Kaz Self
@kazself.com
* Labour Councillor for Southmead, Bristol, UK
* Transport and Connectivity Committee member
* Chartered Engineer (retired)
One of ‘those women who best embody the Bristol spirit of rebellion’ (Bristol Post - March ‘25)
* Transport and Connectivity Committee member
* Chartered Engineer (retired)
One of ‘those women who best embody the Bristol spirit of rebellion’ (Bristol Post - March ‘25)
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Kaz Self
@kazself.com
· Nov 9
Me - public facing figure:- “And that includes stating explicitly that we stand with those people in the city who suffer discrimination and abuse on a daily basis”
My colleague Cllr Kye Dudd brought a motion to council calling for more investment in sport in the city.
It was wrecked by the Green Party with support from the Tories, so we had to withdraw it.
Labour support sport in the city, the Green Party scupper it.
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
It was wrecked by the Green Party with support from the Tories, so we had to withdraw it.
Labour support sport in the city, the Green Party scupper it.
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Athletics track doomed as Greens scupper bid to save it
Whitchurch Running Track will be replaced with 150 homes
www.bristolpost.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 12:28 PM
My colleague Cllr Kye Dudd brought a motion to council calling for more investment in sport in the city.
It was wrecked by the Green Party with support from the Tories, so we had to withdraw it.
Labour support sport in the city, the Green Party scupper it.
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
It was wrecked by the Green Party with support from the Tories, so we had to withdraw it.
Labour support sport in the city, the Green Party scupper it.
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Reform have nothing to offer the country, so they resort to divisive rhetoric instead.
Labour are getting on with fixing the mess left by the Tories 1.0
Reform are just version 2.0 of the Tories
Labour are tackling the real issues, like the cost of living and improving the NHS.
Labour are getting on with fixing the mess left by the Tories 1.0
Reform are just version 2.0 of the Tories
Labour are tackling the real issues, like the cost of living and improving the NHS.
January 16, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Reform have nothing to offer the country, so they resort to divisive rhetoric instead.
Labour are getting on with fixing the mess left by the Tories 1.0
Reform are just version 2.0 of the Tories
Labour are tackling the real issues, like the cost of living and improving the NHS.
Labour are getting on with fixing the mess left by the Tories 1.0
Reform are just version 2.0 of the Tories
Labour are tackling the real issues, like the cost of living and improving the NHS.
Our region has a proud aerospace heritage. The industry has sustained well paid and skilled jobs over many years, including for residents in my ward of Southmead.
I welcome this initiative to train people for a career in our local aerospace industry.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I welcome this initiative to train people for a career in our local aerospace industry.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Airbus Filton to open training academy in college partnership
The Aerospace Skills Academy will open on the old Filton Airfield led by Weston College Group.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Our region has a proud aerospace heritage. The industry has sustained well paid and skilled jobs over many years, including for residents in my ward of Southmead.
I welcome this initiative to train people for a career in our local aerospace industry.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I welcome this initiative to train people for a career in our local aerospace industry.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I will be bringing up the topic of trans healthcare for CYP at the Bristol City Council HOSC meeting on Monday.
I also note that in the HOC debate, an offer was made to speak to Keira Bell, somebody who sides with Tories, anti-trans groups and right wing media 😡
www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/14/p...
I also note that in the HOC debate, an offer was made to speak to Keira Bell, somebody who sides with Tories, anti-trans groups and right wing media 😡
www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/14/p...
Government 'moving away' from puberty blockers, minister says
The Government is reportedly 'moving away' from medical interventions for trans people such as puberty blockers, a health minister has said.
www.thepinknews.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:59 AM
I will be bringing up the topic of trans healthcare for CYP at the Bristol City Council HOSC meeting on Monday.
I also note that in the HOC debate, an offer was made to speak to Keira Bell, somebody who sides with Tories, anti-trans groups and right wing media 😡
www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/14/p...
I also note that in the HOC debate, an offer was made to speak to Keira Bell, somebody who sides with Tories, anti-trans groups and right wing media 😡
www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/14/p...
I didn’t know about this consultation and I’m on the Transport Committee!
