@smithiesmark.bsky.social
Healthy Streets Campaigner and Retired Intensivist. London W2
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Only in Britain could the monarch effectively own the sea-bed, and milk it for profit
So much for King Charles' 'green credentials'
This is absolutely outrageous and has to stop
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
So much for King Charles' 'green credentials'
This is absolutely outrageous and has to stop
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Greenpeace threatens to sue crown estate for driving up cost of offshore wind
Environmental group accuses king’s property management company of ‘milking for profit’ its monopoly ownership of seabed
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Only in Britain could the monarch effectively own the sea-bed, and milk it for profit
So much for King Charles' 'green credentials'
This is absolutely outrageous and has to stop
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
So much for King Charles' 'green credentials'
This is absolutely outrageous and has to stop
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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"Lady journalist notes the new woman Archbishop isn't named in Sky News headline. Her husband has been approached for comment."
October 3, 2025 at 11:31 AM
"Lady journalist notes the new woman Archbishop isn't named in Sky News headline. Her husband has been approached for comment."
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"You have the power to end these atrocities.”
This is voice of the people and we took this powerful message – alongside thousands of others from across the UK – to Liverpool, urging the government to act on Gaza.
Share the video to amplify those voices and demand change.
This is voice of the people and we took this powerful message – alongside thousands of others from across the UK – to Liverpool, urging the government to act on Gaza.
Share the video to amplify those voices and demand change.
October 2, 2025 at 9:14 AM
"You have the power to end these atrocities.”
This is voice of the people and we took this powerful message – alongside thousands of others from across the UK – to Liverpool, urging the government to act on Gaza.
Share the video to amplify those voices and demand change.
This is voice of the people and we took this powerful message – alongside thousands of others from across the UK – to Liverpool, urging the government to act on Gaza.
Share the video to amplify those voices and demand change.
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I’d never seen this one.
Charlie Kirk Sept 27 2024: "Just so we're clear, the Haitians that are in Huntsville that are raping your women and hunting you down at night - it's only gonna get worse - unless Donald Trump wins
There will be hundreds of thousands of Haitians brought into Alabama and they will become your masters"
There will be hundreds of thousands of Haitians brought into Alabama and they will become your masters"
September 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I’d never seen this one.
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I wonder how many Labour activists at the General Election thought "In less than 18 months, the party I'm working my arse off for will be nodding along politely to policies previously associated with the BNP and National Front."
September 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I wonder how many Labour activists at the General Election thought "In less than 18 months, the party I'm working my arse off for will be nodding along politely to policies previously associated with the BNP and National Front."
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On news that Ministers have lined up insolvency practitioners to prepare for the potential collapse of Thames Water, Lib Dem Charlie Maynard MP: "[We've] been warning the Government for months that the only option to get a grip on Thames Water at this point is to put it into Special Administration."
August 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
On news that Ministers have lined up insolvency practitioners to prepare for the potential collapse of Thames Water, Lib Dem Charlie Maynard MP: "[We've] been warning the Government for months that the only option to get a grip on Thames Water at this point is to put it into Special Administration."
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NEW 🚨 The Government has confirmed to local MP Jeff Smith that they will continue to support high quality cycling infrastructure with floating bus stops.
July 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
NEW 🚨 The Government has confirmed to local MP Jeff Smith that they will continue to support high quality cycling infrastructure with floating bus stops.
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Just reading that TRL which was a government research organisation as the Transport Research Laboratory and then became a charitable foundation has now had a big investment from a private equity company. Does this ever end well?
June 18, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Just reading that TRL which was a government research organisation as the Transport Research Laboratory and then became a charitable foundation has now had a big investment from a private equity company. Does this ever end well?
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS!🚨: A landmark victory for the River Severn and turning point for polluting factory farming across the UK
We’ve just overturned the approval of a 200,000-bird factory farm in the High Court, a major legal victory against Shropshire Council.
🔗 - bit.ly/3HY4xl4
We’ve just overturned the approval of a 200,000-bird factory farm in the High Court, a major legal victory against Shropshire Council.
