Ian Loader
@ianloader.bsky.social
I teach and research criminology stuff at the University of Oxford - https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/people/ian-loader. I am also Chair of Cyclox - https://www.cyclox.org. You'll find me musing on ecologies of security, policing, urban mobilities and Arsenal FC
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November 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Want to hold a major academic conference in the humanities and social sciences? We offer up to £20k (and sometimes £25k) for a conference on any topic to be held between April 27/March 28. Apply by 29 Jan 2026.
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So that’s not a no then!
“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way”
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
So that’s not a no then!
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This week is Road Safety Week & a chance to talk about Barbara Castle!
Barbara was Transport Minister for three years yet she was able to introduce the Breathalyzer, a proper integrated transport strategy & more!
This was done despite fierce opposition.
📸 Photo from the Parliamentary Achieve
Barbara was Transport Minister for three years yet she was able to introduce the Breathalyzer, a proper integrated transport strategy & more!
This was done despite fierce opposition.
📸 Photo from the Parliamentary Achieve
November 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This week is Road Safety Week & a chance to talk about Barbara Castle!
Barbara was Transport Minister for three years yet she was able to introduce the Breathalyzer, a proper integrated transport strategy & more!
This was done despite fierce opposition.
📸 Photo from the Parliamentary Achieve
Barbara was Transport Minister for three years yet she was able to introduce the Breathalyzer, a proper integrated transport strategy & more!
This was done despite fierce opposition.
📸 Photo from the Parliamentary Achieve
A coalition of active travel advocates are calling for a significant expansion of shared e-bike and e-scooter schemes in Oxford, currently provided by Voi and Lime, saying shared bikes are a vital part of the solution to Oxford's transport problems and have transformed cycling in London.
November 17, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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We all know. They know. We know they know. They know we know they know.
As Karoline Leavitt concludes her press briefing and walks off, @andrewfeinberg.com asks: "What was the president doing with Virginia Giuffre for hours at Epstein's house?"
She did not respond.
She did not respond.
November 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
We all know. They know. We know they know. They know we know they know.
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Over twenty community organisations are calling on the community in Oxford to march against racism, and in 'celebration of Oxford's diverse City of Sanctuary' on Sunday in response to 'attempts to sow racist division in local communities.'
The march will start at Templars Square at 12.30.
The march will start at Templars Square at 12.30.
November 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Over twenty community organisations are calling on the community in Oxford to march against racism, and in 'celebration of Oxford's diverse City of Sanctuary' on Sunday in response to 'attempts to sow racist division in local communities.'
The march will start at Templars Square at 12.30.
The march will start at Templars Square at 12.30.
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all my core arguments in one case:
1. the modern far right has international ambitions
2. concessions don't pacify the far right, they embolden it
3. you can't be neutral (as the bbc tried to be)
4. they attack where resistance is weakest
5. right now, that's the uk
1. the modern far right has international ambitions
2. concessions don't pacify the far right, they embolden it
3. you can't be neutral (as the bbc tried to be)
4. they attack where resistance is weakest
5. right now, that's the uk
I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
all my core arguments in one case:
1. the modern far right has international ambitions
2. concessions don't pacify the far right, they embolden it
3. you can't be neutral (as the bbc tried to be)
4. they attack where resistance is weakest
5. right now, that's the uk
1. the modern far right has international ambitions
2. concessions don't pacify the far right, they embolden it
3. you can't be neutral (as the bbc tried to be)
4. they attack where resistance is weakest
5. right now, that's the uk
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The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
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BREAKING! 🚨
📢 We’ve taken over the ad space at Southwark tube station, calling on the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to end adverts that promote pollution. 🧵 1/8
✍️ Use our template to write to the Mayor: actionnetwork.org/letters/time...
📢 We’ve taken over the ad space at Southwark tube station, calling on the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to end adverts that promote pollution. 🧵 1/8
✍️ Use our template to write to the Mayor: actionnetwork.org/letters/time...
