Patrick Willcocks
@patrickwillcocks.bsky.social
A pro Palestine pro Sustainability photographer who loves cities. Currently in London but close ties to Brum ❤️
Reposted by Patrick Willcocks
This is excellent at illustrating the problem.
But then the solution can’t be “look harder”.
We’ve just seen that we will continue to miss things.
So instead it shows the need to design out conflict (eg cycle tracks, LTNs) so we aren’t relying for safety on what we know isn’t reliable.
But then the solution can’t be “look harder”.
We’ve just seen that we will continue to miss things.
So instead it shows the need to design out conflict (eg cycle tracks, LTNs) so we aren’t relying for safety on what we know isn’t reliable.
Probably one of the best road safety adverts from TfL.
If you've never seen it before - I can guarantee you will watch it twice.
If you've never seen it before - I can guarantee you will watch it twice.
January 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
This is excellent at illustrating the problem.
But then the solution can’t be “look harder”.
We’ve just seen that we will continue to miss things.
So instead it shows the need to design out conflict (eg cycle tracks, LTNs) so we aren’t relying for safety on what we know isn’t reliable.
But then the solution can’t be “look harder”.
We’ve just seen that we will continue to miss things.
So instead it shows the need to design out conflict (eg cycle tracks, LTNs) so we aren’t relying for safety on what we know isn’t reliable.
Reposted by Patrick Willcocks
Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide: "International law is universal and binding for all states. The American intervention in Venezuela is not in accordance with international law."
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide: "International law is universal and binding for all states. The American intervention in Venezuela is not in accordance with international law."
Reposted by Patrick Willcocks
The US attack on Venezuela is an illegal act of aggression against a sovereign country (with lots of oil). Venezuela has become a more deeply repressive dictatorship & urgently needs democratic solution but this is unjustified & unjustifiable. Look forward to seeing swift UK Government condemnation.
January 3, 2026 at 11:12 AM
The US attack on Venezuela is an illegal act of aggression against a sovereign country (with lots of oil). Venezuela has become a more deeply repressive dictatorship & urgently needs democratic solution but this is unjustified & unjustifiable. Look forward to seeing swift UK Government condemnation.
Reposted by Patrick Willcocks
Israel has bombed Lebanon once every 4 hours on average since a “ceasefire” took effect in late November 2024, according to ACLED, an independent conflict monitor.
Israel attacking Lebanon every 4 hours on average: Research
LONDON: Israel is attacking Lebanon at a rate equal to one strike every four hours despite the reaching of a ceasefire more than a year ago, new data has shown. ACLED, the independent conflict monitor...
www.arabnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Israel has bombed Lebanon once every 4 hours on average since a “ceasefire” took effect in late November 2024, according to ACLED, an independent conflict monitor.
Reposted by Patrick Willcocks
Writings on the wall, folks.
The key global crops, wheat, rice & maize, are expected to see losses to pests increase by 46%, 19% & 31% respectively when #Globalheating reaches 2oC
The key global crops, wheat, rice & maize, are expected to see losses to pests increase by 46%, 19% & 31% respectively when #Globalheating reaches 2oC
December 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Writings on the wall, folks.
The key global crops, wheat, rice & maize, are expected to see losses to pests increase by 46%, 19% & 31% respectively when #Globalheating reaches 2oC
The key global crops, wheat, rice & maize, are expected to see losses to pests increase by 46%, 19% & 31% respectively when #Globalheating reaches 2oC
Reposted by Patrick Willcocks
Something very dark is happening here.
The UK media’s silence on the Palestine Action activists’ hunger strikes is a deliberate editorial choice - Media@LSE
LSE's Professor Bart Cammaerts discusses the lack of coverage of the hunger strikes of imprisoned Palestine Action activists in the UK media.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
December 22, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Something very dark is happening here.
LTN'S work.
LTNs: what the latest evidence tells us: that people living in LTNs reduced the distance they drove by around 6% more than those living outside them. Quieter streets make local journeys feel safer and more appealing on foot or by bike.
findingspress.org/article/7547...
findingspress.org/article/7547...
December 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
LTN'S work.
Reposted by Patrick Willcocks
I stopped eating meat a few years ago and wish I’d done so sooner. Seeing the impact of poultry waste on the River Wye was a turning point for me. And of course, deforestation in the Amazon driven by cattle ranching and animal feed is another stark example.
Advent #9
"..we seem to have a blind spot about the effects of livestock on our planet and on our own health. Animal agriculture, including poultry farming, has a frightening impact on deforestation, water pollution, antibiotic resistance and zoonotic diseases."
"..we seem to have a blind spot about the effects of livestock on our planet and on our own health. Animal agriculture, including poultry farming, has a frightening impact on deforestation, water pollution, antibiotic resistance and zoonotic diseases."
