Keith Irving
@keithirving.bsky.social
CEO of Cycling Scotland. Foundation of Hearts supporter. PACTS co-opted trustee. Personal views.
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£4bn is a rounding error in an economy the size of the UK’s and in return the UK would get a leadership position in booming global industries, enhanced climate resilience and energy security, and multiple co-benefits. It’s a very good deal.
How much will it cost the UK to reach an 87% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040?
In a new letter, @thecccuk.bsky.social confirms about £4bn a year (£26bn a year of costs minus £22bn a year of savings).
www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/u...
87% by 2040 is a stepping stone to net zero by 2050
In a new letter, @thecccuk.bsky.social confirms about £4bn a year (£26bn a year of costs minus £22bn a year of savings).
www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/u...
87% by 2040 is a stepping stone to net zero by 2050
February 3, 2026 at 5:50 PM
£4bn is a rounding error in an economy the size of the UK’s and in return the UK would get a leadership position in booming global industries, enhanced climate resilience and energy security, and multiple co-benefits. It’s a very good deal.
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⚡️'Moral degenerate' — Ukraine slams FIFA president for supporting Russia's return.
"679 Ukrainian girls and boys will never be able to play football — Russia killed them," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said after FIFA President Gianni Infantino backed lifting the ban on Russian athletes.
"679 Ukrainian girls and boys will never be able to play football — Russia killed them," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said after FIFA President Gianni Infantino backed lifting the ban on Russian athletes.
'Moral degenerate' — Ukraine slams FIFA president for supporting Russia's return
"Six-hundred seventy-nine Ukrainian girls and boys will never be able to play football — Russia killed them," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said after FIFA President Gianni Infantino backed lifting t...
kyivindependent.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:35 PM
⚡️'Moral degenerate' — Ukraine slams FIFA president for supporting Russia's return.
"679 Ukrainian girls and boys will never be able to play football — Russia killed them," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said after FIFA President Gianni Infantino backed lifting the ban on Russian athletes.
"679 Ukrainian girls and boys will never be able to play football — Russia killed them," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said after FIFA President Gianni Infantino backed lifting the ban on Russian athletes.
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Save the date for the 2026 #CyclingScotlandConf!
⏰ 16 Sept 2026
📍 Perth
🚴♀️ Join us and others from across Scotland supporting more people to cycle for everyday journeys
Find out more and sign up to our mailing list to be the first to know when registration opens: cycling.scot/about/confer...
⏰ 16 Sept 2026
📍 Perth
🚴♀️ Join us and others from across Scotland supporting more people to cycle for everyday journeys
Find out more and sign up to our mailing list to be the first to know when registration opens: cycling.scot/about/confer...
February 2, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Save the date for the 2026 #CyclingScotlandConf!
⏰ 16 Sept 2026
📍 Perth
🚴♀️ Join us and others from across Scotland supporting more people to cycle for everyday journeys
Find out more and sign up to our mailing list to be the first to know when registration opens: cycling.scot/about/confer...
⏰ 16 Sept 2026
📍 Perth
🚴♀️ Join us and others from across Scotland supporting more people to cycle for everyday journeys
Find out more and sign up to our mailing list to be the first to know when registration opens: cycling.scot/about/confer...
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This is truly sad news. Jim Wallace was respected and liked across politics in Scotland, and a genuinely principled politician. He will be sadly missed.
Former Deputy First Minister Jim Wallace dies
Jim Wallace, Lord Wallace of Tankerness, former Deputy First Minister of Scotland and a towering figure of modern Scottish liberalism, has died. The Scotsman report that Lord Wallace has died after complications from surgery at the Royal Infirmary of…
Jim Wallace, Lord Wallace of Tankerness, former Deputy First Minister of Scotland and a towering figure of modern Scottish liberalism, has died. The Scotsman report that Lord Wallace has died after complications from surgery at the Royal Infirmary of…
Former Deputy First Minister Jim Wallace dies
Jim Wallace, Lord Wallace of Tankerness, former Deputy First Minister of Scotland and a towering figure of modern Scottish liberalism, has died. The Scotsman report that Lord Wallace has died after complications from surgery at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Jim Wallace was born in Dumfriesshire and educated at Annan Academy before attending Cambridge and Edinburgh universities. He was called to the bar in 1979, practising mainly in civil law cases, and became a QC in 1997.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 10:20 PM
This is truly sad news. Jim Wallace was respected and liked across politics in Scotland, and a genuinely principled politician. He will be sadly missed.
