Robin Tucker
@robintucker1.bsky.social
I've successfully launched three children and several businesses, and now I'm saving the planet.
Frequently re-energised by the joys of nature and low impact transport.
Frequently re-energised by the joys of nature and low impact transport.
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This is not unexpected, but it is super concerning! (And good work by the Sky team!)
"Countless reports and academic studies have explored political bias on X, but Sky News' investigation offers unprecedented evidence of how the effects of that imbalance are playing out in the UK."
"Countless reports and academic studies have explored political bias on X, but Sky News' investigation offers unprecedented evidence of how the effects of that imbalance are playing out in the UK."
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
news.sky.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This is not unexpected, but it is super concerning! (And good work by the Sky team!)
"Countless reports and academic studies have explored political bias on X, but Sky News' investigation offers unprecedented evidence of how the effects of that imbalance are playing out in the UK."
"Countless reports and academic studies have explored political bias on X, but Sky News' investigation offers unprecedented evidence of how the effects of that imbalance are playing out in the UK."
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A bus service every 7-8 minutes for Barton, every 7-8 minutes for Kidlington and Oxford Parkway, and every 5 minutes for Blackbird Leys will kick in from 30 November with a raft of timetable changes by Stagecoach. Night buses will operate on all these routes until 3.30am on Friday/Saturday.
October 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
A bus service every 7-8 minutes for Barton, every 7-8 minutes for Kidlington and Oxford Parkway, and every 5 minutes for Blackbird Leys will kick in from 30 November with a raft of timetable changes by Stagecoach. Night buses will operate on all these routes until 3.30am on Friday/Saturday.
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Buses are getting around Oxford faster as a result of the congestion charge, according to Oxford Bus Company. MD Luke Marion said “We’ve already seen encouraging improvements to traffic flow and bus journey times in the scheme’s first week.”
November 4, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Buses are getting around Oxford faster as a result of the congestion charge, according to Oxford Bus Company. MD Luke Marion said “We’ve already seen encouraging improvements to traffic flow and bus journey times in the scheme’s first week.”
Budget airline bosses agree that flight tax increases are an effective form of climate change mitigation.
From @financialtimes.com
From @financialtimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Budget airline bosses agree that flight tax increases are an effective form of climate change mitigation.
From @financialtimes.com
From @financialtimes.com
Bus into Oxford at 5pm.
Certainly less congestion and quicker than previously.
(It is half term though, so let's wait for full data and a full verdict)
Certainly less congestion and quicker than previously.
(It is half term though, so let's wait for full data and a full verdict)
October 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Bus into Oxford at 5pm.
Certainly less congestion and quicker than previously.
(It is half term though, so let's wait for full data and a full verdict)
Certainly less congestion and quicker than previously.
(It is half term though, so let's wait for full data and a full verdict)
Great to be out the #Oxford #GlowRide with Cowley Road and Condors @cyclinguk.bsky.social tonight. #MyRideOurRight for women cycling
October 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Great to be out the #Oxford #GlowRide with Cowley Road and Condors @cyclinguk.bsky.social tonight. #MyRideOurRight for women cycling
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#Oxon4Buses is calling for Network Rail to create a transport hub at the new station rather than a multi-story car park. This opportunity for an integrated network could be lost forever. Please sign ✍️
c.org/DX66nvC5qn
c.org/DX66nvC5qn
Sign the Petition
Sign for a bus hub in Oxford
c.org
October 19, 2025 at 6:49 AM
#Oxon4Buses is calling for Network Rail to create a transport hub at the new station rather than a multi-story car park. This opportunity for an integrated network could be lost forever. Please sign ✍️
c.org/DX66nvC5qn
c.org/DX66nvC5qn
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Guide Dogs is in need of more puppy raiser volunteers in Oxfordshire. Puppy raisers typically care for a guide dog puppy for 12-16 months and will guide him or her through early training, in a loving home.
For further information and to apply, visit: guidedogs.org.uk/volunteering
For further information and to apply, visit: guidedogs.org.uk/volunteering
September 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Guide Dogs is in need of more puppy raiser volunteers in Oxfordshire. Puppy raisers typically care for a guide dog puppy for 12-16 months and will guide him or her through early training, in a loving home.
