Nathan Ley
@nathanley.com
County Councillor for north Abingdon. Usually riding a bike 🚲
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If a self-identifying “left of centre” government with a parliamentary majority of more than a hundred seats won’t defend a vital public service institution you really have to ask why it’s in government at all.
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
If a self-identifying “left of centre” government with a parliamentary majority of more than a hundred seats won’t defend a vital public service institution you really have to ask why it’s in government at all.
Great we've finally had this application approved by government
news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/new-scheme-t...
news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/new-scheme-t...
New scheme to minimise impact of disruptive roadworks is approved
The length of time spent on roadworks and when they take place is to be targeted now that Oxfordshire County Council has been given government permission to introduce a lane rental scheme (LRS).Utilit...
news.oxfordshire.gov.uk
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Great we've finally had this application approved by government
news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/new-scheme-t...
news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/new-scheme-t...
Absolutely nobody is suggesting that
But just FYI I did both today. The only thing lacking is your imagination
But just FYI I did both today. The only thing lacking is your imagination
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Absolutely nobody is suggesting that
But just FYI I did both today. The only thing lacking is your imagination
But just FYI I did both today. The only thing lacking is your imagination
Only just spotted this amazing Leopards/Faces example.....
Where did you think these magical savings were going to come from? Utter charlatans
Where did you think these magical savings were going to come from? Utter charlatans
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Only just spotted this amazing Leopards/Faces example.....
Where did you think these magical savings were going to come from? Utter charlatans
Where did you think these magical savings were going to come from? Utter charlatans
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Didn’t have “AI-powered NIMBYism” on the 2025 bingo card. Aren't the machines meant to help build the future, not say no to it?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
AI-powered nimbyism could grind UK planning system to a halt, experts warn
Tools that help people scan applications and find grounds for objection have potential to hit government’s housebuilding plans
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Didn’t have “AI-powered NIMBYism” on the 2025 bingo card. Aren't the machines meant to help build the future, not say no to it?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
New consultation! Toucan crossing + bus stops on Twelve Acre Drive to improve safe walking/cycling links and keep bus options open for the future
Have your say 👉 letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/abingdon_twe...
Have your say 👉 letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/abingdon_twe...
November 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
New consultation! Toucan crossing + bus stops on Twelve Acre Drive to improve safe walking/cycling links and keep bus options open for the future
Have your say 👉 letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/abingdon_twe...
Have your say 👉 letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/abingdon_twe...
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The full transcript of Zohran Mamdani's acceptance speech is very much worth reading in full. Even if you don't agree with your politics, it's very beautifully put together.
archive.is/8VqQJ
[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
archive.is/8VqQJ
[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
November 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The full transcript of Zohran Mamdani's acceptance speech is very much worth reading in full. Even if you don't agree with your politics, it's very beautifully put together.
archive.is/8VqQJ
[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
archive.is/8VqQJ
[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
This map is a great tool: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
I do need to know what's cooking in some of these places though!
I do need to know what's cooking in some of these places though!
November 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
This map is a great tool: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
I do need to know what's cooking in some of these places though!
I do need to know what's cooking in some of these places though!
Real shame we couldn't get to these motions today which we had prepped for
Proud of my LD and Green colleagues for successfully voting down the useless Tory windbag's motion to remove the congestion charge (Tory, Lab and Reform in cahoots...)
Proud of my LD and Green colleagues for successfully voting down the useless Tory windbag's motion to remove the congestion charge (Tory, Lab and Reform in cahoots...)
And that’s the end of the meeting, with no time for motions on Abingdon Reservoir, pavement weed clearance, mental health, or community cohesion. Thanks for following along!
November 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Real shame we couldn't get to these motions today which we had prepped for
Proud of my LD and Green colleagues for successfully voting down the useless Tory windbag's motion to remove the congestion charge (Tory, Lab and Reform in cahoots...)
Proud of my LD and Green colleagues for successfully voting down the useless Tory windbag's motion to remove the congestion charge (Tory, Lab and Reform in cahoots...)
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Yep, Labour voting with the Tories and Reform to scrap Oxford's Congestion Charge after 6 days, without bothering to wait and see any results.
Given early signs indicate that the buses are speeding up (but not confirmed yet), this is directly opposing improved buses.
Given early signs indicate that the buses are speeding up (but not confirmed yet), this is directly opposing improved buses.
The vote on Oxford’s Congestion Charge is taken and goes broadly along party lines.