November 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
BREAKING! 🚨
📢 We’ve taken over the ad space at Southwark tube station, calling on the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to end adverts that promote pollution. 🧵 1/8
✍️ Use our template to write to the Mayor: actionnetwork.org/letters/time...
📢 We’ve taken over the ad space at Southwark tube station, calling on the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to end adverts that promote pollution. 🧵 1/8
✍️ Use our template to write to the Mayor: actionnetwork.org/letters/time...
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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Quietly, a remarkable piece of public art is being created, which seeks to both explain the delays of the Botley Road, and share the highlights of West Oxford. We caught up with local artist Chris Shipton to hear more before its unveiling next week.
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oxfordclarion.uk/botley-and-t...
Botley and the narrow bridge of art
Amidst the turmoil of the Botley Road bridge works, a remarkable artwork is being created, both to tell the story of the bridge and its complexities, and the rich history of West Oxford.
Local artist...
oxfordclarion.uk
November 8, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Quietly, a remarkable piece of public art is being created, which seeks to both explain the delays of the Botley Road, and share the highlights of West Oxford. We caught up with local artist Chris Shipton to hear more before its unveiling next week.
oxfordclarion.uk/botley-and-t...
oxfordclarion.uk/botley-and-t...
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This video is brilliant: buff.ly/1zyTWmM
Seems a total slam dunk that owners of private jets should pay fuel duties. Doesn't it?
The answer is annoying.
Thread:
Seems a total slam dunk that owners of private jets should pay fuel duties. Doesn't it?
The answer is annoying.
Thread:
Private jets don't pay fuel tax. Now I don't either.
You pay fuel duty. Why don’t billionaires? This week, we launched WeWingAnyCar.com to help you qualify for the same tax breaks that private jets get.
Because tax loopholes shouldn’t just be for…
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November 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
This video is brilliant: buff.ly/1zyTWmM
Seems a total slam dunk that owners of private jets should pay fuel duties. Doesn't it?
The answer is annoying.
Thread:
Seems a total slam dunk that owners of private jets should pay fuel duties. Doesn't it?
The answer is annoying.
Thread:
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Which one is more English?
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Which one is more English?
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Absolute scenes in Oxfordshire. LABOUR voting WITH TORIES and the car brained IOA to remove a traffic intervention designed to speed up buses, and was recommended by 74% in the citizens assembly THEY ASKED FOR, AND that has already been praised by the BUS companies, after SIX days.
The vote on Oxford’s Congestion Charge is taken and goes broadly along party lines.
For removing the charge: 22 (Con, Lab, Ind)
Against removing the charge: 36 (LibDem, Green, Henley)
Abstain: 2 (Will Boucher-Giles, LibDem for Chesterton; Emma Markham, Green for Shrivenham)
For removing the charge: 22 (Con, Lab, Ind)
Against removing the charge: 36 (LibDem, Green, Henley)
Abstain: 2 (Will Boucher-Giles, LibDem for Chesterton; Emma Markham, Green for Shrivenham)
November 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Absolute scenes in Oxfordshire. LABOUR voting WITH TORIES and the car brained IOA to remove a traffic intervention designed to speed up buses, and was recommended by 74% in the citizens assembly THEY ASKED FOR, AND that has already been praised by the BUS companies, after SIX days.
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If you cannot see children trick-or-treating, maybe consider not driving tonight?
October 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
If you cannot see children trick-or-treating, maybe consider not driving tonight?
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Kat is being federally charged by the FBI for protesting at Broadview.
This is a flagrant political prosecution by the Trump administration, which is trying to prevent free speech and free association.
I am proud of Kat. Her movement is being targeted by the government. She needs your support.
This is a flagrant political prosecution by the Trump administration, which is trying to prevent free speech and free association.
I am proud of Kat. Her movement is being targeted by the government. She needs your support.