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Edinburgh Council deserves credit for implementing the pavement parking ban quicker than any other Scottish council - and no streets are exempt. We're proud to have played a significant role.
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article...
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article...
Positives of pavement parking ban in Edinburgh praised two years on
Positives of pavement parking ban in Edinburgh praised two years on
www.edinburgh.gov.uk
January 29, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Edinburgh Council deserves credit for implementing the pavement parking ban quicker than any other Scottish council - and no streets are exempt. We're proud to have played a significant role.
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article...
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article...
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Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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📢 We’re one of more than 60 organisations supporting the Joint Active Travel Manifesto for 2026.
It calls on all political parties to support 5 commitments 👇
It calls on all political parties to support 5 commitments 👇
January 26, 2026 at 1:46 PM
📢 We’re one of more than 60 organisations supporting the Joint Active Travel Manifesto for 2026.
It calls on all political parties to support 5 commitments 👇
It calls on all political parties to support 5 commitments 👇
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We’re one of more than 60 organisations supporting the Joint Active Travel Manifesto for 2026.
It calls on all political parties to support key commitments, on long-term investment, infrastructure, linking active and public transport, and creating safer streets:
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
It calls on all political parties to support key commitments, on long-term investment, infrastructure, linking active and public transport, and creating safer streets:
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
January 26, 2026 at 8:15 AM
We’re one of more than 60 organisations supporting the Joint Active Travel Manifesto for 2026.
It calls on all political parties to support key commitments, on long-term investment, infrastructure, linking active and public transport, and creating safer streets:
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
It calls on all political parties to support key commitments, on long-term investment, infrastructure, linking active and public transport, and creating safer streets:
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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We’re back - Save the Date! In 2026 we Pedal on Parliament for a cycle-friendly Scotland, on Sat 30th May at 11.30am - Middle Meadow Walk to Holyrood, Edinburgh on closed roads.
#ThisMachineFightsClimateChange #pop26
#ThisMachineFightsClimateChange #pop26
January 23, 2026 at 9:55 AM
We’re back - Save the Date! In 2026 we Pedal on Parliament for a cycle-friendly Scotland, on Sat 30th May at 11.30am - Middle Meadow Walk to Holyrood, Edinburgh on closed roads.
#ThisMachineFightsClimateChange #pop26
#ThisMachineFightsClimateChange #pop26
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A new pilot project is giving hundreds of old bikes a new lease of life, by redirecting unwanted, damaged bikes from @glasgowcc.bsky.social recycling centres to be repaired and redistributed to local communities. 🚲
Find out more: cycling.scot/news/pilot-p...
Find out more: cycling.scot/news/pilot-p...
January 23, 2026 at 8:45 AM
A new pilot project is giving hundreds of old bikes a new lease of life, by redirecting unwanted, damaged bikes from @glasgowcc.bsky.social recycling centres to be repaired and redistributed to local communities. 🚲
Find out more: cycling.scot/news/pilot-p...
Find out more: cycling.scot/news/pilot-p...
One for @privateeyenews.bsky.social to appreciate.
Massive news! Court of Appeal rules Tower Hamlets plan to rip out LTNs unlawful because council would be failing to implement it's own "local implementation plan [LIP] – namely, the way it planned to implement the transport strategy" of Mayor @london.gov.uk. In other words, rogue boroughs can't...
After 2+ years of legal battles, the Court of Appeal has ruled in our favour.
Tower Hamlets cannot lawfully remove our safer streets. A huge precedent for London.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Tower Hamlets cannot lawfully remove our safer streets. A huge precedent for London.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
January 22, 2026 at 1:34 PM
One for @privateeyenews.bsky.social to appreciate.
The battle to get girls (and women's) football treated properly continues. Well done to all involved.
