Andy Cox
@andy-cox.bsky.social
Detective Chief Superintendent, Northamptonshire Police. Road danger reduction advocate.
Around 250 people a year in the UK are killed in drink-driving related road crashes. This headline below does a disservice to every victim and bereaved family, reflecting outdated and dangerous attitudes that still need to change.
Great post, Emily.
Great post, Emily.
Call me old-fashioned, but following evidence-based policy on reducing alcohol limits to reduce "killing off" pedestrians and other road users seems pretty sensible.
It's not actually obligatory to drink booze in a pub, plenty of modern non-alcoholic options.
Also let's improve walking routes!
It's not actually obligatory to drink booze in a pub, plenty of modern non-alcoholic options.
Also let's improve walking routes!
January 9, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Around 250 people a year in the UK are killed in drink-driving related road crashes. This headline below does a disservice to every victim and bereaved family, reflecting outdated and dangerous attitudes that still need to change.
Great post, Emily.
Great post, Emily.
In 2024, more than 1,600 people died on UK roads. Yet a major new road safety strategy has passed largely unnoticed. This reflects media acceptance of road danger and a societal complacency—an “it won’t happen to me” mindset. Sadly, it can, and by then it is too late. How do we change this?
January 9, 2026 at 7:51 AM
In 2024, more than 1,600 people died on UK roads. Yet a major new road safety strategy has passed largely unnoticed. This reflects media acceptance of road danger and a societal complacency—an “it won’t happen to me” mindset. Sadly, it can, and by then it is too late. How do we change this?
Masonic membership carries a perception of unfairness—real or not—in decision-making, undermining trust and confidence.
If you belong to an Org you believe in, transparency should not be an issue.
I am not, have never been, and will never be a Mason. Openness matters.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
If you belong to an Org you believe in, transparency should not be an issue.
I am not, have never been, and will never be a Mason. Openness matters.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Freemasons to sue Met Police over membership declaration
Freemason organisations urge the Met to drop plans to force officers to declare their membership.
www.bbc.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Masonic membership carries a perception of unfairness—real or not—in decision-making, undermining trust and confidence.
If you belong to an Org you believe in, transparency should not be an issue.
I am not, have never been, and will never be a Mason. Openness matters.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
If you belong to an Org you believe in, transparency should not be an issue.
I am not, have never been, and will never be a Mason. Openness matters.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Pleased to see no exceptional hardship granted. Repeated speeding was rightly recognised for what it is — a serious risk to road users. Courts putting prevention first, not excuses. Accountability matters if we’re serious about road danger reduction.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
The Verve's Richard Ashcroft gets driving ban for speeding
On February 19, Ashcroft was driving a green 2018 Mercedes-Benz G-Class when he was recorded exceeding a 40mph speed limit on the elevated section of the M4 by 8mph at Brentford, west London
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Pleased to see no exceptional hardship granted. Repeated speeding was rightly recognised for what it is — a serious risk to road users. Courts putting prevention first, not excuses. Accountability matters if we’re serious about road danger reduction.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Devastating vetting failures underline a wider risk, as Casey and Henriques also showed. Oversized forces weaken leadership, culture and accountability. IMO creating mega-forces that mirror the Met’s scale only increases the risk of repeating these failures.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Failure to properly vet officers resulted in serial rapists within Met ranks, review finds
Abandoning checks on staff and officers was ‘a dereliction of the Met’s duty to keep London safe’, says home secretary
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Devastating vetting failures underline a wider risk, as Casey and Henriques also showed. Oversized forces weaken leadership, culture and accountability. IMO creating mega-forces that mirror the Met’s scale only increases the risk of repeating these failures.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Commenting as Govt launch a road safety strategy.
Every death on our roads is unacceptable. We need a Vision Zero ethos: no deaths or serious injury. Change driving culture, reject speeding, use speed-limiting tech, strengthen sentences, end ‘accident’ language. Driving is a privilege, not a right.
Every death on our roads is unacceptable. We need a Vision Zero ethos: no deaths or serious injury. Change driving culture, reject speeding, use speed-limiting tech, strengthen sentences, end ‘accident’ language. Driving is a privilege, not a right.
January 7, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Commenting as Govt launch a road safety strategy.
Every death on our roads is unacceptable. We need a Vision Zero ethos: no deaths or serious injury. Change driving culture, reject speeding, use speed-limiting tech, strengthen sentences, end ‘accident’ language. Driving is a privilege, not a right.
Every death on our roads is unacceptable. We need a Vision Zero ethos: no deaths or serious injury. Change driving culture, reject speeding, use speed-limiting tech, strengthen sentences, end ‘accident’ language. Driving is a privilege, not a right.