Chris Gravell
@chrisg43.bsky.social
Retired, reads a lot, doesn't dust, vague lefty. Bikes, e-bikes, cargo bikes, disability rights, trans rights, Palestine, etc.
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Or about £500 for each person who lost their life unnecessarily. 100% worth it.
December 3, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Or about £500 for each person who lost their life unnecessarily. 100% worth it.
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We’ve now launched another crowdfunder – and for this week only, all donations we receive via the Big Give platform will be doubled at no extra cost to you 👉
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December 3, 2025 at 9:56 AM
We’ve now launched another crowdfunder – and for this week only, all donations we receive via the Big Give platform will be doubled at no extra cost to you 👉
bit.ly/TBIJ-big-give
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It's all bad but hadn't seen the bit where Farage says:
"The European Union is the prototype for the New World Order."
That is a seriously, deeply problematic term that taps into Illuminati and antisemitic conspiracy theories.
How the fuck did this man direct the course of our politics?
"The European Union is the prototype for the New World Order."
That is a seriously, deeply problematic term that taps into Illuminati and antisemitic conspiracy theories.
How the fuck did this man direct the course of our politics?
We kept the receipts. These comments, taken together, paint a picture of the man he is today.
December 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
It's all bad but hadn't seen the bit where Farage says:
"The European Union is the prototype for the New World Order."
That is a seriously, deeply problematic term that taps into Illuminati and antisemitic conspiracy theories.
How the fuck did this man direct the course of our politics?
"The European Union is the prototype for the New World Order."
That is a seriously, deeply problematic term that taps into Illuminati and antisemitic conspiracy theories.
How the fuck did this man direct the course of our politics?
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Responsibility for the old bridges and tunnels of the Historic Railway Estate should be taken away from National Highways, which has little idea how valuable these assets are for active travel and other uses.
Please take action ASAP (deadline is 15th Dec) 👇🏼
actionnetwork.org/letters/help...
Please take action ASAP (deadline is 15th Dec) 👇🏼
actionnetwork.org/letters/help...
Help make cycling and walking the fun and easy options!
In June, Transport Action Network won a historic victory in the Court of Appeal, the most significant case for active travel in English legal history. Following this, the government is consulting on a...
actionnetwork.org
December 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Responsibility for the old bridges and tunnels of the Historic Railway Estate should be taken away from National Highways, which has little idea how valuable these assets are for active travel and other uses.
Please take action ASAP (deadline is 15th Dec) 👇🏼
actionnetwork.org/letters/help...
Please take action ASAP (deadline is 15th Dec) 👇🏼
actionnetwork.org/letters/help...
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“… one of the things that immediately jumped off the page for me when I was reading your book is the fact that, by square footage, there is more housing for each car in this country than there is housing for each person.”
www.npr.org/transcripts/...
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How parking explains everything : Consider This from NPR
No matter how you measure it, there is a lot of parking in the U.S. According to some estimates there are as many as six parking spaces for every car. Put another way, America devotes more square foot...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:46 AM
“… one of the things that immediately jumped off the page for me when I was reading your book is the fact that, by square footage, there is more housing for each car in this country than there is housing for each person.”
www.npr.org/transcripts/...
www.npr.org/transcripts/...
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📗 It’s been a long wait, but the government’s new environment plan is finally out.
✅ The good news? It’s an improvement on its predecessor, with more detail and accountability.
🚀 But more ambition is needed to drive systemic change, with united action across government.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
✅ The good news? It’s an improvement on its predecessor, with more detail and accountability.
🚀 But more ambition is needed to drive systemic change, with united action across government.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Environmental Improvement Plan
Publications related to the Environmental Improvement Plan for England, including delivery plans for the Environment Act 2021 targets and annual progress reports.
www.gov.uk
December 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
📗 It’s been a long wait, but the government’s new environment plan is finally out.
✅ The good news? It’s an improvement on its predecessor, with more detail and accountability.
🚀 But more ambition is needed to drive systemic change, with united action across government.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
✅ The good news? It’s an improvement on its predecessor, with more detail and accountability.
