Kaz Self
@kazself.com
* Labour Councillor for Southmead, Bristol, UK
* Transport and Connectivity Committee member
* Chartered Engineer (retired)
One of ‘those women who best embody the Bristol spirit of rebellion’ (Bristol Post - March ‘25)
* Transport and Connectivity Committee member
* Chartered Engineer (retired)
One of ‘those women who best embody the Bristol spirit of rebellion’ (Bristol Post - March ‘25)
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Kaz Self
@kazself.com
· Nov 9
Me - public facing figure:- “And that includes stating explicitly that we stand with those people in the city who suffer discrimination and abuse on a daily basis”
I didn’t know about this consultation and I’m on the Transport Committee!
Similar to the Lanercost Rd planning application. Both ran over the Xmas period.
Is it Bristol Green Party’s way to avoid feedback, in case it goes against them?
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Similar to the Lanercost Rd planning application. Both ran over the Xmas period.
Is it Bristol Green Party’s way to avoid feedback, in case it goes against them?
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Bristol visitor parking permit consultation 'too short'
People had just four weeks over Christmas to respond to plans for major changes to the way RPZs work
www.bristolpost.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I didn’t know about this consultation and I’m on the Transport Committee!
Similar to the Lanercost Rd planning application. Both ran over the Xmas period.
Is it Bristol Green Party’s way to avoid feedback, in case it goes against them?
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Similar to the Lanercost Rd planning application. Both ran over the Xmas period.
Is it Bristol Green Party’s way to avoid feedback, in case it goes against them?
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Good article from @kerrymp.bsky.social
We need to:-
1. Keep our core vote by making positive change they notice
2. Make sure a proportion of undecideds don’t go to the populist left or right. We can attract some from both camps, but more-so on the progressive left
labourlist.org/2026/01/avoi...
We need to:-
1. Keep our core vote by making positive change they notice
2. Make sure a proportion of undecideds don’t go to the populist left or right. We can attract some from both camps, but more-so on the progressive left
labourlist.org/2026/01/avoi...
'Avoiding the iceberg' - LabourList
Labour’s polling crisis isn’t about Reform voters but losing progressives. To avoid electoral collapse, the party must clarify its values and unite its bloc.
labourlist.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Good article from @kerrymp.bsky.social
We need to:-
1. Keep our core vote by making positive change they notice
2. Make sure a proportion of undecideds don’t go to the populist left or right. We can attract some from both camps, but more-so on the progressive left
labourlist.org/2026/01/avoi...
We need to:-
1. Keep our core vote by making positive change they notice
2. Make sure a proportion of undecideds don’t go to the populist left or right. We can attract some from both camps, but more-so on the progressive left
labourlist.org/2026/01/avoi...
Farage finds it funny in #PMQs when he’s called out for his support of Musk and the disgusting AI tool that allows non-consensual undressing of women on twitter.
Reform do not care for our women and girls.
Reform do not care for our women and girls.
January 14, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Farage finds it funny in #PMQs when he’s called out for his support of Musk and the disgusting AI tool that allows non-consensual undressing of women on twitter.
Reform do not care for our women and girls.
Reform do not care for our women and girls.
Perhaps you could get the ‘Bristol Green Party Letter Writing Department’ to send something to your leader Zack Polanski and ask him to come off twitter*?
(* 20 X posts or reposts today - and it’s only 6:20pm!)
(* 20 X posts or reposts today - and it’s only 6:20pm!)
January 13, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Perhaps you could get the ‘Bristol Green Party Letter Writing Department’ to send something to your leader Zack Polanski and ask him to come off twitter*?
(* 20 X posts or reposts today - and it’s only 6:20pm!)
(* 20 X posts or reposts today - and it’s only 6:20pm!)
My kind of march. Shame there’s not one in Bristol, looks like I’ll have to travel to Cardiff.
