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Bob Downie @geomannie.bsky.social · 4h

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Petition: Raise fuel duty in line with inflation to raise income for critical services

In 2000 fuel duty on petrol was 49p/litre. Since then, it has not risen with inflation, and currently sits at 53p/litre. We believe raising the duty to 93p/litre would raise significant revenue for th...

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ManBikesDog @manbikesdog.bsky.social · 5h

Will there be a World Cup of Mince Pies?

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 16h

This thread is…concerning.

(I get more understated the more alarmed I am.)

Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · Aug 1

In a two week period:

Trump fired 7 of the 8 members who do independent federal oversight on nuclear waste.

Peter Thiel (Palantir) is found to be backing the first privately developed uranium enrichment facility in the US.

Billionaire Peter Thiel backing first privately developed US uranium enrichment facility in Paducah

A California-based company with ties to billionaire investor and Trump ally Peter Thiel announced plans Friday to build America’s first U.S.-owned, privately developed facility to enrich uranium in fa...

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Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 10h

Huge local support and also support from the emergency services road.cc/content/news...

Police urge against scrapping low traffic neighbourhood, saying it reduces crime

Met highlights big fall in anti-social behaviour in Tower Hamlets area where council wants to ditch Liveable Streets scheme

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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 11h

This is absolutely bizarre. These LTNs, which from the start always had majority local support, & which were paid for by TfL, are now uncontroversial in practice. Removal of £2million OBGR improvements would be an unprecedented act of social vandalism & financial waste. Shameful stuff.

Letter from Lutfur Rahman and Aspire Councillors promising they’re still planning to rip out the LTNs as soon as possible.

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ᴄʏᴄʟᴏᴢ @cyclozparis.bsky.social · 10h

Hello Bluesky, I'm late this morning, let's open the doors #bikesky 🚲 👋 ☀️

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 19h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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ManBikesDog @manbikesdog.bsky.social · 11h

I feel national flags need PR agents. Countries somehow need to get a grip and clear communication on when and where it’s acceptable to fly a flag. Somehow without playing into the hands of nationalists by being too forceful.

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ManBikesDog @manbikesdog.bsky.social · 11h

It’s almost always context isn’t it; the odd flag on prominent buildings or many flags at time of celebration/sporting event is OK. Many flags flown in protests or on streets in the faces of those who people oppose is intimidation and ultimately nationalism.

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Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 1d

Dutch defence chief says: in the event of war with Russia, Rotterdam will be defended at all costs but protecting Amsterdam “is not important to me” 😳

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ManBikesDog @manbikesdog.bsky.social · 1d

If you go back to the Netherlands another time, venture over to Arnhem. I'm not a fan of zoos, but theirs is amazing - in particular the under cover rainforest habitat. Also De Hoge Veluwe NP which is low-car, has bikes included in the entrance fee, and amazing art at the Kroller-Muller Museum.

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ManBikesDog @manbikesdog.bsky.social · 1d

We also took the bikes over on the ferry to de Biesbosch National Park. Really interesting place, nice to cycle around. There is a museum there about the people who lived and worked there, and the water management etc. www.biesboschmuseumeiland.nl/actief-en-ac...

Bekijk de wisselexposities bij het Biesbosch MuseumEiland

In de wisseltentoonstellingsruimte vind je steeds weer een nieuwe expositie. Buiten, rondom het museum, zijn wisselende exposities te bewonderen.

www.biesboschmuseumeiland.nl

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ManBikesDog @manbikesdog.bsky.social · 1d

Dordrecht is a little to the east and a beautiful but down to earth little city by the river. Oldest city in the Netherlands (they say) and was where the the first step to forming a free Netherlands was taken. Can take the train there or a waterbus (also part of the OV chipkaart scheme).

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Steve Chambers @planningtransport.co.uk · 1d

The Active Travel Academy is hosting a free seminar on how the planning system deals with cycling on a strategic level. @transportfornewhomes.org.uk

www.transportxtra.com/publications...

Cycling and the planning system to be discussed at seminar

The Active Travel Academy is hosting a free seminar on how the planning system deals with cycling on a strategic level. Guest speakers Jenny Raggett, Director

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

Elon Musk is paying Tommy Robinson's legal bills.

The British media and political establishment is still on X and maybe this is the wake up call they need.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins

Far-right activist is accused of refusing to comply with counter-terrorism police request at Channel tunnel

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 2d

Reform UK want to take public spending down to 35% of GDP — that’s a £275 billion cut, the equivalent of shutting down the NHS.

The Green Party knows the only way to rebuild our communities is by investing in our public services, not running them down and flogging them off to the private sector.

