Will Bramhill
@willbramhill.bsky.social
Happy husband and family man; vegetarian for 60 years; utility and leisure cyclist; transport activist; genealogist; gardener; journalist. Hates semicolons. Pic: Sodom and Gomorrah, Suffolk.
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This is why we need yearly theory tests covering changes to the highway code for all drivers when renewing tax or insurance, and 5 or 10 year practical retests.
If a car needs a yearly checkup to ensure it's fit for the road, then so does the driver.
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If a car needs a yearly checkup to ensure it's fit for the road, then so does the driver.
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“Zig zag lines, parallel crossing, I have no idea what any of it means”: Cyclists call for “regular compulsory retests” for motorists after driver filmed ignoring bike crossing + more on the live blog
After finally (and rather reluctantly) putting his Christmas tree up at the weekend, road.cc’s resident Grinch Ryan is back enjoying his own version of some proper festive fun: droning on about cyclin...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
This is why we need yearly theory tests covering changes to the highway code for all drivers when renewing tax or insurance, and 5 or 10 year practical retests.
If a car needs a yearly checkup to ensure it's fit for the road, then so does the driver.
road.cc/content/news...
If a car needs a yearly checkup to ensure it's fit for the road, then so does the driver.
road.cc/content/news...
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Response to the ongoing attack by the US administration on the EU and European values/lifestyle in general...
December 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Response to the ongoing attack by the US administration on the EU and European values/lifestyle in general...
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Ethical pushback like this needs to continue.
December 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Ethical pushback like this needs to continue.
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The same MSM widely blowing smoke up Farage’s arse are precisely the same ones coming for Labour with everything they’ve got - because this is the most progressive government we’ve had in generations. And they are delivering. This terrifies the right: With. Everything. They’ve. Got.
December 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The same MSM widely blowing smoke up Farage’s arse are precisely the same ones coming for Labour with everything they’ve got - because this is the most progressive government we’ve had in generations. And they are delivering. This terrifies the right: With. Everything. They’ve. Got.
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‘A DfT spokesperson said: “We have committed £616m to Active Travel England up to 2030’ - a pretty paltry sum.
www.the guardian.com/politics/2025/dec/07/active-travel-groups-call-for-clear-targets-on-walking-and-cycling-in-england
www.the guardian.com/politics/2025/dec/07/active-travel-groups-call-for-clear-targets-on-walking-and-cycling-in-england
Active travel groups call for clear targets on walking and cycling in England
Exclusive: Groups including British Cycling call for active travel strategy to be put on equal footing with road and rail
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
‘A DfT spokesperson said: “We have committed £616m to Active Travel England up to 2030’ - a pretty paltry sum.
www.the guardian.com/politics/2025/dec/07/active-travel-groups-call-for-clear-targets-on-walking-and-cycling-in-england
www.the guardian.com/politics/2025/dec/07/active-travel-groups-call-for-clear-targets-on-walking-and-cycling-in-england
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I mean, we only have to look back a few years to understand why Farage won’t apologise for his Neo Nazi school days
Nigel Farage given standing ovation at German far-right AfD election rally in 2017
news.sky.com/story/farage...
Nigel Farage given standing ovation at German far-right AfD election rally in 2017
news.sky.com/story/farage...
Nigel Farage given standing ovation at German far-right AfD election rally
The former UKIP leader says the key poll challengers are refusing to discuss Brexit as it is a "huge embarrassment" to the EU.
news.sky.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I mean, we only have to look back a few years to understand why Farage won’t apologise for his Neo Nazi school days
Nigel Farage given standing ovation at German far-right AfD election rally in 2017
news.sky.com/story/farage...
Nigel Farage given standing ovation at German far-right AfD election rally in 2017
news.sky.com/story/farage...
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Shamina Begum must be held accountable for her actions when she was 15. Whereas I should not, because I was a mere child.
December 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Shamina Begum must be held accountable for her actions when she was 15. Whereas I should not, because I was a mere child.
Colchester centre gets choked with cars because drivers take no notice of "except for access" signs. What options are open to Essex Highways? How else could they limit private car traffic? Is booking via ANPR a possibility? @adamtranter.bsky.social @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social @willnorman.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Colchester centre gets choked with cars because drivers take no notice of "except for access" signs. What options are open to Essex Highways? How else could they limit private car traffic? Is booking via ANPR a possibility? @adamtranter.bsky.social @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social @willnorman.co.uk
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Proud to support a Party who are making serious inroads into child poverty. Who gave us Hillsborough Law. Who protect the rights of renters and workers. Who help families with childcare and who are raising the Minimum wage yet again.
They’re worried about Starmer. He’s a winner
They’re worried about Starmer. He’s a winner
December 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Proud to support a Party who are making serious inroads into child poverty. Who gave us Hillsborough Law. Who protect the rights of renters and workers. Who help families with childcare and who are raising the Minimum wage yet again.
They’re worried about Starmer. He’s a winner
They’re worried about Starmer. He’s a winner
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The Reform leader's increasingly rattled public appearances betray a growing sense that the opportunity of a lifetime could be about to slip from his fingers.
Why the wheels could be about to fall off the Farage project
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-wheels...
Why the wheels could be about to fall off the Farage project
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-wheels...
The Wheels Are Falling off the Nigel Farage Project
The Reform leader's increasingly rattled public appearances betray a growing sense that the opportunity of a lifetime could be about to slip from his fingers
www.adambienkov.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The Reform leader's increasingly rattled public appearances betray a growing sense that the opportunity of a lifetime could be about to slip from his fingers.
Why the wheels could be about to fall off the Farage project
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-wheels...
Why the wheels could be about to fall off the Farage project
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-wheels...
Here’s a first: my wife actually threw a book in the bin. It was Portrait of a Murderer from the 1930s repubbed in 2017, which she says was a cracking Christmas mystery except for some sickening, casual antisemitism. “I wouldn’t want anyone else to read it,” she said.
December 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Here’s a first: my wife actually threw a book in the bin. It was Portrait of a Murderer from the 1930s repubbed in 2017, which she says was a cracking Christmas mystery except for some sickening, casual antisemitism. “I wouldn’t want anyone else to read it,” she said.
This is why I use the Ecosia search engine day to day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqh2...
We Tried a Different Reforestation Method — With Incredible Results
YouTube video by Ecosia
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December 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This is why I use the Ecosia search engine day to day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqh2...
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So tell me again how Nigel Farage, who just took the largest ever political donation, from a Tory mega-donor, and another donation from the Viscountess wife of the non-dom owner of the Daily Mail, is planning to "take on the establishment"
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
So tell me again how Nigel Farage, who just took the largest ever political donation, from a Tory mega-donor, and another donation from the Viscountess wife of the non-dom owner of the Daily Mail, is planning to "take on the establishment"
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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In yet another blow for opponents of active travel schemes who claim - almost always without any evidence - that they impede blue light services, a new report finds the majority of Limerick’s protected cycle lanes do not impede ambulances, and in fact some improve access.
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Majority of new cycle lane projects “maintained or enhanced” ambulance accessibility in city, new report from Irish council finds
The designs “effectively facilitated the movement of emergency vehicles by ensuring adequate carriageway widths and junction radii” while also enhancing pedestrian and cyclist safety, Limerick City Co...
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December 1, 2025 at 5:38 AM
In yet another blow for opponents of active travel schemes who claim - almost always without any evidence - that they impede blue light services, a new report finds the majority of Limerick’s protected cycle lanes do not impede ambulances, and in fact some improve access.
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“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
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Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society:
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
November 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society:
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
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It's time, folks!
This was huge on Twitter back in the day and we need to keep it going on Bluesky. The annual #TreeByBike haul begins and your photos will be an inspiration to everyone. 🎄🚲
This was huge on Twitter back in the day and we need to keep it going on Bluesky. The annual #TreeByBike haul begins and your photos will be an inspiration to everyone. 🎄🚲
November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It's time, folks!
This was huge on Twitter back in the day and we need to keep it going on Bluesky. The annual #TreeByBike haul begins and your photos will be an inspiration to everyone. 🎄🚲
This was huge on Twitter back in the day and we need to keep it going on Bluesky. The annual #TreeByBike haul begins and your photos will be an inspiration to everyone. 🎄🚲
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"Brexit may no longer dominate the headlines, but it continues to haunt the political imagination."
A study by scholars from the University of Oxford and the University of Warwick have found that attitudes towards Brexit are shaped by disappointment and disconnection. Read more here:
A study by scholars from the University of Oxford and the University of Warwick have found that attitudes towards Brexit are shaped by disappointment and disconnection. Read more here:
Has Britain moved on from Brexit? - EUROPP
New research shows that while Brexit has receded from the spotlight, it continues to haunt the political imagination of British voters.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"Brexit may no longer dominate the headlines, but it continues to haunt the political imagination."
A study by scholars from the University of Oxford and the University of Warwick have found that attitudes towards Brexit are shaped by disappointment and disconnection. Read more here:
A study by scholars from the University of Oxford and the University of Warwick have found that attitudes towards Brexit are shaped by disappointment and disconnection. Read more here:
This is so important. If you are a British resident please consider signing ... for all our futures.
🚨BOOM! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 70,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000 this week. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
This is so important. If you are a British resident please consider signing ... for all our futures.
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How the heck do cars like this pass any "pedestrian over the bonnet" test?
I thought there were construction and use regulations for car design that mitigated the effect on pedestrians being run over by drivers.
I thought there were construction and use regulations for car design that mitigated the effect on pedestrians being run over by drivers.
November 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM
How the heck do cars like this pass any "pedestrian over the bonnet" test?
I thought there were construction and use regulations for car design that mitigated the effect on pedestrians being run over by drivers.
I thought there were construction and use regulations for car design that mitigated the effect on pedestrians being run over by drivers.
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“Americans have died in car wrecks at an annual rate of about 40,000 in recent years,” writes John Yoo, legal architect of US ‘war on terror’, 2001, adding “[yet] the nation does not wage war on auto companies.”
No, but maybe the government should … www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
No, but maybe the government should … www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | What’s wrong with a military campaign against the drug trade
Trump’s boat strikes against the cartels risk crossing the line between law enforcement and war.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
“Americans have died in car wrecks at an annual rate of about 40,000 in recent years,” writes John Yoo, legal architect of US ‘war on terror’, 2001, adding “[yet] the nation does not wage war on auto companies.”
No, but maybe the government should … www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
No, but maybe the government should … www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...