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Ian Loader

@ianloader.bsky.social

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I teach and research criminology stuff at the University of Oxford - https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/people/ian-loader. I am also Chair of Cyclox - https://www.cyclox.org. You'll find me musing on ecologies of security, policing, urban mobilities and Arsenal FC .. more

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Ian Loader @ianloader.bsky.social · 4d

Happy Invincibles Day - to all
who celebrate #COYG

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Donnachadh McCarthy @donnachadhmc.bsky.social · 5d

Whatever your party politics, @zackpolanski.bsky.social leaders speech deserves to be heard..

www.youtube.com/live/TZx9Vng...

Leader's Speech - Zack Polanski at Green Party Conference 2025

YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales

www.youtube.com

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Ian Loader @ianloader.bsky.social · 9d

Some people, when confronted with industrial levels of toxic waste generated by global corporations, prefer to complain about litter.

Ian Loader @ianloader.bsky.social · 12d

So have we stumbled on one virtue of this ID scheme: Boris Johnson will no longer be able to work?

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Owen Massey @bookllyfr.bsky.social · 14d

I've had enough of listening. Time for action on low traffic.

My letter in the Oxford Times today

Your correspondent says 'we should listen' when it comes to Oxford's perennial transport issues.

I've been listening.

I've listened to people say that children's safety doesn't matter, because drivers can't be expected to slow down.

I've listened to people say that bus passengers don't matter, because drivers have more money.

I've listened to people say that traffic jams don't matter, because cities will always be congested.

I've listened to people say that collisions don't matter, because 'accidents will happen'.

I've listened to people say that vehicle emissions don't matter, because climate science isn't real.

And I've listened to people say that we mustn't reduce traffic, because that might inconvenience drivers.

I've listened, and I'm still waiting to hear a single effective alternative to low traffic.

Owen McKnight
Oxford

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Ian Loader @ianloader.bsky.social · 15d

This huckster knows exactly what he’s doing: creating chaos and feeding his base. But broadcasters must call this BS out. Would he refuse cancer treatment because he has ‘no idea’ if it works? Or stand in front of a moving car because the evidence of the damaging effects of a collision is unproven?

LBC @lbc.co.uk · 15d

"We were told thalidomide was a safe drug and it wasn't..."

Nigel Farage says he has 'no idea' if Donald Trump is right about paracetamol being linked to autism.

Reposted by Will Jennings, Steve Peers, Andrew Scott , and 9 more Will Jennings, Steve Peers, Andrew Scott, Tim Bale, Anand Menon, Jonathan Hopkin, David Merrett, Holger Hestermeyer, Steven Fielding, Ian Loader, James Connelly, Martyn Plummer

LBC @lbc.co.uk · 15d

"We were told thalidomide was a safe drug and it wasn't..."

Nigel Farage says he has 'no idea' if Donald Trump is right about paracetamol being linked to autism.

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Andrew Gant @andrewgant.bsky.social · 16d

I have today sent the attached open letter to Anneliese Dodds MP

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Cycling UK Official @cyclinguk.bsky.social · 16d

✨ This autumn, communities across the UK will come together for glow rides as part of #MyRideOurRight.

We’ll light up the night and shine a spotlight on the need for safer streets and better cycling infrastructure, especially for women riding after dark.

👉 cyclinguk.org/glow-ride-map

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Reposted by Fabián Muniesa, Ian Loader, Dan Immergluck

Edwin Heathcote @edwinheathcote.bsky.social · 17d

I was walking down a street in New York and I thought how lovely it was, with the trees and the light. Tried to take a photo and this came out. It’s incredible how blind we become to the ugliness of cars. They really do mess things up. Yet somehow we manage to filter them out.

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Macc Sustainable Travel @fhvjhvgvb.bsky.social · 17d

Campaign to stop any restrictions on driving in Knutsford.

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Camcycle @camcycle.bsky.social · 17d

Camcycle is looking for a new CEO to lead our ambitious charity in delivering our vision for a better future. Could this be YOU?

We've extended the deadline for applications to Friday 17 October.

Find out more & request a job pack from www.pollysymondsonrecruitment.co.uk/camcycle-chi...

