Kate Oliver
@kateoliver.bsky.social
Grandy Kate: European green left feminist cycling and re-cycling through life; Chair Emerita and board advisor at Home-Start Bristol & South Gloucestershire supporting families with young children; director of Wernbrake Community Woodland
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The redoubtable @scarlettmcnally.bsky.social recently led the Bristol Declaration on the health impacts of car-centric planning. I was very pleased to be asked to contribute to this. You can read the declaration and its policy suggestions here: www.fph.org.uk/media/tr2bnu...
Faculty of Public Health Home
Faculty of Public Health
www.fph.org.uk
January 26, 2026 at 9:30 AM
The redoubtable @scarlettmcnally.bsky.social recently led the Bristol Declaration on the health impacts of car-centric planning. I was very pleased to be asked to contribute to this. You can read the declaration and its policy suggestions here: www.fph.org.uk/media/tr2bnu...
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The NHS itself is responsible for 4% of the traffic on UK roads. As an anchor institution, it should be leading the change. Yet all anyone’s trying to do there “is convert the fleets to electric when in fact what we should be doing is supporting the staff to commute by active travel or by bus.”
We must get fitter if we’re to afford the future, says McNally
McNally in traffic outside Eastbourne hospital. Cycling on the pavement is forbidden. Plans for a bus and cycle route running three miles from Polegate to the hospital were stopped by councillors.
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hastingsonlinetimes.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The NHS itself is responsible for 4% of the traffic on UK roads. As an anchor institution, it should be leading the change. Yet all anyone’s trying to do there “is convert the fleets to electric when in fact what we should be doing is supporting the staff to commute by active travel or by bus.”
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So much this: 👇
With Trump’s increasing belligerence, the UK urgently needs to establish digital sovereignty. Our country’s day-to-day functions should not rely on a handful of US-based tech giants.
I am calling for a UK digital sovereignty strategy. Write to your MP! action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...
I am calling for a UK digital sovereignty strategy. Write to your MP! action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...
Protect Britain’s Digital Backbone — Ask Your MP to Act
Take action! What’s the problem? The UK’s digital backbone. The cloud services, data systems, and platforms that underpin government, public services, and democratic processes is dangerously reliant o...
action.openrightsgroup.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:26 PM
So much this: 👇
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Freddie van Mierlo, the MP for Henley and Thame, has signed our open letter to Ofwat and the Environment Secretary, telling them to reject Thames Water's outrageous deal. @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social
❓Is YOUR MP OK with illegal sewage until 2040❓
Take action today: vist.ly/4pgub
❓Is YOUR MP OK with illegal sewage until 2040❓
Take action today: vist.ly/4pgub
January 28, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Freddie van Mierlo, the MP for Henley and Thame, has signed our open letter to Ofwat and the Environment Secretary, telling them to reject Thames Water's outrageous deal. @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social
❓Is YOUR MP OK with illegal sewage until 2040❓
Take action today: vist.ly/4pgub
❓Is YOUR MP OK with illegal sewage until 2040❓
Take action today: vist.ly/4pgub
‘Completely indefensible’, like so much of this Labour government, in hock to the billionaires and dictators.
Another nauseating climbdown by Starmer following pressure from rich landlords
Providing shit accommodation for a massive rent is going to be perfectly legal for almost another decade
Completely indefensible
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
Providing shit accommodation for a massive rent is going to be perfectly legal for almost another decade
Completely indefensible
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
Decent homes standard for UK private renters delayed by government until 2035
Campaigners pushing for 2030 deadline said deferral was ‘denying renters the most basic standards in our homes’
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:14 PM
‘Completely indefensible’, like so much of this Labour government, in hock to the billionaires and dictators.
This, 40 yrs after the Women’s Design Forum set out the direct connection between women’s safety and planning, house, street, public space design, a Ministry spokesperson says: [It is] ‘unclear as to why anyone would expect the two things to be combined”. 😳
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
England planning proposals fail to mention safety of women and girls, say critics
Draft proposals likely to ‘embed risk and inequality’, campaigners and urban planners say
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:51 PM
This, 40 yrs after the Women’s Design Forum set out the direct connection between women’s safety and planning, house, street, public space design, a Ministry spokesperson says: [It is] ‘unclear as to why anyone would expect the two things to be combined”. 😳
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Join us next Tuesday at 8:15pm, whether you're an old hand or brand new to #CleanAir campaigning!
