Simon Jay
@simonjay.bsky.social
Doom and hope in equal measure. Brighton UK #CarFree #UtilityCyclist #ClimateChange #TransAlly
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⛔️ | NEW BLOG: Investing in new roads won't help the government meet their missions. In this new blog, Dr Maya Singer Hobbs makes the case to instead focus on renewing existing roads, boosting public transport and supporting active travel for a greener future.
www.ippr.org/articles/mak...
www.ippr.org/articles/mak...
Making every pound count: Why new roads are not the route to prosperity | IPPR
From renewable energy to active travel infrastructure, from nature restoration to home heating, there are key areas where investment can return economic, s
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October 1, 2024 at 2:35 PM
⛔️ | NEW BLOG: Investing in new roads won't help the government meet their missions. In this new blog, Dr Maya Singer Hobbs makes the case to instead focus on renewing existing roads, boosting public transport and supporting active travel for a greener future.
www.ippr.org/articles/mak...
www.ippr.org/articles/mak...
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Hello to all interested in active travel, safe streets, sociable streets and decarbonisation! You can find us at activetravelcafe.org.uk and on Zoom at 5pm on Tuesdays when we share news, talks and more. New sign ups via the website.
Zoom in, 5pm Tuesdays! | Active Travel Cafe
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November 6, 2023 at 11:03 PM
Hello to all interested in active travel, safe streets, sociable streets and decarbonisation! You can find us at activetravelcafe.org.uk and on Zoom at 5pm on Tuesdays when we share news, talks and more. New sign ups via the website.
Tomorrow will be #ActiveTravel Cafe - goto weekly zoom for UK Active Travel. 5-615pm
activetravelcafe.org.uk/index.php/
activetravelcafe.org.uk/index.php/
Zoom in, 5pm Tuesdays! | Active Travel Cafe
activetravelcafe.org.uk
September 30, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Tomorrow will be #ActiveTravel Cafe - goto weekly zoom for UK Active Travel. 5-615pm
activetravelcafe.org.uk/index.php/
activetravelcafe.org.uk/index.php/
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No jail terms for those running companies that knowingly damage the environment and with repercussions which will cost vastly more than repairing a frame
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Just Stop Oil protesters jailed for throwing soup on Sunflowers
Just Stop Oil activists Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland threw tomato soup over Van's Gogh's piece.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 27, 2024 at 1:31 PM
No jail terms for those running companies that knowingly damage the environment and with repercussions which will cost vastly more than repairing a frame
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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BREAKING: another FOUR Just Stop Oil supporters JAILED – cementing the UK’s authoritarian state
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
BREAKING: another FOUR Just Stop Oil supporters JAILED - cementing the UK's authoritarian state
In a sign that the law is an ass and the state an authoritarian monster, a judge has jailed another four Just Stop Oil supporters
www.thecanary.co
September 6, 2024 at 4:54 PM
BREAKING: another FOUR Just Stop Oil supporters JAILED – cementing the UK’s authoritarian state
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
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Labour is failing to impress on all fronts, from ignoring an obvious source of funds to a profligate waste of public funds on a failed Conservative wet dream of stopping the boats when what we need is a proper, legal channel to deal with asylum seekers that will short circuit the people smugglers.
Greens to push Labour for wealth tax to fund public services
Co-leader kicks off party conference by saying chancellor is ‘not looking in the right place’ for money
www.theguardian.com
September 6, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Labour is failing to impress on all fronts, from ignoring an obvious source of funds to a profligate waste of public funds on a failed Conservative wet dream of stopping the boats when what we need is a proper, legal channel to deal with asylum seekers that will short circuit the people smugglers.
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Yes global factors are at play here. But govt has made it even harder for us to secure medicines by grenading our supply chains.
And if that bothers you, they’ll unleash their vicious Brexit monkeys to shout that sovereignty is more important than health.
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
And if that bothers you, they’ll unleash their vicious Brexit monkeys to shout that sovereignty is more important than health.
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
Drug shortages, now normal in UK, made worse by Brexit, report warns
Some shortages are so serious they are imperilling the health and even lives of patients with serious illnesses, pharmacy bosses say
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2024 at 7:45 AM
Yes global factors are at play here. But govt has made it even harder for us to secure medicines by grenading our supply chains.
And if that bothers you, they’ll unleash their vicious Brexit monkeys to shout that sovereignty is more important than health.
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
And if that bothers you, they’ll unleash their vicious Brexit monkeys to shout that sovereignty is more important than health.
www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
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(17) On the So-Called Cass Review - by Parker Molloy www.readtpa.com/p/on-the-so-...
