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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · 22h

The question numbers seem to have changed btw. Your 16 appeared to be 13 for me.

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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 2d

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader

Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since Zack Polanski took over last month The Greens in England and Wales have more than 100,000 members for the first time, the party has announced, a near-50% rise since Zack Polanski took over as leader last month. It puts them on a potential course to overtake the Conservatives and comes little more than a week after the Greens announced they had moved past the Liberal Democrats in membership numbers, getting to 83,500. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · 2d

Noticed @ollyglover.bsky.social appears to be sporting a halo at the @culbug.bsky.social meeting 😄

Divine intervention may be needed to get an unbroken cycle route between Abingdon and Europa School / Culham Campus (should be a safe & direct 15 min journey!).

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Zoomed image of a Culham Bicycle User Group reposted picture of people in front of Culham Campus main gate. Olly Glover appears to have a halo due to a light inside the building.

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · 3d

In the 'being nice to OM' source it seemed they did not make the cut for readers spending at least 2.5 minutes reading their 'content'. Room for improvement perhaps... but very collegial of you 😇

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 9d

UNLAWFUL ARREST

This woman was arrested for holding a sign with “I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action” on it, a totally lawful statement to make, even under the Labour government’s absurd new laws proscribing the direct action group.

wedonotcomply.org

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · 11d

If I'm reading the data correctly it suggests 5% of reform voters think yes they are racist (and proud presumably).

And 20% of that group seem to think the party and policies are not racist enough.

Is that fair @yougov.co.uk (not checked the sample size, maybe just a couple of cranks)

YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 14d

Unsurprisingly, the overwhelming majority of Reform UK voters (87-90%) reject the idea that they or their party are racist, as do most Tory voters

Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters disagree, branding Reform UK, its policies, and its voters as "generally racist"

yougov.co.uk/politics/art...

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Olly Glover, MP 🔶 @ollyglover.bsky.social · 14d

I'm pleased to have been appointed @libdems.org.uk Transport Spokesperson.

Transport should be an enabler of a thriving economy, social mobility, and preventing climate change, and I will campaign for affordable and reliable public transport, walking and cycling, and roads that work for all.

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Nathan Ley @nathanley.com · 15d

🚲 Big win for Abingdon! £1.5m secured to fix the missing NCN5 link + boost walking & cycling

Plans include a new two-way contraflow on East St Helen St, Dutch entrance kerbs, continuous footways + better crossings

Have your say by 28 Oct – letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/east-st-hele...

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · 15d

Thanks Nathan, really looking forward to this, and will make a big difference for the Europa bike bus too 🎉

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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 15d

Would better active travel routes help you get more exercise? Better local sports facilities?
Let @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social know!
The consultstion closes tomorrow (I assume at midnight).

letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/getting-acti...

Getting active in Oxfordshire

Have your say We’d like to hear from you about how active you are, whether you’d like to be more active, and what might help you move more. Your feedback will help us better understand what people in ...

letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · 18d

5 years ago, the Government consulted on how dangerous pavement parking could be tackled in England. The Government has yet to respond.

If pavement parking is a problem in your area – fill out the form and add to the map of danger hotspots across the UK.

‪@livingstreets.bsky.social‬

Map pavement parking hotspots

Five years ago, the Government consulted on how the dangerous practice of pavement parking could be tackled in England. The Government has yet to respond. Together we want to show how pavement parkin...

act.livingstreets.org.uk

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 18d

The government is bringing rail into public ownership after 30 years of failed privatisation

To make this succeed they must

🚄set up Great British Trains
🚄stop wasteful competition
🚄create a national railcard
🚄give passengers a real say
🚄INVEST like Switzerland does

weownit.org.uk/passengersno...

Read the report - Passengers not profit: a vision for the Railways Bill

The government's upcoming Railways Bill should include these reforms if it is serious about delivering for passengers.

weownit.org.uk

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · 20d

Interesting, it's definitely got a massive choice at the moment, and always a fan of Big Dave's quiz, but the Sussex Best has been vinegar the last few times I've tried it. Keep having to go to backup lagers for safety.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22d

We need to change everything.

Step 1 - join.greenparty.org.uk

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · 21d

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · 26d

Not this weekend, but Oxford Wood Recycling have a course coming up in a few weeks about making a picture frame. The last one was very good, and they're a nice organisation to support.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/profession...

Professional frame making course

Make a professional frame by hand. Learn how to make a perfect frame ready to be used with your own personalised pic as a Christmas present

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Freddie van Mierlo MP 🔶 @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social · 29d

I recently spoke in Parliament about the impact of pavement parking—a concern I hear often from constituents with disabilities, sight loss or mobility aids.
It makes everyday journeys harder and more dangerous. Councils need proper powers to act.
Everyone deserves safe, accessible streets

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · Sep 15

Hopefully @laylamoran.bsky.social will take a look at my email 🙂🚂🚂🚂

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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · Sep 9

British NIMBYism is truly a sight to behold.

“We are rejecting this solar farm, because one time I saw an electric vehicle on fire, which reminded me that decades ago a coal mining disaster killed lots of children”.

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · Sep 9

This decision is so ridiculous the Witney Gazette will find it hard to parody...

Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · Sep 9

A solar farm that could have powered “all the households in Witney” has been refused permission by West Oxfordshire District Council. Councillors were concerned about the risk of fire, one drawing parallels to the 1966 Aberfan disaster: “Until someone can guarantee it is safe, I can’t support it.”

The proposed site of the Witney Solar Farm

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · Sep 8

Totally, now I just need to find a bit more space on my frame for another gizmo... 🤖🚲🤖

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Olly Glover, MP 🔶 @ollyglover.bsky.social · Sep 2

As part of the APPG on Fair Votes, I am pleased to see our cross party proposal for an independent review of the UK’s out-dated first-past-the-post electoral system published.

Cross-party MPs publish ‘ready to go’ blueprint for electoral reform commission - Politics.co.uk

A group of cross-party MPs have set out a “ready to go” blueprint for an independent review of the UK’s first past the post (FPTP) electoral system. The all-party parliamentary group (APPG) for fair e...

www.politics.co.uk

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Freddie van Mierlo MP 🔶 @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social · Sep 2

I challenged the Foreign Secretary to sanction Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Sadly he declined to answer

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · Sep 5

Given the massive costs of infra, I often wonder if there's an argument to create a cheap right of way with a cleared dirt/gravel path for rural routes just so there is something on a reasonable timescale. Is that silly? Perhaps costs are more in the mobilisation and admin, and surface is moot?

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Martin Cuddy @cuddy30.bsky.social · Sep 4

That's grim, @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social please join Layla Moran and sign the EDM 🙂 bsky.app/profile/oxfo...

Oxford Pedestrians Association @oxfordpedestrians.bsky.social · May 20

The last government ran a consultation on pavement parking in 2020. Nearly five years on, a new government still refuses to publish the responses!

Write to Anneliese Dodds and Layla Moran asking them to sign this parliamentary motion calling for action:

edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...

Pavement parking - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament

That this House notes that communities across the UK are negatively impacted by inconsiderate pavement parking and its knock-on effects on pavement use by wheelchair users, parents and carers with pra...

edm.parliament.uk

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