Helen Walters
@helenmw66.bsky.social
Slowly transitioning from public health professional to retired knitter, urban cyclist and Quaker.
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We don’t just want more and better LTNs, we want Hackney main roads to change. 10% of Hackney residents live on main roads, and we want those people to feel the benefit too.
Here’s how main roads should be changed in Hackney:
www.lowtraffichackney.org/hackneys-mai...
#hackney #LTN #traffic
Here’s how main roads should be changed in Hackney:
www.lowtraffichackney.org/hackneys-mai...
#hackney #LTN #traffic
Hackney's Main Roads
Hackney's Main Roads (and how we can make them better for everyone)
www.lowtraffichackney.org
February 14, 2026 at 10:34 AM
We don’t just want more and better LTNs, we want Hackney main roads to change. 10% of Hackney residents live on main roads, and we want those people to feel the benefit too.
Here’s how main roads should be changed in Hackney:
www.lowtraffichackney.org/hackneys-mai...
#hackney #LTN #traffic
Here’s how main roads should be changed in Hackney:
www.lowtraffichackney.org/hackneys-mai...
#hackney #LTN #traffic
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I never really sign stuff. But this was different. It's not about trying to facilitate or block a particular party's route to power. It's about an electoral system that's unsuited to the political realities we face today and risks giving us government after government with no convincing mandate.
Over 50 Academics Warn That Voting System Is Not Fit For Multi-Party Politics
Dozens of academics have written to the government to warn that the current voting system risks producing distorted results on an 'unprecedented' s...
www.politicshome.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:25 AM
I never really sign stuff. But this was different. It's not about trying to facilitate or block a particular party's route to power. It's about an electoral system that's unsuited to the political realities we face today and risks giving us government after government with no convincing mandate.
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Love shouldn’t come at a cost 💔
For thousands of mixed-age couples, this Valentine’s Day may not be so happy as they miss out on vital support.
Join us in our call for change: https://www.independentage.org/about-us/campaigning/mixed-age-couples
#UnhappyValentinesDay #FixMixedAgeRule
For thousands of mixed-age couples, this Valentine’s Day may not be so happy as they miss out on vital support.
Join us in our call for change: https://www.independentage.org/about-us/campaigning/mixed-age-couples
#UnhappyValentinesDay #FixMixedAgeRule
February 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Love shouldn’t come at a cost 💔
For thousands of mixed-age couples, this Valentine’s Day may not be so happy as they miss out on vital support.
Join us in our call for change: https://www.independentage.org/about-us/campaigning/mixed-age-couples
#UnhappyValentinesDay #FixMixedAgeRule
For thousands of mixed-age couples, this Valentine’s Day may not be so happy as they miss out on vital support.
Join us in our call for change: https://www.independentage.org/about-us/campaigning/mixed-age-couples
#UnhappyValentinesDay #FixMixedAgeRule
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Bollards save lives. End of story.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
February 7, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Bollards save lives. End of story.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
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Jim Ratcliffe abandoned workers in Grangemouth and fled to Monaco to avoid paying taxes in the UK.
His hypocrisy knows no bounds.
Another super-rich man blaming immigrants for the problems caused by billionaires.
His hypocrisy knows no bounds.
Another super-rich man blaming immigrants for the problems caused by billionaires.
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest and most influential men, has told Sky News.
news.sky.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Jim Ratcliffe abandoned workers in Grangemouth and fled to Monaco to avoid paying taxes in the UK.
His hypocrisy knows no bounds.
Another super-rich man blaming immigrants for the problems caused by billionaires.
His hypocrisy knows no bounds.
Another super-rich man blaming immigrants for the problems caused by billionaires.
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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
"silence is not empty — it’s full of answers"
HERMIT RULE 3:
Do not take on too much for this will achieve the best results. Let silence and stillness be your chosen way, and may you achieve quietness.
The Lord desires neither your busyness nor your things, but all you are.
See, silence is not empty — it’s full of answers.
Do not take on too much for this will achieve the best results. Let silence and stillness be your chosen way, and may you achieve quietness.
The Lord desires neither your busyness nor your things, but all you are.
See, silence is not empty — it’s full of answers.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
"silence is not empty — it’s full of answers"
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Tweede Weteringdwarsstraat, Amsterdam in 1969 and today. Urban space is finite. When cities prioritize people over car storage, streets can support local businesses, active transport, and community life.
January 28, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Tweede Weteringdwarsstraat, Amsterdam in 1969 and today. Urban space is finite. When cities prioritize people over car storage, streets can support local businesses, active transport, and community life.
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TikTok is censoring the words “Epstein” and “ICE” — and that alone should tell you how fast political censorship just arrived in America.
February 1, 2026 at 6:03 PM
TikTok is censoring the words “Epstein” and “ICE” — and that alone should tell you how fast political censorship just arrived in America.
One for you @yplac.bsky.social
It's crazy people feel safe enough doing this, even right outside a school
February 1, 2026 at 8:51 PM
One for you @yplac.bsky.social
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"If you want to preserve democracy as we know it, you have to have a free and many times adversarial press. And without it, I am afraid that we would lose so much of our individual liberties over time. That's how dictators get started. They get started by suppressing free press.” #JohnMcCain
February 1, 2026 at 1:57 PM
"If you want to preserve democracy as we know it, you have to have a free and many times adversarial press. And without it, I am afraid that we would lose so much of our individual liberties over time. That's how dictators get started. They get started by suppressing free press.” #JohnMcCain
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Say hello to Hannah Spencer—councillor, plumber, greyhound lover and your Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton 💚
January 30, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Say hello to Hannah Spencer—councillor, plumber, greyhound lover and your Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton 💚
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🚨NEWS🚨
Jackie Pearcey is our candidate in the Gorton & Denton by-election.
