Martin Crapper
@martincrapper.bsky.social
Dad, husband, professor of civil engineering, steam locomotive engineman, Yorks & England cricket, model maker, atheist, revolution, justice, not one of the bad guys.
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Yup!
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Yup!
Small acts of resistance: teaching MEng civil engineering students about money creation and the "how do we pay for it" idiot question #greeninfrastructure. Also the need for #modalshift to #rail for the climate.
January 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Small acts of resistance: teaching MEng civil engineering students about money creation and the "how do we pay for it" idiot question #greeninfrastructure. Also the need for #modalshift to #rail for the climate.
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There is no more important challenge than the climate emergency.
That is why I will vote against Heathrow expansion.
Climate campaigners have defeated this before — and we will fight back again.
That is why I will vote against Heathrow expansion.
Climate campaigners have defeated this before — and we will fight back again.
January 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
There is no more important challenge than the climate emergency.
That is why I will vote against Heathrow expansion.
Climate campaigners have defeated this before — and we will fight back again.
That is why I will vote against Heathrow expansion.
Climate campaigners have defeated this before — and we will fight back again.
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#HeathrowExpansion won’t deliver growth. Business demand is falling & more tourists leave than arrive. But it *will* trash climate commitments, drive more extreme weather, noise & air pollution & only benefit frequent flying super-emitters - the 15% who take 75% of flights. Labour should be better
January 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
#HeathrowExpansion won’t deliver growth. Business demand is falling & more tourists leave than arrive. But it *will* trash climate commitments, drive more extreme weather, noise & air pollution & only benefit frequent flying super-emitters - the 15% who take 75% of flights. Labour should be better
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Fed up with politicians saying one thing to get your vote, then saying another once elected?
Majority advocate for deliberative democracy – including citizen’s assemblies and greater accountability for elected representatives.
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Majority advocate for deliberative democracy – including citizen’s assemblies and greater accountability for elected representatives.
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Rachel Reeves to soften non-dom tax changes to woo rich for growth push
Tweak to finance bill is part of Labour push to show UK is attractive place to invest
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Fed up with politicians saying one thing to get your vote, then saying another once elected?
Majority advocate for deliberative democracy – including citizen’s assemblies and greater accountability for elected representatives.
Sound good? Join us 👇🏽
Majority advocate for deliberative democracy – including citizen’s assemblies and greater accountability for elected representatives.
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In 2018, the Prime Minister opposed a third runway at Heathrow.
Now, in the middle of a climate emergency, his government is backing it.
A complete U-turn at the expense of local communities and the planet.
Reckless, short-sighted and indefensible.
Now, in the middle of a climate emergency, his government is backing it.
A complete U-turn at the expense of local communities and the planet.
Reckless, short-sighted and indefensible.
January 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
In 2018, the Prime Minister opposed a third runway at Heathrow.
Now, in the middle of a climate emergency, his government is backing it.
A complete U-turn at the expense of local communities and the planet.
Reckless, short-sighted and indefensible.
Now, in the middle of a climate emergency, his government is backing it.
A complete U-turn at the expense of local communities and the planet.
Reckless, short-sighted and indefensible.
I will say this: civil engineers, and in particular, members of @ice-engineers.bsky.social should not work on a third runway at Heathrow. There is no sustainability argument for one and to facilitate it is in contravention of point 4 of our code of conduct.
January 29, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I will say this: civil engineers, and in particular, members of @ice-engineers.bsky.social should not work on a third runway at Heathrow. There is no sustainability argument for one and to facilitate it is in contravention of point 4 of our code of conduct.
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Happy New Year to you 🤍🤍
2025 bring it on
Had enough now of pathetic excuses and the March of the hate-fuelled far right wrong 'uns and grifters
I believe we can change the course of our history
And it begins in 2025 👍🏼👍🏼
2025 bring it on
Had enough now of pathetic excuses and the March of the hate-fuelled far right wrong 'uns and grifters
I believe we can change the course of our history
And it begins in 2025 👍🏼👍🏼
December 31, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Happy New Year to you 🤍🤍
2025 bring it on
Had enough now of pathetic excuses and the March of the hate-fuelled far right wrong 'uns and grifters
I believe we can change the course of our history
And it begins in 2025 👍🏼👍🏼
2025 bring it on
Had enough now of pathetic excuses and the March of the hate-fuelled far right wrong 'uns and grifters
I believe we can change the course of our history
And it begins in 2025 👍🏼👍🏼
Hugely significant. Mrs Thatcher did some ruinous things, but apart from Right to Buy, this was probably the worst.
That is some graph on bus usage outside London after deregulation
on.ft.com/49PfLlV
on.ft.com/49PfLlV
December 18, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Hugely significant. Mrs Thatcher did some ruinous things, but apart from Right to Buy, this was probably the worst.
