James Ward
@jamesward81.bsky.social
Campaigner at Adfree Cities // Host of the Better Without Billboards Podcast // Words in The Ecologist, Bristol Cable, Bristol 24/7 // Facilitator // Tall man.
Forget coffee. I'm starting my day drinking the salty tears of drivers in Salisbury who are shocked - SHOCKED! - to learn that the consequences of their bad driving are in fact theirs to pay for. #motonormativity
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‘Killer kerb’ that wrecks cars installed by pro-pedestrian council
Furious motorists complain over 13-inch high construction introduced by Lib Dem-led local authority
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August 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Forget coffee. I'm starting my day drinking the salty tears of drivers in Salisbury who are shocked - SHOCKED! - to learn that the consequences of their bad driving are in fact theirs to pay for. #motonormativity
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
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It’s astonishing Wimbledon insists on deploying large SUVs in our crowded capital despite excellent public transport and mounting evidence of the danger to children. Why can't guests use more normal sized cars and/or the tube like most Londoners? #carspreading
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Campaigners call for Wimbledon to CANCEL Range Rover sponsorship deal
Group says Wimbledon must stop shuttling tennis players in 'dangerous supersized' Range Rover SUVs and instead force the likes of Emma Raducanu to take the tube or a bus.
www.thisismoney.co.uk
July 2, 2025 at 8:50 AM
It’s astonishing Wimbledon insists on deploying large SUVs in our crowded capital despite excellent public transport and mounting evidence of the danger to children. Why can't guests use more normal sized cars and/or the tube like most Londoners? #carspreading
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/a...
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/a...
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🚨 𝗨𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗧: On Mon 7 July, MPs will debate a ban on fossil fuel ads and sponsorship.
This is a pivotal moment for the UK to tackle Big Oil like it did Big Tobacco.
✉️ Ask your MP to show up. It takes just 2 mins.
👉 Use our email template tool: actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...
This is a pivotal moment for the UK to tackle Big Oil like it did Big Tobacco.
✉️ Ask your MP to show up. It takes just 2 mins.
👉 Use our email template tool: actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...
July 1, 2025 at 10:49 AM
🚨 𝗨𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗧: On Mon 7 July, MPs will debate a ban on fossil fuel ads and sponsorship.
This is a pivotal moment for the UK to tackle Big Oil like it did Big Tobacco.
✉️ Ask your MP to show up. It takes just 2 mins.
👉 Use our email template tool: actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...
This is a pivotal moment for the UK to tackle Big Oil like it did Big Tobacco.
✉️ Ask your MP to show up. It takes just 2 mins.
👉 Use our email template tool: actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...
It was a pleasure to write this guest blog for Parents 4 Future Scotland. Ending the SUV arms race and creating safer, fairer streets for us and our kids is a personal and professional fight for me as a parent.
Read today's guest blog from James Ward at SUV Alliance 'It's time to end the SUV Arms Race...' @adfreecities.bsky.social @cleancitiescampaign.org @mumsforlungs.bsky.social @asthmaandlung.org.uk @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social www.parentsforfuturescotland.org.uk/blog-3-1/its...
April 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
It was a pleasure to write this guest blog for Parents 4 Future Scotland. Ending the SUV arms race and creating safer, fairer streets for us and our kids is a personal and professional fight for me as a parent.
Colchester council spaffing £1 million to widen parking spaces makes very clear how massive SUVs are only possible thanks to public subsidies.
Those inside enjoy their heated seats whilst those outside pay for the parking spaces, air pollution, road danger...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Those inside enjoy their heated seats whilst those outside pay for the parking spaces, air pollution, road danger...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Colchester parking spaces 'too narrow for modern vehicles'
A city is widening spaces in two of its car parks to accommodate larger cars.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Colchester council spaffing £1 million to widen parking spaces makes very clear how massive SUVs are only possible thanks to public subsidies.