Voters in Gorton and Denton deserve so much more than a failing Labour government or the divisive politics of Reform UK.
Good luck Jackie!
Jackie Pearcey is our candidate in the Gorton & Denton by-election.
Voters in Gorton and Denton deserve so much more than a failing Labour government or the divisive politics of Reform UK.
Good luck Jackie!
January 30, 2026 at 3:50 PM
🚨NEWS🚨
Jackie Pearcey is our candidate in the Gorton & Denton by-election.
Voters in Gorton and Denton deserve so much more than a failing Labour government or the divisive politics of Reform UK.
Good luck Jackie!
Jackie Pearcey is our candidate in the Gorton & Denton by-election.
Voters in Gorton and Denton deserve so much more than a failing Labour government or the divisive politics of Reform UK.
Good luck Jackie!
This wisdom is so timely
“Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.”
See "Wisdom of the Jewish Sages" for attribution.
See "Wisdom of the Jewish Sages" for attribution.
January 26, 2026 at 9:13 PM
This wisdom is so timely
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Lies, lies, and damn lies.
January 25, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Lies, lies, and damn lies.
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Walz: "I call on all Americans to see the decency this state is exhibiting, and the horrific cruelty, unprofessional, absolute abomination that is passing for what these f--- ICE agents are doing on our streets."
January 24, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Walz: "I call on all Americans to see the decency this state is exhibiting, and the horrific cruelty, unprofessional, absolute abomination that is passing for what these f--- ICE agents are doing on our streets."
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MLK Jr. said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."
Remember this.
Remember this.
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
MLK Jr. said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."
Remember this.
Remember this.
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This makes no sense…
An MP can wake up one morning, ditch the party you elected them for, & sign up to a completely different manifesto…
No thanks
If they defect to a different party, we should get a vote
Sign the petition & help make that law.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
An MP can wake up one morning, ditch the party you elected them for, & sign up to a completely different manifesto…
No thanks
If they defect to a different party, we should get a vote
Sign the petition & help make that law.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
petition.parliament.uk
January 18, 2026 at 10:18 PM
This makes no sense…
An MP can wake up one morning, ditch the party you elected them for, & sign up to a completely different manifesto…
No thanks
If they defect to a different party, we should get a vote
Sign the petition & help make that law.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
An MP can wake up one morning, ditch the party you elected them for, & sign up to a completely different manifesto…
No thanks
If they defect to a different party, we should get a vote
Sign the petition & help make that law.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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The government sits and watches as Heba dies. It's heartbreaking, horrible, almost impossible to compute. Didn't people vote in the hope (however forlorn) of ending the Tories' psychopathic mode of government? Yet on it goes, under Keir Starmer. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Imprisoned hunger striker linked to Palestine Action tells friend: ‘I’m dying’
Francesca Nadin visited Heba Muraisi, 31, in a Wakefield prison at the weekend and says ‘her body is shutting down’
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
The government sits and watches as Heba dies. It's heartbreaking, horrible, almost impossible to compute. Didn't people vote in the hope (however forlorn) of ending the Tories' psychopathic mode of government? Yet on it goes, under Keir Starmer. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
January 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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On this day in 1909 the first state pensions came into force - thanks to a Liberal government.
On this day in 1909, the first state pensions came in - thanks to a Liberal government
January 1, 1909 saw the first state pensions come into force in the UK, thanks to David Lloyd George and the Liberal government.
www.markpack.org.uk
January 1, 2026 at 10:45 AM
On this day in 1909 the first state pensions came into force - thanks to a Liberal government.
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This year:
- Bolsonaro went to prison
- Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and is being tried
- Brazil and Belgium joined S. Africa's ICJ case on Israel's genocide
- Global green energy surpassed coal power
- Denmark passed a law against deepfakes
There are people still fighting to make the world better.
- Bolsonaro went to prison
- Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and is being tried
- Brazil and Belgium joined S. Africa's ICJ case on Israel's genocide
- Global green energy surpassed coal power
- Denmark passed a law against deepfakes
There are people still fighting to make the world better.
December 31, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This year:
- Bolsonaro went to prison
- Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and is being tried
- Brazil and Belgium joined S. Africa's ICJ case on Israel's genocide
- Global green energy surpassed coal power
- Denmark passed a law against deepfakes
There are people still fighting to make the world better.
- Bolsonaro went to prison
- Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and is being tried
- Brazil and Belgium joined S. Africa's ICJ case on Israel's genocide
- Global green energy surpassed coal power
- Denmark passed a law against deepfakes
There are people still fighting to make the world better.
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Genocide www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Israel to ban dozens of aid agencies from Gaza as 10 nations warn about suffering
Failure of groups including MSF and ActionAid to hand over staff details means they will not be able to operate in Gaza, say Israeli officials
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Genocide www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
This 👇🏻
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
December 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
This 👇🏻
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Wishing you all a very happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year.
#Quakers #QuakersIreland #FaithInAction #GeorgeFox #PeaceTestimony
#Quakers #QuakersIreland #FaithInAction #GeorgeFox #PeaceTestimony
December 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Wishing you all a very happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year.
#Quakers #QuakersIreland #FaithInAction #GeorgeFox #PeaceTestimony
#Quakers #QuakersIreland #FaithInAction #GeorgeFox #PeaceTestimony