Cllr Emma Garnett
@greenpartyemma.bsky.social
Green Party county councillor for Parks (Oxfordshire) & sustainability researcher @ox.ac.uk
Books. Bikes. Buses. Trains. Cooking. Hiking. Nature. Climate. Inequality. Public Health.
She/her
Promoted by James Thorniley at 12A Merlin Road, OX4 6EP
Books. Bikes. Buses. Trains. Cooking. Hiking. Nature. Climate. Inequality. Public Health.
She/her
Promoted by James Thorniley at 12A Merlin Road, OX4 6EP
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Nour Odeh reports on the fact that Israel is continuing to demolish Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank, as well as how its isolating and caging Palestinian communities there.
December 15, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Nour Odeh reports on the fact that Israel is continuing to demolish Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank, as well as how its isolating and caging Palestinian communities there.
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The Suffrage flag flew above Oxford Town Hall today, commemorating the anniversary of the passing of the Representation of the People Act 1918, the historic Act that empowered working women with the right to vote.
December 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The Suffrage flag flew above Oxford Town Hall today, commemorating the anniversary of the passing of the Representation of the People Act 1918, the historic Act that empowered working women with the right to vote.
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Today should have been a day of celebration for Jewish communities around the world. Instead, they are mourning.
As Greens we stand today, and every day, with our Jewish colleagues and friends.
As Greens we stand today, and every day, with our Jewish colleagues and friends.
December 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Today should have been a day of celebration for Jewish communities around the world. Instead, they are mourning.
As Greens we stand today, and every day, with our Jewish colleagues and friends.
As Greens we stand today, and every day, with our Jewish colleagues and friends.
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Rishi Sunak, who I criticised for many, many, many things, kicked Lee Anderson out of his party. We cannot say what his Downing Street would have done in a hypothetical 2024-5. We can, and should judge this government for what it has overseen.
At some point you’re going to have to consider and address the ‘environment’ that the right have built, and not called out. Blaming the left is bizarre.
December 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Rishi Sunak, who I criticised for many, many, many things, kicked Lee Anderson out of his party. We cannot say what his Downing Street would have done in a hypothetical 2024-5. We can, and should judge this government for what it has overseen.
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We don’t need to overthink induced demand to do something about it.
"Build for cars, and you’ll get more driving; build for transit or biking, and you’ll get more of those too."
Read my latest piece from SSTI.
"Build for cars, and you’ll get more driving; build for transit or biking, and you’ll get more of those too."
Read my latest piece from SSTI.
We don’t need to overthink induced demand to act on it
The concept of induced demand is now widely recognized in transportation. But we often treat it as a technical modeling issue rather than a basic principle of how people respond to the world around th...
ssti.us
December 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
We don’t need to overthink induced demand to do something about it.
"Build for cars, and you’ll get more driving; build for transit or biking, and you’ll get more of those too."
Read my latest piece from SSTI.
"Build for cars, and you’ll get more driving; build for transit or biking, and you’ll get more of those too."
Read my latest piece from SSTI.
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When this guidance is published (given legal standing), as it almost certainly will be, as a trans man I will not be allowed to use non-unisex public toilets. Which is almost every public toilet.
Just want that to sink in, there.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Just want that to sink in, there.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Equality boss expects people to 'follow rules' over single-sex spaces
Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson said
www.bbc.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
When this guidance is published (given legal standing), as it almost certainly will be, as a trans man I will not be allowed to use non-unisex public toilets. Which is almost every public toilet.
Just want that to sink in, there.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Just want that to sink in, there.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Merry Dutch Christmas! 🚲🌲
December 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Merry Dutch Christmas! 🚲🌲
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I'm on my way to a Chanukah event. It should be a celebration but instead our community is once again mourning.
I will be thinking of everyone in Australia and those around the world in the Jewish Community who know this fear and loss.
We stand with you.
I will be thinking of everyone in Australia and those around the world in the Jewish Community who know this fear and loss.
We stand with you.
December 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I'm on my way to a Chanukah event. It should be a celebration but instead our community is once again mourning.
I will be thinking of everyone in Australia and those around the world in the Jewish Community who know this fear and loss.
We stand with you.
I will be thinking of everyone in Australia and those around the world in the Jewish Community who know this fear and loss.
We stand with you.
This is absolutely abhorrent.
Too many people this year (and in other years) have lost their lives to antisemitic terror attacks.
Thinking of the victims' loved ones and everyone around the world celebrating Hannukah.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Too many people this year (and in other years) have lost their lives to antisemitic terror attacks.
Thinking of the victims' loved ones and everyone around the world celebrating Hannukah.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
December 14, 2025 at 11:37 AM
This is absolutely abhorrent.