For removing the charge: 22 (Con, Lab, Ind)
Against removing the charge: 36 (LibDem, Green, Henley)
Abstain: 2 (Will Boucher-Giles, LibDem for Chesterton; Emma Markham, Green for Shrivenham)
For removing the charge: 22 (Con, Lab, Ind)
Against removing the charge: 36 (LibDem, Green, Henley)
Abstain: 2 (Will Boucher-Giles, LibDem for Chesterton; Emma Markham, Green for Shrivenham)
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Yep, Labour voting with the Tories and Reform to scrap Oxford's Congestion Charge after 6 days, without bothering to wait and see any results.
Given early signs indicate that the buses are speeding up (but not confirmed yet), this is directly opposing improved buses.
Given early signs indicate that the buses are speeding up (but not confirmed yet), this is directly opposing improved buses.
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sorry everyone I’m just having a lot of fun with the congestion charge debate because look I live outside the ring road in a village with not great bus service and I personally think the CC is one of the best things to happen to Oxford this year
November 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
sorry everyone I’m just having a lot of fun with the congestion charge debate because look I live outside the ring road in a village with not great bus service and I personally think the CC is one of the best things to happen to Oxford this year
Life ambition= achieved ✅
November 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Life ambition= achieved ✅
Bit of DIY roadside buddleja removal with Cllr Greenaway today! #abingdon #oxfordshire
October 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Bit of DIY roadside buddleja removal with Cllr Greenaway today! #abingdon #oxfordshire
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Still a few days left to have your say on the East St Helen Street Active Travel scheme in Abingdon...
#Cycling #Walking #Cyclists #Pedestrians #ActiveTravel #Infrastructure #Abingdon #Oxfordshire
#Cycling #Walking #Cyclists #Pedestrians #ActiveTravel #Infrastructure #Abingdon #Oxfordshire
🚲 Big win for Abingdon! £1.5m secured to fix the missing NCN5 link + boost walking & cycling
Plans include a new two-way contraflow on East St Helen St, Dutch entrance kerbs, continuous footways + better crossings
Have your say by 28 Oct – letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/east-st-hele...
Plans include a new two-way contraflow on East St Helen St, Dutch entrance kerbs, continuous footways + better crossings
Have your say by 28 Oct – letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/east-st-hele...
October 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Still a few days left to have your say on the East St Helen Street Active Travel scheme in Abingdon...
#Cycling #Walking #Cyclists #Pedestrians #ActiveTravel #Infrastructure #Abingdon #Oxfordshire
#Cycling #Walking #Cyclists #Pedestrians #ActiveTravel #Infrastructure #Abingdon #Oxfordshire
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why are people on the left using "populist" in a positive way now, you shouldn't want your politicians to be populists, "populism" isn't good
October 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
why are people on the left using "populist" in a positive way now, you shouldn't want your politicians to be populists, "populism" isn't good
Four days to go for this consultation: letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/east-st-hele...
If you have a few minutes to respond positively to this scheme which will make it dramatically nicer to walk, wheel, cycle, scoot in my town, I would very much appreciate it
My long video included below
Thank you!
If you have a few minutes to respond positively to this scheme which will make it dramatically nicer to walk, wheel, cycle, scoot in my town, I would very much appreciate it
My long video included below
Thank you!
I made a detailed explainer video (with Q&A) for the proposed new junction in Abingdon to prioritise walking, cycling, wheeling, and generally make it a more pleasant town centre
It won't work on the hardcore antis but I couldn't bear the lies going around!
youtu.be/9k4VjunZhqQ?...
It won't work on the hardcore antis but I couldn't bear the lies going around!
youtu.be/9k4VjunZhqQ?...
Abingdon Town Centre Junction: A Redesign to Prioritise Cycling, Walking, and Active Travel (NCN5)
YouTube video by Cllr Nathan Ley
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Four days to go for this consultation: letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/east-st-hele...
If you have a few minutes to respond positively to this scheme which will make it dramatically nicer to walk, wheel, cycle, scoot in my town, I would very much appreciate it
My long video included below
Thank you!
If you have a few minutes to respond positively to this scheme which will make it dramatically nicer to walk, wheel, cycle, scoot in my town, I would very much appreciate it
My long video included below
Thank you!
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The uproar from conservatives, Fox etc if Obama or Biden had unilaterally (and possibly illegally) tore down a near century old part of the White House, to replace with a ballroom, would (rightly) have been endless. Historic level vandalism.
October 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The uproar from conservatives, Fox etc if Obama or Biden had unilaterally (and possibly illegally) tore down a near century old part of the White House, to replace with a ballroom, would (rightly) have been endless. Historic level vandalism.
