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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 3h

I need to update my Register of Interests

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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 6h

Like, seriously. FLAPJACKS

www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/2554164...

Text reads "Conservatives raised concerns about the increased numbers of people in the hotel and hit out at the Green Party, accusing them of being dangerous and encouraging more asylum seekers by offering out flapjacks."

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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 9h

Realising how crap we are in the UK at planning. So much focus on mega projects rather than small, steady, constant tweaks that allow us to move forward and adapt

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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 9h

Watch for yourself at 2hr16m if you fancy it. The more they throw at us, the weirder they look #WeirdDudes

wirral.public-i.tv/core/portal/...

Council - Monday 13 October 2025, 6:00pm - Start video at 2:16:27 - Wirral Council Webcasting

wirral.public-i.tv

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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 10h

"Mr Mayor, Wirral Greens are Wirral's most dangerous political grouping!" Tory Cllr Max Booth last night at Full Council 🤡

Wirral Greens (a lovely bunch, consistently threatening people with a very good time - and flapjacks):

A group of people stand in front of Wallasey Town Hall on an overcast day. They have two 'Wirral Green Party' banners behind them

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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 11h

Why spend billions burying a road when you could just plan for city of the future where residents don't need cars to get around?

Liverpool's busiest road could go 'underground' in £1bn plan

Mayor outlines transformational idea to sink The Strand in order to accommodate huge King Edward Triangle development

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk

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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 1d

Event incoming (Thursday) thanks to @lowtrafficfuture.bsky.social

"Stuck in the Slow Lane: Tackling Car Dependency"

👇👇👇

Low Traffic Future - Local Campaigner Feedback Session

Thank you for taking the time to respond to our survey, inviting your views on how Low Traffic Future can best support you in pressing for a low traffic future in your area.. We would now like to inv...

actionnetwork.org

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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 2d

The 🇳🇱 aren't finished tweaking their road network. They never will be and neither will your town/country. I've been to Haarlem a couple of times now and it was interesting to see the changes in between visits. Here's one...

DCE - Haarlem’s transition to 30 km/h streets – This is how they did it

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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 2d

And that soundtrack 👌

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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 3d

not quite my tempo

Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 7d

Pay out should be in e-bike credits 🫡

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

Car finance scandal: Payouts of £700 per driver under compensation plans

Lenders could pay out £8.2bn in compensation for car finance mis-selling, the FCA says.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 7d

Really hope we see a lot more micro-EVs in the UK in the years ahead. Smaller, slower, lighter, cheaper...

*EXCLUSIVE* Dacia Hipster - A car with no rivals !

YouTube video by Petrol Ped

youtu.be

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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 7d

"With sustainability comes empathy and compassion. These are all traits that you get when you decide to take care of the place that gives you life..."

"We need greener cities, with fewer cars."

'With power comes responsibility' - Hector Bellerin wins BBC Green Sports Award

Former Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin talks about his attempts to live a more sustainable life as he wins the BBC Green Sports Award.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 11d

How on earth do you know about Keeping Up Appearances??!!

Side note: Patricia was born just down the road from where I live, and in January councillors honoured her with the 'Freedom of the Borough' www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/2486883...

Dame Patricia Routledge receives Honorary Freedom of the Borough

DAME Patricia Routledge has received Wirral’s highest honour.

www.wirralglobe.co.uk

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Low Traffic Future @lowtrafficfuture.bsky.social · 11d

🚨 Event incoming!
🗓️ Thursday 16th Oct 2025. 8–9pm

Stuck in the Slow Lane: Tackling Car Dependency 🚗↘️

Join us and Izzy from @wearepossible.bsky.social where we explore the art of communicating the case for reducing car dependence

🔗 Register now (it's free!) actionnetwork.org/events/commu...

Banner image showing a cartoon streetscape with tram at the centre. Headline reads 'Stuck in the Slow Lane: Tackling Car Dependency'

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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 13d

infinite dropped kerbs ♾️
you can almost smell the accessibility 🙄

A series of junctions disappear into infinity. Lots of entrances on a UK road with seemingly endless dropped kerbs for pedestrians

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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 15d

Wirral Labour have (until quite recently) hammered Wirral Greens. We've gone from 1 councillor to 14 in that time 🤷‍♂️

LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 15d

Bella Sankey, the leader of Brighton and Hove Council, has urged Labour members to “get over” their “squeamishness” over attacking the Green Party.

labourlist.org/2025/09/labo...

Labour must ‘get over squeamishness’ about attacking Greens – council leader – LabourList

Labour members need to "get over" their "squeamishness" about attacking the Green Party, Bella Sankey, the leader of Brighton and Hove Council, has urged, warning…

labourlist.org

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 16d

🚨 BREAKING | Greens now have 80,000 members.

This is an increase of 10,000 since @zackpolanski.bsky.social won the leadership in a landslide victory (85-15).

(Source: @greenparty.org.uk)

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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 16d

a cartoon of beavis and butthead sitting next to each other wearing nasa uniforms

Alt: a cartoon of beavis and butthead sitting next to each other wearing nasa uniforms

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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 17d

1) Willaston, near the village 'square'
4) Neston?

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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 18d

Banned driver given another ban. Genius

Birkenhead News @birkenheadnews.bsky.social · 18d

Driver's ban extended after driving while disqualified www.birkenhead.news/drivers-ban-...

Driver’s ban extended after driving while disqualified

A disqualified motorist has received an extended driving ban after he was spotted driving a Ford Transit van in Wirral with a severely cracked windscreen. Officers from Wirral targeted team…

www.birkenhead.news

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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 18d

it's one of those days when you take a detour through Port Sunlight

Bike resting near a bridge in Port Sunlight, Wirral. Blue skies. Trees to either side. Old building in background

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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 19d

(Said with a degree of sadness from me, as my local council were no where to be seen with #CarFreeDay efforts, despite frequent requests from @wirralgreenparty.bsky.social councillors)

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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 19d

Good for business. Good for people.

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 19d

This past weekend Londoners got a glimpse of the future of Oxford Street as it went traffic-free for the day.

Here’s what they thought ⬇️

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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 20d

Sir, your pickup truck *almost taking off* when you hit a speed hump at 35mph is nature's way of telling you to *slow down*

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