🚀 But more ambition is needed to drive systemic change, with united action across government.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
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This explains something that has always mystified me about drivers who rail against bike lanes and transit. Why WOULDN'T you want people to have options not to drive? It would make your own driving better! But they don't just want good traffic, they want to reinforce the NORM of driving
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This explains something that has always mystified me about drivers who rail against bike lanes and transit. Why WOULDN'T you want people to have options not to drive? It would make your own driving better! But they don't just want good traffic, they want to reinforce the NORM of driving
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"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
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Why is anybody, let alone the government still there?
Posts which cross the threshold for criminal conviction don't break the rules on X.
Posts which cross the threshold for criminal conviction don't break the rules on X.
X is an absolute cesspit
David Morgan, a neo-Nazi from Wales, has been sentenced to 20 months in jail for vile racist tweets about black and Jewish people.
Yet X has rejected numerous complaints about the Holocaust-glorifying tweets, which remain visible on the platform.
David Morgan, a neo-Nazi from Wales, has been sentenced to 20 months in jail for vile racist tweets about black and Jewish people.
Yet X has rejected numerous complaints about the Holocaust-glorifying tweets, which remain visible on the platform.
November 30, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Why is anybody, let alone the government still there?
Posts which cross the threshold for criminal conviction don't break the rules on X.
Posts which cross the threshold for criminal conviction don't break the rules on X.
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How the right-wing newspapers still manage to dictate BBC coverage.
Almost all of the Beeb's big post-Budget interview with the Chancellor devoted to asking whether she is a liar.
Next to nothing on any of the big measures announced this week
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
Almost all of the Beeb's big post-Budget interview with the Chancellor devoted to asking whether she is a liar.
Next to nothing on any of the big measures announced this week
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
The Real 'Benefits Street' Protecting Britain's Wealthiest
The sheer scale of outrage about plans to lift children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 9:36 AM
How the right-wing newspapers still manage to dictate BBC coverage.
Almost all of the Beeb's big post-Budget interview with the Chancellor devoted to asking whether she is a liar.
Next to nothing on any of the big measures announced this week
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
Almost all of the Beeb's big post-Budget interview with the Chancellor devoted to asking whether she is a liar.
Next to nothing on any of the big measures announced this week
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
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Should workers get company sick pay?
Yes/No - reply why!
Currently DLR cleaners working for Bidvest Noonan get no sick pay, and have only been offered a weeks pay if they're diagnosed with a terminal illness!
Yes/No - reply why!
Currently DLR cleaners working for Bidvest Noonan get no sick pay, and have only been offered a weeks pay if they're diagnosed with a terminal illness!
November 30, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Should workers get company sick pay?
Yes/No - reply why!
Currently DLR cleaners working for Bidvest Noonan get no sick pay, and have only been offered a weeks pay if they're diagnosed with a terminal illness!
Yes/No - reply why!
Currently DLR cleaners working for Bidvest Noonan get no sick pay, and have only been offered a weeks pay if they're diagnosed with a terminal illness!
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Kuenssberg - the 2 child ben cap is a "limit on bigger families getting some extra benefits".
"Bigger families" prompts images of unrepresentative benefits st families.
"Extra benefits" interesting way to describe kids with more than 1 sibling
no longer being plunged into poverty.
#bbclairak
"Bigger families" prompts images of unrepresentative benefits st families.
"Extra benefits" interesting way to describe kids with more than 1 sibling
no longer being plunged into poverty.
#bbclairak
November 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Kuenssberg - the 2 child ben cap is a "limit on bigger families getting some extra benefits".
"Bigger families" prompts images of unrepresentative benefits st families.
"Extra benefits" interesting way to describe kids with more than 1 sibling
no longer being plunged into poverty.
#bbclairak
"Bigger families" prompts images of unrepresentative benefits st families.
"Extra benefits" interesting way to describe kids with more than 1 sibling
no longer being plunged into poverty.
#bbclairak
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A Decade-Long Study Shows Cycling Helps Older Adults Live Longer, Healthier Lives.
momentummag.com/a-decade-lon...
momentummag.com/a-decade-lon...
A Decade-Long Study Shows Cycling Helps Older Adults Live Longer, Healthier Lives
If you’re looking for yet another reason to hop on your bicycle today—especially if you’re in your 60s or beyond—new research out of Japan has delivered a big one.
momentummag.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A Decade-Long Study Shows Cycling Helps Older Adults Live Longer, Healthier Lives.
momentummag.com/a-decade-lon...
momentummag.com/a-decade-lon...