🔗 - bit.ly/3HY4xl4
River Action wins landmark High Court case against Shropshire Council over industrial chicken farm chaos - River Action UK
High Court ruling sets national precedent that marks turning point for polluting factory farming in the UK We have won a major legal victory in the High Court against Shropshire Council today, success...
riveractionuk.com
June 17, 2025 at 11:41 AM
🚨 BREAKING NEWS!🚨: A landmark victory for the River Severn and turning point for polluting factory farming across the UK
We’ve just overturned the approval of a 200,000-bird factory farm in the High Court, a major legal victory against Shropshire Council.
🔗 - bit.ly/3HY4xl4
We’ve just overturned the approval of a 200,000-bird factory farm in the High Court, a major legal victory against Shropshire Council.
🔗 - bit.ly/3HY4xl4
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👀⏰🚶♀️PEOPLE! It’s the LAST DAY to throw your support behind turning Oxford Street from this…to this! And yes, pedestrianisation does mean NO vehicles, including BICYCLES 🚳 and YES, we FULLY support that! BUT..
action.lcc.org.uk/oxfordst
action.lcc.org.uk/oxfordst
May 2, 2025 at 6:49 AM
👀⏰🚶♀️PEOPLE! It’s the LAST DAY to throw your support behind turning Oxford Street from this…to this! And yes, pedestrianisation does mean NO vehicles, including BICYCLES 🚳 and YES, we FULLY support that! BUT..
action.lcc.org.uk/oxfordst
action.lcc.org.uk/oxfordst
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I see Chris Philp is now repeating Matt Goodwin's deliberate lie.
The correct figure is 17%, and most of those are long-standing residents (and in many cases will have British spouses/children).
The correct figure is 17%, and most of those are long-standing residents (and in many cases will have British spouses/children).
March 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I see Chris Philp is now repeating Matt Goodwin's deliberate lie.
The correct figure is 17%, and most of those are long-standing residents (and in many cases will have British spouses/children).
The correct figure is 17%, and most of those are long-standing residents (and in many cases will have British spouses/children).
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New episode ! We talked with the delightful British journalist and author Laura Laker about her odyssey on the UK's National Cycle Network, what makes good cycling infrastructure, and her work in setting standards for how reporters & cops talk about traffic crashes. thewaroncars.org/2025/03/11/e...
March 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
New episode ! We talked with the delightful British journalist and author Laura Laker about her odyssey on the UK's National Cycle Network, what makes good cycling infrastructure, and her work in setting standards for how reporters & cops talk about traffic crashes. thewaroncars.org/2025/03/11/e...
Great to see re-commitment by new Cabinet member for manifesto commitments from 2022!
Thanks to @maxsullivan.bsky.social for recommitting to safer walking, safer cycling, 15 new school streets and 12km of new/upgraded cycle lanes for Westminster in his first speech as cabinet member @citywestminster.bsky.social Take a look at 01:12:45 👀🚴🙌https://www.youtube.com/live/o7mhriI7GwY
Full Council - 5th March 2025
YouTube video by Westminster City Council
www.youtube.com
March 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Great to see re-commitment by new Cabinet member for manifesto commitments from 2022!
Thanks for replacing the wands in Praed Street! @maxsullivan.bsky.social @westminster-lcc.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Thanks for replacing the wands in Praed Street! @maxsullivan.bsky.social @westminster-lcc.bsky.social
Westminster has thousands of people who cycle to, through and within the City every day. We need @transportforlondon.bsky.social to step up and keep citizens safe by tackling our dangerous junctions.
February 14, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Westminster has thousands of people who cycle to, through and within the City every day. We need @transportforlondon.bsky.social to step up and keep citizens safe by tackling our dangerous junctions.
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Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.
February 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.