Hear from guest speaker Dr Alice Willson, be inspired to join our new 7-day #AirPollution challenge, and get a rundown of what's coming up in 2026 and how you can take part.
Register below👇.
Hear from guest speaker Dr Alice Willson, be inspired to join our new 7-day #AirPollution challenge, and get a rundown of what's coming up in 2026 and how you can take part.
Register below👇.
Mums for Lungs New Year meeting
Join us at our first volunteer meeting of the year to hear about what we're up to in 2026 and how you can take part.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Join us next Tuesday at 8:15pm, whether you're an old hand or brand new to #CleanAir campaigning!
Hear from guest speaker Dr Alice Willson, be inspired to join our new 7-day #AirPollution challenge, and get a rundown of what's coming up in 2026 and how you can take part.
Register below👇.
Hear from guest speaker Dr Alice Willson, be inspired to join our new 7-day #AirPollution challenge, and get a rundown of what's coming up in 2026 and how you can take part.
Register below👇.
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter. Please help us to end new coal mining in England. Take action now. Write here: actionnetwork.org/letters/help...
Help us to end new coal mining in England. Take action now
The Government has finally listened to us and is recommending that English planners should not be able to approve new coal mines. It is now incredibly important that we back that proposal by showing o...
actionnetwork.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter. Please help us to end new coal mining in England. Take action now. Write here: actionnetwork.org/letters/help...
Hah!
The US would have to give the Statue of Liberty back though.
Rep. Greg Steube: "You see Macron and the French sending troops to Greenland. I would love to see the US military up against French troops in Greenland, because it would not last very long. It would be a very small skirmish ... we don't care about what Macron and the French want."
January 23, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Hah!
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🚨 Assembly point confirmed - National march for Palestine - End the genocide
⏰12 noon, 31 January
📍 Russel Square
The assembly point for the march for Palestine has been confirmed. We will assemble at Russel Square at 12 noon before marching from there to Whitehall. Join us.
⏰12 noon, 31 January
📍 Russel Square
The assembly point for the march for Palestine has been confirmed. We will assemble at Russel Square at 12 noon before marching from there to Whitehall. Join us.
January 16, 2026 at 3:28 PM
🚨 Assembly point confirmed - National march for Palestine - End the genocide
⏰12 noon, 31 January
📍 Russel Square
The assembly point for the march for Palestine has been confirmed. We will assemble at Russel Square at 12 noon before marching from there to Whitehall. Join us.
⏰12 noon, 31 January
📍 Russel Square
The assembly point for the march for Palestine has been confirmed. We will assemble at Russel Square at 12 noon before marching from there to Whitehall. Join us.
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“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com
Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport
Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war
www.economist.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:11 AM
“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com
⏰ Thames Water’s future is hanging in the balance. Billions in debt could be written off for private owners and it could remain in private hands unless we act fast. 53,000+ of us are calling for nationalisation. Please add your name: 38d.gs/tw_bs
Thames Water wants to block campaigners from speaking out against them?! Enough is enough. The Government must renationalise this failing water company. Agree? Sign the petition today:
Join the push to renationalise Thames Water!
38d.gs
January 23, 2026 at 6:37 PM
⏰ Thames Water’s future is hanging in the balance. Billions in debt could be written off for private owners and it could remain in private hands unless we act fast. 53,000+ of us are calling for nationalisation. Please add your name: 38d.gs/tw_bs
Music!
“When mayors in other cities ask me how #Copenhagen afforded to invest in its cycling networks, I ask them how on earth they have been able to afford highway projects. We invested in bike lanes because that was the cheapest option.”
What the world can learn from Copenhagen’s cycling revolution.
What the world can learn from Copenhagen’s cycling revolution.
What the world can learn from Copenhagen’s cycling revolution
Close to two-thirds of the city’s residents commute by bike to school or work every day.
theprogressplaybook.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Music!
Stop the government’s water stitch-up. Please sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
Stop the water stitch-up!
Stop the stitch-up! The Government wants to push through water legislation, locking in a failed privatised system for decades without giving the public a say.
I’ve signed the petition to stop this wa...
actionnetwork.org
January 23, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Stop the government’s water stitch-up. Please sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
Yes!