Those inside enjoy their heated seats whilst those outside pay for the parking spaces, air pollution, road danger...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Those inside enjoy their heated seats whilst those outside pay for the parking spaces, air pollution, road danger...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What Labour's "growth" really means:
pulling aid from foreign countries and bombing them instead.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
pulling aid from foreign countries and bombing them instead.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
UK defence spending to rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 with aid budget slashed to help fund move - UK politics live
Keir Starmer says now is the time to deepen European security, as he announces move in the Commons
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
What Labour's "growth" really means:
pulling aid from foreign countries and bombing them instead.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
pulling aid from foreign countries and bombing them instead.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Fantastic to see Norwich council considering higher parking charges for SUVs.
Bigger, heavier SUVs are more dangerous, more polluting and more damaging to the road surface than smaller cars. It's only fair that they should pay more.
www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/2490844...
Bigger, heavier SUVs are more dangerous, more polluting and more damaging to the road surface than smaller cars. It's only fair that they should pay more.
www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/2490844...
Councillors call for SUV owners to pay higher parking fees
Norwich's SUV owners should be charged more for parking than their smaller counterparts, councillors have urged.
www.eveningnews24.co.uk
February 11, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Fantastic to see Norwich council considering higher parking charges for SUVs.
Bigger, heavier SUVs are more dangerous, more polluting and more damaging to the road surface than smaller cars. It's only fair that they should pay more.
www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/2490844...
Bigger, heavier SUVs are more dangerous, more polluting and more damaging to the road surface than smaller cars. It's only fair that they should pay more.
www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/2490844...
A man who previously used his SUV as a weapon is now on trial for using his SUV to murder someone.
Hard to see this story playing out with a Fiat Punto. SUVs are inherently violent machines and have no place on our streets.
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Hard to see this story playing out with a Fiat Punto. SUVs are inherently violent machines and have no place on our streets.
www.essexlive.news/news/essex-n...
'Violent' driver crushed man under SUV then tried to flee to Dubai, court told
Trevelle Rowland allegedly used his Volkswagen Tiguan as a weapon to murder Fergany Mvuezolo before calling on his girlfriend to help him flee the country and evade arrest
www.essexlive.news
February 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
A man who previously used his SUV as a weapon is now on trial for using his SUV to murder someone.
Hard to see this story playing out with a Fiat Punto. SUVs are inherently violent machines and have no place on our streets.
www.essexlive.news/news/essex-n...
Hard to see this story playing out with a Fiat Punto. SUVs are inherently violent machines and have no place on our streets.
www.essexlive.news/news/essex-n...
Reposted by James Ward
This is drop off at a primary school in South East London.
At the same time, 75% of primary pupils and 90% of secondary pupils are travelling sustainably to London schools. Can they safely walk/cycle their journeys with cars this size driving past?
Check out: www.suv-alliance.org.uk
At the same time, 75% of primary pupils and 90% of secondary pupils are travelling sustainably to London schools. Can they safely walk/cycle their journeys with cars this size driving past?
Check out: www.suv-alliance.org.uk
February 10, 2025 at 6:59 AM
This is drop off at a primary school in South East London.
At the same time, 75% of primary pupils and 90% of secondary pupils are travelling sustainably to London schools. Can they safely walk/cycle their journeys with cars this size driving past?
Check out: www.suv-alliance.org.uk
At the same time, 75% of primary pupils and 90% of secondary pupils are travelling sustainably to London schools. Can they safely walk/cycle their journeys with cars this size driving past?
Check out: www.suv-alliance.org.uk
Maybe a vehicle that can mount another vehicle should be subject to some kind of regulation before being driven in the millions on our streets?
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February 6, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Maybe a vehicle that can mount another vehicle should be subject to some kind of regulation before being driven in the millions on our streets?
www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/n...
www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/n...
Anyone describing a car as a "weapon" should have their licence immediately and permanently revoked.
February 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Anyone describing a car as a "weapon" should have their licence immediately and permanently revoked.
The Netherlands has eradicated potholes. So why can't the UK do the same?
The answer lies in how our two countries tax new vehicles.
In NL, vehicles are taxed on their weight, so heavy SUVs pay more.