I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
October 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Kat is being federally charged by the FBI for protesting at Broadview.
This is a flagrant political prosecution by the Trump administration, which is trying to prevent free speech and free association.
I am proud of Kat. Her movement is being targeted by the government. She needs your support.
This is a flagrant political prosecution by the Trump administration, which is trying to prevent free speech and free association.
I am proud of Kat. Her movement is being targeted by the government. She needs your support.
Happy Cleaner Air Day
Oxford’s Temporary Congestion Charge is now live. The charge will be at points on six roads in Oxford. Cars with permits & all other vehicles can pass through charge locations for free. Without a permit, £5 per day is payable.
www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/transport-an...
www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/transport-an...
October 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Happy Cleaner Air Day
Good question.
Where have all the normal Tories gone?
Not long ago, the Conservative party had a centrist wing. Now it is flirting with immigration policies that make Idi Amin look like a moderate. #TheCreep
www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
Not long ago, the Conservative party had a centrist wing. Now it is flirting with immigration policies that make Idi Amin look like a moderate. #TheCreep
www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
Where have all the normal Tories gone?
Not long ago, the Conservative party had a centrist wing. Now it is flirting with immigration policies that make Idi Amin look like a moderate
www.thenewworld.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Good question.
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Good
Betting firm threatens to end its entire High St presence if it has to pay any more tax bit.ly/4qhaL1j yet another in the too rich and too important to pay tax series
If gambling tax rises, we’ll shut all our 1,300 shops, warns Betfred
Increased levies expected to be imposed in next month’s budget could cost the company 7,000 jobs, according to Joanne Whittaker, the chief executive
bit.ly
October 19, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Good
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Bloody brilliant 👇
October 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Bloody brilliant 👇
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This country is not well
According to the Labour MP, building the bike lane would cause "serious challenges" for local businesses, “erode public trust, and squander valuable public funds".
Cycle lane plans would put “economic vitality” of town at “serious risk”, warms MP – due to loss of six car parking spaces
According to the Labour MP, building the bike lane would cause "serious challenges" for local businesses, “erode public trust, and squander valuable public funds
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October 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This country is not well
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By me this week - the happiest thing I've got to report of late, with a glorious trip over the summer to Montreal
"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."
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"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."
www.economist.com/internationa...
Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport
Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war
www.economist.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
By me this week - the happiest thing I've got to report of late, with a glorious trip over the summer to Montreal
"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."
www.economist.com/internationa...
"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."
www.economist.com/internationa...
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BREAKING #antifa NEWS: "The England flags have been removed and replaced with other signs"
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October 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
BREAKING #antifa NEWS: "The England flags have been removed and replaced with other signs"
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
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🎓 Congratulations to Dr Luiz Dal Santo! Oxford DPhil Criminology graduate.
"Punishment, State, and Society in the Global Periphery: Mass Incarceration, Mass Incorporation, and the Rise of a Protagonist Judiciary in Brazil",
📚 Luiz’s published research here: researchgate.net/profile/Luiz-Dal-Santo
"Punishment, State, and Society in the Global Periphery: Mass Incarceration, Mass Incorporation, and the Rise of a Protagonist Judiciary in Brazil",
📚 Luiz’s published research here: researchgate.net/profile/Luiz-Dal-Santo
October 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
🎓 Congratulations to Dr Luiz Dal Santo! Oxford DPhil Criminology graduate.
"Punishment, State, and Society in the Global Periphery: Mass Incarceration, Mass Incorporation, and the Rise of a Protagonist Judiciary in Brazil",
📚 Luiz’s published research here: researchgate.net/profile/Luiz-Dal-Santo
"Punishment, State, and Society in the Global Periphery: Mass Incarceration, Mass Incorporation, and the Rise of a Protagonist Judiciary in Brazil",
📚 Luiz’s published research here: researchgate.net/profile/Luiz-Dal-Santo