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Cllr Emma Garnett

@greenpartyemma.bsky.social

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Green Party county councillor for Parks (Oxfordshire) & sustainability researcher @ox.ac.uk‬ Books. Bikes. Buses. Trains. Cooking. Hiking. Nature. Climate. Inequality. Public Health. She/her Promoted by James Thorniley at 12A Merlin Road, OX4 6EP

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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 28d

🅿️ Removing parking is one of the most effective ways to reduce car use:
theconversation.com/12-best-ways...

🤦‍♀️ @ox.ac.uk Warneford Hospital proposes adding ~50% more car parking..

📝 Sign Headington Liveable Streets' petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/no...

www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2546328...

Fears for ‘traffic hell’ over new parking spaces at Oxford hospital

Adding new parking spaces to Warneford Hospital in Oxford could create “traffic hell” and lead to hundreds of more car journeys into the area,…

www.oxfordmail.co.uk

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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 10h

I sure do! 💚

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 1d

This is very cool as a visual and also yes I agree that a whole lot of people have not/do not want to realise this. It will reduce traffic to the busiest area, thereby reducing traffic in the ‘thru’ zones, without reducing access TO the ‘thru’ zones

Stephen Gower @sjgower.bsky.social · 1d

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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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 14h

* our staff do a huge amount with very few resources and this should almost certainly not be a priority. I'm just extremely curious!

Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 14h

Live membership tracker webpage when?*

join.greenparty.org.uk

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 14h

This weekend we reached 100,000 Green Party members - and we're not stopping there.

In fact... we've already passed 105,000 members.

Be part of the Green surge. Join the Green Party today ⤵️

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.

105,000
Green Party Members

Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

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UK Green Stats @ukgreenstats.bsky.social · 15h

This new updated membership graph shows how the membership count has increased over the past few months, from @zackpolanski.bsky.social's leadership campaign to his very much successful start as leader.

As soon as zack becomes leader, membership figures jump from 68,000 to 100,000 in 41 days.

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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 17h

^ Tagging @zackpolanski.bsky.social so he can see your write up :)

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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 18h

Can you tell when my right knee and outer leg began complaining loudly?

Screenshot of Strava splits in Oxford half.
They go between 10m17 and 11m16 miles until miles 12 and 13 where they drop to 12m32 and 12m46

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Low Traffic Future @lowtrafficfuture.bsky.social · 5d

How do we persuade decision-makers, politicians, and communities to take bold action on traffic reduction?

Join us and Izzy @wearepossible.bsky.social for this free one-hour online session to explore the art of communicating the case for reducing car dependence.
actionnetwork.org/events/commu...

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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Culham Bicycle User Group (CulBUG) @culbug.bsky.social · 1d

Improvements to active travel in 'Science Vale' took a step forward as CulBUG met with @ollyglover.bsky.social & @nathanley.com at @ukaeaofficial.bsky.social Culham Campus on Friday.

In particular, there were ideas for short & long term solutions for A415 Tollgate crossing and Abingdon causeway 🚴‍♀️

Olly Glover outside Culham Campus with 4 members of CulBUG committee and county councillor Robin Jones. Two banners surround the group emblazoned with CulBUG Culham Bicycle User Group.

Olly Glover and Robin Jones with CulBUG secretary. Secretary is caught attempting to strike a staged pose to indicate energy and dynamism. It is clear from the photo that more practice is needed.

Group of active travel campaigners on A415 discussing short and long term options for improvements. From left to right, Nathan Ley, Robin Jones on his bike, Chris Pritchard, Olly Glover, Aidan Reilly.

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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 20h

Welcome Elaine!

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Chris Williams @chrisw100.bsky.social · 22h

100,000 members and rising 💯

Next... overtake The Tories.

Join us to make that happen. join.greenparty.org.uk

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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 since Zack Polanski took over last month

www.theguardian.com

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 1d

this is a great piece and it absolutely sucks that the outlet went for the ambiguous headline rather.

The idea that you can remain on X and "influence opinion" is equally true for creating a new Stormfront account, or a 4Chan account, or a TruthSocial account.

