Jacqui B
@ashbycloudtrail.bsky.social
Campaigning for Active Travel, safer off road cycle paths and better rural public transport. UK. Aware of the urgency of the Climate Emergency.
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This makes no sense…
An MP can wake up one morning, ditch the party you elected them for, & sign up to a completely different manifesto…
No thanks
If they defect to a different party, we should get a vote
Sign the petition & help make that law.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
An MP can wake up one morning, ditch the party you elected them for, & sign up to a completely different manifesto…
No thanks
If they defect to a different party, we should get a vote
Sign the petition & help make that law.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
petition.parliament.uk
January 18, 2026 at 10:18 PM
This makes no sense…
An MP can wake up one morning, ditch the party you elected them for, & sign up to a completely different manifesto…
No thanks
If they defect to a different party, we should get a vote
Sign the petition & help make that law.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
An MP can wake up one morning, ditch the party you elected them for, & sign up to a completely different manifesto…
No thanks
If they defect to a different party, we should get a vote
Sign the petition & help make that law.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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#OnThisDay 28 years ago, Heathrow Junction station opened when Heathrow Express services commenced. This temporary platform by the tunnel mouth was necessitated by the tunnel collapsing during its construction in 1994, and only survived for 4 months. Photo: David Glasspool
January 19, 2026 at 5:00 AM
#OnThisDay 28 years ago, Heathrow Junction station opened when Heathrow Express services commenced. This temporary platform by the tunnel mouth was necessitated by the tunnel collapsing during its construction in 1994, and only survived for 4 months. Photo: David Glasspool
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“Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.”
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social and Bournville Village Trust, please take note.
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social and Bournville Village Trust, please take note.
"Oxford's High Street booming, bucking national trend"
And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...
And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...
Oxford high street demand returns to pre-pandemic levels
Oxford’s high street is bucking the national trend, with demand rising and vacancy rates low
www.oxfordmail.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 10:43 PM
“Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.”
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social and Bournville Village Trust, please take note.
@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social and Bournville Village Trust, please take note.
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The Lower Thames Crossing for Car Owners, and what it will cost, is a useful context in which to think about Labour's taxpayer-funded vandalism of the Queensbury Tunnel.
Protest held against decision to fill in Queensbury Tunnel
About 150 people gathered at Queensbury Tunnel near Bradford to protest a decision to fill it in.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 7:03 AM
The Lower Thames Crossing for Car Owners, and what it will cost, is a useful context in which to think about Labour's taxpayer-funded vandalism of the Queensbury Tunnel.
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106 people will be killed on Birmingham's roads next council term.
Along with 15 organisations, we're calling for Birmingham's future leaders to adopt 10 practical steps to prevent these deaths and many more serious injuries.
Who will make Birmingham's roads safer?
Along with 15 organisations, we're calling for Birmingham's future leaders to adopt 10 practical steps to prevent these deaths and many more serious injuries.
Who will make Birmingham's roads safer?
Will you make Birmingham's roads safer?
Better Streets joins with 15 organisations to make ten asks of tomorrow's politicians to address road safety.
betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
January 19, 2026 at 7:15 AM
106 people will be killed on Birmingham's roads next council term.
Along with 15 organisations, we're calling for Birmingham's future leaders to adopt 10 practical steps to prevent these deaths and many more serious injuries.
Who will make Birmingham's roads safer?
Along with 15 organisations, we're calling for Birmingham's future leaders to adopt 10 practical steps to prevent these deaths and many more serious injuries.
Who will make Birmingham's roads safer?
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Please boycott our products......Canada did and it really hurt the corporations funding t-Rump.....if the world did it ..... 😘
January 19, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Please boycott our products......Canada did and it really hurt the corporations funding t-Rump.....if the world did it ..... 😘
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Major charities including the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) have stopped posting on social media platform X due to controversy surrounding its artificial intelligence tool’s image-creating function
www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/major-c...
www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/major-c...
Major charities leave X after AI images controversy
www.civilsociety.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Major charities including the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) have stopped posting on social media platform X due to controversy surrounding its artificial intelligence tool’s image-creating function
www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/major-c...
www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/major-c...
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It's hard to describe the satisfaction you get as an adult when using a comfortable bike to run an errand that the rest of society uses a car for.
Bikes aren't children's toys, they're practical transportation. There's no gate keeping on that fact due to age or demographics.
Bikes aren't children's toys, they're practical transportation. There's no gate keeping on that fact due to age or demographics.
January 18, 2026 at 6:54 PM
It's hard to describe the satisfaction you get as an adult when using a comfortable bike to run an errand that the rest of society uses a car for.
Bikes aren't children's toys, they're practical transportation. There's no gate keeping on that fact due to age or demographics.
Bikes aren't children's toys, they're practical transportation. There's no gate keeping on that fact due to age or demographics.