On the So-Called Cass Review
Stick around to the very very end for the best trans newsletter you're not (yet) reading.
www.readtpa.com
April 16, 2024 at 4:52 PM
(17) On the So-Called Cass Review - by Parker Molloy www.readtpa.com/p/on-the-so-...
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it's disgusting to see what the media is doing with the Cass report. Not just rwnj media.
ALL media. Cowards.
www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
ALL media. Cowards.
www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
UK: Cass review on gender identity is being 'weaponised' by anti-trans groups
This review is being weaponised by people who revel in spreading disinformation and myths about healthcare for trans young people.
www.amnesty.org.uk
April 16, 2024 at 3:37 PM
it's disgusting to see what the media is doing with the Cass report. Not just rwnj media.
ALL media. Cowards.
www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
ALL media. Cowards.
www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
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I have a LOT of feelings, most of them exhausted anger, about the Cass report, but there's a reason this was the top point in my piece for @scarleteen.bsky.social about spotting anti-trans rhetoric (you can read the whole piece here: www.scarleteen.com/read/culture...)
April 16, 2024 at 3:29 PM
I have a LOT of feelings, most of them exhausted anger, about the Cass report, but there's a reason this was the top point in my piece for @scarleteen.bsky.social about spotting anti-trans rhetoric (you can read the whole piece here: www.scarleteen.com/read/culture...)
First thought looking at these pics of bike lanes in #Worthing was that they were for a ‘spot the mistakes’ training session.
But no. They are actually proposing this stuff
yourvoice.westsussex.gov.uk/durrington-g...
But no. They are actually proposing this stuff
yourvoice.westsussex.gov.uk/durrington-g...
March 15, 2024 at 5:02 PM
First thought looking at these pics of bike lanes in #Worthing was that they were for a ‘spot the mistakes’ training session.
But no. They are actually proposing this stuff
yourvoice.westsussex.gov.uk/durrington-g...
But no. They are actually proposing this stuff
yourvoice.westsussex.gov.uk/durrington-g...
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Wind energy surpasses gas in electricity generation in the European Union in 2023.
#GoodNews
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#GoodNews
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Wind Energy Surpasses Gas In Electricity Generation In The European Union In 2023 - The Good News Hub
In a first for the European Union (EU), wind energy has surpassed gas, with more of it being used to generate energy in 2023.
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March 15, 2024 at 3:31 AM
Wind energy surpasses gas in electricity generation in the European Union in 2023.
#GoodNews
thegoodnewshub.com/environment/...
#GoodNews
thegoodnewshub.com/environment/...
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1. The Conservative and Unionist Party.
There, I've started the list for him
There, I've started the list for him
Michael Gove to name organisations affected by new extremism definition
Michael Gove to name organisations affected by new extremism definition
Despite warnings from lawyers, the communities secretary wants to use parliamentary privilege to target groups directly
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2024 at 7:37 AM
1. The Conservative and Unionist Party.
There, I've started the list for him
There, I've started the list for him
Policies to help people walk and cycle such as low-traffic neighbourhoods can create public health benefits as much as 100 times greater than the cost of the schemes, a long-term study of active travel measures has concluded.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Health gains of low-traffic schemes up to 100 times greater than costs, study finds
Research looked at three London boroughs to value overall health benefits of active travel over 20 years at up to £4,800 per head
www.theguardian.com
March 8, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Policies to help people walk and cycle such as low-traffic neighbourhoods can create public health benefits as much as 100 times greater than the cost of the schemes, a long-term study of active travel measures has concluded.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
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Here's the truth about Jeremy Hunt's Budget and Brexit.
1. If Brexit was a success, we'd have more money.
2. The UK has less money because of Brexit.
3. Our EU fee was never a cost, it was an investment.
4. Because we no longer pay that investment, we've lost the GDP it created.
1. If Brexit was a success, we'd have more money.
2. The UK has less money because of Brexit.
3. Our EU fee was never a cost, it was an investment.
4. Because we no longer pay that investment, we've lost the GDP it created.
March 7, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Here's the truth about Jeremy Hunt's Budget and Brexit.
1. If Brexit was a success, we'd have more money.
2. The UK has less money because of Brexit.
3. Our EU fee was never a cost, it was an investment.
4. Because we no longer pay that investment, we've lost the GDP it created.
1. If Brexit was a success, we'd have more money.
2. The UK has less money because of Brexit.
3. Our EU fee was never a cost, it was an investment.
4. Because we no longer pay that investment, we've lost the GDP it created.
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How the Tories drove Britain’s local services into bankruptcy.
