Dave Cox
@davidcox65.bsky.social
Emeritus Prof ex Chair South B’ham PCT and Cycling UK. Chair Push Bikes. Dirty air damages heart and lungs ❤️ NHS saved my life twice. #WalkCyclePlay you know you want to
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🔴BBC Apologises for Failing to Challenge ‘Dark Money’ Climate-Denial Lobbyist
EXCLUSIVE: BBC faces fresh allegations of bias after corporation admits interview with ‘Net Zero Watch’ lobbying chief Andrew Montford ‘fell below usual standards’
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EXCLUSIVE: BBC faces fresh allegations of bias after corporation admits interview with ‘Net Zero Watch’ lobbying chief Andrew Montford ‘fell below usual standards’
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BBC Apologises for Failing to Challenge 'Dark Money' Climate-Denial Lobbyist
EXCLUSIVE: BBC faces fresh allegations of bias after corporation admits interview with ‘Net Zero Watch’ lobbying chief Andrew Montford 'fell below usual standards'
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🔴BBC Apologises for Failing to Challenge ‘Dark Money’ Climate-Denial Lobbyist
EXCLUSIVE: BBC faces fresh allegations of bias after corporation admits interview with ‘Net Zero Watch’ lobbying chief Andrew Montford ‘fell below usual standards’
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
EXCLUSIVE: BBC faces fresh allegations of bias after corporation admits interview with ‘Net Zero Watch’ lobbying chief Andrew Montford ‘fell below usual standards’
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
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When can you declare an emergency over?
The 5p “emergency” petrol tax cut was introduced in March 2022, to offset a spike in prices
They are now about 30p down on that month, & about 50p down on the absolute peak
The 5p “emergency” petrol tax cut was introduced in March 2022, to offset a spike in prices
They are now about 30p down on that month, & about 50p down on the absolute peak
November 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
When can you declare an emergency over?
The 5p “emergency” petrol tax cut was introduced in March 2022, to offset a spike in prices
They are now about 30p down on that month, & about 50p down on the absolute peak
The 5p “emergency” petrol tax cut was introduced in March 2022, to offset a spike in prices
They are now about 30p down on that month, & about 50p down on the absolute peak
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Imagine coming up with a proposal so stupid, so unworkable, so thoughtless, that it makes Robert Jenrick look sane by comparison.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jury trials could be scrapped except in most serious cases
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Seriously undermining centuries of British justice system??
Jury trials could be scrapped except in most serious cases
Jury trials could be scrapped except in most serious cases
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Seriously undermining centuries of British justice system??
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“They are not ready in 28 days to find a private rented home, pay a deposit, pay bills, be working," said Polly Stephens, head of policy at New Horizon. "It’s impossible for them. They end up at services like ours [with] no idea what they’re supposed to do next.”
national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
New asylum policies making homeless refugees “targets for the far right”
Labour’s abrupt return to the 28-day move-on period is pushing vulnerable people into rough sleeping and exposing them to fraud and abuse.
national.thelead.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
“They are not ready in 28 days to find a private rented home, pay a deposit, pay bills, be working," said Polly Stephens, head of policy at New Horizon. "It’s impossible for them. They end up at services like ours [with] no idea what they’re supposed to do next.”
national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
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The 28-day move-on period resumed on 1st September, giving newly accepted refugees four weeks until eviction. New Horizon Youth Centre saw 56 new people in October looking for support after being evicted from Home Office accommodation – a fifth higher than the previous month.
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The 28-day move-on period resumed on 1st September, giving newly accepted refugees four weeks until eviction. New Horizon Youth Centre saw 56 new people in October looking for support after being evicted from Home Office accommodation – a fifth higher than the previous month.