In UK massive SUVs pay no more tax than small hatchbacks.
www.telegraph.co.uk/money/nether...
The answer lies in how our two countries tax new vehicles.
In NL, vehicles are taxed on their weight, so heavy SUVs pay more.
In UK massive SUVs pay no more tax than small hatchbacks.
www.telegraph.co.uk/money/nether...
How the Netherlands eradicated the pothole
Taxes on heavy cars ensure Dutch roads are among the smoothest in the world
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 29, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The Netherlands has eradicated potholes. So why can't the UK do the same?
The answer lies in how our two countries tax new vehicles.
In NL, vehicles are taxed on their weight, so heavy SUVs pay more.
In UK massive SUVs pay no more tax than small hatchbacks.
www.telegraph.co.uk/money/nether...
The answer lies in how our two countries tax new vehicles.
In NL, vehicles are taxed on their weight, so heavy SUVs pay more.
In UK massive SUVs pay no more tax than small hatchbacks.
www.telegraph.co.uk/money/nether...
Slow clap for everyone who voted Labour in the last election thinking it would bring positive change.
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Reeves backs Heathrow expansion saying third runway is 'badly needed' - live updates
The chancellor says the airport is at
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January 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Slow clap for everyone who voted Labour in the last election thinking it would bring positive change.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
Reposted by James Ward
Large, polluting, dangerous SUVs are taking over our streets. But there is an alternative…
The SUV Alliance are taking action with their 5-point manifesto for safer, fairer streets, without SUVs.
suv-alliance.org.uk
#SaferStreets
#FairerStreets #WithoutSUVs
The SUV Alliance are taking action with their 5-point manifesto for safer, fairer streets, without SUVs.
suv-alliance.org.uk
#SaferStreets
#FairerStreets #WithoutSUVs
January 29, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Large, polluting, dangerous SUVs are taking over our streets. But there is an alternative…
The SUV Alliance are taking action with their 5-point manifesto for safer, fairer streets, without SUVs.
suv-alliance.org.uk
#SaferStreets
#FairerStreets #WithoutSUVs
The SUV Alliance are taking action with their 5-point manifesto for safer, fairer streets, without SUVs.
suv-alliance.org.uk
#SaferStreets
#FairerStreets #WithoutSUVs
The driver in the Wimbledon school crash has been re-arrested 😮
To read this on the same day that we launch the SUV Alliance and manifesto reminds me of the importance of removing massive SUVs from our streets and the tragic consequences if we fail to act.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
To read this on the same day that we launch the SUV Alliance and manifesto reminds me of the importance of removing massive SUVs from our streets and the tragic consequences if we fail to act.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wimbledon school crash: Woman rearrested over deaths of two girls
Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau died at The Study Preparatory School in Wimbledon on 6 July 2023.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The driver in the Wimbledon school crash has been re-arrested 😮
To read this on the same day that we launch the SUV Alliance and manifesto reminds me of the importance of removing massive SUVs from our streets and the tragic consequences if we fail to act.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
To read this on the same day that we launch the SUV Alliance and manifesto reminds me of the importance of removing massive SUVs from our streets and the tragic consequences if we fail to act.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The SUV Alliance campaigns for safer, fairer streets without SUVs. We want a future of public transport, active travel and small EVs - not big, heavy, dangerous, polluting SUVs.
Our 5-point manifesto is the start of a journey towards this future. Find out more at suv-alliance.org.uk
Our 5-point manifesto is the start of a journey towards this future. Find out more at suv-alliance.org.uk
January 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The SUV Alliance campaigns for safer, fairer streets without SUVs. We want a future of public transport, active travel and small EVs - not big, heavy, dangerous, polluting SUVs.
Our 5-point manifesto is the start of a journey towards this future. Find out more at suv-alliance.org.uk
Our 5-point manifesto is the start of a journey towards this future. Find out more at suv-alliance.org.uk
Reposted by James Ward
Large, polluting, dangerous SUVs are taking over our streets. But there is an alternative…
Today we launch the SUV Alliance and our 5-point manifesto for safer, fairer streets, without SUVs.