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Ian Loader @ianloader.bsky.social · 17d

Seems like s good day to re-visit this www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

What is the endgame in this toxic immigration debate: is it friends and neighbours thrown out of the country? | Jonthan Liew

The notion of remigration was abstract, but the right is dragging it towards respectability. If the goal is homogeneous whiteness, they should say it, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

www.theguardian.com

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Ian Loader @ianloader.bsky.social · 17d

Oxford #kidicalmass - world car free day edition. Over 200 adults and children took to the city streets in a joyous celebration of safe and inclusive cycling.

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Ian Loader @ianloader.bsky.social · 19d

Oxford folk. #KidicalMass tomorrow. Please join us

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Kidical Mass London @kidicalmasslond.bsky.social · 19d

Celebrating #CarFreeDay in Lambeth today, with another unforgettable #KidicalMassLond and @ibikelondon.bsky.social ride. Enormous thanks to all the ride marshals, music bike riders, @solveschoolrun.bsky.social, ride lead @rahario.bsky.social and all the children, parents and friends who joined!

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Reposted by Steve Peers, Eric Goldman, Sabine Pahl , and 26 more Steve Peers, Eric Goldman, Sabine Pahl, Rebecca Tushnet, Silvia Secchi, Vincent Noël, Carlos Nunes Silva, Andrés Guadamuz, Jacob T. Levy, Beatriz Gallardo Paúls, Mary L. Dudziak, Julia M. Wright, Brian Keegan, Ian Loader, Tom Stoppard, Ann Bartow, Henrik Skaug Sætra, Sam Kamin, Seth Masket, Paul Nesbitt‐Larking, Richard M. Carpiano, Colm O’Cinneíde, Daxton R. Stewart, Albin Wagener, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Anne M. Dijkstra, Jeannette Sutton, Renaud Morieux, Dunlap

Dave Lee @davelee.me · 20d

Dutch late night TV has its take

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Ian Loader @ianloader.bsky.social · 21d

You forgot to mention safe infrastructure! Is that number 11?

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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 24d

🅿️ Removing parking is one of the most effective ways to reduce car use:
theconversation.com/12-best-ways...

🤦‍♀️ @ox.ac.uk Warneford Hospital proposes adding ~50% more car parking..

📝 Sign Headington Liveable Streets' petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/no...

www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2546328...

Fears for ‘traffic hell’ over new parking spaces at Oxford hospital

Adding new parking spaces to Warneford Hospital in Oxford could create “traffic hell” and lead to hundreds of more car journeys into the area,…

www.oxfordmail.co.uk

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Ian Loader @ianloader.bsky.social · 25d

But that’s exactly what your government is being: silent

Ian Loader @ianloader.bsky.social · 28d

What an earth will happen when you discover cars!!

Ian Loader @ianloader.bsky.social · Aug 27

So Stoke on a Tuesday night 😉

Ian Loader @ianloader.bsky.social · Aug 6

And in two iterations time, 40% of outputs (🤮) will be graded 4*plus!

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Aug 6

love this new york times clip. they recently did a story about how sesame street's set has changed over the years, along with our urban politics.

IG nytimes

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Reposted by Nancy Kanwisher, Robbert Sanderman, Brigitte Nerlich , and 12 more Nancy Kanwisher, Robbert Sanderman, Brigitte Nerlich, Patrick A. Jansen, Christopher Wright, Andrew Watt, David Johnson, Peter Holmes, Manuel Puppis, Ian Loader, Tarik Abou‐Chadi, Pascale Aebischer, Elke Weissmann, Paddy Hillyard, François Guesnet

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Aug 4

This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen.

By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza

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Ian Loader @ianloader.bsky.social · Aug 3

Wow. congratulations!!

Ian Loader @ianloader.bsky.social · Aug 1

Thanks Anneliese. In that spirit, does the local Labour Party plan to listen to Citizens Assembly that it was so keen to establish?

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Ian Loader @ianloader.bsky.social · Jul 31

Thanks for organising the event Jose. It was a super interesting day

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · Jul 31

Interesting new paper on the challenge increasing numbers of SUVs pose to climate efforts.

“The current trend runs the risk of undoing climate achievements and solidifying unsustainable mobility habits unless there is a structural change in both urban design and consumer norms.”

Climate Change Efforts vs. the Growing Popularity of Larger Private Vehicles: A Contradiction in Motion

The sharp increase in the global popularity of large private automobiles, especially sport utility vehicles (SUVs), is a significant and frequently di…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Cycle Toronto @cycletoronto.bsky.social · Jul 30

We won 🚲

www.cycleto.ca/cycle_toront...

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