Similar to the Lanercost Rd planning application. Both ran over the Xmas period.
Is it Bristol Green Party’s way to avoid feedback, in case it goes against them?
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Similar to the Lanercost Rd planning application. Both ran over the Xmas period.
Is it Bristol Green Party’s way to avoid feedback, in case it goes against them?
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Bristol visitor parking permit consultation 'too short'
People had just four weeks over Christmas to respond to plans for major changes to the way RPZs work
www.bristolpost.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I didn’t know about this consultation and I’m on the Transport Committee!
Similar to the Lanercost Rd planning application. Both ran over the Xmas period.
Is it Bristol Green Party’s way to avoid feedback, in case it goes against them?
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Similar to the Lanercost Rd planning application. Both ran over the Xmas period.
Is it Bristol Green Party’s way to avoid feedback, in case it goes against them?
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Good article from @kerrymp.bsky.social
We need to:-
1. Keep our core vote by making positive change they notice
2. Make sure a proportion of undecideds don’t go to the populist left or right. We can attract some from both camps, but more-so on the progressive left
labourlist.org/2026/01/avoi...
We need to:-
1. Keep our core vote by making positive change they notice
2. Make sure a proportion of undecideds don’t go to the populist left or right. We can attract some from both camps, but more-so on the progressive left
labourlist.org/2026/01/avoi...
'Avoiding the iceberg' - LabourList
Labour’s polling crisis isn’t about Reform voters but losing progressives. To avoid electoral collapse, the party must clarify its values and unite its bloc.
labourlist.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Good article from @kerrymp.bsky.social
We need to:-
1. Keep our core vote by making positive change they notice
2. Make sure a proportion of undecideds don’t go to the populist left or right. We can attract some from both camps, but more-so on the progressive left
labourlist.org/2026/01/avoi...
We need to:-
1. Keep our core vote by making positive change they notice
2. Make sure a proportion of undecideds don’t go to the populist left or right. We can attract some from both camps, but more-so on the progressive left
labourlist.org/2026/01/avoi...
Farage finds it funny in #PMQs when he’s called out for his support of Musk and the disgusting AI tool that allows non-consensual undressing of women on twitter.
Reform do not care for our women and girls.
Reform do not care for our women and girls.
January 14, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Farage finds it funny in #PMQs when he’s called out for his support of Musk and the disgusting AI tool that allows non-consensual undressing of women on twitter.
Reform do not care for our women and girls.
Reform do not care for our women and girls.
Perhaps you could get the ‘Bristol Green Party Letter Writing Department’ to send something to your leader Zack Polanski and ask him to come off twitter*?
(* 20 X posts or reposts today - and it’s only 6:20pm!)
(* 20 X posts or reposts today - and it’s only 6:20pm!)
January 13, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Perhaps you could get the ‘Bristol Green Party Letter Writing Department’ to send something to your leader Zack Polanski and ask him to come off twitter*?
(* 20 X posts or reposts today - and it’s only 6:20pm!)
(* 20 X posts or reposts today - and it’s only 6:20pm!)
My kind of march. Shame there’s not one in Bristol, looks like I’ll have to travel to Cardiff.
We are supporting the Intersectional Uprising marches taking place across the UK on the 17th January:
“We rise for trans women—because trans women are women, and their fight is our fight.”
www.intersectionaluprising.co.uk
“We rise for trans women—because trans women are women, and their fight is our fight.”
www.intersectionaluprising.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 5:54 PM
My kind of march. Shame there’s not one in Bristol, looks like I’ll have to travel to Cardiff.
Reposted by Kaz Self
It has now been 5 days since Keir Starmer posted on X. 11 for Rachel Reeves
Previously both we're posting several times a day - seems a informal boycott is happening
Meanwhile @zackpolanski.bsky.social has posted/retweeted 7 times this morning. @eddavey.libdems.org.uk too
When you leaving chaps?
Previously both we're posting several times a day - seems a informal boycott is happening
Meanwhile @zackpolanski.bsky.social has posted/retweeted 7 times this morning. @eddavey.libdems.org.uk too
When you leaving chaps?