As a former South Morningside parent I'm really proud of the girls football team for winning an Edinburgh-wide tournament but even prouder that they stood up for themselves when presented with a tiny trophy in stark contrast to the one awarded to the winning boys
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Girls football team win tiny plastic cup as boys take home full-size trophy
The cup paled into comparison to the grand old trophy presented to the winning boys football team.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 5:59 PM
The battle to get girls (and women's) football treated properly continues. Well done to all involved.
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NEW – Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @sylviahayes.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/eAPkvkx
Read here: buff.ly/eAPkvkx
January 19, 2026 at 8:00 AM
NEW – Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @sylviahayes.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/eAPkvkx
Read here: buff.ly/eAPkvkx
The Scottish Spending Review 2026-29/30 states:
"To tackle the climate crisis, we will:
...
Invest nearly £1.4 billion in low carbon and sustainable travel, including active travel, bus infrastructure and support for zero emission vehicles."
www.gov.scot/publications...
👍👍👍
"To tackle the climate crisis, we will:
...
Invest nearly £1.4 billion in low carbon and sustainable travel, including active travel, bus infrastructure and support for zero emission vehicles."
www.gov.scot/publications...
👍👍👍
January 14, 2026 at 5:35 PM
The Scottish Spending Review 2026-29/30 states:
"To tackle the climate crisis, we will:
...
Invest nearly £1.4 billion in low carbon and sustainable travel, including active travel, bus infrastructure and support for zero emission vehicles."
www.gov.scot/publications...
👍👍👍
"To tackle the climate crisis, we will:
...
Invest nearly £1.4 billion in low carbon and sustainable travel, including active travel, bus infrastructure and support for zero emission vehicles."
www.gov.scot/publications...
👍👍👍
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Welcome news from today's #ScotBudget that people travelling to Scotland on private jets will be taxed ✈️ 🥳
We look forward to sharing our views in the consultation and making sure polluters pay appropriately for the damage they cause 💰
We look forward to sharing our views in the consultation and making sure polluters pay appropriately for the damage they cause 💰
🚨 BREAKING: at today’s #ScotBudget the Scottish Government announced a new tax on private jets, something we've been campaigning for.
The true test will be how tough the tax is: it must punitively punishes the pockets of private jet passengers raising millions for green projects.
The true test will be how tough the tax is: it must punitively punishes the pockets of private jet passengers raising millions for green projects.
January 13, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Welcome news from today's #ScotBudget that people travelling to Scotland on private jets will be taxed ✈️ 🥳
We look forward to sharing our views in the consultation and making sure polluters pay appropriately for the damage they cause 💰
We look forward to sharing our views in the consultation and making sure polluters pay appropriately for the damage they cause 💰
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Scottish Budget: Private jet tax introduced and peak ferry fares axed www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
Scottish Budget: Private jet tax introduced and peak ferry fares axed
New rail station at Winchburgh to be “delivered”
www.scotsman.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Scottish Budget: Private jet tax introduced and peak ferry fares axed www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
Worth reading this pavement parking response, including for positive impact of the ban in Scotland:
Joseph, 15, who uses a powered wheelchair, can now travel independently on the pavement, rather than being blocked by parked cars & having to travel in the road from dropped kerb to dropped kerb.
Joseph, 15, who uses a powered wheelchair, can now travel independently on the pavement, rather than being blocked by parked cars & having to travel in the road from dropped kerb to dropped kerb.
“These new powers do not go far enough to protect pedestrians. It’s disappointing not to see a nationwide prohibition.”
Our @charitycat.bsky.social responds to the news that local authorities will receive legal powers to restrict pavement parking. https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/pavement-parking
Our @charitycat.bsky.social responds to the news that local authorities will receive legal powers to restrict pavement parking. https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/pavement-parking
“These new powers do not go far enough to protect pedestrians | Living Streets
bitly.livingstreets.org.uk
January 9, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Worth reading this pavement parking response, including for positive impact of the ban in Scotland:
Joseph, 15, who uses a powered wheelchair, can now travel independently on the pavement, rather than being blocked by parked cars & having to travel in the road from dropped kerb to dropped kerb.