We are supporting the Intersectional Uprising marches taking place across the UK on the 17th January:
“We rise for trans women—because trans women are women, and their fight is our fight.”
www.intersectionaluprising.co.uk
“We rise for trans women—because trans women are women, and their fight is our fight.”
www.intersectionaluprising.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 5:54 PM
My kind of march. Shame there’s not one in Bristol, looks like I’ll have to travel to Cardiff.
Reposted by Kaz Self
It has now been 5 days since Keir Starmer posted on X. 11 for Rachel Reeves
Previously both we're posting several times a day - seems a informal boycott is happening
Meanwhile @zackpolanski.bsky.social has posted/retweeted 7 times this morning. @eddavey.libdems.org.uk too
When you leaving chaps?
Previously both we're posting several times a day - seems a informal boycott is happening
Meanwhile @zackpolanski.bsky.social has posted/retweeted 7 times this morning. @eddavey.libdems.org.uk too
When you leaving chaps?
Also striking that Rachel Reeves has been off of it since 2 January.
January 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM
It has now been 5 days since Keir Starmer posted on X. 11 for Rachel Reeves
Previously both we're posting several times a day - seems a informal boycott is happening
Meanwhile @zackpolanski.bsky.social has posted/retweeted 7 times this morning. @eddavey.libdems.org.uk too
When you leaving chaps?
Previously both we're posting several times a day - seems a informal boycott is happening
Meanwhile @zackpolanski.bsky.social has posted/retweeted 7 times this morning. @eddavey.libdems.org.uk too
When you leaving chaps?
Some interesting contributions from members of the public phoning in to Radio Bristol this morning.
Like working families in Hotwells and Redland who will have to pay more for family members to park when helping with childcare.
I noted their concerns about RPS changes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Like working families in Hotwells and Redland who will have to pay more for family members to park when helping with childcare.
I noted their concerns about RPS changes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Could free visitor parking end in Bristol's residents-only zones?
A consultation on whether to scrap free visitor parking permits is set to end on Wednesday.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Some interesting contributions from members of the public phoning in to Radio Bristol this morning.
Like working families in Hotwells and Redland who will have to pay more for family members to park when helping with childcare.
I noted their concerns about RPS changes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Like working families in Hotwells and Redland who will have to pay more for family members to park when helping with childcare.
I noted their concerns about RPS changes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Kaz Self
Thank you for sharing @pinknews.bsky.social. This isn’t sentient tech gone rogue, it’s a designed feature that allows users to perpetuate harm, backed up by the platform policy. We are calling for a focus on the real threats to women and girls. This is a clear example
Grok controversy the ‘real threat’ to women, not trans people, cisgender women argue
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/12/grok-trans-not-in-our-name-nion/?utm_content=1768233640&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/12/grok-trans-not-in-our-name-nion/?utm_content=1768233640&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Grok is the 'real threat' to women, not trans people, cisgender women argue
A collective of over 75,000 cisgender women has said the controversy around Grok is the 'real threat' to women, not trans people.
www.thepinknews.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Thank you for sharing @pinknews.bsky.social. This isn’t sentient tech gone rogue, it’s a designed feature that allows users to perpetuate harm, backed up by the platform policy. We are calling for a focus on the real threats to women and girls. This is a clear example
Public Forum at Full Council (13th January 2026) 📹
Thank you Bristol
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
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Thank you Bristol
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
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January 12, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Public Forum at Full Council (13th January 2026) 📹
Thank you Bristol
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
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Thank you Bristol
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
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We're assessing the role of youth services and community sport as part of our inquiry on community cohesion.
Joining us at 2.20pm on 14 January are senior representatives of youth services and sports organisations.
Find out more and watch online: committees.parliament.uk/event/25660/...
Joining us at 2.20pm on 14 January are senior representatives of youth services and sports organisations.
Find out more and watch online: committees.parliament.uk/event/25660/...