Also striking that Rachel Reeves has been off of it since 2 January.
January 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM
It has now been 5 days since Keir Starmer posted on X. 11 for Rachel Reeves
Previously both we're posting several times a day - seems a informal boycott is happening
Meanwhile @zackpolanski.bsky.social has posted/retweeted 7 times this morning. @eddavey.libdems.org.uk too
When you leaving chaps?
Previously both we're posting several times a day - seems a informal boycott is happening
Meanwhile @zackpolanski.bsky.social has posted/retweeted 7 times this morning. @eddavey.libdems.org.uk too
When you leaving chaps?
Some interesting contributions from members of the public phoning in to Radio Bristol this morning.
Like working families in Hotwells and Redland who will have to pay more for family members to park when helping with childcare.
I noted their concerns about RPS changes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Like working families in Hotwells and Redland who will have to pay more for family members to park when helping with childcare.
I noted their concerns about RPS changes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Could free visitor parking end in Bristol's residents-only zones?
A consultation on whether to scrap free visitor parking permits is set to end on Wednesday.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Some interesting contributions from members of the public phoning in to Radio Bristol this morning.
Like working families in Hotwells and Redland who will have to pay more for family members to park when helping with childcare.
I noted their concerns about RPS changes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Like working families in Hotwells and Redland who will have to pay more for family members to park when helping with childcare.
I noted their concerns about RPS changes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Kaz Self
Thank you for sharing @pinknews.bsky.social. This isn’t sentient tech gone rogue, it’s a designed feature that allows users to perpetuate harm, backed up by the platform policy. We are calling for a focus on the real threats to women and girls. This is a clear example
Grok controversy the ‘real threat’ to women, not trans people, cisgender women argue
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/12/grok-trans-not-in-our-name-nion/?utm_content=1768233640&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/12/grok-trans-not-in-our-name-nion/?utm_content=1768233640&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Grok is the 'real threat' to women, not trans people, cisgender women argue
A collective of over 75,000 cisgender women has said the controversy around Grok is the 'real threat' to women, not trans people.
www.thepinknews.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Thank you for sharing @pinknews.bsky.social. This isn’t sentient tech gone rogue, it’s a designed feature that allows users to perpetuate harm, backed up by the platform policy. We are calling for a focus on the real threats to women and girls. This is a clear example
Public Forum at Full Council (13th January 2026) 📹
Thank you Bristol
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
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Thank you Bristol
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
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January 12, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Public Forum at Full Council (13th January 2026) 📹
Thank you Bristol
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
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Thank you Bristol
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
We're assessing the role of youth services and community sport as part of our inquiry on community cohesion.
Joining us at 2.20pm on 14 January are senior representatives of youth services and sports organisations.
Find out more and watch online: committees.parliament.uk/event/25660/...
Joining us at 2.20pm on 14 January are senior representatives of youth services and sports organisations.
Find out more and watch online: committees.parliament.uk/event/25660/...
January 12, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Reposted by Kaz Self
Nadhim Zahawi, 2015: I would be frightened to live in a country run by Nigel Farage
Nadhim Zahawi, 2026: Britain needs Nigel Farage as prime minister…
Nadhim Zahawi, 2026: Britain needs Nigel Farage as prime minister…
January 12, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Nadhim Zahawi, 2015: I would be frightened to live in a country run by Nigel Farage
Nadhim Zahawi, 2026: Britain needs Nigel Farage as prime minister…
Nadhim Zahawi, 2026: Britain needs Nigel Farage as prime minister…
With lower interest rates those people with mortgages in Bristol NW are better off.
Labour are tackling the cost of living.
Labour are tackling the cost of living.
January 12, 2026 at 12:21 PM
With lower interest rates those people with mortgages in Bristol NW are better off.
Labour are tackling the cost of living.
Labour are tackling the cost of living.
First in-person meeting of the year this afternoon, Downs Committee. And the hot topic of potentially charging PT instructors…
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Downs licence fees to change for personal trainers
Exercise classes will be made to pay hundreds of pounds for a licence to use the parkland
www.bristolpost.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 11:20 AM
First in-person meeting of the year this afternoon, Downs Committee. And the hot topic of potentially charging PT instructors…
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Sunny but crisp January morning for a litter pick in Southmead.