#SaferStreets #FairerStreets #WithoutSUVs
Today we launch the SUV Alliance and our 5-point manifesto for safer, fairer streets, without SUVs.
#SaferStreets #FairerStreets #WithoutSUVs
SUV Alliance
Large Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and 4x4s are more polluting, more expensive and more dangerous to other road users, yet they are fast becoming the norm in the UK. Pushed by carmakers and their…
suv-alliance.org.uk
January 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Large, polluting, dangerous SUVs are taking over our streets. But there is an alternative…
Today we launch the SUV Alliance and our 5-point manifesto for safer, fairer streets, without SUVs.
#SaferStreets #FairerStreets #WithoutSUVs
Today we launch the SUV Alliance and our 5-point manifesto for safer, fairer streets, without SUVs.
#SaferStreets #FairerStreets #WithoutSUVs
Well that's OK then.
January 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Well that's OK then.
I'm so proud of series 1 of Better Without Billboards, and equally excited for series 2 (coming to a podcast app near you soon!)
Listen now to conversations with the fantastic @carladenyer.bsky.social, @darrencullen.bsky.social, @playingout.bsky.social, @cllrbenparker.bsky.social and more....
Listen now to conversations with the fantastic @carladenyer.bsky.social, @darrencullen.bsky.social, @playingout.bsky.social, @cllrbenparker.bsky.social and more....
All episodes of series 1 of the Better Without Billboards podcast are now available to listen on YouTube 🎉
Better Without Billboards explores the unseen pollution all around us: advertising. We look at the problems, and what we can do to help.
Listen now:
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Better Without Billboards explores the unseen pollution all around us: advertising. We look at the problems, and what we can do to help.
Listen now:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Better Without Billboards series 1 - YouTube
Series 1 of the Better Without Billboards podcast from Adfree Cities.
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January 15, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I'm so proud of series 1 of Better Without Billboards, and equally excited for series 2 (coming to a podcast app near you soon!)
Listen now to conversations with the fantastic @carladenyer.bsky.social, @darrencullen.bsky.social, @playingout.bsky.social, @cllrbenparker.bsky.social and more....
Listen now to conversations with the fantastic @carladenyer.bsky.social, @darrencullen.bsky.social, @playingout.bsky.social, @cllrbenparker.bsky.social and more....
"Over the last three electoral cycles, Toyota has become the top auto industry financier of climate deniers. It has helped to finance campaigns of 207 climate-denying congressional candidates."
So much for being the auto industry's 'green leader' 😅
www.citizen.org/article/driv...
So much for being the auto industry's 'green leader' 😅
www.citizen.org/article/driv...
Driving Denial: How Toyota’s Unholy Alliance with Climate Deniers Threatens Climate Progress - Public Citizen
Toyota is no longer the green darling that it was nearly three decades ago when it introduced the Prius.
www.citizen.org
January 15, 2025 at 9:53 AM
"Over the last three electoral cycles, Toyota has become the top auto industry financier of climate deniers. It has helped to finance campaigns of 207 climate-denying congressional candidates."
So much for being the auto industry's 'green leader' 😅
www.citizen.org/article/driv...
So much for being the auto industry's 'green leader' 😅
www.citizen.org/article/driv...
Very proud of my colleagues today for a fantastic win against greenwash ads 🎉✊
But this is just the tip of the iceberg. We see ads like these everyday and regulation is just too slow.
That's why we're calling for an end to fossil fuel advertising.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
But this is just the tip of the iceberg. We see ads like these everyday and regulation is just too slow.
That's why we're calling for an end to fossil fuel advertising.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Lloyds advert banned for making false environmental claims
Watchdog ruled social media post failed to provide balanced information over bank’s ongoing financing of polluting industries
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2024 at 11:29 AM
Very proud of my colleagues today for a fantastic win against greenwash ads 🎉✊
But this is just the tip of the iceberg. We see ads like these everyday and regulation is just too slow.