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The government’s decision to halve the time limit for refugees to leave Home Office accommodation is driving people into homelessness and exploitation, according to migrant rights campaigners and homelessness charities
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By me, for @theleaduk.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
New asylum policies making homeless refugees “targets for the far right”
Labour’s abrupt return to the 28-day move-on period is pushing vulnerable people into rough sleeping and exposing them to fraud and abuse.
national.thelead.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The government’s decision to halve the time limit for refugees to leave Home Office accommodation is driving people into homelessness and exploitation, according to migrant rights campaigners and homelessness charities
By me, for @theleaduk.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
By me, for @theleaduk.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
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The first of the four lectures, broadcast today. It was recorded with a live audience on October 28th, shortly before the clash between Trump and the corporation in November
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
BBC Radio 4 - The Reith Lectures
Significant international thinkers deliver the BBC's flagship annual lecture series
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The first of the four lectures, broadcast today. It was recorded with a live audience on October 28th, shortly before the clash between Trump and the corporation in November
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
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BBC removes description of Donald Trump as "the most openly corrupt president in American history" from the broadcast today of Rutger Bregman's Reith Lecture. I was among the several hundred people to hear the original at the lecture theatre
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
BBC removes description of Donald Trump as "the most openly corrupt president in American history" from the broadcast today of Rutger Bregman's Reith Lecture. I was among the several hundred people to hear the original at the lecture theatre
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Is the FO bothered ?? no comment but why go there, yes has a US husband but the current admin hates foreignors ..
ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
British mum detained by ICE agents in California as six-month old baby and stunned husband watch on | LBC
Katie Paul, 33, was in the process of applying for a green card when she was ambushed by immigration agents
www.lbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Is the FO bothered ?? no comment but why go there, yes has a US husband but the current admin hates foreignors ..
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"It’s ludicrous that aviation doesn’t pay fuel tax, especially now that Rachel Reeves is making noises about a tax on electric vehicles. If we’re looking for easy wins for revenue, just look to the skies."
~ Flight Free UK Director Anna Hughes in the Guardian today 👇
~ Flight Free UK Director Anna Hughes in the Guardian today 👇
End the tax break that makes flying cheaper than trains | Letters
Letters: Airlines benefit from a tax system that helps them keep fares low, writes Anna Hughes
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM
"It’s ludicrous that aviation doesn’t pay fuel tax, especially now that Rachel Reeves is making noises about a tax on electric vehicles. If we’re looking for easy wins for revenue, just look to the skies."
~ Flight Free UK Director Anna Hughes in the Guardian today 👇
~ Flight Free UK Director Anna Hughes in the Guardian today 👇
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Here’s The S*n’s pathetic, microscopic apology for one of the biggest lies in modern British politics - the “benefits tourism” fairy tale that conned millions and helped drag us into Brexit. They poison democracy with front-page lies, then whisper “sorry” in tiny print.
November 25, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Here’s The S*n’s pathetic, microscopic apology for one of the biggest lies in modern British politics - the “benefits tourism” fairy tale that conned millions and helped drag us into Brexit. They poison democracy with front-page lies, then whisper “sorry” in tiny print.
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Apple is anti-union.
Tesla is anti-union.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
These mega-corporations aren’t on workers’ side and their actions make it painfully clear.
Tesla is anti-union.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
These mega-corporations aren’t on workers’ side and their actions make it painfully clear.
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Apple is anti-union.
Tesla is anti-union.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
These mega-corporations aren’t on workers’ side and their actions make it painfully clear.
Tesla is anti-union.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
These mega-corporations aren’t on workers’ side and their actions make it painfully clear.
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Britain is one of the world’s richest countries. Why do a third of children live in poverty?
It is a political choice - years of austerity, real wage cuts, regressive taxation, unchecked profiteering, disappearance of social housing, hijacking of govts by corporations/rich.
It is a political choice - years of austerity, real wage cuts, regressive taxation, unchecked profiteering, disappearance of social housing, hijacking of govts by corporations/rich.
Britain is one of the world’s richest countries. So why do a third of its children live in poverty? | CNN
Child poverty has reached a record high in the United Kingdom as the country’s cost of living soars and its social security safety net falters following years of government austerity.
edition.cnn.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Britain is one of the world’s richest countries. Why do a third of children live in poverty?
It is a political choice - years of austerity, real wage cuts, regressive taxation, unchecked profiteering, disappearance of social housing, hijacking of govts by corporations/rich.
It is a political choice - years of austerity, real wage cuts, regressive taxation, unchecked profiteering, disappearance of social housing, hijacking of govts by corporations/rich.