For further information and to apply, visit: guidedogs.org.uk/volunteering
For further information and to apply, visit: guidedogs.org.uk/volunteering
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Climate change is affecting our lives in an increasing number of ways. But Oxford has been at the forefront of the science, from the earliest weather records 250 years ago, to the latest satellites. We took a look both at the 200-year old science of climate change, and Oxford’s part in it.👇
Climate change and Oxford – a history and primer
On 26 January 1776, at just after ten past eleven in the evening, Dr Thomas Hornsby, Professor of Astronomy, walked back from his thermometers on the lawn of what is now Green Templeton College into h...
oxfordclarion.uk
August 27, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Climate change is affecting our lives in an increasing number of ways. But Oxford has been at the forefront of the science, from the earliest weather records 250 years ago, to the latest satellites. We took a look both at the 200-year old science of climate change, and Oxford’s part in it.👇
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Oxfordshire has had an unusual week. We find that this week’s newsletter is mainly about protests, pubs, and puppies. So if you like any or all of these things, make sure you’re signed up to get it in your inbox tomorrow lunchtime. oxfordclarion.uk
a man holds a sign that says careful now
ALT: a man holds a sign that says careful now
media.tenor.com
August 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Oxfordshire has had an unusual week. We find that this week’s newsletter is mainly about protests, pubs, and puppies. So if you like any or all of these things, make sure you’re signed up to get it in your inbox tomorrow lunchtime. oxfordclarion.uk
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Repost if you think the Donnington Arms should get some bike racks!
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July 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Repost if you think the Donnington Arms should get some bike racks!
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📣 Let's unblock Oxford's!
Oxford's transport leaders agree that the Congestion Charge is a good step to clearer roads and better buses.
🗳️ Fill in the consultation now: letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/congestion-c...
📘 Use our simple guide: shorturl.at/lkgSp
👥Pass it on to your friends!
Oxford's transport leaders agree that the Congestion Charge is a good step to clearer roads and better buses.
🗳️ Fill in the consultation now: letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/congestion-c...
📘 Use our simple guide: shorturl.at/lkgSp
👥Pass it on to your friends!
July 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
📣 Let's unblock Oxford's!
Oxford's transport leaders agree that the Congestion Charge is a good step to clearer roads and better buses.
🗳️ Fill in the consultation now: letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/congestion-c...
📘 Use our simple guide: shorturl.at/lkgSp
👥Pass it on to your friends!
Oxford's transport leaders agree that the Congestion Charge is a good step to clearer roads and better buses.
🗳️ Fill in the consultation now: letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/congestion-c...
📘 Use our simple guide: shorturl.at/lkgSp
👥Pass it on to your friends!
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Myles Allen, Head of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics at @oxfordphysics.bsky.social and PI at @oxfordnetzero.bsky.social, has been dubbed ‘the physicist behind Net Zero’.
Find out more about his career and the need for Net Zero ⬇️
#NetZeroWeek
Find out more about his career and the need for Net Zero ⬇️
#NetZeroWeek
Professor Myles Allen - The physicist behind Net Zero
Myles Allen, Head of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics and Principal Investigator of Oxford Net Zero, discusses his career and the need for net zero.
www.ox.ac.uk
July 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Myles Allen, Head of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics at @oxfordphysics.bsky.social and PI at @oxfordnetzero.bsky.social, has been dubbed ‘the physicist behind Net Zero’.
Find out more about his career and the need for Net Zero ⬇️
#NetZeroWeek
Find out more about his career and the need for Net Zero ⬇️
#NetZeroWeek
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Oxfordshire County Council has been ranked the best county in England for actions taken towards reaching net zero. Climate Emergency UK assessed every council against up to 93 questions, giving them a right to reply. Oxfordshire’s total score was 64%, above 2nd place Cambridgeshire with 55%.
June 18, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Oxfordshire County Council has been ranked the best county in England for actions taken towards reaching net zero. Climate Emergency UK assessed every council against up to 93 questions, giving them a right to reply. Oxfordshire’s total score was 64%, above 2nd place Cambridgeshire with 55%.
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Oxford trying out a congestion charge is worth a shot in 2025
I am quite honestly fed up with the negativity and hypocrisy around it. It's time to make the positive case 👇
[10 minutes and a ☕ may be needed]
cllrdrnathanley.substack.com/p/from-city-...
