Cllr Ian Parsons
@labourian.bsky.social
Bradford MDC Labour Councillor. Christian Socialist; retired teacher. Liverpool fan. No DM's unless I know and trust you.
True. On top of that, MAGA folks will finally wake up and realise that Trump lied to them about jobs coming back.
June 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
True. On top of that, MAGA folks will finally wake up and realise that Trump lied to them about jobs coming back.
Retribution awaits.
June 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Retribution awaits.
Maybe it's because we get fed a load of American football posts.
June 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Maybe it's because we get fed a load of American football posts.
"Regardless of whether Vehicle Excise Duty goes towards hospitals, schools, pensions or motorway expansion, the name ‘road tax’ has stuck, and it’s mandatory for the vast majority of cars, with payments taken annually, bi-annually or monthly".
Goodbye, keep well.
Goodbye, keep well.
June 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
"Regardless of whether Vehicle Excise Duty goes towards hospitals, schools, pensions or motorway expansion, the name ‘road tax’ has stuck, and it’s mandatory for the vast majority of cars, with payments taken annually, bi-annually or monthly".
Goodbye, keep well.
Goodbye, keep well.
You should be embarrassed. You won't be, because you are on a wind-up. Goodbye.
June 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
You should be embarrassed. You won't be, because you are on a wind-up. Goodbye.
From government website:
What is car tax?
Car tax, often called road tax, is a levy the Government charges to people who run cars. Originally called the Road Fund Licence and intended to finance highways.
What is car tax?
Car tax, often called road tax, is a levy the Government charges to people who run cars. Originally called the Road Fund Licence and intended to finance highways.
June 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
From government website:
What is car tax?
Car tax, often called road tax, is a levy the Government charges to people who run cars. Originally called the Road Fund Licence and intended to finance highways.
What is car tax?
Car tax, often called road tax, is a levy the Government charges to people who run cars. Originally called the Road Fund Licence and intended to finance highways.
Call it what you like. We have some of the most deprived people in the whole of the UK in our city, so we don't feel like meting out too much punishment on innocent citizens; unlike the Tories who deliberately defunded us.
June 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Call it what you like. We have some of the most deprived people in the whole of the UK in our city, so we don't feel like meting out too much punishment on innocent citizens; unlike the Tories who deliberately defunded us.
They don't have drives. We didn't charge for parking permits, but now we do. We have some of the most deprived Wards in the whole country. People are allowed to park on roads because they pay road tax. But you know that, don't you?
June 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
They don't have drives. We didn't charge for parking permits, but now we do. We have some of the most deprived Wards in the whole country. People are allowed to park on roads because they pay road tax. But you know that, don't you?
Political life is somewhat more complicated than that, as well you know. We have had to make some incredibly difficult decisions since we were starved of finance by the Tories (£350 million a year), such as charging for resident parking permits; so more emotive policies are difficult at present.
June 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Political life is somewhat more complicated than that, as well you know. We have had to make some incredibly difficult decisions since we were starved of finance by the Tories (£350 million a year), such as charging for resident parking permits; so more emotive policies are difficult at present.
Easy, when the opposition didn't have a SINGLE shot on target.
June 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Easy, when the opposition didn't have a SINGLE shot on target.
I haven't, but then again I am a humble backbencher. I will consider proposing it, though.
June 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I haven't, but then again I am a humble backbencher. I will consider proposing it, though.
You have to drive on to it. Driving on pavements is primarily about driving fairly long distances on one. I've known people do this in order to queue jump further down the road.
June 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
You have to drive on to it. Driving on pavements is primarily about driving fairly long distances on one. I've known people do this in order to queue jump further down the road.
Yes, designed for either pedestrian access, such as pushchairs and wheelchairs, but also to allow access to driveways.
June 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Yes, designed for either pedestrian access, such as pushchairs and wheelchairs, but also to allow access to driveways.
I would certainly vote for it. It wasn't a substantive motion, so it was not proposed, nor put to the vote. Each Party expressed their views on the subject. One of the Party's needs to propose it and then it would get voted on.
June 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I would certainly vote for it. It wasn't a substantive motion, so it was not proposed, nor put to the vote. Each Party expressed their views on the subject. One of the Party's needs to propose it and then it would get voted on.
Dropped kerbs, so they are allowed to.
June 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Dropped kerbs, so they are allowed to.
Parking on pavements is not illegal, driving on them is.
June 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Parking on pavements is not illegal, driving on them is.
We had a debate about it a couple of meetings ago. There are parts of Bradford where the roads are really narrow, so it would be impractical to have a blanket ban. It may well come in, in the future.
June 8, 2025 at 8:02 AM
We had a debate about it a couple of meetings ago. There are parts of Bradford where the roads are really narrow, so it would be impractical to have a blanket ban. It may well come in, in the future.
If you had explained that you were in London, and said that it was illegal in London, I wouldn't have commented at all. I simply stated the truth. I also believe that pavement parking should be made illegal everywhere.
June 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
If you had explained that you were in London, and said that it was illegal in London, I wouldn't have commented at all. I simply stated the truth. I also believe that pavement parking should be made illegal everywhere.
Sadly, it's not illegal in Bradford: YET.
June 8, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Sadly, it's not illegal in Bradford: YET.
It's NOT illegal in Bradford. Some streets are so narrow no-one could get through if people didn't park partly on the pavement. You need access for emergency vehicles. Sarcasm doesn't become you, this isn't X, is it?
June 8, 2025 at 7:55 AM
It's NOT illegal in Bradford. Some streets are so narrow no-one could get through if people didn't park partly on the pavement. You need access for emergency vehicles. Sarcasm doesn't become you, this isn't X, is it?