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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📣New data shows London cycling is soaring:
📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019
🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
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📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019
🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 7:23 AM
📣New data shows London cycling is soaring:
📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019
🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019
🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
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Despite the blatant pro Reform BBC bias ...
"Nigel Farage has been paid £330,000 by GB News in the last year alone. He's deep in the pockets of a company that aims to replace the BBC."
"Nigel Farage has been paid £330,000 by GB News in the last year alone. He's deep in the pockets of a company that aims to replace the BBC."
November 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Despite the blatant pro Reform BBC bias ...
"Nigel Farage has been paid £330,000 by GB News in the last year alone. He's deep in the pockets of a company that aims to replace the BBC."
"Nigel Farage has been paid £330,000 by GB News in the last year alone. He's deep in the pockets of a company that aims to replace the BBC."
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This is how the FT reported it. Makes it look even worse.
November 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
This is how the FT reported it. Makes it look even worse.
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"Care". Where is the outrage, these are children, 2000 of them, missing in the UK.
More than 2,000 children who have been trafficked or who arrived in the UK to claim asylum disappeared from social services’ care last year.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
More than 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care
Charities say vulnerable young people are being failed by local authorities, the police and central government
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"Care". Where is the outrage, these are children, 2000 of them, missing in the UK.
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'No Answers Nigel': Farage Says He Never Racially Abused Anyone 'In A Hurtful Or Insulting Way'
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/no-ans...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/no-ans...
'No Answers Nigel': Farage Says He Never Racially Abused Anyone 'In A Hurtful Or Insulting Way'
The Reform leader has been accused of anti-semitism when he was at school.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
'No Answers Nigel': Farage Says He Never Racially Abused Anyone 'In A Hurtful Or Insulting Way'
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/no-ans...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/no-ans...
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Extremely bad news for everyone who rides a Rad Power Bike 😢
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Extremely bad news for everyone who rides a Rad Power Bike 😢
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Performative cruelty to appeal to voters who won’t vote for you anyway is just another level of moral decrepitude
Labour's anti-asylum policies are already fundamentally inhumane and discriminatory. Applying them retrospectively is pure cruelty though. It serves absolutely no purpose. Meanwhile it will increase the costs and bureaucracy of an already dysfunctional Home Office.
www.thetimes.com/article/6f83...
www.thetimes.com/article/6f83...
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Performative cruelty to appeal to voters who won’t vote for you anyway is just another level of moral decrepitude
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The Advertising Standards Authority rules against Stove Industry Alliance (SIA) over misleading claims
The ASA has banned two claims made by the SIA after ruling that the trade body misled consumers about the environmental impact of modern wood-burning stoves. airqualitynews.com/legislation/...
The ASA has banned two claims made by the SIA after ruling that the trade body misled consumers about the environmental impact of modern wood-burning stoves. airqualitynews.com/legislation/...
ASA rules against Stove Industry Alliance over misleading claims
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned two advertising claims by the Stove Industry Association (SIA) after ruling that the trade body misled consumers about the environmental impact of ...
airqualitynews.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The Advertising Standards Authority rules against Stove Industry Alliance (SIA) over misleading claims
The ASA has banned two claims made by the SIA after ruling that the trade body misled consumers about the environmental impact of modern wood-burning stoves. airqualitynews.com/legislation/...
The ASA has banned two claims made by the SIA after ruling that the trade body misled consumers about the environmental impact of modern wood-burning stoves. airqualitynews.com/legislation/...
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'Baby deaths in Corby rose during the steelworks reclamation: From 1982 to 1990, the infant mortality rate rose significantly and was higher than the national average. In 1987 and 1988 infant mortality rate was double the national average.' @nnjournal.bsky.social
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Saturday brief: Baby deaths in Corby rose during the steelworks reclamation
Unearthed data analysed by air pollution campaigner Michael Ryan has revealed the startling new evidence
www.nnjournal.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
'Baby deaths in Corby rose during the steelworks reclamation: From 1982 to 1990, the infant mortality rate rose significantly and was higher than the national average. In 1987 and 1988 infant mortality rate was double the national average.' @nnjournal.bsky.social
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