I am quite honestly fed up with the negativity and hypocrisy around it. It's time to make the positive case 👇
[10 minutes and a ☕ may be needed]
cllrdrnathanley.substack.com/p/from-city-...
From City Streets to Village Lanes: The Broader Case for Oxford's Charge
An Oxford city (de)congestion charge is good for the whole county….probably
cllrdrnathanley.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Oxford trying out a congestion charge is worth a shot in 2025
I am quite honestly fed up with the negativity and hypocrisy around it. It's time to make the positive case 👇
[10 minutes and a ☕ may be needed]
cllrdrnathanley.substack.com/p/from-city-...
I am quite honestly fed up with the negativity and hypocrisy around it. It's time to make the positive case 👇
[10 minutes and a ☕ may be needed]
cllrdrnathanley.substack.com/p/from-city-...
Cycling is not just an incredibly efficient form of transport. It's also great fun,healthy and sociable.
Today, riding Uptonogood, with 500 other enthusiastic cyclists!
Today, riding Uptonogood, with 500 other enthusiastic cyclists!
June 21, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Cycling is not just an incredibly efficient form of transport. It's also great fun,healthy and sociable.
Today, riding Uptonogood, with 500 other enthusiastic cyclists!
Today, riding Uptonogood, with 500 other enthusiastic cyclists!
June 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The Nature of Business
Join Earth Trust for a business networking breakfast inspired by nature in an iconic #Oxfordshire landscape.
* Hear from CEO Ian Barrett
* Network with purpose
* See impact in action
* Be part of a more sustainable future
10th July 8am-10:30am
Join Earth Trust for a business networking breakfast inspired by nature in an iconic #Oxfordshire landscape.
* Hear from CEO Ian Barrett
* Network with purpose
* See impact in action
* Be part of a more sustainable future
10th July 8am-10:30am
May 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The Nature of Business
Join Earth Trust for a business networking breakfast inspired by nature in an iconic #Oxfordshire landscape.
* Hear from CEO Ian Barrett
* Network with purpose
* See impact in action
* Be part of a more sustainable future
10th July 8am-10:30am
Join Earth Trust for a business networking breakfast inspired by nature in an iconic #Oxfordshire landscape.
* Hear from CEO Ian Barrett
* Network with purpose
* See impact in action
* Be part of a more sustainable future
10th July 8am-10:30am
The wonderful legacy of Sir Martin and Lady Audrey Wood, including Earth Trust (where I'm proud to be a Trustee) The Oxford Trust (Science Oxford), Sylva Foundation and Oxford Instruments - as reported by @oxfordclarion.bsky.social
🚨Clarion long read🚨
Continuing our occasional series on the incredible county we live in, we look at the legacy of a couple, Sir Martin & Lady Audrey Wood. This story has it all. Life saving science, the next generation of entrepreneurs, and the future of trees..
oxfordclarion.uk/the-oxford-t...
Continuing our occasional series on the incredible county we live in, we look at the legacy of a couple, Sir Martin & Lady Audrey Wood. This story has it all. Life saving science, the next generation of entrepreneurs, and the future of trees..
oxfordclarion.uk/the-oxford-t...
In Oxford we trust: the legacy of an incredible duo
There’s barely a week when we don’t report on Oxford’s thriving science sector.
New biotech startups. More lab space in the city centre and the business parks. The emergence of ‘Science Vale’. Indeed...
oxfordclarion.uk
May 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The wonderful legacy of Sir Martin and Lady Audrey Wood, including Earth Trust (where I'm proud to be a Trustee) The Oxford Trust (Science Oxford), Sylva Foundation and Oxford Instruments - as reported by @oxfordclarion.bsky.social
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We've analysed the parties' transport polices for the #Oxfordshire County Council elections.
* Some are good for active and public transport.
* Some would cause up to 100 additional road casualties a year.
Read about them here: cohsat.org.uk/cohsat-analy...
* Some are good for active and public transport.
* Some would cause up to 100 additional road casualties a year.
Read about them here: cohsat.org.uk/cohsat-analy...
CoHSAT analysis of Party Transport Policies for the 2025 Oxfordshire County Council Elections - CoHSAT
CoHSAT, the Oxfordshire Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel has analysed the transport policies of six parties standing in the Oxfordshire County Council elections. In early April, CoHSAT ...
cohsat.org.uk
April 22, 2025 at 8:15 AM
We've analysed the parties' transport polices for the #Oxfordshire County Council elections.