Councils provide social care, schools and housing. And half of them are about to run out of money
Read the full piece here:
www.opendemocracy.net/en/council-c...
Councils provide social care, schools and housing. And half of them are about to run out of money
Read the full piece here:
www.opendemocracy.net/en/council-c...
March 5, 2024 at 9:28 AM
How the Tories drove Britain’s local services into bankruptcy.
Councils provide social care, schools and housing. And half of them are about to run out of money
Read the full piece here:
www.opendemocracy.net/en/council-c...
Councils provide social care, schools and housing. And half of them are about to run out of money
Read the full piece here:
www.opendemocracy.net/en/council-c...
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Bloody Dutch coming here and giving us glasses 👇
A recent study shows that by the 1440s people in England could buy their own spectacles, thanks to a group of immigrants living just outside of London.
www.medievalists.net/2024/03/eyeg... @medievalists.bsky.social #Medieval #Podcast
www.medievalists.net/2024/03/eyeg... @medievalists.bsky.social #Medieval #Podcast
March 5, 2024 at 9:41 AM
Bloody Dutch coming here and giving us glasses 👇
#Green party predicted to hold sole UK parliamentary seat.
Caroline Lucas has been an outstanding MP & hoping Sian Berry will continue this for #Brighton (Maybe joined by a few more Green MP's from elsewhere)
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2415653...
Caroline Lucas has been an outstanding MP & hoping Sian Berry will continue this for #Brighton (Maybe joined by a few more Green MP's from elsewhere)
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2415653...
Green Party forecast to hold Brighton Pavilion at next election
The Green Party is forecast to hold Brighton Pavilion at the next general election, a new forecast has projected
www.theargus.co.uk
March 4, 2024 at 6:50 PM
#Green party predicted to hold sole UK parliamentary seat.
Caroline Lucas has been an outstanding MP & hoping Sian Berry will continue this for #Brighton (Maybe joined by a few more Green MP's from elsewhere)
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2415653...
Caroline Lucas has been an outstanding MP & hoping Sian Berry will continue this for #Brighton (Maybe joined by a few more Green MP's from elsewhere)
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2415653...
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Imagine for a second the outcry if the government gave £1.8m to each asylum seeker. And then compare that to the deafening silence when the government spends £1.8m on performative cruelty to each asylum seeker.
It’s really amazing what people are willing to spend on hate.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Rwanda plan to cost UK £1.8m for each asylum seeker, figures show
Disclosure, calculated on basis of 300 deportations, called ‘staggering’ by chair of the home affairs committee
www.theguardian.com
March 4, 2024 at 11:40 AM
Imagine for a second the outcry if the government gave £1.8m to each asylum seeker. And then compare that to the deafening silence when the government spends £1.8m on performative cruelty to each asylum seeker.
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Braverman’s consultation on anti-protest laws was ‘only open to police’
Braverman’s consultation on anti-protest laws was ‘only open to police’
High Court told government only sought feedback from people it knew would agree with its controversial changes
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March 1, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Braverman’s consultation on anti-protest laws was ‘only open to police’
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Found out there's a protest against Ghana's anti lgbt bills that is happening outside the Ghana High commission in London.
Please go and check it out.
www.instagram.com/p/C38OAx5oE-...
Please go and check it out.
www.instagram.com/p/C38OAx5oE-...
March 1, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Found out there's a protest against Ghana's anti lgbt bills that is happening outside the Ghana High commission in London.
Please go and check it out.
www.instagram.com/p/C38OAx5oE-...
Please go and check it out.
www.instagram.com/p/C38OAx5oE-...
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The NAO report on the finances of the Rwanda scheme is simply insane iandunt.substack.com/p/the-bottom...
The bottomless financial insanity of the Rwanda scheme
We've finally seen the accounts. And they are atrocious.
iandunt.substack.com
March 1, 2024 at 9:39 AM
The NAO report on the finances of the Rwanda scheme is simply insane iandunt.substack.com/p/the-bottom...
Any #Brighton #Hove ppl out there? The latest news from our cycle campaign group is here! 🚲🚲🚲
bricycles.org.uk/membership/v...
bricycles.org.uk/membership/v...
March 1, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Any #Brighton #Hove ppl out there? The latest news from our cycle campaign group is here! 🚲🚲🚲
bricycles.org.uk/membership/v...
bricycles.org.uk/membership/v...