this:bike racks against walls, broken,hidden;signage blocking cycle routes&pavements,I think about how drivers would react if the equivalent was done to them. Build parking spots...with a 2foot wall that you have to get your car over to park in. How would that go down?

Absolutely 💯 this. Wear jeans.Wear high heels. Or trainers.Joggers or a dress.A big coat,or a poncho. A bobble hat.A cycling helmet,or ear muffs if you want. I am totally all for 'normal' biking whenever it suits.& if biking isn't the right tool for the job,or just for the day well...then don't!

17yr old passed her driving test last week. As I own a small hatchback, I've put her on my insurance (which cost over £800!). She's just put petrol in it for 1st time and is fuming at the £50 odd it costs. Car ownership is a scam. And forced car dependency is an absolute scandal.

I can't help but remember that "it" is also the word used by the man who murdered poor Brianna Ghey in a transphobic attack. These people don't have "reasonable concerns" - they are revolting bigots.

Oooft. Sandie Peggie shared highly offensive messages and was then "untruthful" in giving evidence to the Tribunal. This is the 'hero' Gender Critical campaigners have chosen.

Decision in the Sandie Peggie case. She was not directly or indirectly discriminated against, her claim of victimisation fails entirely, her claim of harassment fails largely and her claim against Beth Upton fails entirely. www.judiciary.uk/judgments/sa...

This is what happens with hospitals in Wales offering free parking. Its mayhem all the time - this hospital is surrounded with huge car parks which are always full. The Royal Gwent in Newport centre is the same: queued out to the road at all times. www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/2567557...

Once had a friend pick us up coming home from holiday in her SUV. Could not get our 3 suitcases into its boot. The same 3 suitcases that had previously just about fit OK into my Fiesta's boot. SUVs are only good at hogging public space. Nothing else.

On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me: three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. Ate them. Ooh la la.

By all means, lets continue with the outrage over people receiving a few extra quid for their kids from next year, or people waiting on asylum decisions being forced to take taxis for long trips.

The footway parking ban in England consultation closed 5 years ago tomorrow. The Tories' inaction is now Labour's inaction. www.gov.uk/government/c...

Aideen’s story has sparked an overwhelming response, showing the real impact that pavement parking has on people’s daily lives across the UK. This is why we are campaigning to end pavement parking. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/shaken-birmingham-woman-calls-pavement-32904943

“The issue is men. So maybe we need a man only carriage where we put them all in the back of the train and they can just stay there and harass each other": @patsystevenson.bsky.social on the money, as always.

Among other topics, we discuss the sale of children in care. They're worth roughly £100k each. The profit you can extract by sending them across the country to the cheapest housing in derelict places, cutting them off from all hope and contact, is off the scale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xx6...

My hot take on this is that all light should be permanently set to red for all vehicles and green for pedestrians. If a driver wants to go through, they have to get put, push a button and sit and wait until all pedestrians are out the way and the lights change to green for them 😆

Where are all the people who scream "but what about disabled people?!" when we talk about active travel infrastructure, safe cycle routes etc????

We're delighted to announce that Cardiff is the UK's first major city with a connected cycle parking network - powered by Spokesafe_OS. In partnership with @cardiffcouncil.bsky.social, we’re managing a network of lockers, all accessible via one simple system. 🧵👇 www.spokesafe.com/blog/cardiff...

Anyone committing any driving offence should have their licence removed immediately and be forced to take a theory test before its given back. They're obviously not familiar with the law or the rules of the Highway Code so need to be reminded.

Nice to see common sense prevailing in Caerphilly: an acknowledgement that 'free parking' isn't free, as well as a reliance on the stats (COVID free parking caused problems rather than solving them) rather than 'feelings'. Newport Council take note! www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/2562213...

1000 fewer killed/injured in 2yrs. Its a shame its impossible to prove a negative: if we were able to point at someone and say "you... you would have been 1 of those 1000 who would be dead by now", or "1 of your 3 children wouldn't be here for Xmas this year", the seriousness might be appreciated?

SCRAP. THE. FREEZE. ON. FUEL. DUTY.

OK no more editing of Trump. Broadcast every stumble, every nonsensical ramble and brain fart. No more tidying him up or explaining him. Instead of commentary, just replace every reporter with this GIF every time he does anything:

My unpopular opinion: those of us advocating for non-car travel need to stop apologetically saying "I know not everybody can cycle!" Obviously not everyone can cycle, but that's also true of driving. I fear we're just giving our opponents' attack lines legitimacy by shouting them out for free

I ALWAYS lock my bike with a D lock. The ONE TIME I have forgotten to also use the wheel lock, and some absolute prick has had a real go at it, and bent the key. This is it after 10 mins of gently trying to straighten it. Is nothing sacred?!

"Wave before stepping off the curb" 🙈

PSA

You laugh, but this is how the exododus went extinct

On average, about 5 people are killed and another 82 people are seriously injured on UK roads every day. Lets by all means take what happened on that train seriously, but let's not go mad treating public transport as if it's dangerous.

Scrap the freeze on fuel duty. BBC News - No free bus passes for under 22s, says government www.bbc.com/news/article...

Thanks @spokesafe.bsky.social , look at all those wonderful safe cycle parking options in Cardiff now! ❤️

Farage: epic grifter

OMG that rude sign needs a War On Cars sticker slapped on it!

A great rundown of the Caerphilly vote by @willhaycardiff.bsky.social .....BUT I would urge you to read to the end & note harassment & abuse he's received (which ironically has been calling out other abuse towards women!) Regardless of political leanings, this is never acceptable & needs stopping.

Good morning from South Wales, its a beautiful Autumn day for a bike ride!

Very telling that when this post went up, not a single person reacted with "he wouldn't say that, his account has been hacked"

Bloomberg calling Zack Polanski ‘the British Zohran Mamdani’

Anyone know an easy way to find out which train operator ran which parts of a long journey, for delay repay? Trainline app has all the outbound and return tickets (from Friday and yesterday) but nothing is labelled with operators so trying to claim from the right company is almost impossible!

British.

.... to be 'actual' racist. It's scary to see my child less welcome in a place she was born now, than in 2008 when she was born. Brexit was a nightmare and its got worse since then. I pray, for her sake as well as for everyone else's that we stop this soon before it goes any further. I am scared

I'm also in Wales, & I'm also the mother of a mixed-race child. We've always had to deal with 'micro-aggression' racism (no hair dressers trained to cut black hair; 'skin coloured' clothing which is actually for white ppl etc). But more recently, people definitely feel more emboldened....

Yet another 1 😢. How awful for her, her family& any witnesses. She was doing everything right, as the article goes to great lengths to say. & yet a driver still killed her. BBC News - Cyclist Rebecca Comins' death investigated by Crash Detectives - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The bit where he falls over the chain has me cry-laughing 🤣

#banpavementparking across the whole of the UK. Not just Scotland and London. Charity calls for pavement parking to be banned across UK - BBC News share.google/04I2TSUi5loJ... @guidedogsuk.bsky.social