Tim Collingridge
@timcollingridge.bsky.social
Ladywell resident and environmental enthusiast. My personal views, rather than those of any organisation with which I may be associated.
Disgraceful incitement from Musk at yesterday's rally pushing a violent 'divide and rule' agenda - politicians and the public must come together to defy vindictive extremism like this.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Bottles thrown at police as 100 officers clash with ‘unite the kingdom’ marchers – UK politics live as it happened
Met police estimate 110,000 people attended rally, with smaller number of counter-protesters ‘penned in’
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Disgraceful incitement from Musk at yesterday's rally pushing a violent 'divide and rule' agenda - politicians and the public must come together to defy vindictive extremism like this.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
The beautiful Colne Valley viaduct on HS2, now the longest bridge in the UK, is a tribute to its designers. Expensive maybe, but money well spent in my view...
September 12, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The beautiful Colne Valley viaduct on HS2, now the longest bridge in the UK, is a tribute to its designers. Expensive maybe, but money well spent in my view...
Great initiative from Lime to assist LCC in their campaigning for improved cycling conditions throughout London.
💚 Been riding a Lime into work this week and want to help support making London safer to cycle?
Starting today, riders can round up their Lime fare to support LCC!
Download the app today 🤳
Starting today, riders can round up their Lime fare to support LCC!
Download the app today 🤳
September 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Great initiative from Lime to assist LCC in their campaigning for improved cycling conditions throughout London.
Deeply disturbing story with strong echoes of Serbian atrocities in the siege of Sarajevo in the 90s. Clinical targeting of unarmed civilians must surely constitute a war crime. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
The Gaza family torn apart by IDF snipers from Chicago and Munich
Five-month investigation reveals how four members of one family were shot and killed in a single day and highlights a pattern in which Israeli troops target unarmed civilians
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Deeply disturbing story with strong echoes of Serbian atrocities in the siege of Sarajevo in the 90s. Clinical targeting of unarmed civilians must surely constitute a war crime. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Thankyou for your considered response to this Bill. Bus Stop Bypasses are a necessity for segregated cycle lanes on busy roads. Many exist on cycle routes in London & TfL studies suggest they are safe. Opponents never offer viable alternatives, so I guess they don't care about cyclist protection.
As promised, my written evidence is now on the @cityinfinity.bsky.social website blog. It has also been acknowledged by Parliamentary support.
I hope you understand why I have unusually disabled replies.
cityinfinity.co.uk/2025/06/30/b...
I hope you understand why I have unusually disabled replies.
cityinfinity.co.uk/2025/06/30/b...
July 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Thankyou for your considered response to this Bill. Bus Stop Bypasses are a necessity for segregated cycle lanes on busy roads. Many exist on cycle routes in London & TfL studies suggest they are safe. Opponents never offer viable alternatives, so I guess they don't care about cyclist protection.
I'm wholly in favour of Lynx reintroduction to restore an Apex predator potentially reducing out of control deer populations and assist natural forest regeneration. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
England wildlife regulator chair ‘enthusiastic’ about lynx rewilding
Views on apex predator still polarised, says Natural England head, as activists apply for trial release in Northumberland
www.theguardian.com
July 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I'm wholly in favour of Lynx reintroduction to restore an Apex predator potentially reducing out of control deer populations and assist natural forest regeneration. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Remarkably encouraging research suggesting plastic waste could be converted to paracetamol... www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Scientists use bacteria to turn plastic waste into paracetamol
Genetically modified E coli used to create painkillers from material produced from plastic bottles
www.theguardian.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Remarkably encouraging research suggesting plastic waste could be converted to paracetamol... www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Ehud Olmert on Channel 4 News makes absolute sense about the Gaza tragedy. The only viable solution for Israel is coexistance with a separate Palestinian state. The war should end now and all sides work towards that outcome. www.channel4.com/news/whats-h...
‘What’s happening in Gaza is intolerable’ says former Israeli PM
We spoke to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who was once in the same party as Benjamin Netanyahu, but is now a vocal critic.
www.channel4.com
May 25, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Ehud Olmert on Channel 4 News makes absolute sense about the Gaza tragedy. The only viable solution for Israel is coexistance with a separate Palestinian state. The war should end now and all sides work towards that outcome. www.channel4.com/news/whats-h...
Travelling round the UK by train recently I was horrified by the absence of solar panels on most new-builds, a shameful failure of Tory government. Labour must get it right and mandate panels & heat pumps. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on green homes: solar panels and heat pumps should be a bare minimum | Editorial
Editorial: Ministers must resist pressure to relax environmental standards in the rush for new housing
www.theguardian.com
May 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Travelling round the UK by train recently I was horrified by the absence of solar panels on most new-builds, a shameful failure of Tory government. Labour must get it right and mandate panels & heat pumps. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
No, to Lower Thames Crossing. Yes, to improved public transport links at a fraction of the cost, giving people a real alternative to the car and an opportunity to shift freight onto the railways.
The Essex-Kent Superlinks report highlights alternatives to the Lower Thames Crossing. Alternatives that would be transformative for working people and the economy!