January 12, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Reposted by Kaz Self
Nadhim Zahawi, 2015: I would be frightened to live in a country run by Nigel Farage
Nadhim Zahawi, 2026: Britain needs Nigel Farage as prime minister…
Nadhim Zahawi, 2026: Britain needs Nigel Farage as prime minister…
January 12, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Nadhim Zahawi, 2015: I would be frightened to live in a country run by Nigel Farage
Nadhim Zahawi, 2026: Britain needs Nigel Farage as prime minister…
Nadhim Zahawi, 2026: Britain needs Nigel Farage as prime minister…
With lower interest rates those people with mortgages in Bristol NW are better off.
Labour are tackling the cost of living.
Labour are tackling the cost of living.
January 12, 2026 at 12:21 PM
With lower interest rates those people with mortgages in Bristol NW are better off.
Labour are tackling the cost of living.
Labour are tackling the cost of living.
First in-person meeting of the year this afternoon, Downs Committee. And the hot topic of potentially charging PT instructors…
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Downs licence fees to change for personal trainers
Exercise classes will be made to pay hundreds of pounds for a licence to use the parkland
www.bristolpost.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 11:20 AM
First in-person meeting of the year this afternoon, Downs Committee. And the hot topic of potentially charging PT instructors…
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Sunny but crisp January morning for a litter pick in Southmead.
January 10, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Sunny but crisp January morning for a litter pick in Southmead.
Free speech is an essential part of democracy. Everybody should be able to express an opinion without fear. But decency and respect for others are also important.
A social media platform that allows women and girls to be undressed using AI needs to be banned.
End of.
A social media platform that allows women and girls to be undressed using AI needs to be banned.
End of.
January 10, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Free speech is an essential part of democracy. Everybody should be able to express an opinion without fear. But decency and respect for others are also important.
A social media platform that allows women and girls to be undressed using AI needs to be banned.
End of.
A social media platform that allows women and girls to be undressed using AI needs to be banned.
End of.
After years of Tory/Lib Dem austerity (of which Cllr Williams was a part), this Labour Government have increased funding to Bristol City Council by £161M up to 28/29.
Protecting the funding of libraries is not the same as committing to keep them all open. I will not let Southmead library close.
Protecting the funding of libraries is not the same as committing to keep them all open. I will not let Southmead library close.
January 9, 2026 at 10:51 AM
After years of Tory/Lib Dem austerity (of which Cllr Williams was a part), this Labour Government have increased funding to Bristol City Council by £161M up to 28/29.
Protecting the funding of libraries is not the same as committing to keep them all open. I will not let Southmead library close.
Protecting the funding of libraries is not the same as committing to keep them all open. I will not let Southmead library close.
Reposted by Kaz Self
In case you missed it, Nigel Farage said Reform would vote against scrapping the two-child benefit cap because some of the families who will benefit include people who are “foreign-born”.
Imagine being so racist that you would rather keep 450,000 children in poverty.
Imagine being so racist that you would rather keep 450,000 children in poverty.
January 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
In case you missed it, Nigel Farage said Reform would vote against scrapping the two-child benefit cap because some of the families who will benefit include people who are “foreign-born”.
Imagine being so racist that you would rather keep 450,000 children in poverty.
Imagine being so racist that you would rather keep 450,000 children in poverty.
Lanercost Rd 25/15423/FB.
A neighbourhood notification list has just been uploaded 2 days after the consultation supposedly ended on 6th Jan.
Public comments were only made *after* we delivered notification flyers to residents. Seems like Cllr Parsons has finally realised consultation matters.
A neighbourhood notification list has just been uploaded 2 days after the consultation supposedly ended on 6th Jan.
Public comments were only made *after* we delivered notification flyers to residents. Seems like Cllr Parsons has finally realised consultation matters.
January 8, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Lanercost Rd 25/15423/FB.
A neighbourhood notification list has just been uploaded 2 days after the consultation supposedly ended on 6th Jan.
Public comments were only made *after* we delivered notification flyers to residents. Seems like Cllr Parsons has finally realised consultation matters.
A neighbourhood notification list has just been uploaded 2 days after the consultation supposedly ended on 6th Jan.