Too many people this year (and in other years) have lost their lives to antisemitic terror attacks.
Thinking of the victims' loved ones and everyone around the world celebrating Hannukah.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Too many people this year (and in other years) have lost their lives to antisemitic terror attacks.
Thinking of the victims' loved ones and everyone around the world celebrating Hannukah.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Nothing but respect for Robin's courage and principles.
Shame on the BBC.
Shame on the BBC.
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Nothing but respect for Robin's courage and principles.
Shame on the BBC.
Shame on the BBC.
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Meanwhile Robin Ince genuinely has been cancelled for daring to voice his opinions and for defending trans people.
Where's the outrage from the "cancel culture" lot?
What are the Free Speech Union doing to help him?
Where's the outrage from the "cancel culture" lot?
What are the Free Speech Union doing to help him?
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Meanwhile Robin Ince genuinely has been cancelled for daring to voice his opinions and for defending trans people.
Where's the outrage from the "cancel culture" lot?
What are the Free Speech Union doing to help him?
Where's the outrage from the "cancel culture" lot?
What are the Free Speech Union doing to help him?
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Nigel Farage is probably delighted today that Reform have the most members of a political party.
It doesn't have to be this way.
180,000 and rising. Hope ready to overtake hate.
Stand and be counted.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
It doesn't have to be this way.
180,000 and rising. Hope ready to overtake hate.
Stand and be counted.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Nigel Farage is probably delighted today that Reform have the most members of a political party.
It doesn't have to be this way.
180,000 and rising. Hope ready to overtake hate.
Stand and be counted.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
It doesn't have to be this way.
180,000 and rising. Hope ready to overtake hate.
Stand and be counted.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
I want to cook all of these.
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/de...
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/de...
Meat-free under the mistletoe – recipes
Not a fan of the traditional festive spread? These recipes are a Christmas feast that even turkeys would vote for
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I want to cook all of these.
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/de...
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/de...
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It's good to finally have an answer to the question why BoD and other prominent mainstream Jewish organisations have remained silent regarding Farage's extreme Jew-hatred: they are cowards, and they will take down the entirety of British Jews with them because they are weak and afraid
December 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
It's good to finally have an answer to the question why BoD and other prominent mainstream Jewish organisations have remained silent regarding Farage's extreme Jew-hatred: they are cowards, and they will take down the entirety of British Jews with them because they are weak and afraid
It is brilliant to see this data released in such detail, and so relatively early on.
My huge thanks to the officers who have put this together.
The congestion charge broadly seems to be working well. I look forward to seeing more data in the coming months.
My huge thanks to the officers who have put this together.
The congestion charge broadly seems to be working well. I look forward to seeing more data in the coming months.
Oxfordshire County Council has just published data on the first month of the congestion charge! Love the level of granularity.
In summary, huge speed up in bus times in city centre, slight increase on some outer roads; massive city centre footfall growth.
news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/promising-st...
In summary, huge speed up in bus times in city centre, slight increase on some outer roads; massive city centre footfall growth.
news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/promising-st...
Promising start for Oxford temporary congestion charge
Early monitoring data for Oxford’s temporary congestion charge, published today by Oxfordshire County Council, shows signs of improving city centre traffic and key journey times, with some outer roads...
news.oxfordshire.gov.uk
December 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
It is brilliant to see this data released in such detail, and so relatively early on.
My huge thanks to the officers who have put this together.
The congestion charge broadly seems to be working well. I look forward to seeing more data in the coming months.
My huge thanks to the officers who have put this together.
The congestion charge broadly seems to be working well. I look forward to seeing more data in the coming months.
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Good on NHS leader, Daniel Elkeles, calling for a revival of mask-wearing during the current “tidal wave of flu.”
That trying to save lives is going to be highly controversial - and No. 10 are already sitting on the fence - is deeply depressing. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
That trying to save lives is going to be highly controversial - and No. 10 are already sitting on the fence - is deeply depressing. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
People urged to wear masks when they are ill as UK faces ‘tidal wave’ of flu
NHS Providers boss says those who are ‘coughing and sneezing’ should wear face coverings on public transport
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Good on NHS leader, Daniel Elkeles, calling for a revival of mask-wearing during the current “tidal wave of flu.”
That trying to save lives is going to be highly controversial - and No. 10 are already sitting on the fence - is deeply depressing. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
That trying to save lives is going to be highly controversial - and No. 10 are already sitting on the fence - is deeply depressing. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Sadly, I'm not especially surprised to hear xenophobic speeches in 2025, but the geographic and economical illiteracy in that speech did take me aback.
ourworldindata.org/grapher/real...
ourworldindata.org/grapher/real...