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New from the TUC: "Biggest ever poll on workers’ rights shows overwhelming support across the political spectrum and around the country" of workers' rights bill's policies
MRP mega poll reveals voters in every constituency support key workers’ rights policies – inc. in Farage's & Badenoch’s seats
MRP mega poll reveals voters in every constituency support key workers’ rights policies – inc. in Farage's & Badenoch’s seats
February 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
New from the TUC: "Biggest ever poll on workers’ rights shows overwhelming support across the political spectrum and around the country" of workers' rights bill's policies
MRP mega poll reveals voters in every constituency support key workers’ rights policies – inc. in Farage's & Badenoch’s seats
MRP mega poll reveals voters in every constituency support key workers’ rights policies – inc. in Farage's & Badenoch’s seats
This is the sort of thing we need to make our streets safer! @westminster-lcc.bsky.social
SUVs are bigger, heavier, more dangerous and more polluting... and yet they seem to be everywhere on our streets.
But with a few simple changes we could create an alternative future of safer, fairer streets for everyone.
That's why we're proud to be part of the SUV Alliance...
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But with a few simple changes we could create an alternative future of safer, fairer streets for everyone.
That's why we're proud to be part of the SUV Alliance...
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January 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This is the sort of thing we need to make our streets safer! @westminster-lcc.bsky.social
There is little point in peer review if it isn’t constructive as well as critical……but I know what you mean!
Oh my god. After 30 years as an academic, a comment from Reviewer 2 has just improved my paper a bit
January 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
There is little point in peer review if it isn’t constructive as well as critical……but I know what you mean!
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With the number of resident permits declining in Kensington & Chelsea, rather than taking this as an opportunity to review kerb space management, RBKC are looking to expand eligibility for resident permits!
Seriously?!?
consult.rbkc.gov.uk/communities/...
Seriously?!?
consult.rbkc.gov.uk/communities/...
Extending Residents’ Permit Eligibility
- Kensington and Chelsea's Consultation and Engagement Hub
- Citizen Space
Find and participate in consultations run by Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
consult.rbkc.gov.uk
January 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
With the number of resident permits declining in Kensington & Chelsea, rather than taking this as an opportunity to review kerb space management, RBKC are looking to expand eligibility for resident permits!
Seriously?!?
consult.rbkc.gov.uk/communities/...
Seriously?!?
consult.rbkc.gov.uk/communities/...
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View from Portcullis House room this evening where myself, Janet from Leicester City Council and Amy from Urban Movement briefed MPs and peers on the worth of revovating some of Britain’s 1930s cycle tracks.
January 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
View from Portcullis House room this evening where myself, Janet from Leicester City Council and Amy from Urban Movement briefed MPs and peers on the worth of revovating some of Britain’s 1930s cycle tracks.
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It's Clean Air Night next Wednesday (22nd January).
Wood burning not only harms your #Health but also the environment. Help us shine a light on the uncomfortable truth about #WoodBurning.
Wood burning not only harms your #Health but also the environment. Help us shine a light on the uncomfortable truth about #WoodBurning.
Clean Air Night
This Clean Air Night, learn the truth about wood burning and help protect yourself, your family and your community by sharing what you’ve learned.
buff.ly
January 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
It's Clean Air Night next Wednesday (22nd January).
Wood burning not only harms your #Health but also the environment. Help us shine a light on the uncomfortable truth about #WoodBurning.
Wood burning not only harms your #Health but also the environment. Help us shine a light on the uncomfortable truth about #WoodBurning.
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Rebuilding the area of Los Angeles destroyed by global warming-induced wildfires is expected to cost a minimum of $250 BILLION and rising due to the need to remove vast amounts of toxic waste.
If you think 'net zero costs too much', I have some terrible news for you.
If you think 'net zero costs too much', I have some terrible news for you.
January 13, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Rebuilding the area of Los Angeles destroyed by global warming-induced wildfires is expected to cost a minimum of $250 BILLION and rising due to the need to remove vast amounts of toxic waste.
If you think 'net zero costs too much', I have some terrible news for you.
If you think 'net zero costs too much', I have some terrible news for you.
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The people who loudly complain about bike share schemes tend to be strangely silent on this sort of thing
January 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The people who loudly complain about bike share schemes tend to be strangely silent on this sort of thing