Our job is to kills its influence.

Did the centre-left bit of UK politics Twitter make an error in decamping en masse to I Can’t Believe It’s Not Twitter? The old site, now remade as X, remains significantly larger than the new, and much of the political class have failed to make the jump. Did those of us who went let our desire for a comforting liberal bubble undermine our actual influence?

Well – no. Bluesky may or may not be, as one centre-right friend who felt unwelcome put it, “self-righteous island”. But the idea that’s why we went is nonsense. That I’ve largely stopped posting on a site that’s done more to shape my career and social circle than the rest of the internet combined is less about avoiding rival opinions (I love arguing with people who are wrong!) than with the fact the site simply became unusable. It stopped generating the things (good jokes, interesting debate, clicks) I wanted; it became extremely good at generating the things (racists, pornbots, racist pornbots) I did not.

The story of social media in the last few years is not one of a self-righteous liberal flounce, but of fragmentation: network effects are a thing, and if most of the people you like to talk to switch platforms, there feels little point in remaining behind. If we have lost influence, that’s at least partly down to the government’s reluctance to use its convening power to reshape the information environment, and its odd commitment to a site owned by someone who wants Keir Starmer in prison.

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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 23h

🥳🎉🪅🎉🥳

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

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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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 1d

Wow!

Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 1d

We did it! Hooray!
Huge thanks to @swift33.bsky.social for looking after all of our layers.

I am writing this from a foam roller..

Thank you so much to everyone who has donated to Restore and Oxfordshrie Homeless (links in quoted post, if anyone else would like to).

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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 1d

I'm guessing everyone trying to leave after the half marathon?

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

I learnt so much about Target To Win and leaflet design from @owainsutton.bsky.social !

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

Thank you!

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

* carb loading dinner consisted of potato and chickpea curry, naan, brown rice and plum crumble.

Recipe from "Dinner" by Meera Sodha, currently my favourite cookbook of all time.

Photo of the potato and chickpea curry recipe from Dinner. (I am a Meera Sodha devotee - each of her recipe books is better than the one before. Dinner is her latest (and best imo)

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

An excellent carb loading dinner* before the #OxfordHalf tomorrow!

Wish us luck!

Some of us are fundraising. If you'd like to donate:

Me: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...

@tortoise46.bsky.social
www.justgiving.com/page/stephen...

@moosealston.bsky.social
www.justgiving.com/page/sam-als...

Selfie of me, Sam, Emma, Mary, Steve and James sitting round a dining room table

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

She now had a crowdfunder for the mayoral election!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/green-mayo...

Let's Make Sussex Green! 💚

Want to see a Green Mayor of Sussex? So do we! We need an initial £20,000 to fund a Campaign Manager and kickstart our biggest campaign yet.

www.crowdfunder.co.uk

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

An unexpected and cheerful review of @emilykerr36.bsky.social and mine's recent antics in @oxfordclarion.bsky.social this week, from railways to beavers.

"Very chipper" is a wonderful understatement on @greenparty.org.uk surging membership numbers. I personally have been bouncing off walls.

Oxfordshire politics
There has been a lot of politics this week. Refill that cuppa.

Green county councillor Emma Garnett gave a barnstorming speech on the big stage at the Green Party Conference, as her party overwhelmingly passed a motion to get East West Rail done and fully electrify it. Her colleague Emily Kerr, meanwhile, was on the BBC, where she agreed with a public comment that the Green Party was like a beaver: making big changes and caring about nature. (She did not comment on the suggestion that the Conservative Party were closest to vultures.) Green Party activists on social media have been very chipper about rapidly growing membership figures.

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Tom Easton @tomeaston.bsky.social · 2d

Hop not Hate

Three protesters in Portland Oregon in inflatable frog suits. One holds a placard reading FROGS TOGETHER STRONG

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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 3d

I met one of your number at conference. Hello!

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 3d

@emmagarnett.bsky.social at the Green Party conference last weekend, asking support for a motion in favour of an electrified East West railway line (Cambridge-Oxford). The project draws some criticism - but how could I not be swayed by Emma?
The motion was passed!

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