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Real Gaz on a proper bike: [email protected] @gazza-d.bsky.social · 2d

Once again, you can't trust Labour with active travel and keeping anyone other than drivers safe and prioritised.
If a town is so dependent on 6 parking spaces then you have to wonder about the place
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“Politically correct” cycle lane plans would put “economic vitality” of town at “serious risk”, warns Labour MP – due to loss of six car parking spaces

According to the MP, building the bike lane would cause "serious challenges" for local businesses, “erode public trust, and squander valuable public funds

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Real Gaz on a proper bike: [email protected] @gazza-d.bsky.social · 2d

Good to see these calls.
It's a scandal that the consultation on pavement parking has been sat on for 5 years. Conservatives and Labour are both equally culpable and only care about driver convenience.

Badly Parked Oxford @badlyparkedox.bsky.social · 2d

#banpavementparking across the whole of the UK. Not just Scotland and London.

Charity calls for pavement parking to be banned across UK - BBC News share.google/04I2TSUi5loJ...

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Charity calls for pavement parking to be banned across UK

The charity Guide Dogs UK is calling for the banning of pavement parking.

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ManBikesDog @manbikesdog.bsky.social · 2d

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At this rate it won’t get done this parliament. I spotted this statement the other day.

ManBikesDog @manbikesdog.bsky.social · 5d

Is this new? More can kicking? Why haven’t they published the consultation report yet?!!!
DfT: "That's why we have commissioned new research to better understand the impact of pavement parking and ensure the solutions we take forward work in practice."

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Harrogate pavement parking makes it terrifying for me to go for a walk'

Kim Murphy, who is blind, calls for a change in the law regarding dangerously parked vehicles.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Stephen Gower @sjgower.bsky.social · 3d

I made an infographic map. Oxford's Congestion Charge scheme (from 29th Oct) is not like most congestion charge schemes, because you can get to most streets in the city without being charged. My impression is a lot of people haven't realised this.

A street map of Oxford.

Woodstock Road, Banbury Road and the streets in their immediate vicinity are coloured pink. Botley Road and streets off it are coloured green. Cowley Road, Iffley Road and Abingdon Road and streets off them are coloured blue. Streets in Marston and Headington are coloured orange. The ring road matches the colours at each junction and fades between colours as it goes around. A small area in the middle is coloured yellow, and labelled "Central Permit Area". THe Congestion Charge traffic filters are indicated by black circles circles with white segments, those white segments correspond on a 24 hour clock face with when the filter isn't operational (and the remaining black, when the filters are operational). Crosses mark other filters in the city that are enforced by ANPR but are not part of the Congestion Charge scheme.

Text at the top of the image reads "Temporary Congestion Charge for Cars in Oxford 2025-2026. Any road outside the Central Permit Area can be accessed without passing any traffic filers by using the Ring Road and selecting an approporiate exit junction (matching colours on this map)."

A key at the bottom matches the filter types, with text "Traffic Filters. Hollow Way & Marston Ferry Road 7-9am and 3-6pm. St Cross Road, Hythe Bridge Street, Thames Street and St Clements, 7am-7pm. £5 daily permit covers all Congestion Charge filters. Free Permits available. For example for residents, business use, health and car, SEND and disabilty. Congestion Charge permits do not apply for other filters, such as High Street or in East Oxford/Cowley."

Small print reads "Full details at https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/transport-and-travel" and "©@sjgower Contains OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Locations of highway filters are approximate and for overview purposes only. v1.3"

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American Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 3d

Arguing with a brick wall about how personal responsibility is not a replacement for controlling design.

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Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 3d

A nice little paean to Waterstones in Brussels here.
It’s probably not cool to like chain stores but Waterstones are IMO reliably excellent. Good to see the ones on the continent thriving!

The Brussels Times @brusselstimes.com · 3d

How an English bookshop survived Brexit, e-books and Covid to keep Brussels reading

www.brusselstimes.com

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 3d

Judge "You are going to jail"
"I'm rich."
Judge "Why didn't you say before! We can't have you going to jail, nudge, nudge, wink, wink"

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Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 3d

Again, a deal to bring the hostages home is not a Middle East peace deal! Trump’s “experts” couldn’t achieve the latter if they tried.
Kushner and Witkoff probably think the Golan Heights is a housing project in the Bronx and Gaza is a retired football star

Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 5d

A totally obvious point which seems to escape some people:
Brokering a ceasefire in Gaza is a very good thing but absolutely not the same as securing peace in the Middle East.
For the latter you’d deserve a Nobel; for the former less so.

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 3d

Actress Diane Keaton

#RIPDianeKeaton

Photo of a woman riding a cruiser bicycle in front of a corrugated metal wall.

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