Public comments were only made *after* we delivered notification flyers to residents. Seems like Cllr Parsons has finally realised consultation matters.
Labour are fixing the cost of living crisis
* Interest rates down
* Free breakfast clubs
* Affordable child care
* Rail fares capped
* £150 off energy bills
* 2 child benefit cap lifted
* Minimum wage up
* Prescription charges frozen
Somebody tell Zack Polanski
* Interest rates down
* Free breakfast clubs
* Affordable child care
* Rail fares capped
* £150 off energy bills
* 2 child benefit cap lifted
* Minimum wage up
* Prescription charges frozen
Somebody tell Zack Polanski
January 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Labour are fixing the cost of living crisis
* Interest rates down
* Free breakfast clubs
* Affordable child care
* Rail fares capped
* £150 off energy bills
* 2 child benefit cap lifted
* Minimum wage up
* Prescription charges frozen
Somebody tell Zack Polanski
* Interest rates down
* Free breakfast clubs
* Affordable child care
* Rail fares capped
* £150 off energy bills
* 2 child benefit cap lifted
* Minimum wage up
* Prescription charges frozen
Somebody tell Zack Polanski
Reposted by Kaz Self
Nigel Farage has just said Reform will vote AGAINST lifting the 2 child cap, despite promising to lift it in May.
Reform doesn’t care about working class kids - or their families.
Reform doesn’t care about working class kids - or their families.
January 8, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Nigel Farage has just said Reform will vote AGAINST lifting the 2 child cap, despite promising to lift it in May.
Reform doesn’t care about working class kids - or their families.
Reform doesn’t care about working class kids - or their families.
My fellow Southmead Cllr Kye Dudd bringing an excellent motion on the need to invest in sports facilities in the city.
I’m still waiting for the Bristol Green Party Leader to reply to my email to intervene in the sale of the former Southmead Youth Club building.
www.bristol247.com/sport/news-s...
I’m still waiting for the Bristol Green Party Leader to reply to my email to intervene in the sale of the former Southmead Youth Club building.
www.bristol247.com/sport/news-s...
Labour push for council to invest more in Bristol's sports facilities
"The council needs to play an active role to promote sport in Bristol"
www.bristol247.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:07 PM
My fellow Southmead Cllr Kye Dudd bringing an excellent motion on the need to invest in sports facilities in the city.
I’m still waiting for the Bristol Green Party Leader to reply to my email to intervene in the sale of the former Southmead Youth Club building.
www.bristol247.com/sport/news-s...
I’m still waiting for the Bristol Green Party Leader to reply to my email to intervene in the sale of the former Southmead Youth Club building.
www.bristol247.com/sport/news-s...
How low can Polanski go? Weaponising the killing of the mother of a 6 year old girl, that’s how low.
Leadership clearly isn’t a Green Party strong point.
Leadership clearly isn’t a Green Party strong point.
Trump started it.
Reform and Tories are at it too.
And Labour already heading in that direction.
All cruel, potentially deadly and does nothing to fix the cost of living crisis.
Reform and Tories are at it too.
And Labour already heading in that direction.
All cruel, potentially deadly and does nothing to fix the cost of living crisis.
January 8, 2026 at 11:54 AM
How low can Polanski go? Weaponising the killing of the mother of a 6 year old girl, that’s how low.
Leadership clearly isn’t a Green Party strong point.
Leadership clearly isn’t a Green Party strong point.
As a member of the Parking and Kerbside Task and Finish Group this is a welcome development from my Labour Government.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
New local powers to keep pavements clear for those who rely on them most
Local councils will be given the power to crack down on problem pavement parking.
www.gov.uk
January 8, 2026 at 10:57 AM
As a member of the Parking and Kerbside Task and Finish Group this is a welcome development from my Labour Government.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
I have no words 😢
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 8:48 AM
I have no words 😢
Beware - patches of black ice on some untreated surfaces in NW Bristol 🧊
January 7, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Beware - patches of black ice on some untreated surfaces in NW Bristol 🧊