That's why we're calling for an end to fossil fuel advertising.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
But this is just the tip of the iceberg. We see ads like these everyday and regulation is just too slow.
That's why we're calling for an end to fossil fuel advertising.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Set fire to a police van: 14 years
Set fire to a hotel full of asylum seekers: 9 years.
Neither of these is acceptable, but the difference in sentencing speaks volumes about which lives are considered worth protecting and whose aren't.
Set fire to a hotel full of asylum seekers: 9 years.
Neither of these is acceptable, but the difference in sentencing speaks volumes about which lives are considered worth protecting and whose aren't.
December 12, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Set fire to a police van: 14 years
Set fire to a hotel full of asylum seekers: 9 years.
Neither of these is acceptable, but the difference in sentencing speaks volumes about which lives are considered worth protecting and whose aren't.
Set fire to a hotel full of asylum seekers: 9 years.
Neither of these is acceptable, but the difference in sentencing speaks volumes about which lives are considered worth protecting and whose aren't.
Great podcast from Green Alliance on the green shift in UK transport policy.
There are some good sounds coming from Labour about decarbonisation, integrated transport and electrification, but also several red flags.
This ep unpacks it all! Listen now: green-alliance.org.uk/podcast/chan...
There are some good sounds coming from Labour about decarbonisation, integrated transport and electrification, but also several red flags.
This ep unpacks it all! Listen now: green-alliance.org.uk/podcast/chan...
Changing lanes: is UK transport policy ready for a green shift? » Green Alliance
Green Alliance is an independent think tank and charity focused on ambitious leadership for the environment
green-alliance.org.uk
December 12, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Great podcast from Green Alliance on the green shift in UK transport policy.
There are some good sounds coming from Labour about decarbonisation, integrated transport and electrification, but also several red flags.
This ep unpacks it all! Listen now: green-alliance.org.uk/podcast/chan...
There are some good sounds coming from Labour about decarbonisation, integrated transport and electrification, but also several red flags.
This ep unpacks it all! Listen now: green-alliance.org.uk/podcast/chan...
Cardiff to consider increased parking charges for SUVs 🙌
It's right that they should. They take up more space, are more polluting, and wildly more dangerous to other road users.
Great to see the start of a wave against these weaponised cars ✊
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It's right that they should. They take up more space, are more polluting, and wildly more dangerous to other road users.
Great to see the start of a wave against these weaponised cars ✊
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Should you pay more for parking if you have a big car?
Some councils are considering charging owners of larger vehicles more for parking permits.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 2, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Cardiff to consider increased parking charges for SUVs 🙌
It's right that they should. They take up more space, are more polluting, and wildly more dangerous to other road users.
Great to see the start of a wave against these weaponised cars ✊
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It's right that they should. They take up more space, are more polluting, and wildly more dangerous to other road users.
Great to see the start of a wave against these weaponised cars ✊
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Whether it's the school run, a family holiday, or simply mowing down a few of the neighbour's kids, these family SUVs can do it all..."
SUVs are 8 times more likely to kill a child than a small car in a collision. These are not "family cars". They are weapons.
www.whatcar.com/news/best-fa...
SUVs are 8 times more likely to kill a child than a small car in a collision. These are not "family cars". They are weapons.
www.whatcar.com/news/best-fa...
Best family SUVs 2024: our favourite SUVs for kids and cargo
Want practicality, class and an elevated driving position in a relatively compact and affordable package? These are the top 10 cars you should be looking at – and the ones that are best avoided
www.whatcar.com
December 2, 2024 at 3:48 PM
"Whether it's the school run, a family holiday, or simply mowing down a few of the neighbour's kids, these family SUVs can do it all..."
SUVs are 8 times more likely to kill a child than a small car in a collision. These are not "family cars". They are weapons.
www.whatcar.com/news/best-fa...
SUVs are 8 times more likely to kill a child than a small car in a collision. These are not "family cars". They are weapons.
www.whatcar.com/news/best-fa...