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Just 13k more signatures and the call for a public inquiry into Russian interference has to be debate in Parliament
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Just 13k more signatures and the call for a public inquiry into Russian interference has to be debate in Parliament
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
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Just to clarify - the furore is about the lifting of the two‑child cap, not Child Benefit itself. And yes, you’re right: around 60% of those affected are in work, so a lot of families being criticised are working parents
November 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Just to clarify - the furore is about the lifting of the two‑child cap, not Child Benefit itself. And yes, you’re right: around 60% of those affected are in work, so a lot of families being criticised are working parents
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The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
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"Let Starmer know how worried we are about Labour's dismissal of environmental protections
Yesterday we gathered in Westminster Hall for the 1st ever National Emergency Briefing with MPs & peers
Sign the open letter to Keir Starmer nebriefing.org
Full speech at youtu.be/QddkB1jK4sU
via Chris Packham
Yesterday we gathered in Westminster Hall for the 1st ever National Emergency Briefing with MPs & peers
Sign the open letter to Keir Starmer nebriefing.org
Full speech at youtu.be/QddkB1jK4sU
via Chris Packham
National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature
An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster...
nebriefing.org
November 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
"Let Starmer know how worried we are about Labour's dismissal of environmental protections
Yesterday we gathered in Westminster Hall for the 1st ever National Emergency Briefing with MPs & peers
Sign the open letter to Keir Starmer nebriefing.org
Full speech at youtu.be/QddkB1jK4sU
via Chris Packham
Yesterday we gathered in Westminster Hall for the 1st ever National Emergency Briefing with MPs & peers
Sign the open letter to Keir Starmer nebriefing.org
Full speech at youtu.be/QddkB1jK4sU
via Chris Packham
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Ambulances are a good thing aren't they? Saving lives,etc. But they are very expensive. So why waste them on the 15,000 casualties on England's 30mph roads which could be avoided if UK Gov followed Wales/ Scotland by setting 20mph as an urban/village norm.www.20splenty.org/gb2024stats
November 29, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Ambulances are a good thing aren't they? Saving lives,etc. But they are very expensive. So why waste them on the 15,000 casualties on England's 30mph roads which could be avoided if UK Gov followed Wales/ Scotland by setting 20mph as an urban/village norm.www.20splenty.org/gb2024stats
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Dismal framing. Every aspect of most asylum seekers’ lives is controlled & paid for by the Home Office. They can’t work, are told where to live & have no autonomy or dignity. So they aren’t *choosing* to use taxis & don’t need to be “banned” from doing so. The HO just needs to get its act in order.
Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis
The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Dismal framing. Every aspect of most asylum seekers’ lives is controlled & paid for by the Home Office. They can’t work, are told where to live & have no autonomy or dignity. So they aren’t *choosing* to use taxis & don’t need to be “banned” from doing so. The HO just needs to get its act in order.
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10 years to build a bike lane. The flagship scheme for Liverpool city centre. The often promised cycling revolution.
10 years.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
10 years.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Major Strand redevelopment could be delayed until 2030
The second phase of the scheme had been expected to recommence in 2022
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
10 years to build a bike lane. The flagship scheme for Liverpool city centre. The often promised cycling revolution.
10 years.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
10 years.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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The petition: ‘Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy’ has now passed 70,000 signatures.
Let’s get it to over 100,O00 by the weekend!
Please sign and share widely.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
The petition: ‘Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy’ has now passed 70,000 signatures.
Let’s get it to over 100,O00 by the weekend!
Please sign and share widely.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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The petition: ‘Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy’ has now passed 70,000 signatures.
Let’s get it to over 100,O00 by the weekend!
Please sign and share widely.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
The petition: ‘Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy’ has now passed 70,000 signatures.
Let’s get it to over 100,O00 by the weekend!
Please sign and share widely.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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When Keir Starmer asked me to work with our Trades Unions to develop a programme for the biggest uplift in workers’ rights and protections in a generation, I did exactly as I was asked and we produced the New Deal for Working People.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
When Keir Starmer asked me to work with our Trades Unions to develop a programme for the biggest uplift in workers’ rights and protections in a generation, I did exactly as I was asked and we produced the New Deal for Working People.
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