Joseph, 15, who uses a powered wheelchair, can now travel independently on the pavement, rather than being blocked by parked cars & having to travel in the road from dropped kerb to dropped kerb.
The #RoadSafetyStrategy published today has targets and many good commitments which, if delivered, will save lives and £billions and prevent thousands of serious injuries.
(A minor point worth welcoming is encouraging the use of 'Collision’ in place of ‘Accident’). www.gov.uk/government/n...
(A minor point worth welcoming is encouraging the use of 'Collision’ in place of ‘Accident’). www.gov.uk/government/n...
January 7, 2026 at 1:23 PM
The #RoadSafetyStrategy published today has targets and many good commitments which, if delivered, will save lives and £billions and prevent thousands of serious injuries.
(A minor point worth welcoming is encouraging the use of 'Collision’ in place of ‘Accident’). www.gov.uk/government/n...
(A minor point worth welcoming is encouraging the use of 'Collision’ in place of ‘Accident’). www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Critically, we also need the public to support actions that enable older people to live great lives without having to drive for when they fail the eye tests. So the public need to get onboard with no pavement parking, pedestrian priority, denser housing, fewer out-of-town shopping centres, etc etc
90% of Britons support government proposals to require drivers over the age of 70 to have their vision checked every three years - including 89% of the over-65s
yougov.co.uk/topics/trave...
yougov.co.uk/topics/trave...
January 7, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Critically, we also need the public to support actions that enable older people to live great lives without having to drive for when they fail the eye tests. So the public need to get onboard with no pavement parking, pedestrian priority, denser housing, fewer out-of-town shopping centres, etc etc
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Our demand for bikes & waiting list is high! Can you help?
Do you have an unused bike in the shed or garage- we would love to give it a good home 🫶
Spread the word amongst family, friends, workplace, networks etc.
Donations via online bike donation form at www.bikesforrefugees.scot
THANK YOU 💞
Do you have an unused bike in the shed or garage- we would love to give it a good home 🫶
Spread the word amongst family, friends, workplace, networks etc.
Donations via online bike donation form at www.bikesforrefugees.scot
THANK YOU 💞
January 6, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Our demand for bikes & waiting list is high! Can you help?
Do you have an unused bike in the shed or garage- we would love to give it a good home 🫶
Spread the word amongst family, friends, workplace, networks etc.
Donations via online bike donation form at www.bikesforrefugees.scot
THANK YOU 💞
Do you have an unused bike in the shed or garage- we would love to give it a good home 🫶
Spread the word amongst family, friends, workplace, networks etc.
Donations via online bike donation form at www.bikesforrefugees.scot
THANK YOU 💞
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Scots may have welcomed in 2026 in sub-zero temperatures, but the past year was Scotland's hottest on record and one of the world's top three warmest.
SCCS members have set out some of the actions needed to help tackle climate change and benefit people.
www.stopclimatechaos.scot/review-of-20...
SCCS members have set out some of the actions needed to help tackle climate change and benefit people.
www.stopclimatechaos.scot/review-of-20...
Review of 2025 and the climate action needed in 2026 - Stop Climate Chaos Scotland
This article was originally published in The National The past year has seen baking heat, water shortages, wildfires, flooding and storms, so what must be done to weather the effects of climate breakd...
www.stopclimatechaos.scot
January 5, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Scots may have welcomed in 2026 in sub-zero temperatures, but the past year was Scotland's hottest on record and one of the world's top three warmest.
SCCS members have set out some of the actions needed to help tackle climate change and benefit people.
www.stopclimatechaos.scot/review-of-20...
SCCS members have set out some of the actions needed to help tackle climate change and benefit people.
www.stopclimatechaos.scot/review-of-20...
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'Post-apocalyptic' drivers' mood after Covid pandemic 'fuelled road crash increase' www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
'Post-apocalyptic' drivers' mood after Covid pandemic 'fuelled road crash increase'
Motorists “think they have survived the worst possible thing that could have happened to them”
www.scotsman.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
'Post-apocalyptic' drivers' mood after Covid pandemic 'fuelled road crash increase' www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...