In a nutshell.
Democracy is dying, and our hopes with it. And yes, I am angry about that www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/12... Saturday morning thoughts.
Democracy is dying, and our hopes with it. And yes, I am angry about that
I noticed this in an FT email this morning:
There is, apparently, 'no money',
The French government fell this week because it could not find the money it needed.
Trump took the US election becaus...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
December 7, 2024 at 9:13 AM
In a nutshell.
I expect this is true, but it's a deeply sad indictment of where we are ☹️.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We cannot afford for Starmer’s government to fail. Because Farage is lying in wait | Jonathan Freedland
It is not enough for the Labour leader’s ‘milestones’ to be achieved. Voters must feel the improvement in their daily lives, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2024 at 5:19 PM
I expect this is true, but it's a deeply sad indictment of where we are ☹️.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The British media is rigged in favour of the privileged - as figures for... the @pressgazette.co.uk show.
Here's my piece taking down this dire attempt to deflect from the facts 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/britains-n...
Here's my piece taking down this dire attempt to deflect from the facts 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/britains-n...
December 4, 2024 at 8:02 PM
The British media is rigged in favour of the privileged - as figures for... the @pressgazette.co.uk show.
Here's my piece taking down this dire attempt to deflect from the facts 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/britains-n...
Here's my piece taking down this dire attempt to deflect from the facts 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/britains-n...
@garethdennis.bsky.social I think your book should have been entitled: "How the railways could fix the future if successive governments were not all composed of cretinous, uncaring morons." But perhaps not the right ring...
November 30, 2024 at 9:32 AM
@garethdennis.bsky.social I think your book should have been entitled: "How the railways could fix the future if successive governments were not all composed of cretinous, uncaring morons." But perhaps not the right ring...
"The oft-repeated adage that publicly owned railways must compete with funding for schools and ambulances is bollocks on two fronts" is my new favourite quote 😀 @garethdennis.bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 11:50 AM
"The oft-repeated adage that publicly owned railways must compete with funding for schools and ambulances is bollocks on two fronts" is my new favourite quote 😀 @garethdennis.bsky.social
It's nice here, but I do wonder, as on other social media, why so much of my feed is from America.
November 27, 2024 at 8:42 AM
It's nice here, but I do wonder, as on other social media, why so much of my feed is from America.
My wife drew my attention to this story. Imagine if your loved one had given his life for this country, to be rewarded by this triumph of culture. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Iraq: Reject changes to Personal Status Law which would allow child marriage and further entrench discrimination
Iraq’s parliament must reject these harmful proposed amendments and instead focus their efforts on addressing woeful shortcomings in the Penal Code.
www.amnesty.org
November 20, 2024 at 11:37 AM
My wife drew my attention to this story. Imagine if your loved one had given his life for this country, to be rewarded by this triumph of culture. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Well done @AndyBurnhamGM "Greater Manchester's Labour mayor Andy Burnham has confirmed that the city will keep its £2 limit on bus fare despite the Prime Minister's plans to raise the cap"
#StandUpToLabour
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
#StandUpToLabour
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
Labour civil war erupts as Andy Burnham rejects Keir Starmer's new price rise
The bus fare cap in England will rise from £2 to £3 at the end of this year, Keir Starmer has said, as Rachel Reeves prepares to raid transport funding in this week's budget.
www.express.co.uk
November 3, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Well done @AndyBurnhamGM "Greater Manchester's Labour mayor Andy Burnham has confirmed that the city will keep its £2 limit on bus fare despite the Prime Minister's plans to raise the cap"
#StandUpToLabour
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
#StandUpToLabour
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
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The cost-of-living crisis is far from over, yet the government’s 50% increase to the bus fare cap is a political choice, adding hundreds to annual costs.
To address hardship & the climate crisis, the government must keep the £2 cap & make public transport accessible for all.
To address hardship & the climate crisis, the government must keep the £2 cap & make public transport accessible for all.
November 18, 2024 at 8:20 PM
The cost-of-living crisis is far from over, yet the government’s 50% increase to the bus fare cap is a political choice, adding hundreds to annual costs.
To address hardship & the climate crisis, the government must keep the £2 cap & make public transport accessible for all.
To address hardship & the climate crisis, the government must keep the £2 cap & make public transport accessible for all.
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England:
Innings Highlights.
Innings Highlights.
October 18, 2024 at 6:15 AM
England:
Innings Highlights.
Innings Highlights.
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Just the right wind today so my son and I went model boat sailing at Tynemouth.
November 17, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Just the right wind today so my son and I went model boat sailing at Tynemouth.