Cllr Ed Lamb
@edwardlamb.bsky.social
Green Party councillor, Wirral.
Co-leader of Green group of councillors.
1. Mainly chat about transport on this website.
2. You can ask me about other things!
3. Often wrong about stuff.
Climate // Transport, Health, Public Realm 🚴♂️🚊🌎
Co-leader of Green group of councillors.
1. Mainly chat about transport on this website.
2. You can ask me about other things!
3. Often wrong about stuff.
Climate // Transport, Health, Public Realm 🚴♂️🚊🌎
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🚨Event! Tackling Car-dependent New Housing 🚨
Join us and Jenny Raggett, Director and Project Coordinator at Transport for New Homes as we discuss local campaigning to resist car-dependent new developments 🚗🚌
🗓️ Register now (it's free!)
Join us and Jenny Raggett, Director and Project Coordinator at Transport for New Homes as we discuss local campaigning to resist car-dependent new developments 🚗🚌
🗓️ Register now (it's free!)
Low Traffic Future - Local Campaigner Feedback Session
Thank you for taking the time to respond to our survey, inviting your views on how Low Traffic Future can best support you in pressing for a low traffic future in your area.. We would now like to inv...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:53 AM
🚨Event! Tackling Car-dependent New Housing 🚨
Join us and Jenny Raggett, Director and Project Coordinator at Transport for New Homes as we discuss local campaigning to resist car-dependent new developments 🚗🚌
🗓️ Register now (it's free!)
Join us and Jenny Raggett, Director and Project Coordinator at Transport for New Homes as we discuss local campaigning to resist car-dependent new developments 🚗🚌
🗓️ Register now (it's free!)
20mph on every road in Liverpool city centre when?
November 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
20mph on every road in Liverpool city centre when?
"In one case, a family had turned off their heat pump and were instead using electric fan heaters in a single room, which proved much less efficient than heating the whole house with the heat pump..."
Old habits die hard.
A heat pump will rewire your brain, if you let it.
Let the heat flow.
Old habits die hard.
A heat pump will rewire your brain, if you let it.
Let the heat flow.
Heat-pump homes put less strain on grid than expected, study shows
Analysis of new-builds in Birmingham suggests all-electric homes not only use less energy but vary in peak usage
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"In one case, a family had turned off their heat pump and were instead using electric fan heaters in a single room, which proved much less efficient than heating the whole house with the heat pump..."
Old habits die hard.
A heat pump will rewire your brain, if you let it.
Let the heat flow.
Old habits die hard.
A heat pump will rewire your brain, if you let it.
Let the heat flow.
Reposted by Cllr Ed Lamb
The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.
Liverpool: You'll Never Walk Again
Powerful words from @alexnurse.bsky.social - who simply doesn’t want to be killed while commuting to and from work
'I don't want to be an obituary in the ECHO, we need change'
Dad-of-two writes powerful letter after facing near-death experiences on the roads of Liverpool
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Liverpool: You'll Never Walk Again
Lovely door knocking session this morning. Good vibes for @zackpolanski.bsky.social in Bebington 😎 #HOPE
November 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Lovely door knocking session this morning. Good vibes for @zackpolanski.bsky.social in Bebington 😎 #HOPE
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SERVICE DIRECTOR - PLACEMAKING
A fantastic opportunity to join Shropshire Council at a pivotal time in an key role!
Are you someone ready to turn plans into action?
careers.shropshire.gov.uk/vacancy/serv...
SERVICE DIRECTOR - PLACEMAKING
A fantastic opportunity to join Shropshire Council at a pivotal time in an key role!
Are you someone ready to turn plans into action?
careers.shropshire.gov.uk/vacancy/serv...
November 15, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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SERVICE DIRECTOR - PLACEMAKING
A fantastic opportunity to join Shropshire Council at a pivotal time in an key role!
Are you someone ready to turn plans into action?
careers.shropshire.gov.uk/vacancy/serv...
SERVICE DIRECTOR - PLACEMAKING
A fantastic opportunity to join Shropshire Council at a pivotal time in an key role!
Are you someone ready to turn plans into action?
careers.shropshire.gov.uk/vacancy/serv...
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"Thank you, tire, for getting us safely to football".
Dutch car industry just reached a new low with this shameful and disgusting ad, using kids to promote their dependence on cars for activities they can do independently by bike.