December 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
I stopped eating meat a few years ago and wish I’d done so sooner. Seeing the impact of poultry waste on the River Wye was a turning point for me. And of course, deforestation in the Amazon driven by cattle ranching and animal feed is another stark example.
Reposted by Patrick Willcocks
Israeli settler groups have begun bulldozing Palestinian lands in the town of Beit Sahour to make way for a new settler outpost. The settlement threatens the existence of the largest remaining Christian community in the West Bank, residents say. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/new-...
New Israeli settlement in West Bank town near Bethlehem threatens the Christian presence in Palestine
Israeli settler groups have begun bulldozing Palestinian lands in the town of Beit Sahour to make way for a new settler outpost. The settlement threatens the existence of the largest remaining…
mondoweiss.net
December 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Israeli settler groups have begun bulldozing Palestinian lands in the town of Beit Sahour to make way for a new settler outpost. The settlement threatens the existence of the largest remaining Christian community in the West Bank, residents say. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/new-...
Reposted by Patrick Willcocks
UK households cut spending at fastest pace in 5 years.
Average real wage stuck at 2008 level.
Energy, water, broadband, rents, grocery, dentist, vets prices rising at more than CPI.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Can't rebuild without redistribution.
Average real wage stuck at 2008 level.
Energy, water, broadband, rents, grocery, dentist, vets prices rising at more than CPI.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Can't rebuild without redistribution.
UK households cut spending at fastest pace in almost five years, says Barclays
Bank reports 1.1% drop in card spending despite Black Friday boost for retailers
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:29 AM
UK households cut spending at fastest pace in 5 years.
Average real wage stuck at 2008 level.
Energy, water, broadband, rents, grocery, dentist, vets prices rising at more than CPI.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Can't rebuild without redistribution.
Average real wage stuck at 2008 level.
Energy, water, broadband, rents, grocery, dentist, vets prices rising at more than CPI.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Can't rebuild without redistribution.
Fascinating approach to linking inequality to sector based inflation.
The affordability crisis is an inequality crisis. When prices spike in key sectors, it's not just inflation—it's a massive redistribution shock that hits poor households hardest.
In our **new working paper**, we identify the sectors that matter most. A thread 🧵
scholarworks.umass.edu/entities/pub...
In our **new working paper**, we identify the sectors that matter most. A thread 🧵
scholarworks.umass.edu/entities/pub...
December 9, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Fascinating approach to linking inequality to sector based inflation.
Reposted by Patrick Willcocks
This is just truly one of the most successful urban policies of our lifetimes and we need to replicate it in every major city.
In addition to all of the other benefits already reported about NYC congestion pricing, "In the first six months of the program, air pollution – in the form of particulate matter 2.5 micrometers and smaller – dropped by 22% in the Congestion Relief Zone (CRZ)"
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Congestion pricing improved air quality in NYC and suburbs | Cornell Chronicle
Cornell researchers tallied the environmental benefits of New York City’s congestion pricing program and found air pollution dropped by 22% in Manhattan, with additional declines across the city’s fiv...
news.cornell.edu
December 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
This is just truly one of the most successful urban policies of our lifetimes and we need to replicate it in every major city.
Reposted by Patrick Willcocks
Most Palestinians in Gaza say they don’t feel the relief they expected after the ceasefire. Israel keeps blocking aid into the strip, delaying reconstruction efforts, and leaving hospitals short on supplies, while people go hungry every day.
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/a-ne...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/a-ne...
#Palestine #Israel
‘A new form of genocide’: Gazans feel little relief from Israeli strangulation since the ceasefire
Most Palestinians in Gaza say they don’t feel the relief they expected after the ceasefire. Israel keeps blocking aid into the strip, delaying reconstruction efforts, and leaving hospitals short on...
mondoweiss.net
December 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Most Palestinians in Gaza say they don’t feel the relief they expected after the ceasefire. Israel keeps blocking aid into the strip, delaying reconstruction efforts, and leaving hospitals short on supplies, while people go hungry every day.
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/a-ne...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/12/a-ne...
#Palestine #Israel
Reposted by Patrick Willcocks
On 27 Nov, UK experts briefed 1,250 leaders on the urgent health, food, security and economic risks of the climate crisis - but it barely hit the news.
Great summary here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7...
✍🏼 Sign the call for a national emergency briefing for the public: www.nebriefing.org
Great summary here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7...
✍🏼 Sign the call for a national emergency briefing for the public: www.nebriefing.org
This is not the video I had planned to make.
YouTube video by Just Have a Think
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:21 AM
On 27 Nov, UK experts briefed 1,250 leaders on the urgent health, food, security and economic risks of the climate crisis - but it barely hit the news.
Great summary here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7...
✍🏼 Sign the call for a national emergency briefing for the public: www.nebriefing.org
Great summary here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7...