January 10, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Sunny but crisp January morning for a litter pick in Southmead.
Free speech is an essential part of democracy. Everybody should be able to express an opinion without fear. But decency and respect for others are also important.
A social media platform that allows women and girls to be undressed using AI needs to be banned.
End of.
A social media platform that allows women and girls to be undressed using AI needs to be banned.
End of.
January 10, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Free speech is an essential part of democracy. Everybody should be able to express an opinion without fear. But decency and respect for others are also important.
A social media platform that allows women and girls to be undressed using AI needs to be banned.
End of.
A social media platform that allows women and girls to be undressed using AI needs to be banned.
End of.
After years of Tory/Lib Dem austerity (of which Cllr Williams was a part), this Labour Government have increased funding to Bristol City Council by £161M up to 28/29.
Protecting the funding of libraries is not the same as committing to keep them all open. I will not let Southmead library close.
Protecting the funding of libraries is not the same as committing to keep them all open. I will not let Southmead library close.
January 9, 2026 at 10:51 AM
After years of Tory/Lib Dem austerity (of which Cllr Williams was a part), this Labour Government have increased funding to Bristol City Council by £161M up to 28/29.
Protecting the funding of libraries is not the same as committing to keep them all open. I will not let Southmead library close.
Protecting the funding of libraries is not the same as committing to keep them all open. I will not let Southmead library close.
Reposted by Kaz Self
In case you missed it, Nigel Farage said Reform would vote against scrapping the two-child benefit cap because some of the families who will benefit include people who are “foreign-born”.
Imagine being so racist that you would rather keep 450,000 children in poverty.
Imagine being so racist that you would rather keep 450,000 children in poverty.
January 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
In case you missed it, Nigel Farage said Reform would vote against scrapping the two-child benefit cap because some of the families who will benefit include people who are “foreign-born”.
Imagine being so racist that you would rather keep 450,000 children in poverty.
Imagine being so racist that you would rather keep 450,000 children in poverty.
Lanercost Rd 25/15423/FB.
A neighbourhood notification list has just been uploaded 2 days after the consultation supposedly ended on 6th Jan.
Public comments were only made *after* we delivered notification flyers to residents. Seems like Cllr Parsons has finally realised consultation matters.
A neighbourhood notification list has just been uploaded 2 days after the consultation supposedly ended on 6th Jan.
Public comments were only made *after* we delivered notification flyers to residents. Seems like Cllr Parsons has finally realised consultation matters.
January 8, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Lanercost Rd 25/15423/FB.
A neighbourhood notification list has just been uploaded 2 days after the consultation supposedly ended on 6th Jan.
Public comments were only made *after* we delivered notification flyers to residents. Seems like Cllr Parsons has finally realised consultation matters.
A neighbourhood notification list has just been uploaded 2 days after the consultation supposedly ended on 6th Jan.
Public comments were only made *after* we delivered notification flyers to residents. Seems like Cllr Parsons has finally realised consultation matters.
Labour are fixing the cost of living crisis
* Interest rates down
* Free breakfast clubs
* Affordable child care
* Rail fares capped
* £150 off energy bills
* 2 child benefit cap lifted
* Minimum wage up
* Prescription charges frozen
Somebody tell Zack Polanski
* Interest rates down
* Free breakfast clubs
* Affordable child care
* Rail fares capped
* £150 off energy bills
* 2 child benefit cap lifted
* Minimum wage up
* Prescription charges frozen
Somebody tell Zack Polanski
January 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Labour are fixing the cost of living crisis
* Interest rates down
* Free breakfast clubs
* Affordable child care
* Rail fares capped
* £150 off energy bills
* 2 child benefit cap lifted
* Minimum wage up
* Prescription charges frozen
Somebody tell Zack Polanski
* Interest rates down
* Free breakfast clubs
* Affordable child care
* Rail fares capped
* £150 off energy bills
* 2 child benefit cap lifted
* Minimum wage up
* Prescription charges frozen
Somebody tell Zack Polanski