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Taking back control is popular If the government can step into save British Steel, why not... Water in public ownership 💧 Energy in public ownership 💡 Trains in public ownership 🚄 Buses in public ownership 🚌 Royal Mail in public ownership 📮 And stop privatising the NHS 🏥

submitted 22 days ago • 3 comments

Space adventure and exploration should be for the benefit of all humankind, not the whimsy of a few.

submitted 37 days ago • 279 comments

I want this to somehow happen to all the drivers who’ve decided, over the past few years, to start parking their cars directly on the pavement

submitted 37 days ago • 5 comments

bike rides with no cars around waaaaay more vibey than full of cars. which is to say.....cars ruin vibes. remember this as you drive around in your vibe ruiner machine. be mindful of the vibes you are destroying. you vibe killer you.

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

I’m loving these quick-build platforms that reclaim street parking spaces for other purposes like seating, bike parking, and outdoor dining.

submitted 56 days ago • 7 comments

The UK’s richest 1% hold wealth exceeding £3.6m per household. Some argue a 2% wealth tax on assets over £10m could ease the financial strain. Why do critics say it’s unfeasible? New EAB writer @digby-uk.bsky.social takes a deep dive into the facts: eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/eco...

submitted 58 days ago • 5 comments

Labour's economics are all about growth, but for whom? Certainly not the poorest. The best economics lift people out of poverty, not push more into it. Reduced poverty means healthier people, better educated kids, happier workers, a richer more peaceful society. How did Labour lose its way so badly?

submitted 62 days ago • 12 comments

Where's the evidence that mental health is being "overdiagnosed"?

submitted 66 days ago • 60 comments

This would only save £5 billion. Raising fuel duty by a penny would raise a similar amount. People can choose to drive a little less and more carefully. Disabled people don't have that luxury www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

submitted 66 days ago • 4 comments

submitted 72 days ago • 229 comments

UK capital gains taxed at 10%-28% rate; Dividends at 8.75% - 39.35%. No NIC levied. Wages at 20% - 45% rates + NIC. Taxing wealth at lower rates is unfair. By aligning taxation of dividends & capital gains with wages & charging NIC, govt can collect up to £20bn. No case for austerity.

submitted 72 days ago • 12 comments

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

submitted 80 days ago • 2049 comments

Two Way Street. A reworked version I made from a police produced victim and youth blaming PSA.

submitted 99 days ago • 6 comments

July 2024: Five UK climate protesters jailed for conspiracy to block major road February 2025:

submitted 100 days ago • 37 comments

Choose Bikes.

submitted 104 days ago • 16 comments

www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article...

submitted 108 days ago • 3 comments

Okay, let's do this: 1 like = 1 banned car

submitted 114 days ago • 8 comments

Jan 6 was investigated and largely prosecuted as domestic terrorism. The pardons should be reported and spoken of accordingly. An endorsement of terrorism. Trump sprung his terrorist network - including, by extension, himself.

submitted 120 days ago • 55 comments

The US Should Do This Immediately! @sburr741600.bsky.social @lenny60.bsky.social @bab102.bsky.social @tbexinwa.bsky.social @gspinell.bsky.social @pinkfloydlarson.bsky.social @mrmangajojo.bsky.social @xiomara55.bsky.social @becauseican.bsky.social @cindylou1103.bsky.social @thegodofcities.bsky.social

submitted 151 days ago • 151 comments

Australia has Elon sorted. Next? Any takers?

submitted 150 days ago • 3 comments

Should billionaires and corporations be banned from buying political parties in the UK? Like if yes. RP if it's HELL YES.

submitted 150 days ago • 53 comments

Winter doesn’t have to be a barrier to biking… if your city invests in a network of protected, connected and plowed bikeways. 🚲 ❄️

submitted 150 days ago • 9 comments

That would be nice, wouldn't it?

submitted 150 days ago • 1 comment

“The survey revealed that traders who drive to their business estimated much higher customer car use (29%) than traders that use other modes of transport (between 10% and 19%).” The actual car use was 7%. Yet another survey showing again that retailers constantly overestimate customer car-use.

submitted 153 days ago • 10 comments

Very late catching up but this is great ep. The War on Cars | Car Brain with Dr. Ian Walker on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ea/dir-hhtni...

submitted 153 days ago • 0 comments

Can we please never forget this. #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency

submitted 153 days ago • 10 comments

This is exactly how a bike lane network should be conceptualized…in the same design language and typology of that city’s public transportation network and with connectivity to subways, busses, LRT etc. Once again, Paris is leading the way.

submitted 164 days ago • 1 comment

The first image contains e-bikes, and the second image contains an electric motorbike. UK press, please learn the difference.

submitted 168 days ago • 4 comments

“I know lots of people think cycling is not for them, but please give it a go. I am no Victoria Pendleton but it’s amazing how far you can go and how much better it makes you feel” road.cc/311511 #cycling

submitted 173 days ago • 5 comments

Nigel Farage loves open borders - for the super rich youtu.be/SA8T29zWNCw?...

submitted 175 days ago • 106 comments

So here’s the update. The billionaire owner of the Guardian preparing to get rid of a core part of the news org + 100 journalists. If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.

submitted 177 days ago • 83 comments

I love cycling. If I'm ever killed by a motorist; whether through negligence, weakness, or their own deliberate fault... I hope no one says I died doing what I loved. Instead let people say I was interrupted doing what I loved, and killed by a motorist.

submitted 180 days ago • 12 comments

As “buy-stuff season” looms, skip the ear warmers and fancy headlight gifts for your cycling friends. They already impulse bought those last week. What do they really want? You On a bike Riding with them Because no gadget beats shared miles, bad jokes, and pretending hills aren’t that steep.

submitted 182 days ago • 10 comments

Here is a picture from today, from central #Copenhagen. A tight space for renovating a building. But as you see the bottom containers are a continuation of the bike lane. Mandatory. Keep it rolling. #cycling #bikelane @theurbanist.org @jeffspeck.bsky.social

submitted 182 days ago • 11 comments

Would you consider signing this petition to the UK government to introduce Dutch-style presumed liability for road traffic collision civil cases? This has been shown to encourage safer driving around cyclists and pedestrians and resolve compensation claims. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

submitted 184 days ago • 5 comments

One of the main benefits nobody understood for building #HS2 in full was moving road freight to rail. Moving fast intercity passenger services to dedicated tracks means more scheduling room for freight on the existing slower tracks. This would reduce carbon emissions and make our roads safer.

submitted 184 days ago • 4 comments

Drivers are so preoccupied with making up time and what lies in front of them. If you are late, that is your fault not mine. So often I feel their impatient presence looming behind me. I feel like I am an obstacle for them to overcome. I am a dad, a brother, a husband, a community member. ✔️Alttext

submitted 184 days ago • 6 comments

Buses should be free to use, or at least unreasonably cheap, and be paid for by people who insist on driving cars.

submitted 188 days ago • 12 comments

that's right 'study illuminates undeniable impact of cycling on fostering a stronger, more caring society, making it clear that investing in cycling infrastructure is not just about reducing air & noise pollution but also about creating a better society for us all' momentummag.com/cyclists-com...

submitted 189 days ago • 1 comment

Sadly, this is so very true. I know this first hand from the death of my daughter Robyn, who was killed bicycling on June 24th, 2019.

submitted 190 days ago • 5 comments