What do you mean? Killing children isn't a winning message?? #caerphilly
October 24, 2025 at 6:13 AM
What do you mean? Killing children isn't a winning message?? #caerphilly
Quite brilliant. Transformational.
And again, changes only possible due to the reduced congestion the operator expects from the congestion charge (which the Oxford East Labour MP Anneliese Dodds is trying to prevent)
And again, changes only possible due to the reduced congestion the operator expects from the congestion charge (which the Oxford East Labour MP Anneliese Dodds is trying to prevent)
A bus service every 7-8 minutes for Barton, every 7-8 minutes for Kidlington and Oxford Parkway, and every 5 minutes for Blackbird Leys will kick in from 30 November with a raft of timetable changes by Stagecoach. Night buses will operate on all these routes until 3.30am on Friday/Saturday.
October 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Quite brilliant. Transformational.
And again, changes only possible due to the reduced congestion the operator expects from the congestion charge (which the Oxford East Labour MP Anneliese Dodds is trying to prevent)
And again, changes only possible due to the reduced congestion the operator expects from the congestion charge (which the Oxford East Labour MP Anneliese Dodds is trying to prevent)
I've never met this person, but I have been subjected to his bloody awful opinions on transport policy....
Jeremy Mogford, Oxford hotelier and chairman of Oxford Business Action Group, has been charged with murder in connection with the death of his 100-year old mother Patricia Mogford. The 77-year old was charged together with 71-year old Sarah Pickering from Guildford.
October 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I've never met this person, but I have been subjected to his bloody awful opinions on transport policy....
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🚨Government ministers are visiting Oxford this morning to announce £120m funding to reopen the Cowley Branch Line to passengers. New stations will be built at Cowley and Littlemore, with a journey time of just 7 minutes into Oxford. Full story: oxfordclarion.uk/cowley-branc...
Full steam ahead for Cowley Branch Line
Direct trains will run from Cowley and Littlemore to Oxford and London Marylebone, as the Government today announces £120m of funding to reopen the Cowley Branch Line to passengers.
The funds will pa...
oxfordclarion.uk
October 23, 2025 at 5:13 AM
🚨Government ministers are visiting Oxford this morning to announce £120m funding to reopen the Cowley Branch Line to passengers. New stations will be built at Cowley and Littlemore, with a journey time of just 7 minutes into Oxford. Full story: oxfordclarion.uk/cowley-branc...
❌ Developer’s bid to scrap A34 noise protection – rejected ❌
Vale of White Horse DC has refused DWH’s attempt to drop the promised acoustic fence & wall at Kings Gate, Abingdon
A win for residents & councillors working together to hold big developers to their commitments 👏💪
Vale of White Horse DC has refused DWH’s attempt to drop the promised acoustic fence & wall at Kings Gate, Abingdon
A win for residents & councillors working together to hold big developers to their commitments 👏💪
October 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
❌ Developer’s bid to scrap A34 noise protection – rejected ❌
Vale of White Horse DC has refused DWH’s attempt to drop the promised acoustic fence & wall at Kings Gate, Abingdon
A win for residents & councillors working together to hold big developers to their commitments 👏💪
Vale of White Horse DC has refused DWH’s attempt to drop the promised acoustic fence & wall at Kings Gate, Abingdon
A win for residents & councillors working together to hold big developers to their commitments 👏💪
This is brilliant. Unlocking historic S106 monies - hitherto tied up in bureaucracy - and showing risk aversion to do so.
Pleased with my colleagues!
Pleased with my colleagues!
Cllr Neil Fawcett begins by praising OCC officers’ work: “It’s been easy to underestimate how much headache-inducing work is involved in a project like this.” He mentions the Milton Heights cycle bridge and the Milton Park to Abingdon cycle route, which this money will support.
October 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This is brilliant. Unlocking historic S106 monies - hitherto tied up in bureaucracy - and showing risk aversion to do so.
Pleased with my colleagues!
Pleased with my colleagues!
Great to meet the Headteacher of Fitzharrys School, Will Speke, today
Lots of great discussions around 'school run' traffic and improving the situation 🙂
Lots of great discussions around 'school run' traffic and improving the situation 🙂
October 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Great to meet the Headteacher of Fitzharrys School, Will Speke, today
Lots of great discussions around 'school run' traffic and improving the situation 🙂
Lots of great discussions around 'school run' traffic and improving the situation 🙂
October 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM