Shivaji Shiva
@shivajishivalaw.bsky.social
Charity lawyer; charity trustee; transport campaigner.
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Imagine coming up with a proposal so stupid, so unworkable, so thoughtless, that it makes Robert Jenrick look sane by comparison.
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Jury trials could be scrapped except in most serious cases
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Imagine coming up with a proposal so stupid, so unworkable, so thoughtless, that it makes Robert Jenrick look sane by comparison.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Birmingham City Council are inviting expressions of interest from schools to make improvements to walking, wheeling and cycling journeys. Schools have until 28 November 2025 to submit forms at: www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/...
Safer School Journeys | Safer School Journeys | Birmingham City Council
Information about the School Streets pilot
www.birmingham.gov.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Birmingham City Council are inviting expressions of interest from schools to make improvements to walking, wheeling and cycling journeys. Schools have until 28 November 2025 to submit forms at: www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/...
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
"Nothing will bring our beloved Lucy and Simba back, but if the pain that I have described that has been visited upon us by this tragedy gets publicity and stops someone else from driving dangerously and killing someone, then Lucy's death will not have been in vain."
@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
Jail for driver who killed 'force of nature' student and dog in 63mph crash
Lucy Atkins and the family dog, Simba, died after being hit by the speeding car, driven by Danielle Mitten, 34, in Quinton
www.birminghammail.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
"Nothing will bring our beloved Lucy and Simba back, but if the pain that I have described that has been visited upon us by this tragedy gets publicity and stops someone else from driving dangerously and killing someone, then Lucy's death will not have been in vain."
@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
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Duty on petrol and diesel exists and might (should) rise in the budget
EVs are (probably) facing a pay per mile duty
And yet flights PAY NO DUTY at all
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
EVs are (probably) facing a pay per mile duty
And yet flights PAY NO DUTY at all
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
End the tax break that makes flying cheaper than trains | Letters
Letters: Airlines benefit from a tax system that helps them keep fares low, writes Anna Hughes
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Duty on petrol and diesel exists and might (should) rise in the budget
EVs are (probably) facing a pay per mile duty
And yet flights PAY NO DUTY at all
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
EVs are (probably) facing a pay per mile duty
And yet flights PAY NO DUTY at all
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Impressive increase until you read that in a similar period, Paris cycling numbers increased by 240%.
Only 40% of people cycling in London feels safe when sharing with cars, but 76% feel safe on designated routes.
London needs to do a lot more and a lot quicker.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Only 40% of people cycling in London feels safe when sharing with cars, but 76% feel safe on designated routes.
London needs to do a lot more and a lot quicker.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cycling journeys up by 43% in London, TfL report suggests
Cycling journeys have increased to more than 1.5 million daily this year, according to a new report.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Impressive increase until you read that in a similar period, Paris cycling numbers increased by 240%.
Only 40% of people cycling in London feels safe when sharing with cars, but 76% feel safe on designated routes.
London needs to do a lot more and a lot quicker.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Only 40% of people cycling in London feels safe when sharing with cars, but 76% feel safe on designated routes.
London needs to do a lot more and a lot quicker.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Stunning...
It can be done.
It can be done.
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Stunning...
It can be done.
It can be done.
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I wrote about the absurdity of the COPs failing to make fossil fuels the villain.
"We have spent 30 years trying to arrive at the place we should have started: that fossil fuels must go."
"We have spent 30 years trying to arrive at the place we should have started: that fossil fuels must go."
The UN Climate Process Still Doesn't Understand the Assignment
The original sin of the UN's work was to fail to center coal, oil, and gas as the primary villains in the entire enterprise.
www.gravityisgone.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I wrote about the absurdity of the COPs failing to make fossil fuels the villain.
"We have spent 30 years trying to arrive at the place we should have started: that fossil fuels must go."
"We have spent 30 years trying to arrive at the place we should have started: that fossil fuels must go."
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I'm so ready for solar and wind to become the norm. And for a planet with a future for humanity to become the norm. And to #endfossilfuels.
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Solar power becoming standard even in UK’s soggy summer
There is #hope, because we have the solutions 🛠️⚖️🔍to take #ClimateAction.
t.co/ZgL1eUldGu
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Solar power becoming standard even in UK’s soggy summer
There is #hope, because we have the solutions 🛠️⚖️🔍to take #ClimateAction.
t.co/ZgL1eUldGu
🌎🌍🌏
Solar power becoming standard even in UK’s soggy summer
Previously the idea was to sell electricity back to the grid, now the object is to power all of a household’s needs
t.co
November 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I'm so ready for solar and wind to become the norm. And for a planet with a future for humanity to become the norm. And to #endfossilfuels.
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Will this improve Selly Oak and Birmingham? Or will it further degrade your constituency and city's economy? @alcarns.bsky.social
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Will this improve Selly Oak and Birmingham? Or will it further degrade your constituency and city's economy? @alcarns.bsky.social
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James May just did an entire bike episode, including a cargo bike for groceries!
James May: Is this my greatest invention?
YouTube video by James May’s Planet Gin
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
James May just did an entire bike episode, including a cargo bike for groceries!
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My garden is on the left, my neighbour's is on the right. His was, until earlier this year, a lawn. His porch flooded last weekend for the first time ever. Mine didn't.
November 23, 2025 at 10:20 AM
My garden is on the left, my neighbour's is on the right. His was, until earlier this year, a lawn. His porch flooded last weekend for the first time ever. Mine didn't.
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We cannot take this for granted …
🚲 #cycling #roads #London
😡 Another day, another #KSI, this time a fatal #HitAndRun
😡 The 68-year-old driver traced and arrested soon after has been released on bail, pending further enquiries😡
@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social @wandsworthls.bsky.social
news.met.police.uk/news/police-...
😡 Another day, another #KSI, this time a fatal #HitAndRun
😡 The 68-year-old driver traced and arrested soon after has been released on bail, pending further enquiries😡
@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social @wandsworthls.bsky.social
news.met.police.uk/news/police-...
Police appeal for witnesses after cyclist dies in collision
Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a cyclist was killed in a collision.
news.met.police.uk
November 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
We cannot take this for granted …
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There's always money for more driving
Reeves to announce £1.5bn boost in EV subsidies amid pay-per-mile concerns
Reeves to announce £1.5bn boost in EV subsidies amid pay-per-mile concerns
Industry experts welcome extra incentives but fear a consultation on a mileage tax sends mixed messages
Drivers will be able to claim government subsidies to cut the cost of buying a new electric car until 2030 under plans to be announced by Rachel Reeves at next week’s budget.
The chancellor will unveil an extra £1.3bn for subsidies for new electric vehicles (EVs) and a further £200m for charging points, as she attempts to prevent the market for clean cars drying up amid concerns about a new pay-per-mile tax. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
There's always money for more driving
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I dunno, convert some of the endless paved space reserved for cars into green space that can absorb water, maybe?
Sorry, forget it. That could result in a car owner being inconvenienced, which would of course be far worse than the flooding of our cities and towns.
Sorry, forget it. That could result in a car owner being inconvenienced, which would of course be far worse than the flooding of our cities and towns.
Is there anything we can do to alleviate flash floods in the West Midlands
Experts say housebuilding and concrete drives are making floods worse, but that there are things we can do.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I dunno, convert some of the endless paved space reserved for cars into green space that can absorb water, maybe?
Sorry, forget it. That could result in a car owner being inconvenienced, which would of course be far worse than the flooding of our cities and towns.
Sorry, forget it. That could result in a car owner being inconvenienced, which would of course be far worse than the flooding of our cities and towns.
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No private cars during this video in the center of Paris ! This is not because of some enforcement, it just turns out the users of the road in this video are many cyclists, a bus, a few taxis and one moped ;)
November 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
No private cars during this video in the center of Paris ! This is not because of some enforcement, it just turns out the users of the road in this video are many cyclists, a bus, a few taxis and one moped ;)
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"My father warned me about men and booze but he never said anything about women and cocaine."
Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Bankhead
November 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
"My father warned me about men and booze but he never said anything about women and cocaine."
Tallulah Bankhead
Tallulah Bankhead
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Was there a competition for the worst possible public policy proposal?
Banning solo drinkers from bars is only going to add to the loneliness crisis
Banning solo drinkers from bars is only going to add to the loneliness crisis
www.independent.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Was there a competition for the worst possible public policy proposal?
A vision of the future?
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@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A vision of the future?
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@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
Hmmn.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood made more explicit her argument that when ethnic minorities face racism, "we have no choice but to ask: what is the cause of our division"
Her answer is the level of net migration, 2019-23 causes racism. (She on Monday said it was caused by the scale of asylum)
Her answer is the level of net migration, 2019-23 causes racism. (She on Monday said it was caused by the scale of asylum)
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Hmmn.
Thoughts for the West Mids … ?
What would be your UK county's official smell? Cornwall is pasty with a hint of sea air, surely.
What would your state's state smell be?
(Nice answers only)
(Nice answers only)
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Thoughts for the West Mids … ?
“Hugely embarrassing and inexplicable.”
Govt scraps all electrification investment. Midland Main Line to stay forever diesel Leicester Nottingham Derby Sheffield. Hugely embarrassing and inexplicable
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
UK transport secretary says full electrification of railways ‘not affordable right now’
Heidi Alexander says focus will be on other projects such as HS2
www.ft.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
“Hugely embarrassing and inexplicable.”