Dutch car industry just reached a new low with this shameful and disgusting ad, using kids to promote their dependence on cars for activities they can do independently by bike.
November 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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omg my diary tomorrow 😅
a cartoon of spongebob saying that nothing is right nothing
ALT: a cartoon of spongebob saying that nothing is right nothing
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
omg my diary tomorrow 😅
I sent my lad off to school today in green socks and a cap, as the school celebrates some great environmental work the kids have been doing.
The grown ups need to get their arses in gear, and fast.
The grown ups need to get their arses in gear, and fast.
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“A world at 2.6C means global disaster,” said Bill Hare, CEO of Climate Analytics.
“That all means the end of agriculture in the UK and across Europe, drought and monsoon failure in Asia and Africa, lethal heat and humidity.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“A world at 2.6C means global disaster,” said Bill Hare, CEO of Climate Analytics.
“That all means the end of agriculture in the UK and across Europe, drought and monsoon failure in Asia and Africa, lethal heat and humidity.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I sent my lad off to school today in green socks and a cap, as the school celebrates some great environmental work the kids have been doing.
The grown ups need to get their arses in gear, and fast.
The grown ups need to get their arses in gear, and fast.
if you like inbox zero then don't become a councillor
an orange and white cat is playing with a cardboard box
ALT: an orange and white cat is playing with a cardboard box
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
if you like inbox zero then don't become a councillor
Next season: Cargo bikes 💯
Faithful to Defender: How Celebrity Traitors has sent Land Rover interest through the roof
#WorldNewsToday #latestUpdates #TrendingNow #GlobalNews
#WorldNewsToday #latestUpdates #TrendingNow #GlobalNews
Faithful to Defender: How Celebrity Traitors has sent Land Rover interest through the roof - World News Today | Truth in Every Pixel
The Celebrity Traitors final airs this evening, with Britain on the edge of our sofas as we wait to see who is crowned winner.
worldnewstoday.live
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Next season: Cargo bikes 💯
Met with some asylum seekers last week.
They were amazing/lovely/awesome/complex.
Their stories were harrowing.
The volunteers helping them are wonderful.
They were amazing/lovely/awesome/complex.
Their stories were harrowing.
The volunteers helping them are wonderful.
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Met with some asylum seekers last week.
They were amazing/lovely/awesome/complex.
Their stories were harrowing.
The volunteers helping them are wonderful.
They were amazing/lovely/awesome/complex.
Their stories were harrowing.
The volunteers helping them are wonderful.
Won't somebody please think of the motorists?
It's interesting that the 'sustainable solution' to concerns is an online parents evening, rather than, ya know, people finding other ways to travel
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
It's interesting that the 'sustainable solution' to concerns is an online parents evening, rather than, ya know, people finding other ways to travel
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Teachers 'forced' to park on playing field after council crackdown
One parent said people were now worried about being ticketed while collecting their children from school
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Won't somebody please think of the motorists?
It's interesting that the 'sustainable solution' to concerns is an online parents evening, rather than, ya know, people finding other ways to travel
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
It's interesting that the 'sustainable solution' to concerns is an online parents evening, rather than, ya know, people finding other ways to travel
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
"bUt cHiNa!"
Sending thoughts and prayers to the cranks, fossil fuel shills, etc.
Sending thoughts and prayers to the cranks, fossil fuel shills, etc.
A decade after the Paris climate accord was signed, political support for it is fraying across the West. Yet the global shift to clean energy is barreling ahead—driven largely by China.
China’s Shift to Clean Energy Is Saving the Paris Climate Accord
Beijing’s massive manufacturing investments have driven the costs of clean energy down.
on.wsj.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
"bUt cHiNa!"
Sending thoughts and prayers to the cranks, fossil fuel shills, etc.
Sending thoughts and prayers to the cranks, fossil fuel shills, etc.
Plugging my laptop in at a council meeting last night... a Labour councillor says to me 'I hope that's green electricity you're using!'
Deeply weird. Reflects their own guilt at things in their own life that they could be doing, but probably aren't because... reasons 🤷♂️
Discuss.
Deeply weird. Reflects their own guilt at things in their own life that they could be doing, but probably aren't because... reasons 🤷♂️
Discuss.
November 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Plugging my laptop in at a council meeting last night... a Labour councillor says to me 'I hope that's green electricity you're using!'