December 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Sadly, I'm not especially surprised to hear xenophobic speeches in 2025, but the geographic and economical illiteracy in that speech did take me aback.
ourworldindata.org/grapher/real...
ourworldindata.org/grapher/real...
I have the best friends and neighbours: look at these amazing gifts of gourds!
December 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I have the best friends and neighbours: look at these amazing gifts of gourds!
I'm going to have to disagree.
🎆 A Tory cllr - in response to a motion about communtiy stopping the scapegoating of migrants - calling Africa "a nation [continent actually] with zero economic growth [??]" and saying too many migrants come just for handouts [??] were very large&unwelcome fireworks.
🎆 A Tory cllr - in response to a motion about communtiy stopping the scapegoating of migrants - calling Africa "a nation [continent actually] with zero economic growth [??]" and saying too many migrants come just for handouts [??] were very large&unwelcome fireworks.
It’s Oxfordshire County Council’s full council meeting today. We are expecting fewer fireworks than usual (and, perhaps, less protracted debates?) so won’t be live-posting, but will post important stories after the meeting. You can read the papers online: mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk/ieListDocume...
December 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I'm going to have to disagree.
🎆 A Tory cllr - in response to a motion about communtiy stopping the scapegoating of migrants - calling Africa "a nation [continent actually] with zero economic growth [??]" and saying too many migrants come just for handouts [??] were very large&unwelcome fireworks.
🎆 A Tory cllr - in response to a motion about communtiy stopping the scapegoating of migrants - calling Africa "a nation [continent actually] with zero economic growth [??]" and saying too many migrants come just for handouts [??] were very large&unwelcome fireworks.
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Firefighters are protesting outside County Hall in Oxford against plans to reorganise Oxfordshire’s fire service, which could include the closure of Eynsham, Woodstock and Henley fire stations.
December 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Firefighters are protesting outside County Hall in Oxford against plans to reorganise Oxfordshire’s fire service, which could include the closure of Eynsham, Woodstock and Henley fire stations.
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I signed the letter calling for the release of Marwan Barghouti. Overnight, I've received some 2,000 attack emails, identical text but different purported senders and subject headers. Still coming through now. Other signatories also getting it. Definitely an op.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
More than 200 leading cultural figures call for release of jailed Palestinian leader
Group including Margaret Atwood, Ian McKellen and Richard Branson sign open letter to free Marwan Barghouti
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I signed the letter calling for the release of Marwan Barghouti. Overnight, I've received some 2,000 attack emails, identical text but different purported senders and subject headers. Still coming through now. Other signatories also getting it. Definitely an op.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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More details in the Clarion's post below, and whilst I obviously love the pic of me & 3 activists from other parties singing carols, just LOOK at these train ridership growth figures!
Oxford station +20% vs 7% nationally. Love to see it. ❤️🚂
bsky.app/profile/oxfo...
Oxford station +20% vs 7% nationally. Love to see it. ❤️🚂
bsky.app/profile/oxfo...
December 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
More details in the Clarion's post below, and whilst I obviously love the pic of me & 3 activists from other parties singing carols, just LOOK at these train ridership growth figures!
Oxford station +20% vs 7% nationally. Love to see it. ❤️🚂
bsky.app/profile/oxfo...
Oxford station +20% vs 7% nationally. Love to see it. ❤️🚂
bsky.app/profile/oxfo...
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It is time to lobby your MP, council, and any other official body you interact with to stop using Twitter/X or at the very least post the same material across several other platforms
I hope @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social (and all local and national govts) stop using X.
It is toxic and polluting and we should not be adding to its active users.
theconversation.com/hate-speech-...
It is toxic and polluting and we should not be adding to its active users.
theconversation.com/hate-speech-...
December 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
It is time to lobby your MP, council, and any other official body you interact with to stop using Twitter/X or at the very least post the same material across several other platforms
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My question is why haven't all local and national governments and political parties removed themselves from X much, much sooner.
I hope @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social (and all local and national govts) stop using X.
It is toxic and polluting and we should not be adding to its active users.
theconversation.com/hate-speech-...
It is toxic and polluting and we should not be adding to its active users.
theconversation.com/hate-speech-...
December 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
My question is why haven't all local and national governments and political parties removed themselves from X much, much sooner.
I hope @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social (and all local and national govts) stop using X.
It is toxic and polluting and we should not be adding to its active users.
theconversation.com/hate-speech-...
It is toxic and polluting and we should not be adding to its active users.
theconversation.com/hate-speech-...
December 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I hope @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social (and all local and national govts) stop using X.
It is toxic and polluting and we should not be adding to its active users.
theconversation.com/hate-speech-...
It is toxic and polluting and we should not be adding to its active users.
theconversation.com/hate-speech-...