Brian Eno: anyone who'd leave the UK because they have to pay a bit more tax arent the least community minded
Lord Bethell: "but they are the wealth creators"
"They're not the wealth creators. The wealth creators are the people who make things.. who keep society running"
Well said Brian!
Lord Bethell: "but they are the wealth creators"
"They're not the wealth creators. The wealth creators are the people who make things.. who keep society running"
Well said Brian!
January 22, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Yes!
The govern’t is plans to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit now (V’la, Cuba, Greenland, etc) sends a terrible message that his tyranny is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Please sign the petition you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
Call off the King’s visit to the US for the 250th anniversary of America's independence
With the current political chaos in the US and Trump’s failure to adhere to international norms, and given his apparent obsession with the Monarchy, calling off this visit would send a powerful messag...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The govern’t is plans to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit now (V’la, Cuba, Greenland, etc) sends a terrible message that his tyranny is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Please sign the petition you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
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🚨Thames Water is on the brink of collapse.
🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
New polling: majority of Thames Water customers want Ofwat to reject creditors’ proposal for the utility
New polling has revealed that 54% of Thames Water customers think Ofwat should reject a deal proposed by Thames Water's creditors, and put it into special administration.
weownit.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 4:20 PM
🚨Thames Water is on the brink of collapse.
🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
Call off the King’s visit to the US for the 250th anniversary of America's independence
With the current political chaos in the US and Trump’s failure to adhere to international norms, and given his apparent obsession with the Monarchy, calling off this visit would send a powerful messag...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try and impose poor food standards in Britain. Please sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves: 38d.gs/cc-df
Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try to impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petitio...
38d.gs
January 6, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try and impose poor food standards in Britain. Please sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves: 38d.gs/cc-df
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If you want to reduce plastic use in 2026, make this simple swap. Yellow kitchen sponges like these don’t break down in landfill, and they release microplastics that end up in the sea, harming marine animals. Eco-friendly alternatives are available – see:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/reviews/seep...
littlegreenspace.org.uk/reviews/seep...
December 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
If you want to reduce plastic use in 2026, make this simple swap. Yellow kitchen sponges like these don’t break down in landfill, and they release microplastics that end up in the sea, harming marine animals. Eco-friendly alternatives are available – see:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/reviews/seep...
littlegreenspace.org.uk/reviews/seep...
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Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try and impose poor food standards in Britain. Please sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves:
December 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try and impose poor food standards in Britain. Please sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves:
In our blood. In our water. In our babies. 🩸☠️💧Please ask @EmmaReynolds to stop the poisoning of Britain, and ban #ForeverChemicals immediately! 🚫 Join the @38_degrees consultation submission to #BanPFAs👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
Let’s flood the consultation to ban these poisons!
Linked to cancer, fertility issues, and birth defects -- forever chemicals (PFAS) are now found in our food, drinking water, and even our blood. When we reach 100k signatures, 38 Degrees will submit o...
you.38degrees.org.uk
December 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
In our blood. In our water. In our babies. 🩸☠️💧Please ask @EmmaReynolds to stop the poisoning of Britain, and ban #ForeverChemicals immediately! 🚫 Join the @38_degrees consultation submission to #BanPFAs👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
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I can't believe we are Actually seeing a mainstream politician openly say as need to be nice to refugees in 2025.
I wish Zack inspires movements across the world with his brand of politics
I wish Zack inspires movements across the world with his brand of politics
I've spent three days in Calais & it's horrendous.
People living in disgusting conditions. Our Government is spending £476m on the militarisation of the border.
We must divert that money to a humanitarian response that treats people with basic dignity.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
People living in disgusting conditions. Our Government is spending £476m on the militarisation of the border.
We must divert that money to a humanitarian response that treats people with basic dignity.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Zack Polanski: Allow small boat migrants in and let them work
Green Party leader accuses Sir Keir Starmer of following Nigel Farage in ‘pushing racist rhetoric’ and calls JK Rowling’s stance on single-sex spaces ‘hateful’
www.thetimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I can't believe we are Actually seeing a mainstream politician openly say as need to be nice to refugees in 2025.
I wish Zack inspires movements across the world with his brand of politics
I wish Zack inspires movements across the world with his brand of politics