Deeply weird. Reflects their own guilt at things in their own life that they could be doing, but probably aren't because... reasons 🤷♂️
Discuss.
Deeply weird. Reflects their own guilt at things in their own life that they could be doing, but probably aren't because... reasons 🤷♂️
Discuss.
Really useful scheme from @nestauk.bsky.social. If you know a boiler/heating engineer, send them the link. The more that can experience the benefits of a heat pump in their own homes the better 😎
www.startathome.org.uk
www.startathome.org.uk
Start at Home
www.startathome.org.uk
November 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Really useful scheme from @nestauk.bsky.social. If you know a boiler/heating engineer, send them the link. The more that can experience the benefits of a heat pump in their own homes the better 😎
www.startathome.org.uk
www.startathome.org.uk
no rest until we have a vehicle parked on every junction ✊
November 4, 2025 at 9:39 AM
no rest until we have a vehicle parked on every junction ✊
"Wherever we looked for the prominent flaggers and leaders of this movement, we found people smugglers and sex doll salesmen, people with dubious criminal pasts and people willing to put in a good word for Adolf Hitler."
The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
www.livpost.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
"Wherever we looked for the prominent flaggers and leaders of this movement, we found people smugglers and sex doll salesmen, people with dubious criminal pasts and people willing to put in a good word for Adolf Hitler."
The Butlerian Jihad is some way off
AI companies: The future of humanoid robots is here
Humanoid robot:
Humanoid robot:
November 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The Butlerian Jihad is some way off
Scariest thing I saw last night 🎃
November 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Scariest thing I saw last night 🎃
"... the equivalent of London to Birmingham for £2.50"
Has anyone higher up the chain worked out what some of the unintended consequences of this might be??
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Has anyone higher up the chain worked out what some of the unintended consequences of this might be??
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Government looks to slash red tape to make charging electric vehicles at home easier
Reforms will open up affordable home charging to thousands more households
www.gov.uk
October 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"... the equivalent of London to Birmingham for £2.50"
Has anyone higher up the chain worked out what some of the unintended consequences of this might be??
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Has anyone higher up the chain worked out what some of the unintended consequences of this might be??
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Reposted by Cllr Ed Lamb
Babies born today may well live to see more than 6 feet of additional sea level rise in their lifetimes.
Walk any beach or port and imagine the normal water level being six feet higher.
Then imagine how much higher the storm surges will be.
Walk any beach or port and imagine the normal water level being six feet higher.
Then imagine how much higher the storm surges will be.
In summary, the outlook is grim. It is highly likely that Thwaites Glacier will eventually be lost, which will destabilise adjoining parts of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, increasing the committed long-term rise in global mean sea level by more than 3 m.
October 27, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Babies born today may well live to see more than 6 feet of additional sea level rise in their lifetimes.
Walk any beach or port and imagine the normal water level being six feet higher.
Then imagine how much higher the storm surges will be.
Walk any beach or port and imagine the normal water level being six feet higher.
Then imagine how much higher the storm surges will be.
Memo to the fella that suggested we should 'fall in love with the car again' yesterday. Read local articles like this and have another think 🤔
October 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Memo to the fella that suggested we should 'fall in love with the car again' yesterday. Read local articles like this and have another think 🤔
Reposted by Cllr Ed Lamb
Let’s seize this moment for children’s outdoor play!
FREE lunchtime webinar, Weds 3 Dec 12.30-1.30pm
Hear from Cllrs @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social and @edwardlamb.bsky.social on the bolder actions councils can take to restore children's outdoor play.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/restoring-...
FREE lunchtime webinar, Weds 3 Dec 12.30-1.30pm
Hear from Cllrs @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social and @edwardlamb.bsky.social on the bolder actions councils can take to restore children's outdoor play.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/restoring-...
Restoring children's freedom to play out: let's seize the moment
Society is waking up to children's right and need to play out; councils and orgs around the UK are taking action, come and get inspired !
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Let’s seize this moment for children’s outdoor play!
FREE lunchtime webinar, Weds 3 Dec 12.30-1.30pm
Hear from Cllrs @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social and @edwardlamb.bsky.social on the bolder actions councils can take to restore children's outdoor play.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/restoring-...
FREE lunchtime webinar, Weds 3 Dec 12.30-1.30pm
Hear from Cllrs @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social and @edwardlamb.bsky.social on the bolder actions councils can take to restore children's outdoor play.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/restoring-...