* Some are good for active and public transport.
* Some would cause up to 100 additional road casualties a year.
Read about them here: cohsat.org.uk/cohsat-analy...
* Some are good for active and public transport.
* Some would cause up to 100 additional road casualties a year.
Read about them here: cohsat.org.uk/cohsat-analy...
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Our prime minister shouldn't be taking sides. What about those who can't drive and take public transport, walk or cycle? Is he not on their side?
Why is Labour
- cutting fuel duty
- funding large road infrastructure
- increasing the cost of public transport
- not investing in cycling?
😬👎
Why is Labour
- cutting fuel duty
- funding large road infrastructure
- increasing the cost of public transport
- not investing in cycling?
😬👎
April 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Our prime minister shouldn't be taking sides. What about those who can't drive and take public transport, walk or cycle? Is he not on their side?
Why is Labour
- cutting fuel duty
- funding large road infrastructure
- increasing the cost of public transport
- not investing in cycling?
😬👎
Why is Labour
- cutting fuel duty
- funding large road infrastructure
- increasing the cost of public transport
- not investing in cycling?
😬👎
On 1st May in #Oxfordshire - Vote for the climate -
oxvote.org will provide background information and tactical voting suggestions based on your postcode.
(This also happens to well for voting for walking/wheeling/cycling).
oxvote.org will provide background information and tactical voting suggestions based on your postcode.
(This also happens to well for voting for walking/wheeling/cycling).
Oxvote - climate smart voting in May 1st Oxfordshire council elections | Vote Climate Smart
Discover how to vote tactically on May 1st to accelerate Oxfordshire's progress toward Net Zero. Find out what issues you are voting on.
oxvote.org
April 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
On 1st May in #Oxfordshire - Vote for the climate -
oxvote.org will provide background information and tactical voting suggestions based on your postcode.
(This also happens to well for voting for walking/wheeling/cycling).
oxvote.org will provide background information and tactical voting suggestions based on your postcode.
(This also happens to well for voting for walking/wheeling/cycling).
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A previously unknown 13th-century manuscript has been saved for the nation by the Bodleian and is on display this weekend. The Old French translation of the New Testament belonged to Duke Humfrey, who gave his books to Oxford University 150 years before the Bodleian was founded.
March 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A previously unknown 13th-century manuscript has been saved for the nation by the Bodleian and is on display this weekend. The Old French translation of the New Testament belonged to Duke Humfrey, who gave his books to Oxford University 150 years before the Bodleian was founded.
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"We cannot fix global problems but we can, all of us, act locally... And if everyone acts locally, perhaps the collective effort can make a difference...If you liked this newsletter, do tell your friends to subscribe. Elections are just around the corner; it’d be nice if they were fought on facts."
Our weekly roundup of Oxford and county news is out! Featuring this week:
🗳 2 prime ministers
🦇 3 species of bat
🏠 1600 new homes
🍷 3 days of rioting over watered-down wine
🦧 400 years of Orlando Gibbons
Read online or subscribe by email: oxfordclarion.uk/clarion-week...
🗳 2 prime ministers
🦇 3 species of bat
🏠 1600 new homes
🍷 3 days of rioting over watered-down wine
🦧 400 years of Orlando Gibbons
Read online or subscribe by email: oxfordclarion.uk/clarion-week...
Clarion Weekly, 28 February 2025
This way for SEND, Mini, ANPR, Uber, bridges, lab rats and bats. Plus two Prime Ministers and 1600 new homes. Big week for Oxfordshire news!
This week’s top stories
Below-expected take up of electr...
oxfordclarion.uk
March 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"We cannot fix global problems but we can, all of us, act locally... And if everyone acts locally, perhaps the collective effort can make a difference...If you liked this newsletter, do tell your friends to subscribe. Elections are just around the corner; it’d be nice if they were fought on facts."
Hi @emilykerr36.bsky.social, if you were wondering, why I was smartly dressed, cycling on the river path with a large roll of paper... I was heading for a meeting with a client and that was the best way to get there. 😀🚲
January 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Hi @emilykerr36.bsky.social, if you were wondering, why I was smartly dressed, cycling on the river path with a large roll of paper... I was heading for a meeting with a client and that was the best way to get there. 😀🚲