Read the report here: buff.ly/41elq19
Read the report here: buff.ly/41elq19
March 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
No, to Lower Thames Crossing. Yes, to improved public transport links at a fraction of the cost, giving people a real alternative to the car and an opportunity to shift freight onto the railways.
Rail fares up again. Fuel duty still frozen. Why are those of us without cars being continually penalised? www.theguardian.com/money/2025/m...
Rail passengers in England and Wales face steep fares rise from Sunday
Campaigners say if government can find money to freeze fuel duty for motorists they can do similar for railways
www.theguardian.com
March 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Rail fares up again. Fuel duty still frozen. Why are those of us without cars being continually penalised? www.theguardian.com/money/2025/m...
Reposted by Tim Collingridge
Our planet is burning and our banks are fuelling the fire.
UK high-street banks Barclays, HSBC, Santander, NatWest and Lloyds have funded fossil fuels with $556 billion since 2016.
It’s time to go green. Switch to Starling, Nationwide or Triodos.
Act now: makemymoneymatter.co.uk
UK high-street banks Barclays, HSBC, Santander, NatWest and Lloyds have funded fossil fuels with $556 billion since 2016.
It’s time to go green. Switch to Starling, Nationwide or Triodos.
Act now: makemymoneymatter.co.uk
February 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Our planet is burning and our banks are fuelling the fire.
UK high-street banks Barclays, HSBC, Santander, NatWest and Lloyds have funded fossil fuels with $556 billion since 2016.
It’s time to go green. Switch to Starling, Nationwide or Triodos.
Act now: makemymoneymatter.co.uk
UK high-street banks Barclays, HSBC, Santander, NatWest and Lloyds have funded fossil fuels with $556 billion since 2016.
It’s time to go green. Switch to Starling, Nationwide or Triodos.
Act now: makemymoneymatter.co.uk
Another major wake-up call regarding Global Heating - 'tipping points' are cumulative as wildfires exacerbated by Climate Change themselves increase CO2 in the atmosphere. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wildfires drive record leap in global level of climate-heating CO2
Data for 2024 shows humanity is moving yet deeper into a dangerous world of supercharged extreme weather
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Another major wake-up call regarding Global Heating - 'tipping points' are cumulative as wildfires exacerbated by Climate Change themselves increase CO2 in the atmosphere. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Alarmist Daily Star headline but great stats on success of Lambeth's Brixton Hill LTN. 58% fall in LTN traffic, 4% decrease in overall traffic, 83% decrease in speeding plus 27% increase in cycling. We need action like this here in Lewisham. dailystar.co.uk/real-life/uk-drivers-face-new-130-34474278
Drivers face new £130 fine as road rule made 'permanent' after two year trial
Lambeth Council has made its Low Traffic Neighbourhood in Brixton permanent after seeing environmental benefits, the local authority has confirmed, meaning London visitors could soon face a £130 fine
dailystar.co.uk
January 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Alarmist Daily Star headline but great stats on success of Lambeth's Brixton Hill LTN. 58% fall in LTN traffic, 4% decrease in overall traffic, 83% decrease in speeding plus 27% increase in cycling. We need action like this here in Lewisham. dailystar.co.uk/real-life/uk-drivers-face-new-130-34474278
More Solar panels on car parks and warehouses. Simple Climate Change solutions at last being taken forward. Such a contrast with the last 14 years of obstruction and inaction.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ed Miliband pledges ‘most ambitious reforms to UK energy system in generations’
Energy secretary to set out plan to boost renewable energy supply, such as building canopies of solar panels on outdoor car parks
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2024 at 10:27 AM
More Solar panels on car parks and warehouses. Simple Climate Change solutions at last being taken forward. Such a contrast with the last 14 years of obstruction and inaction.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The Assisted Dying Bill is up for debate and voting in the Commons on Friday. I'm fully supportive of the Bill believing it is time for people with terminal health conditions to be given choice over how and when to end their life.
November 27, 2024 at 10:53 AM
The Assisted Dying Bill is up for debate and voting in the Commons on Friday. I'm fully supportive of the Bill believing it is time for people with terminal health conditions to be given choice over how and when to end their life.
Second-hand bikes to Sudan to aid mobility - sounds like a great idea, well it was until Environmental Protection intervened...BBC News - Man has 500 bikes for Africa refused at port
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
SEPA refuse Scots man who tried to send 500 bikes to Africa
Nigel Carter tried to send over 500 bikes to Sudan but they were refused by environment officials.
www.bbc.com
November 23, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Second-hand bikes to Sudan to aid mobility - sounds like a great idea, well it was until Environmental Protection intervened...BBC News - Man has 500 bikes for Africa refused at port
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Hi BlueSky. Happy to be here, hoping to find a constructive and non-confrontational environment for discussion of the major societal and environmental challenges facing us all....
November 17, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Hi BlueSky. Happy to be here, hoping to find a constructive and non-confrontational environment for discussion of the major societal and environmental challenges facing us all....