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Good luck to everyone going on the @QburyTunnel protest today
Hopefully local and national government will see that by investing in our heritage we can create more beautiful spaces that can be enjoyed by all!
Hopefully local and national government will see that by investing in our heritage we can create more beautiful spaces that can be enjoyed by all!
January 18, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Good luck to everyone going on the @QburyTunnel protest today
Hopefully local and national government will see that by investing in our heritage we can create more beautiful spaces that can be enjoyed by all!
Hopefully local and national government will see that by investing in our heritage we can create more beautiful spaces that can be enjoyed by all!
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Bus lane fines are easy to avoid and are reinvested back into transport. It's currently paying towards recent Iron Lane junction improvements, decluttering of Broad Street, Dudley Road improvements, further bus lane enforcement cameras and the upcoming A38 cycleway extension.
Birmingham's top bus lanes where drivers were fined this year
City centre bus lanes continue to catch out drivers in huge numbers
www.birminghammail.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Bus lane fines are easy to avoid and are reinvested back into transport. It's currently paying towards recent Iron Lane junction improvements, decluttering of Broad Street, Dudley Road improvements, further bus lane enforcement cameras and the upcoming A38 cycleway extension.
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Driving is a privilege, earned through assessment and retained via acceptable standards.
Why should such people ever be allowed to lawfully drive again and share the road with victims?
We would never return a firearms licence to someone who unlawfully used a gun to kill. Why is driving different?
Why should such people ever be allowed to lawfully drive again and share the road with victims?
We would never return a firearms licence to someone who unlawfully used a gun to kill. Why is driving different?
A driver doing 50mph in a 20mph limit killed 27 year old Harry Webb two years ago in Kenworthy Rd in Hackney.
Communities rightly remember people killed on roads, treated as race tracks, by people speeding through.
We all need to be clear that speeding is harmful and a risk never worth taking.
Communities rightly remember people killed on roads, treated as race tracks, by people speeding through.
We all need to be clear that speeding is harmful and a risk never worth taking.
January 18, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Driving is a privilege, earned through assessment and retained via acceptable standards.
Why should such people ever be allowed to lawfully drive again and share the road with victims?
We would never return a firearms licence to someone who unlawfully used a gun to kill. Why is driving different?
Why should such people ever be allowed to lawfully drive again and share the road with victims?
We would never return a firearms licence to someone who unlawfully used a gun to kill. Why is driving different?
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@amandahack.bsky.social @pauldaviesmp.bsky.social @jeevunsandher.bsky.social Paul is asking gov good questions about active travel. Pls talk to him. Leics is overrun with LOCAL traffic. Residents want safer quieter streets and safe routes to local schools, shops, transport hub. There is no other way
January 18, 2026 at 9:45 PM
@amandahack.bsky.social @pauldaviesmp.bsky.social @jeevunsandher.bsky.social Paul is asking gov good questions about active travel. Pls talk to him. Leics is overrun with LOCAL traffic. Residents want safer quieter streets and safe routes to local schools, shops, transport hub. There is no other way
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Protest against decision to fill in the Queensbury Tunnel which could be a great active travel route between towns. share.google/1tUyWwB4BZiT...
Protest held against decision to fill in Queensbury Tunnel
About 150 people gathered at Queensbury Tunnel near Bradford to protest a decision to fill it in.
share.google
January 18, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Protest against decision to fill in the Queensbury Tunnel which could be a great active travel route between towns. share.google/1tUyWwB4BZiT...
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I do wonder what year it will be before the UK has bike rentals in every city that would allow a parent to drop their kid off at school and then ride onto work.
January 18, 2026 at 9:05 AM
I do wonder what year it will be before the UK has bike rentals in every city that would allow a parent to drop their kid off at school and then ride onto work.
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Can’t see why this didn’t take off. 😆
January 18, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Can’t see why this didn’t take off. 😆
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An excellent reminder that the best way to fix roads isn’t endless repairs, but rethinking how often - and why - we drive.
January 18, 2026 at 5:32 PM
An excellent reminder that the best way to fix roads isn’t endless repairs, but rethinking how often - and why - we drive.
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Surely if a road is "too narrow" for cycle lanes, then it is too narrow for buses and trucks. And parking too.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Halewood 'gridlock' warning over cycle path on narrow road
Critics say a
www.bbc.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Surely if a road is "too narrow" for cycle lanes, then it is too narrow for buses and trucks. And parking too.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"Climate change is here. We are seeing event classes [today] that were forecast in #climate models for the 2050s, 2060s, and 2070s.” - @oceanterra.org
#FasterThanExpected
#ClimateEmergency
#FasterThanExpected
#ClimateEmergency
‘Climate change is here’: Experts warn global crisis is decades ahead of forecasts
Drought, heatwaves, hurricanes, and wildfires are arriving sooner than we imagined according to scientists
www.independent.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 6:51 AM
"Climate change is here. We are seeing event classes [today] that were forecast in #climate models for the 2050s, 2060s, and 2070s.” - @oceanterra.org
#FasterThanExpected
#ClimateEmergency
#FasterThanExpected
#ClimateEmergency
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Trams are common in France, unlike in the UK.