✍🏼 Sign the call for a national emergency briefing for the public: www.nebriefing.org
Reposted by Patrick Willcocks
'This is no longer a risk, it is an emergency': Climate campaigners confront parliament
'If we take action, we might survive'
'This is no longer a risk, it is an emergency,' explain climate experts to more than a thousand British MPs and civil society leaders.
theecologist.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
'This is no longer a risk, it is an emergency': Climate campaigners confront parliament
The BBC's pro Israel bias shown again here when there is in this article no attempt to explain why Sally Rooney may say there is a genocide being carried out by Israel. All they say is Israel denies it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sally Rooney books may be withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action ban, court told
Rooney has said she intended to use royalties from her work
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The BBC's pro Israel bias shown again here when there is in this article no attempt to explain why Sally Rooney may say there is a genocide being carried out by Israel. All they say is Israel denies it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BREXIT has cost us dearly.
The UK is losing up to £250m a day in lost tax revenue due to the economic impact of Brexit, House of Commons Library analysis for the Lib Dems suggests.
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
BREXIT has cost us dearly.
You are going in the right direction. I can't wait for the link between Woolwich and Greenwich to be finished. Thanks.
📣New data shows London cycling is soaring:
📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019
🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019
🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
You are going in the right direction. I can't wait for the link between Woolwich and Greenwich to be finished. Thanks.
Reposted by Patrick Willcocks
Some good news from Birmingham …
Heat-pump homes put less strain on grid than expected, study shows
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Heat-pump homes put less strain on grid than expected, study shows
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Heat-pump homes put less strain on grid than expected, study shows
Analysis of new-builds in Birmingham suggests all-electric homes not only use less energy but vary in peak usage
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Some good news from Birmingham …
Heat-pump homes put less strain on grid than expected, study shows
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Heat-pump homes put less strain on grid than expected, study shows
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Do read this article.
"Experience of racism does not guarantee wisdom in combatting it." Brilliant rebuke to Mahmood from @kenanmalik.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/columni...
Britain's problem isn’t immigration. It’s a profound breakdown in trust | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Do read this article.
Reposted by Patrick Willcocks
Fantastic Mayor’s question time bit yesterday on the issue of high carbon advertising on tube etc. Worth watching back not just for Caroline’s lucidity & Sadiq’s (decent) answer - but also for how Sadiq dispatches bad faith bullshit on ‘woke’ climate policy from Tory dullard Alessandro Georgiou
🚨 Campaign win! 🚨
Mayor Sadiq Khan pledges to review Transport for London's ad policy on polluter ads. 🎉
Here is the brilliant Caroline Russell's question for the Mayor along with his commitment.
Scroll on for other key moments from Mayor's Question Time. 🧵 1/7
@carolinerussell.bsky.social
Mayor Sadiq Khan pledges to review Transport for London's ad policy on polluter ads. 🎉
Here is the brilliant Caroline Russell's question for the Mayor along with his commitment.
Scroll on for other key moments from Mayor's Question Time. 🧵 1/7
@carolinerussell.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Fantastic Mayor’s question time bit yesterday on the issue of high carbon advertising on tube etc. Worth watching back not just for Caroline’s lucidity & Sadiq’s (decent) answer - but also for how Sadiq dispatches bad faith bullshit on ‘woke’ climate policy from Tory dullard Alessandro Georgiou
Reposted by Patrick Willcocks
Fantastic news for London: the DLR Extension to Thamesmead is going ahead with backing from the Government.
It’s something I’ve long called for, and will create jobs for Londoners and help deliver tens of thousands of homes in London.
It’s something I’ve long called for, and will create jobs for Londoners and help deliver tens of thousands of homes in London.
November 20, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Fantastic news for London: the DLR Extension to Thamesmead is going ahead with backing from the Government.
It’s something I’ve long called for, and will create jobs for Londoners and help deliver tens of thousands of homes in London.
It’s something I’ve long called for, and will create jobs for Londoners and help deliver tens of thousands of homes in London.
Media Bias. A report calls out the pro Israeli bias of mainstream media organisations. www.mediabiasmeter.com/framing-gaza...
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Media Bias. A report calls out the pro Israeli bias of mainstream media organisations. www.mediabiasmeter.com/framing-gaza...
Reposted by Patrick Willcocks
Well said George. It is utterly bizarre how this is being presented, as if Tim Davie had resigned because of left wing BBC bias. Whereas the former Conservative politician, Tim Davie, has actually been imposing extreme right wing bias on the BBC. But apparently, not enough for some.
November 10, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Well said George. It is utterly bizarre how this is being presented, as if Tim Davie had resigned because of left wing BBC bias. Whereas the former Conservative politician, Tim Davie, has actually been imposing extreme right wing bias on the BBC. But apparently, not enough for some.