We compared Oxford, Hull & Bournemouth with 3 similar French cities which have trams, to see what benefits trams could bring.
The findings were pretty exciting:
bettertransport.org.uk/blog/look-at...
We compared Oxford, Hull & Bournemouth with 3 similar French cities which have trams, to see what benefits trams could bring.
The findings were pretty exciting:
bettertransport.org.uk/blog/look-at...
Look at the difference trams can make!
Popular, accessible and zero-emission, trams have the potential to transform local and regional transport networks. But while trams are a common sight in France, there are only nine tram networks in t...
bettertransport.org.uk
January 17, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Trams are common in France, unlike in the UK.
We compared Oxford, Hull & Bournemouth with 3 similar French cities which have trams, to see what benefits trams could bring.
The findings were pretty exciting:
bettertransport.org.uk/blog/look-at...
We compared Oxford, Hull & Bournemouth with 3 similar French cities which have trams, to see what benefits trams could bring.
The findings were pretty exciting:
bettertransport.org.uk/blog/look-at...
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It sounds to me like the issue here is just too many damned cars.
The current limit is 2 hours. Increasing that won't magically make more parking available despite what the thick as mince tory says.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The current limit is 2 hours. Increasing that won't magically make more parking available despite what the thick as mince tory says.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tynemouth parking restrictions 'hurting business'
Businesses on the Front Street complain about the lack of spaces and a two-hour time limit.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 4:43 PM
It sounds to me like the issue here is just too many damned cars.
The current limit is 2 hours. Increasing that won't magically make more parking available despite what the thick as mince tory says.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The current limit is 2 hours. Increasing that won't magically make more parking available despite what the thick as mince tory says.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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📣 Parents. If cars make your walk or cycle to school feel unsafe, that's not okay.
Take action!
📷 We need your photos of the school run. The more people see how unsafe and unhealthy it is for our children - the more power we have.
DM your #schoolrun photos or tag us in a post. #streetsforkids
Take action!
📷 We need your photos of the school run. The more people see how unsafe and unhealthy it is for our children - the more power we have.
DM your #schoolrun photos or tag us in a post. #streetsforkids
January 17, 2026 at 7:28 PM
📣 Parents. If cars make your walk or cycle to school feel unsafe, that's not okay.
Take action!
📷 We need your photos of the school run. The more people see how unsafe and unhealthy it is for our children - the more power we have.
DM your #schoolrun photos or tag us in a post. #streetsforkids
Take action!
📷 We need your photos of the school run. The more people see how unsafe and unhealthy it is for our children - the more power we have.
DM your #schoolrun photos or tag us in a post. #streetsforkids
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While many rules make sense in urban areas, if we want to encourage rural and suburban mode shift, we need car replacement bikes that actually fit those lives.
January 17, 2026 at 3:41 PM
While many rules make sense in urban areas, if we want to encourage rural and suburban mode shift, we need car replacement bikes that actually fit those lives.
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My hope is that the UK and EU remove all American bases immediately
Let’s play the game together and fck Trump
Let’s play the game together and fck Trump
January 17, 2026 at 6:31 PM
My hope is that the UK and EU remove all American bases immediately
Let’s play the game together and fck Trump
Let’s play the game together and fck Trump
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Crossed Hammersmith bridge on my bike earlier & honestly only sociopaths who live nowhere near here would think it’s a good idea to bring 25k cars back over this bridge every day
Sound on for a rant about the Putney politicians demanding exactly this based on convenient lies & political cowardice
Sound on for a rant about the Putney politicians demanding exactly this based on convenient lies & political cowardice
January 17, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Crossed Hammersmith bridge on my bike earlier & honestly only sociopaths who live nowhere near here would think it’s a good idea to bring 25k cars back over this bridge every day
Sound on for a rant about the Putney politicians demanding exactly this based on convenient lies & political cowardice
Sound on for a rant about the Putney politicians demanding exactly this based on convenient lies & political cowardice
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We've joined with 15 local and national organisations, setting out 10 practical steps to address the city's road safety emergency and prevent needless deaths on our city's roads.
Will you join us by co-signing the asks in 2 minutes?: betterstreetsforbirmingham....
Will you join us by co-signing the asks in 2 minutes?: betterstreetsforbirmingham....
January 17, 2026 at 8:15 AM
We've joined with 15 local and national organisations, setting out 10 practical steps to address the city's road safety emergency and prevent needless deaths on our city's roads.
Will you join us by co-signing the asks in 2 minutes?: betterstreetsforbirmingham....
Will you join us by co-signing the asks in 2 minutes?: betterstreetsforbirmingham....